Bret Keisling looks at how WeWork’s IPO got cancelled, why its founder and CEO resigned, and how EO might have made the company completely different.

Shoutouts, thanks, and congratulations to:

- Fifty by Fifty, an initiative of The Democracy Collaborative (www.fiftybyfifty.org);

- Matt Cropp at the Vermont Employee Ownership Center, VEOC (veoc.org);

- Dr. Nathan Schneider, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at U.C. Boulder and author of “Everything for Everyone” (www.barnesandnoble.com/w/everything-for-everyone-nathan-schneider/1128061642?ean=9781568589596); and

- Jennifer Briggs, corporate (re)constructionist, inclusive capitalist, culture chemist, and HR/OD architect (www.alifeinmosaic.com).

The full transcript of Ep. 86, with references and links, is available on our website at https://www.theesoppodcast.com/post/86-if-wework-was-weowork-how-eo-changes-business

We celebrate Employee Ownership Month and four great ESOP companies; we explain how a trustee ensures a company pays fair rent; and we continue our look at what it means to #ActLikeAnOwner.

Shoutouts and congratulations to the following employee owned companies:

- Cemen Tech, Inc. (www.cementech.com) with a hat tip to Joe DeJong of Bankers Trust (www.bankerstrust.com),

- The Davey Tree Expert Company (www.davey.com),

- Bollman Hat Company (www.bollmanhats.com), and

- Scott Insurance (www.scottins.com)!

Bonus thanks to ButcherJoseph & Co. for "13 Resources for Employee Ownership Month": https://www.butcherjoseph.com/blog/esop/10-resources-for-employee-ownership-month/5190

The full transcript of this podcast, with links and images, is available at:

https://www.theesoppodcast.com/post/mini-cast-54-examining-leases-and-esop-valuations-and-what-does-it-mean-to-act-like-an-owner

In this episode, we celebrate Employee Ownership Month, offer practice development tips to emerging professionals, and look at what we mean by “act like an owner.” Then, we continue from EO Podcast Episode 84 with part two of our two-part interview with Jim Bonham, President and CEO of The ESOP Association, with a focus on the 29th Annual Las Vegas Conference & Tradeshow, #EO2019, which will be held at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas November 13-15th, 2019 (https://www.esopassociation.org/meetings/employee-owned).

Shoutouts to:

- #EOMESOP at Sebago Technics (https://www.sebagotechnics.com/),

- Beth Dumas at Gardener’s Supply Company (https://www.gardeners.com/)

- Kat Mayerovitch at King Arthur Flour (https://www.kingarthurflour.com/about/mission-impact)

- Mike Shuey at Restek (https://www.restek.com/),

- Aaron Moberger at Harpoon Brewery (https://www.harpoonbrewery.com/),

- Amy Huot at Proponent (https://www.proponent.com/)

- ButcherJoseph & Company (https://www.butcherjoseph.com/)

- Caity Armstrong at Office Evolution Greenwood Village (https://www.officeevolution.com/locations/greenwood-village).

All links and images reference in the podcast will be available on the show notes for this episode at www.theesoppodcast.com.

In today’s episode, Bret Keisling shares ideas for celebrating your employee owners and their accomplishments during Employee Ownership Month. He discusses David Fitz-Gerald’s “Wanders Far - An Unlikely Hero's Journey” (https://www.amazon.com/Wanders-Far-Unlikely-Heros-Journey/dp/1977211372), and growing the #EO sandbox in Texas.

Also, Jennifer Krieger of Weaver (www.weaver.com) reports from NCEO’s Fall Forum 2019 in Salt Lake City.

The full transcript of this podcast, with links and images, is available at https://www.theesoppodcast.com/post/mini-cast-53-celebrate-your-employee-owners-accomplishments-for-eom.

In this episode, we share part one of a two-part conversation with Jim Bonham, President and CEO of The ESOP Association, with a focus on their 29th Annual

Las Vegas Conference & Tradeshow, #EO2019, which will be held at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas November 13-15th, 2019. Jim Bonham highlights the new line-up of featured keynote speakers we are looking forward to this year: Poet Sekou Andrews, Connectional Intelligence Expert Erica Dhawan, and Expert on Personal and Institutional Transformation Seth Mattison.

Also, Bret Keisling shares his view on why conference attendance is critical for emerging ESOP professionals, and how they can gain traction in their practice development.

We give shoutouts to Karen Kahn (Twitter @KarenaKahn) and Melanie Metulonis (Twitter @OldfashionedMel, www.esoppartners.com), and we tag back Airplus of California (Twitter @AirplusESOP, www.callairplus.com)

Finally, check out The KEISOP Group's new website at www.keisop.com released today.

Bret Keisling discusses Employee Ownership Month including ideas to celebrate, advocate, and serve the community, and why it's so important to share your EOM activities with the world.

We give shoutouts, congrats, and thanks to:

- 100% ESOP Scot Forge (www.scotforge.com),

- International EO Advocate Antony McMullen ("That's Cooperation" https://paper.li/antonymcmullen/1340797081#/),

- The Employee Ownership Podcast of Scotland (http://cdsblog.co.uk/employee-ownership-podcasts), and

- Exit Coach Radio (www.exitcoachradio.com).

A full transcript with links to all the organizations mentioned is available on our website, www.theesoppodcast.com.

Bret Keisling touches upon The ESOP Association’s Multi-State Conference for the Pennsylvania and Delaware and the New York and New Jersey Chapters held this week, and he discusses the NCEO national Fall ESOP Forum conference that also took place this week.

Shoutouts to:

- Dan Marcue of The ESOP Association (Twitter: @Dan_ESOP);

- Gary Dennis, Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter Administrator for The ESOP Association (https://www.esopassociation.org/chapters/pa-de/officers);

- Shelly Dennis, New York/New Jersey Chapter Administrator, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Administrator, the New South Chapter Executive, and New England Chapter Administrator for The ESOP Association(https://www.esopassociation.org/chapters/NYNJ/officers);

-Mark Kossow, Esq. of Clark Hill (https://www.clarkhill.com/people/mark-r-kossow);

- and Jennifer Krieger of Weaver (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermcnicoll).

The full transcript of this podcast, with additional links, photos, and show notes, is available at www.TheESOPPodcast.com.

Bret Keisling discusses why an EO company’s shareholder value should mean more than just account balance. The employees’ health, wellness, and happiness are additional measures of value and EO conferences can help increase that value.

Also: Rob Zicaro's Podcast Food for Thought and we say hello to some new EO friends: New Age Industries [www.newageindustries.com], NCEOC [www.nceoc.org], EOX [eoxnetwork.org], and Eagle Manufacturing Group [eaglegroupmanufacturers.com].

A full transcript of Mini-cast 51, including links to all the items mentioned, is available at www.theesoppodcast.com.

In this first episode of Season 3 of The EO Podcast, Bret Keisling presents a simple — but not easy — proposal to grow the employee ownership sandbox: create an ESOP professionals mentor program.

You'll also hear a highlight of Rob Zicaro's Podcast Food for Thought from the ESOP Mini-cast Episode 50.

In Episode 50 of The ESOP Mini-cast we introduce Rob Zicaro's ESOP Mini-cast Food for Thought. Bret Keisling highlights an online resource for EO news [employeeownedamerica.com] and discusses state centers for employee ownership including the PaCEO [ownershippennsylvania.org], InCEO [inceo.org], and RMEOC [www.rmeoc.org].

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