There’s more to us.

Beyond searching for a long-term business, we love rolling up our sleeves to help individuals and organizations.

In addition to searching for a business to own and operate for the next 30 years, James and Andrew established Mila Ridge to partner with other entrepreneurs and support their ventures in various capacities.

We have received incredible advice from others while we launched and grew our own companies, and so we get excited about sharing our time and resources to help others succeed. We believe the most successful entrepreneurs are those quickly recognize trends and patterns without reinventing the wheel. We seek to advise, mentor, coach, and invest in entrepreneurs who feel they can benefit from drawing upon our experiences for faster pattern-recognition, decision-making, and implementation to succeed in their own ventures.

Let’s partner up.

We are always eager to provide our help and resources, partnering with you in ways both creative and traditional.

We owe our success to the countless individuals and organizations that assisted us in our careers. We know the best way to pay our mentors back is by paying it forward. Here are several ways we are currently partnering with other entrepreneurs in our community. If you think our time and energy can be helpful to you and your organization in any way, please get in touch and we would love to brainstorm with you.


  • Coaching and mentoring for growing managers in either 1:1 or group settings

  • Planning and facilitation of dedicated team workshops, structured brainstorming sessions, and executive offsites

  • Formal and brown-bag trainings from topics ranging from project management to new manager training to technical modeling

Coaching and Mentoring Services

Current Example - Executive Coaching

Biweekly one-on-one coaching sessions for first-time COO of AI-based employee learning & development company.


Consulting Services

  • Project-based consulting for organizations seeking strategy, project management, and implementation support

  • General advisory support for entrepreneurs and leadership teams seeking managerial, fundraising, board management, and other executive

Current Example - Three Daughters Saunas

Company formation, financing, and online sales and marketing support for manufacturer of hand-built mobile saunas in the Pacific Northwest.


  • Traditional equity investments in Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A early-stage fundraising rounds

  • Creative, non-traditional investments of time and/or capital in partnership with existing businesses to grow new business lines

Investments and Joint Ventures

Current Example - Equity Investment

Series B investment in manufacturer of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic cells for use in low-light environments.


Connect with us.

Whether you are an entrepreneur seeking to sell your business, a trade association or community organization, or an individual eager to make a connection and grab a coffee, we would love to hear from you.

Use this form. Or feel free to reach out directly at info@milaridge.com or 802.505.9123.