Owners at Work
by Ohio Employee Ownership CenterInterviews leading experts on issues pertaining to employee ownership including building an ownership culture, management practices, succession planning, economic development, and so much more.
Episodes
Lessons from the Field: Communicating Ownership
31m · PublishedIn this episode we sit down with Bina Smith who is the HR Generalist and Communication Committee chair at Palmier Donavin, a 100% employee-owned company. The interview covers a wide range of areas and draws on Bina’s 8 years of experience serving on her companies communication committee. The discussion includes how to build an ownership culture at a company with multiple locations and a complex production process, general principles for approaching communication around your ESOP, and practical ideas that can be used at other employee owned companies
Guest Contact Info:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bina-smith-shrm-scp-a2088292/
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
The EO State Centers (Owner to Owner Podcast Rebroadcast)
55m · PublishedSo, what exactly are state employee ownership centers? What do they do, and why do we need more of them? This episode is a re-broadcast of an interview originally aired by Owners to Owners – another podcast that focuses on employee ownership. Jesse Tyler, the host of Owners to Owners, sits down with Matt Cropp of the Vermont Center for Employee Ownership, Steve Storkan of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network, and Michael Palmieri of the Ohio Employee Ownership to discuss how state centers approach the tasks of outreach, education, advocacy as well as what drives each of them personally to work to grow employee ownership.
Follow the Owner to Owner podcast:
https://www.ownertoownerpodcast.com/
Owners to Owners is part of the Broader EO Podcast Network
Learn more about it here: https://www.eopodcastnetwork.com/
SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Maintaining Culture Through Rapid Growth and Change
49m · PublishedSUMMARY: In this episode we speak with Deanna Colombo of Butler/Till a women owned, 100% employee-owned, and Certified B Corporation marketing agency located in Rochester NY. We talk about all things culture and communication, and how both can be maintained through periods of rapid change and growth. In the past two years, Butler/Till has nearly doubled its workforce, opened up a new headquarters, and implemented a hybrid work option – all while navigating covid. Throughout this period, the company has maintained, and even strengthened its company culture. We get into the philosophical questions regarding what drives culture (bottom up vs. top town), practical ways to create communication channels for employee-owners, and how Butler/Till celebrated Employee Ownership Month. If you are looking for some great ideas to rethink your communication strategies, or even some ideas for employee-ownership events at your company – this episode is for you.
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GUEST INFO :
Deanna Colombo, Butler/Till
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannacolombo/
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Reinventing Companies, Capitalism, and Who Owns What
36m · PublishedSUMMARY: In this episode we speak with Corey Rosen, founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership about a his new book he co-authored with business reporter John Case. The interview is wide ranging and touches upon what is driving economic inequality today, how employee ownership is a practical and transformative solution, the role of private equity in employee ownership, the importance of governance rights vs. increased economic security, whether the ‘moment’ employee ownership is having is distinctive from those in the past, and much more.
NCEO BOOK LAUNCH EVENT: https://www.nceo.org/event/nceo-book-launch-ownership-rethinking-capitalism-companies-and-who-owns-what
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GUEST INFO :
Corey Rosen
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-rosen-3a8a8a4
- Phone: 510-208-1314
- Email: [email protected]
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
LLC ESOPs? The Facts, Risks, and Possibilities
33m · PublishedIt is common understanding that only C-corporations and S-corporations can sponsor Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). But is this indeed the case? In this episode we speak with Mike Sorice about how LLCs can indeed sponsor an ESOP and the reasons why some have chosen this option. We talk about the differences between LLCs and other types of corporations, how LLCs can be structured to sponsor an ESOP, as well as the risks associated with doing so.
SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
GUEST INFO :
Mike Sorice
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-sorice-law
- Phone: 614.223.9336
- Email: [email protected]
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Third Party Administrators - The Who, What, When, and Why
38m · PublishedSUMMARY: In this episode we speak with Pete Shuler of Blue Ridge ESOP Associates and go into the mechanics of ESOP administration and talk about Third Party Administrators (TPAs) – what they are and do, why they do it, and how you as a plan administrator in your company can take steps to ensure your relationship with your TPA is strong, efficient, and useful.
SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
GUEST INFO :
Pete Shuler
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-shuler-5631044
- Phone: +1 614 280 5208
- Email: [email protected].
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
New Research: How Employee-Owned Companies Weathered Covid-19
57m · PublishedSUMMARY: A growing body of research shows that employee-owned companies outperform traditional companies on a range of measures, especially during economic downturns – but is has this pattern continued through covid-19? On this episode we speak with Nancy Wiefek and Nathan Nicholson of the NCEO about two recent research projects that seek to answer this very question. Spoiler alert, employee-owned companies continued to outperform traditional companies, provide increased employment stability, and better levels of retirement security throughout the pandemic.
- ESOPs in the US Food System: https://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-blog/new-nceo-research-shows-benefits-being-esop-food-industry
- Ownership Structure and Resiliency in Crisis: https://esca.us/news/new-study-employee-ownership-provided-resiliency-financial-security-during-crisis/
- 28-34 Year Old Employee Owners Over Time: https://www.ownershipeconomy.org/
- NBC News Featuring NCEO Research: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/workers-companies-arent-rushing-join-great-resignation-s-rcna13706
SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
GUEST INFO :
Nancy Wiefek
- Email [email protected],
- Phone: 510-208-1312
Nathan Nicholson
- Email [email protected]
- Phone 510-208-1313
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Cooperative Development in Ohio: Reports from the Field
26m · PublishedSUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
GUEST INFO :
- Jonathan Welle: https://www.clevelandowns.coop/our-team-1/jonathan-welle
- Ellen Vera: https://coopcincy.org/staff-and-board
Ohio Worker-Ownership Network (OWN)
- Website: https://www.oeockent.org/the-ohio-worker-ownership-network
- Past episodes: https://www.oeockent.org/owners-at-work-podcast/season-2-episode-10-employee-ownership-updates-taking-stock-and-looking-forward
State of the State Centers
31m · PublishedOwners at Work is back for season 3! In our first episode of this season we speak with Steve Storkan, Executive Director of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) - a national nonprofit focused on establishing and supporting a network of independent nonprofit State Centers for Employee Ownership. We talk about the steady growth in number of state centers since EOX’s founding, the importance of being open to all forms of employee-ownership, successful strategies to engage public officials and economic development professionals, and much more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going.
GUEST INFO : Steve Storkan
- Bio: https://eoxnetwork.org/who-we-are/
- Email: [email protected]
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Growing Employee Ownership Through Acquisitions
1h 9m · PublishedSUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But, they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going
2022 Annual Conference - https://www.oeockent.org/resources-events/annual-ohio-employee-ownership-conference
SUMMARY: In the US there are over 14 million employee-owners working at 7,000 companies. Yet, the sector still has enormous potential to grow. In this episode we speak with Chris Fredericks, CEO of Empowered Ventures and Tim Rettig CEO of InTrust IT, both of whom are focused on growing the employee ownership sector through acquisitions of other mid-market companies. Together both Chris and Tim have acquired 7 companies in the last 5 years creating hundreds of new employee owners, and they are only getting started. We talk about what drove both Tim and Chris to adopt the models they have, the mechanics of the deals, and how they have approached culture building in companies that are diverse in both geographic location and industry.
GUEST INFO :
Tim Rettig, CEO InTrust IT
- Bio/Contact: https://www.intrust-it.com/tim-rettig/
Chris Fredericks, CEO Empowered Ventures
- Bio/Contact: https://empowered.ventures/chris-fredericks/
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at [email protected]
Owners at Work has 48 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 35:06:48. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 30th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 29th, 2024 16:10.
