Meet Our Mentors: Gretchen Perkins

Successful entrepreneurs have vision, followed by the ability to recognize that you don’t know, what you don’t know. Build a team around you that knows those things and focus on your strengths.

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Gretchen is responsible for managing Huron’s business development and investment sourcing activities, including outreach to deal professionals such as business brokers, investment banks, attorneys, accountants, and consultants.
Gretchen has over 25 years’ experience in the finance and business development sectors serving a variety of capital market participants.
Gretchen was a highly accomplished French horn player in junior high and high school and is not ashamed to admit that being in the marching band was a highlight of those years.

Areas of Expertise

Investing, Financial Services, Private Equity and Leveraged Buyout

On Endeavor Detroit

It is exciting to help new, but not start-up, businesses grow by sharing some lessons that others have learned the hard way over time. I am motivated to pay forward some lessons I learned in my career and in growing businesses to foster job growth in the Detroit area. This raises up the whole region and creates more opportunities for future entrepreneurs. And then the cycle continues!

On Her Best Advice

Your greatest strength can turn into your greatest liability/weakness.

On Her Proudest Moment in Business

Being named Dealmaker of the Year by Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine in 2015.

Fun Fact

My superpower is the ability to fall asleep within 60 seconds of going to bed. For real!

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