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5 days ago

Mini-cast 104: EOM with Jennifer Krieger

Bret Keisling and Weaver's Jennifer Krieger celebrate EOM, chat about the TX EOC, and give shout outs to ESOPs Air Tractor and Rosendin.

Oct 9

Mini-cast 103: Celebrating EOM 2020

Celebrating EOM with four great employee owned companies: Weston & Sampson, Threaded Fasteners Inc., Urban Engineers, and DVL Group.

Oct 3

Mini-cast 102: Where is EO? White Nationalists, etc.

Bret Keisling envisions an EO movement that comes together to denounce White nationalists and their allies as contrary to the core tenets of

Sep 25

Mini-cast 101: What's Your EO A-Ha Moment?

Many people love EO. Bret Keisling shares his "A-Ha Moment," that moment where the true positivity, power, and potential of EO.

Sep 19

Mini-cast 100: Curriculum Library for Employee Ownership

We discuss the newly relaunched CLEO from Rutgers' Institute for the Study of EO and Profit Sharing.

Sep 11

Mini-cast 99: New EO Job Board Launches

We share the new "Own Your Job Job Board" recently launched by Apis & Heritage Capital Partners and the Democracy at Work Institute.

Sep 5

Mini-cast 98: HR 6851 - Expanding EO

We discuss HR 6851, which would require large public companies to award shares to employees as part of COVID-19 federal relief.

Aug 29

Mini-cast 97: Due Diligence and the USPS

Current USPS controversies examined from the perspective of what an ESOP Trustee would want to understand about recent operational decisions

Aug 21

Mini-cast 96: Recology Revisited

Project Equity's co-founder, Alison Lingane, shares about Recology, a 100-year old company and 100% ESOP since 1986.

Aug 15

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.

Aug 8

Mini-cast 94: The Wawa ESOP Settlement

We discuss a recent $26.1 million settlement of a class action suit between convenience store company Wawa and its ESOP.

Jul 31

Mini-cast 93: Jennifer Krieger - The Federal ESOP Grant Act

Wecelebrate the proposed federal grant for ESOPs and discuss implications of some of the bill's language.

Jul 25

Mini-cast 92: Federal ESOP Legislation Proposed

Bret Keisling discusses legislation proposed by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would provide grants to new or expanding ESOPs. Also, a hear...

Jul 18

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

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

Jul 4

Mini-cast 89: Anti-Mask is Anti-Employee

There there is no more blatant way to show disdain for employees than going into a place of business without wearing a mask.

Jun 27

Mini-cast 88: ICYMI Health, Wellness, & Value

Historically, EO companies fare better during turbulent economic times. Bret Keisling looks at the interplay between culture and value.

Jun 20

Mini-cast 87: Business Waivers and Liability

Bret Keisling looks at the pros and cons and of limiting coronavirus-related business liability through waiver requirements and legislation.

Jun 13

Mini-cast 86: EO and Changing Our World

Many of the critical issues facing our society can be addressed by employee ownership. Bret Keisling discusses data released by NCEO in 2018

Jun 6

Mini-cast 85: EO and Communities

As the US faces unprecedented challenges from coronavirus and nationwide protests, we address how EO and its focus on communities should pla

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