Don Grigg
CEO and co-owner of Big Adventures, the company behind Native Watercraft, Liquid Logic Kayaks, and Bonafide Kayaks; an acquisition entrepreneur who built and grew manufacturing businesses in plastics and kayaks over two decades.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 1h 22min
Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold
Don Grigg, CEO and co-owner of Big Adventures and builder of kayak and plastics brands, shares his journey buying small, broken manufacturing firms. He compares selling one business for a big payout to keeping another as a long-term family venture. He discusses scaling recycling and kayak operations, why private equity can clash with small firms, and passing the torch to the next generation.
