The co-founder and CEO of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based craft brewer Founders Brewing reflects on how the industry has changed since the brand began to take off in 2008, and how the company has been able to maintain its cult following and independent identity while benefitting from outside capital.

Neal Levine of LivWell Enlightened Health on the Cannabis Industry by Association of Corporate Growth

Employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, make good business sense and could help address middle-market companies' talent challenges, according to Mary Josephs, founder of Chicago-based investment bank Verit Advisors. And while private equity has traditionally been cautious in dealing with ESOPs, that's starting to change.