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Energy for Shared Ownership: Wescom, Inc., Duluth

Minnesota businesses face an ownership cliff: 1 in 4 may not survive. Could employee ownership prevent closures and build wealth? 🎧 Dive into the solutions in the latest episode of 'Worker Co.' by MNCEO.

In this episode, Kirsten Kennedy sits down with Wescom, Inc. CEO, Shane Stolp, and Eide Bailly CPA and partner, Kirk Lindemann, to talk about Wescom's decision to become an ESOP while retaining Shane as CEO.

Wescom is a Duluth based energy contracting company founded by Shane and his brother that is now 100% employee owned. Shane's passion for his work and his team are contagious, and we can't wait for you to listen.

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Today we talk with Duluth, MN, Mayor Roger Reinert! It is a fantastic and honest look into the Duluth city! You won't want to miss this one.

This is a deep-dive conversation with your host, Shane Stolp, and Christian Lombardini. Christian is the host of The Oil Field Leader podcast and has extensive experience in the oil industry. Listen to hear some incredibly insightful stories and to learn more about the industry. Check out Christian's podcast here: https://www.theoilfieldleader.com/

This week Shane talked to Cody York, one of our amazing Wescomers! They talked about the oil industry as a whole and what pumpers/ operators do in the field.

This week, Shane talks to John Conley from National Bank of Commerce in the second part of their conversation. Shane and John talk about what you, as a business owner, needs from your banker. Finish up the conversation and let us know what the best piece of advice you pulled from the episode!

This week, Shane talks to John Conley from National Bank of Commerce. In this first part of their conversation, Shane and John talk about what you, as a business owner, needs from your banker. Check back next week for the second part of their conversation!

This week Shane talks to Will Carr and Russ Thomas about safety. While safety talks can feel overbearing or out of touch, these three get real about safety in our industry. Give it a listen and let us know your favorite safety moment!

Your host, Shane Stolp, talks to Beau Groover this week. They have a deep conversation about the state of business, manufacturing and appreciating your employees. You find out more information about The Effective Syndicate, here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/ and you can find Beau on LinkedIn, here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beaugroover/

Join Shane and Chad in an open discussion about our ESOP journey. A lot has changed within Wescom in a year- and it's because of our coveted ESOP status! Thinking about ESOP? Listen to this episode to learn about the first year trials and tribulations of Wescom's ESOP journey.

In this episode, Shane talks to Aaron Witt from BuildWitt! This episode is filled with incredible insight into the industry, persevering through hardships and, of course, a look inside the industry.

You can find out more about Aaron here: LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronwitt/ and his website- https://www.buildwitt.com/aaron-witt