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7 days ago

Mini-cast 133: Jesse Tyler of Hypertherm

Jesse Tyler shares shares his EO A-ha Moments + why 100% employee owned Hypertherm is a great company to work at.

Apr 30

Mini-cast 132: Jennifer Lennox of Davey Tree Experts

Jennifer Lennox, employee owner at The Davey Tree Expert Co., shares her EO A-ha Moment and why Davey is a tree-mendous company to work for.

Apr 21

147: Sandra Reid of Davey Tree Experts

Davey Tree Experts’ Sandra Reid shares Davey Tree Expert’s history, culture, and the multiple ways employees can become employee owners.

Apr 3

Mini-cast 128: EO Spotlight - Bob’s Red Mill

Bob’s Red Mill, a 100% ESOP, just marked 10 years employee owned with an amazing visit from Sen. Ron Wyden.

Mar 30

144: EO A-ha Moments Volume I.

Many have had an EO A-ha Moment, when they realized EO could be transformative. Bret Keisling brings the A-ha Moments from previous guests.

Mar 19

Mini-cast 126: Celebrating Davey Tree Expert Company

Davey Tree Expert Company is celebrating its 42nd year of employee ownership. It’s now the 9th largest EO company in the USA.

Mar 10

142: Certified EO - Charting New Paths

Learn about Certified EO's great member services; training and education, important and exciting Directory of EO companies, and more.

Feb 26

Mini-cast 123: EO Inclusiveness and DAI Global

We discuss SSIR.org's "It’s Time to Put Employee Ownership on the Inclusiveness Agenda," by James Boomgard, CEO of DAI Global.

Feb 16

139: From TVF to Empowered Ventures

Chris Fredericks, CEO of TVF & Empowered Ventures, shares his companies' origin stories + how an EO holding company considers acquisitions.

Feb 12

Mini-cast 121: Chris Fredericks and TVF

TVF CEO Chris Fredericks shares its origins and path to becoming a highly successful 100% ESOP, and its culture of employee ownership.

Feb 3

137: Dan Mickle - Coping with the Pandemic

Performance Psychology Consultant Dan Mickle discusses individual and organizational coping strategies.

Jan 29

Mini-cast 119: Taylor Guitars Joins the EO Sandbox

Congratulations to the new employee owners at 100% ESOP Taylor Guitars, internationally recognized for their quality acoustic guitars.

Jan 12

134: EO Interviews - Doug Schukar

USA Mortgage founder and CEO Doug Schukar shares his path to an ESOP and why he credits being an ESOP with a 600% increase in value.

Dec 22, 2020

131: EO Interviews - Rodney North

#EsOpWonderland Interview - EO/Co-op advocate Rodney North on the interplay between the shared tenets of democracy and employee ownership.

Nov 24, 2020

127: Doug Schukar - USA Mortgage

USA Mortgage's Doug Schukar shares his path to an ESOP, what he’d do differently, + why he credits being an ESOP w/ a 1 year 600% increase.

Nov 20, 2020

Mini-cast 109: From EO "Huh?" to "A-ha!"

When USA Mortgage became an ESOP, Vince Kruse said “huh?” Before long, it turned to “a-ha!”

Sep 15, 2020

117: Rodney North - EO, Co-ops, & Democracy

EO/Co-op Advocate Rodney North discusses the interplay between the shared tenets of democracy and employee ownership.

Aug 15, 2020

Mini-cast 95: We Need Masks Nationally

The connection between consumer confidence and interstate travel and why, for economy to truly recover, we need a national mask policy.

Jul 18, 2020

Mini-cast 91: ESOP Annual Statements

A look at ESOP participants' annual statements including what information must be included and what they mean and don't mean.

Jul 11, 2020

Mini-cast 90: Best Practices and CDC Guidelines

Savvy businesses have long relied on best practices to chart the path forward. CDC Covid-19 Guidelines, although not perfect, provide best p

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