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June 8, 2023 20 mins

Matt Fredmonsky, manager of corporate content at Davey, talks about Growth Rings, a new book about Davey's history and growth from 1962 to 2020. Matt, also author of Growth Rings, talks about what it was like to write the book and why it's important to Davey. 

In this episode we cover:  

  • What is Growth Rings (0:45)
  • The writing process (2:24)
  • Why Growth Rings was written (3:15)
  • How Davey became employee owned (4:25)
  • How the Davey family reacted to employee ownership (10:00)
  • What it means to be an employee owner (11:02)
  • What it was like researching (12:02)
  • How it felt to finish writing Growth Rings (13:42)
  • Other milestones covered in Growth Rings (15:00)
  • What you'll get out if reading Growth Ring (16:30)
  • Where to get the book (17:06)

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