$100M Exits with Jason Kirby · 2026-05-28 · 54 min
Drew Allen didn’t start Grace Technologies - he inherited it. But stepping into a family business isn’t just a continuation. It’s pressure: legacy, expectations, and the challenge of evolving something that already works without breaking it. In this episode, Drew shares what it’s really like taking over as CEO of a family-founded industrial tech company, and the mindset shift required when preservation meets reinvention. From international experience in Hong Kong to leading a U.S. Midwest manufacturing and safety tech business, he breaks down how Grace Technologies evolved from a traditional engineering firm into a full-stack industrial innovation platform. At the core of it all is a bigger question: How do you make a “boring business” not boring, and why does that transformation matter more than it seems? Why It Matters: This isn’t just a family business story; it’s about turning inherited structure into a system that can innovate. Drew shows that scale isn’t only driven by capital or speed, but by control of technology, clarity of vision, and building systems that evolve faster than the market.
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