The ESOP Podcast

The ESOP Podcast

The ESOP Podcast invites listeners to hear insights from the best in the world of employee ownership, from lawyers, to valuators, to CEOs, and even employee owners themselves – each bringing their own unique outlook and experience to our ongoing conversation about what makes ESOP participation so valuable to companies!

Episodes

September 23, 2023 6 mins
We're not quite done with summer, so we're continuing our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning September 29, 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shared an excerpt from Episode 26 of the "Owner to Owner" podcast with Jesse Tyler...
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We're not quite done with summer, so we're continuing our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning September 29, 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shared a collection of EO A-ha Moments from previous podcast guests, featuring Ron...
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We're not quite done with summer, so we're continuing our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in late September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shares an exciting announcement made at The National Center for Employee Owner...
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We're not quite done with summer, so we're continuing our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in late September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shared a collection of EO A-ha Moments from the "Owner to Owner" podcast with Je...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in late September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shares his thoughts about how being an ESOP contributes to the greater good of the community they operate in. The answer st...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in late September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shared a collection of EO A-ha Moments from EOX and many state centers. Featuring Steve Storkan (EOX), Matt Cropp (VEOC), M...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling spread the word about an exciting new online course, "Our Share: Employee Ownership as a Wealth Sharing Tool," presented by the ...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling was joined by Patty Civalleri [pattycivalleri.com/], co-author of "Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shares the story of how Trader Joe's almost became an ESOP as told by company founder Joe Coulombe in his business memoir "Becom...
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To celebrate this week's release of David Fitz-Gerald's new ESOP-themed book, we're featuring it as part of our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling was joined by author Dave Fitz-...
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To celebrate this week's release of David Fitz-Gerald's new ESOP-themed book, we're featuring it as part of our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling highlighted the Kickstarter c...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling was joined by Jeff Buettner of ButcherJoseph & Co [www.butcherjoseph.com], who discusses challenges faced by mature ESOPs that g...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shares his thoughts about how being an ESOP contributes to the greater good of the community they operate in. The answer starts ...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling was joined by worker-owners Alex Fischer and Andrew Stachiw who discuss USFWC's (US Federation of Worker Cooperatives) efforts t...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling shares an excerpt from the "Owner to Owner" podcast where host Jesse Tyler shares insights on the benefits and challenges of emp...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this episode, Bret Keisling was joined by Samantha "Sam" O'Neill, Chief Culture Officer at Cirtronics Corp. [www.cirtronics.com], who discusses how employee...
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. In this Mini-cast, Bret Keisling addresses ESOP myths that came up in an episode with business owner/consultant Craig Leary [https://craiglearyconsultinggroup....
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Welcome to our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment while we spend the rest of our summer catching our breath and working on launching our exciting Season 7, beginning in September 2023. First up, Bret Keisling is joined by Corey Rosen, founder of The National Center for Employee Ownership (www.nceo.org) and coauthor (with John Case) of "Owners...
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Bret Keisling is joined by Jack Moriarty, founder and CEO of Ownership America [ownershipamerica.org/], for a deep look at the recently proposed Employee Equity Investment Act. This bi-partisan, bi-cameral legislation is the product of years of coordination between Ownership America, The ESOP Association, their staffs, and employee ownership supporters. The bill provides for many EO enhancements including creating opportunities fo...
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Bret Keisling shares an excerpt from next week’s EsOp Podcast with Jack Moriarty of Ownership America [https://ownershipamerica.org/], who discusses the thinking and analysis that led to the recent introduction of the Employee Equity Investment Act (EEIA). If enacted, the EEIA will empower the Small Business Administration (SBA) to license Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC’s) to make equity investments in ESOPS and worker...
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