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ESOP Summer School 15: COVID-19 & the Valuation Process

Welcome to our third annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We've selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year to brin...

Jul 28

ESOP Summer School 14: EO, Premium Cigars, and Advocacy

Greg Zimmerman, Vice President of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) discusses industry advocacy an how EO faces the same challenges.

Jul 22

ESOP Summer School 13: Is It Okay to Celebrate? ESOP Terminations Explained

Jennifer Krieger of Weaver CPAs joins us to discuss ESOP terminations, how and why they happen, and how employee owners are protected.

Jul 14

ESOP Summer School 12: Benefits of EO & The US House Small Business Committee

How to present the benefits of EO? Four passionate advocates for EO testified in February 2020, before a US House Small Business Committee h

Jul 7

ESOP Summer School 11: Eat, Sleep & Exercise - An EO Look at non-EO Companies

We looked at Under Armour, Grubhub, and Casper Sleep. Bret Keisling discussed how things might be different if they were employee-owned...

Jul 1

ESOP Summer School 10: Cedar Rapids, Iowa & the EO Eight

ESOP/EO Summer School: we look at eight amazing employee-owned companies who came together in Cedar Rapids to promote employee ownership.

Sep 4, 2019

Happier Labor Day - Ownership Day

We kind of like to think of today as Ownership Day - a great time to take stock and get ready for #EOM (Employee Ownership Month) in October

Aug 20, 2019

ESOP Summer School 9: Bob Whalen, CEO of Employee-Owned HB Global, LLC

Bob Whalen describes how HB Global's ESOP creates both a positive current working environment today and a retirement vehicle for the future.

Aug 13, 2019

ESOP Summer School 8: Rob Zicaro on Employee Ownership

Rob Zicaro offers food for thought for both current and prospective employee owners, with an emphasis on a culture of mutual respect.

Aug 6, 2019

ESOP Summer School 7: Ken Baker CEO of NewAge Industries on the Benefits of ESOPs and Shared Capital

Ken Baker, CEO of NewAge Industries, and co-founder of the Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership (PaCEO), shares best practices.

Jul 30, 2019

ESOP Summer School 6: ESOP Advocacy with Mike Shuey of Restek Corporation

Mike Shuey of Restek, and an officer with the ESOP Association's PA/DE Ch., talks about advocating for ESOPs at the state and federal level.

Jul 23, 2019

ESOP Summer School 5: Aaron Moberger of Harpoon Brewery on ESOP Participation

Aaron Moberger an employee-owner at Mass Bay Brewing Company discusses what #EmployeeOwnership means for an Independent Craft Brewer.

Jul 16, 2019

ESOP Summer School 4: Cindy Turcot, COO of 100% Employee-Owned Gardener’s Supply Company

Cindy Turcot discusses shared capitalism, employee ownership and company culture, employee ownership month, and the ESOP movement.

Jul 9, 2019

ESOP Summer School 3: Nick Sypniewski, ASA, of Comstock Advisors

Our featured guest is Nickolas N. Sypniewski, ASA, of Comstock Advisors. We sat down with Nick at #NCEO19 for a deep dive on ESOP Valuation.

Jul 2, 2019

ESOP Summer School 2: Jeff Gelburd of Murray Securus on ESOPs, Fiduciary Insurance & Cyber Insurance

ESOP Summer School is in session with Jeff Gelburd, Vice President, ESOP Program Manager at Murray Securus.

Jun 25, 2019

ESOP Summer School 1: Larry Filipski of 100% ESOP Once Again Nut Butter

We kick off summer with our talk with the 100% ESOP Once Again Nut Butter. The employee-owners of OANB "spread integrity!"

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