Lightning Path Partners — Growth Equity

YOU'VE BUILT
SOMETHING REAL.

Now let's make it untouchable. We take 20–50% ownership stakes in home service companies with real momentum — and do the work right alongside you.

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Portfolio Companies
60+
Team Members Across Portfolio
$10M+
Combined Annual Revenue
10+
Years Operator Experience
5000
INC. 5000Fastest Growing Companies
★
RoofConFeatured Speaker
★
AHR ExpoFeatured Speaker
#1
Amazon Best SellerAuthentic Marketing
50
Twin Cities Fast 50Minneapolis Business Journal
$161K
Into Owl RoofingInitial Investment — Year One
5000
INC. 5000Fastest Growing Companies
★
RoofConFeatured Speaker
★
AHR ExpoFeatured Speaker
#1
Amazon Best SellerAuthentic Marketing
50
Twin Cities Fast 50Minneapolis Business Journal
$161K
Into Owl RoofingInitial Investment — Year One
Who We Are

WE DON'T JUST
WRITE CHECKS.

Lightning Path Partners is Tim Brown's vehicle for taking meaningful ownership stakes in home service businesses — and bringing every resource we have to the table. We're operators, but we're also connectors.

Over the last decade we've built deep relationships with the contractors, operators, and industry leaders who are actually shaping where home services is going. We host the events. We share the stage. We know the people who know the people.

When you partner with Lightning Path, you're not getting a check and a handshake — you're getting access to an entire ecosystem of operators who want to see you win.

TIM BROWN
Founder, Lightning Path Partners
Tim Brown with industry leaders at Hook Agency event
Tim Brown speaking on stage
Our Thesis

MOST HOME
SERVICE BUSINESSES
PLATEAU.
YOURS WON'T.

The best home service owners we know aren't short on hustle — they're short on the right systems, marketing, and people to push past the ceiling. That's exactly where we come in.

We bring the digital marketing engine of an agency that's ranked home service companies in hundreds of markets — plus operational playbooks built from the inside, not off a whiteboard.

Talk to us about your business
01
DIGITAL MARKETING THAT DOMINATES

Hook Agency has ranked hundreds of home service companies on Google's first page. That same machine goes to work on your business from day one.

02
RECRUITING & TEAM BUILDING

We know how to find great people, build culture, and create teams that stay. Skills forged by building 60+ person organizations from scratch.

03
BATTLE-TESTED PLAYBOOKS

From sales process to CRM setup to onboarding — we bring systems we've already run in the real world. Not theory. Owned experience.

04
SKIN IN THE GAME

We're not advisors. We're co-owners. A 20–50% equity stake means our interests are fully aligned with yours. We grow when you grow.

05
CAPITAL + CONNECTIONS

Capital is table stakes. Our real value is the network, vendors, and industry relationships that open doors money alone can't unlock.

06
LONG-TERM THINKING

We're not here for a quick flip. We're building something that lasts. The right partner isn't chasing IRR — they're invested in your legacy.

Portfolio

WHERE THE
WORK LIVES.

Two companies. Built from the ground up. Real numbers. This is what we're capable of — and what we want to do with you.

Digital Marketing Agency · Founded 2016
HOOK
AGENCY

A full-service digital marketing firm specializing in home service businesses — roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical. Helping hundreds of contractors dominate Google and grow revenue year over year.

50+
Team Members
$7M+
Annual Revenue
100%
Ownership
Roofing Company · Founded 2025
OWL
ROOFING

A roofing company built to prove the model — that elite digital marketing combined with strong field operations creates explosive growth. On pace for $3M+ in year one and just getting started.

10+
Team Members
$3M+
Projected Yr 1
$161K
Initial Investment
Who We Partner With

ARE YOU
THE RIGHT
FIT?

We're selective on purpose. The businesses we partner with share a few things in common — and if this list sounds like you, we should talk.

01

HOME SERVICES

Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or adjacent trades. We know your world from the inside — the seasonality, the hiring challenges, the margin pressure.

02

$1M–$20M REVENUE

You've proven there's a real business here. Now you need systems, marketing, and capital to scale past the plateau most owners never clear.

03

STRONG REPUTATION

Great reviews, loyal customers, a name that means something locally — even if back-office systems are a mess. We fix systems. We can't fix character.

04

OWNER READY TO CO-PILOT

You want a real partner who brings resources and stays in the trenches alongside you — not someone who writes a check and disappears.

05

WANTS MORE THAN MONEY

Capital is everywhere. What you actually need is marketing that works, recruiting that sticks, and systems built for the next level.

THE BEST
INVESTMENT
IS WHERE
BOTH SIDES
WIN.

We're not chasing a quick flip. We want to be the most valuable partners you've ever had — the kind where you look back in five years and say it changed everything.

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Tim Brown and family
The Story Behind It

BUILT WITH EVERYTHING
WE HAD.

Web designer who learned to drive leads — and that made all the difference. When Tim went out on his own, and his wife joined him, it changed the whole trajectory.

Building a business over the last decade fundamentally challenged both of them to become better versions of themselves. The hard years. The growth years. The years that build character you can't fake or shortcut.

Now they're excited to help others do the same. Lightning Path Partners isn't just a vehicle for investment — it's a platform for helping great operators build something that genuinely outlasts them.

Let's Talk

READY TO
FIND OUT
IF WE FIT?

No pitch decks required. Just a real conversation about where your business is, where you want it to go, and whether Lightning Path Partners can help get you there.

Email Timtim@hookagency.com
or
Learn More About Our Workhookagency.com
See the Model in Actionowlroofing.com