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7 hours ago

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 9

ESOP Summer School 20: Michael Keeling & The ESOP Association

Our conversation with Michael Keeling, then-President and Chief Staff Officer of The ESOP Association.

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.

Sep 1

ESOP Summer School 19: Project Equity's Hilary Abell

We talked to Project Equity co-founder Hilary Abell. She describes Project Equity's work to mainstream EO as well as an important new paper

Aug 25

ESOP Summer School 18: Project Equity's Alison Lingane

Learn about Project Equity, a CA-based national non-profit organization devoted to growing all forms of EO, from co-founder Alison Lingane.

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.

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 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 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 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 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.

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

May 27

113: Project Equity's Hilary Abell

Hilary Abell describes Project Equity's work to mainsteam EO as well as an important new white paper she authored "The Case for Employee Own

May 22

Mini-cast 83: Sneak Peak with Hilary Abell

Hilary Abell, co-founder of Project Equity, joins Bret Keisling and shares how she came to be an EO advocate in this excerpt.

May 19

112: Project Equity's Alison Lingane

Alison Lingane discusses how Project Equity works to with businesses and municipalities to maximize economic opportunities through employee

Apr 24

Mini-cast 79: Big G Goes to Washington

President Trump honored America's truckers in a White House ceremony. Honorees included Steven Richardson an employee-owner at Big G Express

Apr 15

108: Martin Staubus and Why EO Matters

Martin Staubus joins host Bret Keisling and shares how The Beyster Institute came to exist, his own path to passionate advocacy...

Apr 11

Mini-cast 77: Bankruptcy & ESOP Participants

When an ESOP company files for bankruptcy, ESOP participants are at risk of losing everything because they are, at most, unsecured creditors

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