Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, VGM Group offers professional services to help our business customers grow, diversify offerings, and sustain their competitive advantage. We are experts in our various fields who care about our customers’ success. Services include group purchasing, commercial insurance, management of healthcare services and networks in post-acute cases, healthcare distribution direct to patient homes, specialty consulting, online education, digital, print, and traditional marketing, and more.
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What really sets VGM Group apart is our people, who are both employees and owners. As a 100% employee-owned company, our more than 1,500 employee owners are empowered to impact the business, no matter their role. We are guided by what we call our Power Of One Principles, which are ideas we embrace each day. Learn more about these principles and what it’s like to be part of VGM on the Careers page.
With employee owners in 41 states and Canada, you’re closer to VGM than you might think. Approximately 600 people work in the Waterloo offices. The remainder work in one of VGM’s locations outside of Waterloo or work from home.
Since its founding in 1986, VGM Group has evolved several times over. Perhaps the most significant evolution came in 2008 when we became 100% employee owned. This shift is the primary driver of our current and future growth. We’re approximately 5x larger today, with employee owners in 41 states and Canada. And because we constantly change to meet our customers’ needs, we’re destined to become an even bigger company, serving even more types of businesses—all due to the power of employee ownership.
Employee Ownership Recognition VGM News
Published March 10, 2026
VGM Group is excited to once again earn The Best Place for Working Parents® business designation in 2026. This is the fifth year in a row VGM has received this honor, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to offering support for its working parents.
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Employee Ownership Recognition VGM News
Published March 9, 2026
Heather Johnson, VGM Education Training And Compliance Manager and employee owner since 2016, was named Employee Owner Of The Year by the Iowa/Nebraska Chapter of The ESOP Association (TEA). The award was presented at the IA/NE Chapter’s Winter Conference held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on February 26.
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Published February 12, 2026
For 40 years, VGM has been supporting the communities our employee owners call home. Each year around Valentine’s Day, we announce our Be The Change Partners for the year. In celebration of VGM’s 40th anniversary, this year’s partnerships hold deep meaning to VGM and its history.
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Published February 10, 2026
This article was originally published on Jan. 7, 2027, as part of the full release of the 2025 Stories Of Opportunity. The Stories Of Opportunity is VGM Group’s annual report, showcasing the successes of VGM and its employee owners.
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Careers Employee Ownership Recognition
Published February 10, 2026
When employee owners think about what it means to “Create Your Future,” they often assume it means pursuing a new role with new responsibilities. However, Creating Your Future at VGM Group can take multiple forms. For many, it’s simply about taking that next big step in developing professionally.
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Published February 4, 2026
VGM Group is dedicated to Making A Difference in the communities our employee owners call home. And we love to help support our brave veterans who have served this country. For Q4 2025, VGM was proud to focus our community giving efforts on those who have made sacrifices and put themselves on the front lines.
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Employee Ownership Recognition VGM News
Published February 3, 2026
On January 27, we celebrated 21 individuals and three teams who made up the 2025 VGM Awards finalists. This event was a chance to recognize some of our incredible employee owners who Make A Difference every day and set that bar to its highest point.
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Published January 5, 2026
This is a preview article for the upcoming release of the 2025 Stories Of Opportunity on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
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