Good Place Holdings

What Good Place Holdings does

Good Place Holdings (GPH) is a privately-held holding company headquartered in Stow, Ohio, founded in 2015 with a structurally distinct ownership model — it operates without owners, corporate investors, or shareholders, reinvesting all returns into its six wholly-owned portfolio companies under a shared Biblical-principles-based organizational framework known as the Good Place Organization Operating System (GPOS). The portfolio spans industrial services, training, software, consulting, agriculture, and real estate: SDMyers (transformer maintenance and reliability services globally since 1965), PowerPro360 (electric power asset management and training), On Now Digital (custom and SaaS data solutions for inspection and testing serving 25,000+ users), The Good Place Institute (leadership training and consulting), Living City Farms (regenerative urban farming on seven acres in Tallmadge, OH), and Redemptive Properties (property management and community redevelopment in Akron, OH).

Revenue mechanics are driven by the operating subsidiaries rather than a centralized pricing model. SDMyers generates revenue through B2B field service contracts and on-site transformer maintenance sold via enterprise field sales globally; PowerPro360 sells asset management programs and training courses via direct sales to organizations managing electric power systems; On Now Digital monetizes custom development and SaaS subscriptions for inspection/testing data software, mobile apps, and data warehousing; The Good Place Institute delivers paid training, consulting, and the "Business is Good" podcast to external business leaders; Living City Farms sells produce via CSA crop-sharing, farmer's markets, food bank programs, and wholesale to local restaurants and consumers; and Redemptive Properties provides property management services to community and developer stakeholders. Customer segments span enterprise utilities and industrial operators (SDMyers), mid-market organizations managing power systems (PowerPro360, On Now Digital), local Ohio consumers and food service buyers (Living City Farms), and Northeast Ohio real estate partners (Redemptive Properties), with a horizontal segmentation approach unified by the GPH values system rather than a common end market.

The underlying technology stack is heterogeneous and largely conventional: SDMyers relies on proprietary diagnostic and analytical capabilities for transformer reliability; PowerPro360 offers training content and asset management programs; On Now Digital builds custom and SaaS software including mobile inspection apps, systems integration, and data warehousing. No AI/ML, APIs, or advanced platform technology is documented. Marketing and distribution are conducted primarily through each subsidiary's own website, LinkedIn presence, and cross-portfolio referral links, with no public pricing disclosed and no external capital raises on record.

Name

Good Place Holdings

Legal name

Good Place Holdings

Website

https://goodplaceholdings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Good Place Holdings is a private, ownerless holding company in Stow, Ohio that stewards six portfolio companies across industrial services, SaaS, training, farming, and real estate under a shared values-based operating system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Holding Company Services

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Space & Occupancy Services (Move/Add/Change, Seating, Wayfinding) (IMAIALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL), Safekeeping for Private Assets & Alternatives (Private Equity, Real Assets, OTC) (FSAFAHAI)

Keywords

• Transformer maintenance services
• Electric power training
• Inspection data software
• Regenerative urban farming
• Organizational consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stow

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Holding Company Revenue from Subsidiaries: Good Place Holdings operates as a holding company that reinvests all resources into its six portfolio companies rather than distributing profits to owners or shareholders. Revenue is generated through the operations of SDMyers, PowerPro360, On Now Digital, The Good Place Institute, Living City Farms, and Redemptive Properties.

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Good Place Holdings operates as a stewardship-based holding company that owns and manages six portfolio companies across diverse sectors: SDMyers (transformer maintenance and reliability services since 1965), PowerPro360 (electric power asset management and training), On Now Digital (custom and SaaS inspection data software), The Good Place Institute (Biblical principles-based organizational consulting and training), Living City Farms (regenerative urban farming and produce distribution), and Redemptive Properties (property management and real estate repurposing). The holding company reinvests all resources into these subsidiaries rather than distributing profits to owners or shareholders.

Product overview

Good Place Holdings is a holding company without owners that stewards six portfolio companies spanning diverse sectors. The portfolio includes SDMyers (transformer maintenance and reliability services since 1965), PowerPro 360 (asset management and electric power training), On Now Digital (custom and SaaS data management solutions for inspection and testing), The Good Place Institute (biblical-principles-based training and consulting), Living City Farms (urban regenerative farming with produce distribution), and Redemptive Properties (real estate repurposing and property management). These organizations are unified by shared purpose, vision, and values derived from biblical principles, collectively pursuing the flourishing of people, the multiplying of good places in communities, and the faithful stewardship of resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• A Good Place Company: A designation for organizations within the GPH portfolio that follow Good Place principles and values, pursuing flourishing of people, multiplying good places in communities, and faithful stewardship of resources.

Products and services

• SDMyers A pioneer in transformer maintenance and service since 1965, providing transformer reliability and life extension services including fleet reliability management, field service, analytical diagnostics, engineered products, and safety solutions for transformer and electric power equipment owners worldwide.
• PowerPro 360 An asset management and electric power training company that helps organizations achieve reliability through focusing on equipment and people, offering asset management programs, electric power training courses, and on-demand courses for organizations managing power systems.
• On Now Digital An Ohio-based software provider offering custom and SaaS solutions for inspection and testing data management, including systems integration, mobile app development, and data warehousing to increase efficiency, improve safety, and simplify reporting for businesses in electrical, mechanical, and laboratory operations.
• The Good Place Institute A training and consulting organization that equips leaders and organizations to apply Good Place principles derived from the Bible, offering training programs, consulting services, the Good Place Organization Operating System, and the 'Business is Good' podcast.
• Living City Farms An urban farming initiative located on seven acres in Tallmadge, OH that provides fresh produce for local markets, restaurants, and catering services through regenerative farming practices, crop-sharing programs, food bank programs, wholesale distribution, and educational farm tours.
• Redemptive Properties A property management company that repurposes real estate by bringing wholesome and sustainable improvements to communities, currently collaborating with developers in the historic downtown district of Akron, OH.

Quantifiable outcome

• On Now Digital has empowered 25,000+ users with data-driven decision-making
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yardi Systems: A leading provider of property management software and services for residential and commercial real estate. Yardi is the dominant software and services incumbent relative to Redemptive Properties' property management operations and represents the largest scaled peer in that subsidiary's space.
• Electrical Reliability Services (Emerson): Emerson's Electrical Reliability Services division offers transformer testing, maintenance, and field services globally. It is a broad incumbent competing with SDMyers across the same transformer-reliability value chain, though within a much larger parent portfolio.
• Markel Group: A diversified holding company (insurance, manufacturing, services) with a culture-driven, long-horizon operating philosophy analogous to GPH. Markel is much larger and broadly diversified but comparable as a values-oriented perpetual holding model stewarding operating businesses.
• Berkshire Hathaway: The archetypal diversified holding company retaining subsidiary brand identities and reinvesting cash flow. While vastly larger and broader, Berkshire's decentralized model of stewarding distinct operating businesses is structurally and philosophically the closest analog to GPH.

Direct peers

• Vertiv Holdings: A global provider of critical digital infrastructure and power management services, including transformer and power-system reliability offerings. Vertiv competes directly with SDMyers in industrial power services and represents the largest scaled incumbent in GPH's core operating market.
• OMICRON Electronics: Provides diagnostic testing, monitoring, and consulting solutions for power transformers and electrical assets. OMICRON is a direct peer to SDMyers in transformer diagnostics and field-test instrumentation for utilities and industrial power-system operators.
• Doble Engineering: Specializes in diagnostic testing, monitoring, and consulting for electrical apparatus including transformers. Doble directly competes with SDMyers in transformer analytical diagnostics and reliability services, making it a strong direct comparator for GPH's largest subsidiary.

Emerging players

• ServiceTitan: A field-service management SaaS platform serving contractors and field-service businesses with inspection and operations software. ServiceTitan is a relevant emerging peer to On Now Digital in the inspection/testing data software category, though it operates at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/good-place-holdings
• Xx.com/GPH412

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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