NewsCategory: Employee Ownership

VGM Group was once again selected as a Cedar Valley Employer of Choice by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, marking the company’s seventh consecutive year receiving this recognition. Additionally, VGM Group was named a favorite in the Courier’s Best of the Best in the Large Company to Work For Category.

VGM Group is consistently making improvements and innovations in how we incorporate AI and new technology. As it evolves, so does VGM Group.

In 2025, VGM introduced Total Employee Owner Well-being, an initiative to promote all facets of well-being. It’s one more way VGM and its employee owners aim to make their place of work more than a place to work.

In March, Owlet, Inc., the pioneer of smart infant monitoring, announced the launch of Owlet for Orgs, a new employer benefit program that enables companies to provide new and expecting parents with its trusted infant health technology. Owlet announced VGM Group, as their inaugural employer partner.

2025 brought a handful of milestones for Two Rivers Marketing (2RM), including celebrating their 25th anniversary. In those 25 years, 2RM has continuously evolved—both to meet the needs of their customers and the changing landscape of expectations. 

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.

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.

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.