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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 20

Mini-cast 122: Baker Center of Excellence for Employee Ownership

Celebrating The Baker Center of Excellence for Employee Ownership and Business Transformation at Montgomery County Community College.

Feb 3

137: Dan Mickle - Coping with the Pandemic

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

Jan 8

Mini-cast 116: EO Interviews - David Hincapie Part 2

Part 2 of our interview with David Hincapie, with concrete examples of how EO practitioners and advocates can use the SBA to grow EO.

Dec 26, 2020

Mini-cast 114: Dan Mickle - Getting Through The Pandemic

Performance Psychology Consultant Dan Mickle shares the importance of modifying expectations to overcome pandemic weariness.

Dec 18, 2020

Mini-cast 113: Shutdowns, Trustees & the BoD

Bret Keisling looks at government-ordered shutdowns, and the role of the trustee and board of directors if a company violates them....

Dec 16, 2020

130: NCEO's Holiday Gift Guide

NCEO’s new 2020 Holiday Gift Guide features really cool products and services from amazing employee owned companies.

Dec 11, 2020

Mini-cast 112: ESOP Courses from the Beyster Institute

The Beyster Institute is offering two EsOp courses in 2021, one for EsOp company management, & the other for emerging or new professionals.

Nov 17, 2020

126: David Hincapie Pt. 2 - SBA and Growing EO

We're joined by the SBA’s David Hincapie to share concrete examples of how EO practitioners and advocates can use the SBA to grow EO.

Nov 7, 2020

Mini-cast 107: ICYMI - A National Mask Policy

We look at the connection between consumer confidence & interstate travel & argue that we need a national mask policy.

Oct 7, 2020

120: Anti-Mask? Still?? Really???

Bret Keisling believes that the economy will not recover without consumer confidence. For now, that means masks.

Oct 3, 2020

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

Aug 29, 2020

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

Jun 6, 2020

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

Feb 19, 2020

101: Bob “Crocodile” Lile: The Business & Culture of Route 66

Bob “Crocodile” Lile of The Lile Art Gallery on Route 66 in Amarillo, TX is an amazing artist and businessman dedicated to keeping the histo

Jan 29, 2020

98: Eat, Sleep & Exercise: An EO Look at non-EO Companies

Under Armour, GrubHub, and Casper Sleep face significant challenges; things might be different if they were employee-owned.

Jul 12, 2019

Mini-cast 44: Business owner Bob "Crocodile" Lile of Lile Art Gallery on Historic Route 66

Get your small biz kicks on Route 66! We speak with owner Bob "Crocodile" Lile at the Lile Art Gallery on Historic Route 66 in Amarillo TX.

Jun 5, 2019

78: Third Party Administration and an Author Interview

Nationally recognized ESOP leader Tom Roback, CEP, QKA, of Blue Ridge ESOP Associates discuss ESOP Third Party Administration and Recordkeep

Jan 29, 2019

60: The Business of Personal Fitness

In this week's episode, Bret Keisling sits down with William "Bill" Moore, owner of Personal Fitness (personalfitnesspa.com) in Camp...

Jan 22, 2019

59: Funny Business

On this episode we talk about funny business... or, rather, the serious business that goes on behind the fun you have at professional...

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