Lightning Path Partners — Agency Acquisitions

YOU'VE BUILT
A REAL AGENCY.

Now let's figure out what it's worth — and what the right next chapter looks like. Whether you're exploring a strategic exit, a growth partnership, or just want to know your number, we should talk.

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50+
Agency Team Members
$7M+
Agency Annual Revenue
100+
Home Service Clients Served
10+
Years Operator Experience
INC. 5000Fastest Growing Companies
RoofConFeatured Speaker
AHR ExpoFeatured Speaker
Amazon Best SellerAuthentic Marketing
Twin Cities Fast 50Minneapolis Business Journal
INC. 5000Fastest Growing Companies
RoofConFeatured Speaker
AHR ExpoFeatured Speaker
Amazon Best SellerAuthentic Marketing
Twin Cities Fast 50Minneapolis Business Journal
Who We Are

WE BUILT THE
LEADING AGENCY.

Lightning Path Partners is Tim Brown's vehicle for taking meaningful ownership stakes in digital marketing agencies — and bringing the full resources of Hook Agency to the table. We're operators, not investors who've only read about the agency business.

Over the last decade we've built Hook Agency into one of the top home service digital marketing firms in the country. We know how agencies work, what kills them, and — most importantly — what separates the ones that scale from the ones that plateau.

When you partner with Lightning Path, you're not getting an exit and a wave goodbye. You're getting access to a deep ecosystem of home service clients, proven systems, and a team of operators who want to see your agency win.

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

MOST AGENCY
OWNERS HIT
A CEILING.
WE KNOW HOW
TO BREAK THROUGH.

The best agency operators we know aren't short on talent — they're short on the right client pipeline, infrastructure, and capital to push past the ceiling most owners never clear.

Hook Agency scaled home service marketing to $7M+ and counting. We've mapped every mistake, every hire, every system. We bring all of it to a partnership.

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01
A READY CLIENT PIPELINE

Hook Agency has deep relationships across the home service space. The right partner agency gets day-one revenue potential and a stream of warm referrals from a network we've spent a decade building.

02
BRAND & AUTHORITY

INC. 5000. RoofCon. AHR Expo. Amazon Best Seller. Instant credibility that takes years to build alone — and transfers to every agency that operates under this platform.

03
OPERATIONAL PLAYBOOKS

From hiring to CRM to pricing strategy — we bring systems already proven at scale inside a real agency. Not theory. Not a whiteboard. Owned, battle-tested experience.

04
REAL PROCEEDS AT CLOSE

We buy 100%. You close, you get paid — no partial check, no earn-out designed to claw back value. Your team stays. Your clients stay. You built something real; you deserve a real exit.

05
A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE

Sellers who stay on can roll equity into the platform we're building toward a $50M+ PE exit. Optional — not required. But it's there if you want to participate in what comes next.

06
LONG-TERM ALIGNMENT

We're not PE with a five-year fund clock. No forced exit. No misaligned incentives. We build agencies that last — because that's what we want for our own.

Portfolio

WHERE THE
WORK LIVES.

Hook Agency is the model. Owl Roofing is the proof of concept. This is what happens when elite home service marketing meets strong operations.

Digital Marketing Agency · Founded 2016
HOOK
AGENCY

One of the nation's top home service digital marketing firms — built from zero to $7M+ in revenue over a decade. The platform any partner agency plugs into. Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical: we've ranked them all.

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

Built to prove the model — what happens when Hook Agency's marketing engine powers a home service business from day one. On pace for $3M+ in year one. The living proof that our playbook works.

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

IS YOUR
AGENCY THE
RIGHT FIT?

We're selective by design. The agencies we partner with share a few things in common — and if this list sounds like you, we should have a conversation.

01

HOME SERVICE NICHE

You serve HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, or adjacent home service trades. Or you want to go deeper in that direction. We know this space better than anyone.

02

$500K–$5M REVENUE

You've proven there's a real business here. Now you need the infrastructure, brand, and client pipeline to break through the ceiling most agency owners never clear.

03

RETAINER-DRIVEN REVENUE

A healthy base of monthly recurring clients is a signal to buyers — and what funds sustainable growth. The higher your retainer percentage, the more your agency is worth.

04

TEAM-LED OPERATIONS

You've built something that doesn't collapse when you take a vacation. That independence is what buyers pay a premium for — and what makes a deal actually close.

05

WANTS MORE THAN A WIRE

You care about your team, your clients, and what the business stands for after a deal. Capital is table stakes. The right partner brings pipeline, brand, and a real seat at the table.

THE BEST AGENCY EXITS ARE THE ONES WHERE EVERYBODY WINS.

We're not here to buy your client list and disappear. We want to be the most valuable partners your agency has ever had — the kind where you look back in five years and say it changed everything.

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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 an agency 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.

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READY TO
FIND OUT
WHAT YOUR
AGENCY IS WORTH?

No pitch decks required. Just a real conversation about where your agency is, what it's worth, and whether Lightning Path Partners is the right next chapter for your team.

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