Fruit of Your Labor

In today’s episode, we sit down with Chris Mason to reveal the new ESOP share price and contribution percentage, discuss what this means for you, and provide an in-depth look at how KeHE’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan operates. This is an exciting episode that you won’t want to miss!

Our KeHE warehouses have acquired some amazing new technologies and automation abilities that will take our processes to the next level. Listen to the episode to hear about how these new technologies are boosting success for our customers and suppliers, while also significantly enhancing the experience for our internal employees.

Last July, KeHE began piloting a Life Coaching program for our employees, and since then, it has significantly expanded. This program enables employees to become the best versions of themselves by developing a plan to help them achieve their personal goals. In this episode, we sat down with Rebecca Salhab, Senior Director of Employee Experience, and Les Rodriguez, one of the certified Dream Managers, to learn more about the program.

In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Barnholt, Chairman of KeHE’s Board of Directors, and Randy Shaw, the retired Director of KeHE Cares Outreach, to learn about the history of KeHE Cares Outreach. This is an episode you won’t want to miss! You can learn more about KeHE Cares at www.kehecares.org.

The KeHE Leadership Academy is one of the main pillars of the KeHE Cares® Foundation. Its mission is to guide leaders and organizations on a journey of cultural renewal. Join us as we sit down with Paul Reichert, Director of the KeHE Leadership Academy, to uncover more about its mission and impact.

If you would like to learn more about the KeHE Leadership Academy, you can visit https://www.kehecares.org/KeHE-Leadership-Academy. 

Talanton is one of our KeHE Cares® partners that invests in growing businesses in developing countries to create jobs for people living in poverty. We had the privilege of interviewing David Simms, the managing partner and founder of Talanton, to learn more about their mission. You can visit their website at https://www.talantonllc.com.

A few months ago, KeHE’s distribution center in Romeoville, Illinois, began piloting an employee store as a way to give back to employees by offering great products at affordable prices. We sat down with Mike Kimery and Jackie Olney, two employees who spearheaded the opening of the store, to learn more about the store and how it's helping KeHE cut down on food waste.

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. To bring awareness to this widespread issue, we sat down with Simone Halpin – Co-founder and Executive Director of Naomi’s House in Wheaton, Illinois – to hear about her organization and how it is helping countless women work through the trauma of their past and build a healthy future on their own terms.

To learn more about Naomi’s House, you can visit https://www.naomishouse.org/.

Have you ever heard the term “Impact Investing” but weren't sure what it was? If so, you’re in luck! Today's episode is divided into two parts. First, the President of the KeHE Cares Foundation, Rusty Bland, will explain what Impact Investing at KeHE means. Then, we will hear from two representatives from Pureflow, a beneficiary of KeHE's Impact Fund, to learn about their incredible lease-to-own motorcycle program in East Africa.

You can learn more about Pureflow by visiting their website, www.pureflowboda.com. 

Multiple times each year, groups of KeHE employees have the opportunity to go on serving trips to Laredo, Texas. In this episode, we interviewed the two people in charge of the ministry – Pastors Luis and Lucy De Leon – to hear about the impact that our KeHE employee groups make in Laredo, and to learn more about how their ministry started.

Learn more about the ministry by visiting www.newvisioncommunitychurch.org.