Part 2. Bret Keisling is joined by Justin Van Etten, Executive Chairman of Stewart's Ambulance Service, which is on path to becoming an ESOP. They discuss culture and communication among multiple locations and jobs, motivating young owners, and the important role ESOP conferences and organizations play in a company's success.
In early 2022, Stewart's announced plans to transition to an ESOP, making it one of the few ambulance companies in the country to become employee owned. They enacted the ESOP plan documents effective January 2023. The company has not yet determined a timeline for the ESOP transaction to take place.
Stewart's Ambulance Service is a leader in the industry and has provided quality 911 and intra-facility medical transportation in the state of New Hampshire for over forty-one years. they're currently doing 50,000 transports a year, making them the largest ambulance service in New Hampshire and in Maine.
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Episode 239 Show Notes
About Justin Van Etten:
Justin Van Etten serves as the Executive Chairman of Stewart’s Ambulance Service. He first became involved with Stewart’s in 2007 when the company was near bankruptcy and the Meredith NH Fire Chief asked for help in keeping the company afloat. Under Justin’s leadership, Stewart’s Ambulance Service has grown from a nearly bankrupt service that transported approximately 1,600 patients a year to NH’s largest EMS agency currently transporting over 50,000 patients per year.
In addition to his work with Stewart’s, Justin serves as the Chairman and majority shareholder of Municipal Resources, Inc, the Chairman of Transformative Healthcare NH, LLC., and the Chairman of the Squam Lake Science Center.
Prior to returning home to New Hampshire to start a family, Justin was a principal in the investment banking firm of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. In his 12 years with KBW, Justin helped community banks throughout the United States raise over $3 billion in capital and advised on almost $7 billion in merger and acquisition transactions.
Justin lives in Holderness, NH with his wife, two children, two dogs and one cat. An avid hiker, Justin has completed most of NH’s 4000 footers.
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