Relentlessly committed to your success.
Small and medium businesses are the bedrock of the economy. We exist to help them scale the mountain.
Our Values
We walk it like we talk it.
NO BS: We have tough conversations when they’re necessary and give our real opinion, not just what we think our clients want to hear.
RIDING SHOTGUN: We’re with you for the long haul, no matter what the terrain looks like.
GSD: We anticipate your needs and take an active role in advancing your interests—every single day.
ADVANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: We understand and empathize with business owners because we’re a small business ourselves.
Meet Our Founder
Josh Calderon
Founder, Principal Lawyer
JD, Called to the Ontario Bar (2012)
Josh is an experienced corporate lawyer who loves nothing more than moving the needle forward for business owners. He is driven by a relentless desire to be of service and to create positive outcomes.
His love of entrepreneurship took hold at an early age when he unsuccessfully tried to persuade his dad to start a precision tool manufacturing business. He was 11 years old.
Before starting his own practice, Josh built his career at one of Canada’s largest business law firms. Unsatisfied with the partnership trajectory, he took a leap of faith when he left without a plan in 2016. He started a travel tech company and invested 18 months of blood, sweat, and tears (not to mention money) into it before it ultimately didn’t work out. That’s when he had the idea to combine his legal skillset with his passion for business. Suddenly, his law firm was born.
As a lawyer and entrepreneur, Josh’s greatest strengths lie in building trust and creating excellent client experiences. Clients and colleagues seek him out to find clarity in confusing situations. He leads with curiosity and continues to invest in building his skills in problem solving, communication, understanding human psychology, and value generation.
Josh isn’t afraid to hold and share strong opinions. As a result, he has built a dedicated audience on LinkedIn where he shares insightful and value-rich content on life, business, and the legal profession.
In founding grit and co, Josh seeks to advance the legal profession and to show that it is possible to build firms that are true advisors.
Areas of expertise.
- Buying and selling businesses (M&A) with a focus on software, e-commerce/retail, franchises, creative agencies, financial advisory businesses, and construction (building services, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, etc.)
- Corporate and tax-driven reorganizations
- Equity financings (issuing shares to investors, partners, and employees)
- Structuring business relationships (incorporations, shareholder agreements, family trusts, etc)
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements (customer agreements, vendor agreements, etc.)
- Finding solutions for viable businesses in distress
No BS, just results.
Because when you succeed, we succeed. It’s that simple.