$13M Campus Build

We're Building The Grit of South Dakota.

The Grit spent $13M on a world-class sales campus for one company. We're spending $13M to build the exact same thing in the Black Hills — same amenities, same square footage — but for 13 companies. Walk 50 feet, see them all.

11388 Pass Creek Road, Custer, South Dakota 57730

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This Is What We're Building

Colin Wallace walks through Grit Marketing's $13M sales campus in Lindon, Utah. Every amenity you see — the gym, the court, the offices, the sauna — we're building the same thing at 11388 Pass Creek Road. But for 13 companies instead of one.

$13M facility
33 offices
Full basketball court
103 award winners

Same Investment. 13x the Companies.

The Grit proved a $13M campus attracts world-class talent. We're building the same thing — but AI makes each of our 13 companies run lean (under 25 people each), so the same square footage houses an entire ecosystem instead of one sales org.

The Grit — Lindon, Utah

Their $13M Campus

  • $13M invested
  • 1 company (Grit Marketing)
  • 33 offices
  • Full gym, basketball court, sauna
  • Revenue from 1 sales operation
  • Talent magnet for Utah

Pass Creek — Custer, South Dakota

Our $13M Campus

  • $13M invested (from $52M raise)
  • 13 companies — AI-lean teams, <25 people each
  • 33+ offices, same amenities, same perks
  • Full gym, basketball court, sauna — plus 15 acres
  • Year 1 free rent → market rate → outgrow to partner cities
  • Revenue from leases, coworking, events, production
  • Talent magnet for the entire Black Hills region

Same $13M. Same amenities. But 13 companies, 8+ revenue streams, and the hottest campus in South Dakota.

Every Grit Amenity. Rebuilt in the Black Hills.

Everything you see in the video is coming to 11388 Pass Creek Road. Same square footage. Same world-class perks. Plus everything The Grit doesn't have.

Cloned from The Grit

Conversation Pit

Front desk lounge and reception area

Skate Park

Indoor recreation for employees

Vintage Car Display

Showroom-quality lobby piece

Sauna & Cold Plunge

Full recovery suite with locker rooms and showers

Full-Size Basketball Court

The original Utah Jazz court

Full-Size Gym

Professional fitness facility

33 Offices

Private offices with balcony views

Putting Green

Indoor recreation and client entertainment

Xbox Lounge

Employee break and gaming area

Medic Lab

Full-time on-site medical staff

Training Rooms

Team training and development spaces

103 Golden Door Awards

Displayed throughout the facility

Pass Creek Exclusives — What The Grit Doesn't Have

THE BARN Podcast Studio

3 recording suites + video production stage — rent to creators

Production Company

Outpost Media operates 9 channels — sell production services

Coworking Hub

50+ desks for Settle the West relocations and local startups

Investor Lodging

On-campus housing for 3-day investor tours — paid and covered

Event Grounds

5+ acres for THE CULT convention, corporate retreats, festivals

150-Seat Auditorium

Demo Days, keynotes, community events — rentable venue

Accelerator Space

Auric Labs portfolio companies get campus access

THE OP Cafe

50-seat cafe serving campus, Custer locals, and 14.9M annual tourists

Every Square Foot Generates Revenue

The Grit built a campus for one company. We built a campus that sells space to other companies. Move your startup to the Black Hills — same perks as a $13M Utah facility.

Revenue StreamRate
SaaS Startup Leases$2,000-5,000/mo
Coworking Memberships$200-1,500/mo
Podcast Studio Rental$200-500/day
Investor Lodging$300-500/night
Event Hosting$1,000-5,000/event
Production ServicesCustom
Naming Rights$25K-500K
Office Leases$1,000-3,000/mo

The 50-Foot Walk

An investor can walk from building to building and see every company in the portfolio operating in real time. No driving. No flights. Just walk.

BHC HQ

Command center. Where the $52M raise is coordinated across 13 entities.

GrowWise

Cannabis SaaS platform serving 27,000+ businesses. The revenue engine.

THE BARN

Podcast studio, video production, Outpost Media HQ. Already built.

Seed Academy

Workforce training, coding bootcamps, certifications.

Auric Labs

Accelerator. 7% equity in every portfolio company.

THE OP

Campus cafe. 50 seats. Community gathering spot.

Settle the West

Move Your Startup to Our Campus

Why pay San Francisco rent for a WeWork desk? Get the same perks as a $13M Utah sales campus — gym, sauna, basketball court, podcast studio, cafe — in the Black Hills. Zero state income tax. Zero traffic. Gigabit Starlink.

The Rent Model

Year 1: FreeYear 2+: Market RateOutgrow? → Partner City

When you outgrow the campus, we help you expand to any of our 23 partner cities across South Dakota and Wyoming.

Private Office

33+ offices available. Same size and quality as The Grit. Your own space on a world-class campus.

$1,000-3,000/mo

Coworking Desk

Hot desks or dedicated desks in Grow Campus. Full campus access included.

$200-1,500/mo

Startup Suite

Private office + campus amenities + Auric Labs accelerator pipeline. For funded startups relocating.

$2,000-5,000/mo

Podcast & Production

3 recording suites, video production stage, and the Outpost Media team available for hire.

$200-500/day

Investor Housing

On-campus lodging for investor visits, board meetings, or remote work sprints. Fully covered for investors.

$300-500/night

Event Venue

150-seat auditorium, outdoor amphitheater, and convention grounds. Perfect for off-sites and retreats.

$1,000-5,000/event

We're Not Starting from Zero

THE BARN is already built. The property is already ours. 11 existing facilities are already operational on 15 acres at 11388 Pass Creek Road. The $13M expands what's already working into a world-class destination.

THE BARN

Already built

3,600 sq ft

Main Building

GrowWise HQ

4,800 sq ft

THE VISTA

VIP suite

1,200 sq ft

Academy Wing

Seed Academy

2,400 sq ft

THE OP

Campus cafe

1,800 sq ft

40x40 Workshop

Maker space

1,600 sq ft

Barndominium

Flex space

2,400 sq ft

Basketball Court

Full regulation

Full court

Theater

150 seats

3,000 sq ft

Event Grounds

THE CULT venue

5+ acres

Grow Campus

Coworking

2,800 sq ft

Why This Campus Wins

More Traffic Than Anywhere in the State

14.9M annual visitors to Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore drive by our front door. No other campus in South Dakota has that kind of organic exposure.

AI Companies Want to Donate

When the story is 'AI saved jobs in rural America,' every AI company wants their name on the building. Campus construction becomes a marketing vehicle for their brand.

Best Employees Relocate Here

Same perks as a $13M Utah campus, but in the Black Hills. Zero state income tax. Zero traffic. Starlink gigabit. Trails out the back door.

Startups Move Their Operations

Settle the West isn't just marketing — it's a pipeline. Funded startups get campus access, accelerator support, and a community of 13 companies to collaborate with.

Outgrow the Campus? We Have a Network.

When companies outgrow Pass Creek, they don't leave the ecosystem. They expand into our partner city network — 23 Black Hills and Wyoming towns where we've already mapped 3,019 local businesses, school systems, and economic development contacts. AI makes it possible to support them all simultaneously.

Rapid City

SD · 929 businesses mapped

Hot Springs

SD · 253 businesses mapped

Custer

SD · 252 businesses mapped

Campus HQ

Spearfish

SD · 244 businesses mapped

Deadwood

SD · 202 businesses mapped

Newcastle

WY · 151 businesses mapped

Belle Fourche

SD · 145 businesses mapped

Lead

SD · 127 businesses mapped

Sturgis

SD · 125 businesses mapped

Box Elder

SD · 119 businesses mapped

Hill City

SD · 119 businesses mapped

Sundance

WY · 119 businesses mapped

Keystone

SD · 76 businesses mapped

Edgemont

SD · 57 businesses mapped

Summerset

SD · 49 businesses mapped

Whitewood

SD · 29 businesses mapped

Piedmont

SD · 14 businesses mapped

Wall

SD · 4 businesses mapped

Pine Ridge

SD · 2 businesses mapped

Devils Tower

WY · 1 businesses mapped

Hulett

WY · 1 businesses mapped

Rosebud

SD · 1 businesses mapped

Vale

SD · 1 businesses mapped

More schools in the network = more Seed Academy programs. More towns = more Settle the West relocations. More businesses = more donations to campus construction. The flywheel scales with every city we add.

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See It for Yourself

Book a 3-day investor tour. Walk the campus. Meet the 13 teams. Sleep on-site. See why this is the hottest campus in South Dakota.