Dec 31, 2021Mini-cast 166: ICYMI - Cranky Bret and the Bad Customer A meme posted on social media suggests giving restaurant staff grief about policies. Bret reaffirms that anti-mask is anti-employee.
Dec 18, 2021Mini-cast 164: ESOP Numbers - Good or Bad?A brief look at the decline in the number of ESOPs from 1996 until today, and why 2021 may see the end of annual declines in ESOPs.
Dec 11, 2021Mini-cast 163: Litehouse Foods Rebrands with Certified EOBret Keisling discusses Litehouse Foods' decision to rebrand with the Certified EO logo and why this is huge for employee ownership.
Dec 4, 2021Mini-cast 162: Shopping EO and Mud Bay Pet StoresBret Keisling discusses Mud Bay, an EO pet store chain, and the importance of shopping employee-owned businesses for holiday gift giving.
Nov 27, 2021Mini-cast 161: EOX and Giving TuesdayCher Mollé of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) encourages broad support for Employee Ownerhsip this #GivingTuesday.
Nov 20, 2021Mini-cast 160: Thankful for EOWhy EO makes us grateful during these challenging times. In time for Thanksgiving, we spotlight 100% ESOP King Arthur Baking Company.
Nov 6, 2021Mini-cast 159: The Road to an EO MovementJack Moriarty of Ownership America believes EO may be on the road to becoming a movement as it addresses many societal and community issues.
Oct 30, 2021Mini-cast 158: Hope for an EO Movement!Loren Rodgers, Jennifer Briggs, & Victor Aspengren on why 2021 may be looked at as the year EO began to coalesce into a movement.
Oct 23, 2021Mini-cast 157: New in the EO Sandbox!Celebrating EOM2021 with three new endeavors: Ownership America; EO Equals; and our very own EO Podcast Network.
Oct 16, 2021Mini-cast 156: EOM, Urban Engineers, and PieEOM with employee owners at Urban Engineers. Hear why several intend to spend their entire career there + how Urban differs from non-ESOPs.
Oct 9, 2021Mini-cast 155: Nigel Mason CelebratedA celebration of the legacy of Nigel Mason, one of the UK’s leading employee ownership advocates, who tragically passed away this year.
Oct 2, 2021Mini-cast 154: Why an EO Podcast Network?How the ESOP and Co-op Worlds can learn from each other and grow stronger, and how the EO Podcast Network will help drive the discussion.
Sep 25, 2021Mini-cast 153: The EO Podcast Network is Coming!Jesse Tyler (Owner to Owner Podcast) and Rodney North (Why Worker Co-ops Podcast) discuss their new podcasts.
Sep 18, 2021Mini-cast 152: The Podcasts are Coming!Bret Keisling is joined by EO Podcast Network hosts Rodney North (Why Worker Co-ops) and Jesse Tyler (Owner to Owner).
Sep 11, 2021Mini-cast 151: EO Values and Our Food Supply Spotlight on EsOp Tanimura & Antle. The importance of buying employee-owned when possible, + supporting companies aligned with EO values.
Sep 4, 2021Mini-cast 150: Happy Labor Day Bret Keisling is joined by fellow hosts Jesse Tyler & Rodney North to discuss what Labor Day means in the context of employee ownership.
Aug 27, 2021Mini-cast 149: Cranky Bret and the Bad Customer Bret reaffirms that anti-mask is anti-employee, and if you give an employee grief over any policy they don’t control, you’re being a jerk.
Aug 20, 2021Mini-cast 148: The EO Podcast NetworkBret Keisling talks about the 2 new podcasts, Owner to Owner & Why Worker Co-ops that will help launch the EO Podcast Network in Sept '21.
Aug 14, 2021Mini-cast 147: Victoria Huerta Spotlights Idea ChícVictoria Huerta, new Communications Manager for the EO Podcast Network, shines our spotlight on Idea Chíc.
Aug 7, 2021Mini-cast 146: Employee Ownership Month is ComingAn intriguing campaign tease by the Employee Ownership Foundation and the NCEO’s decision to make the Fall ESOP Forum virtual only.