This month, we're joined by our very first guest on the podcast, Mike Flesch of Alerus Financial. In his role with Alerus, Mike serves as the independent and institutional trustee for a number of employee-owned companies, and he stopped by the studio (office) to talk with Chris Kramer about what an ESOP trustee does, how to select a trustee if you're planning to implement an ESOP, and some of the ways leadership teams and trustees can work together to help their companies maximize the benefits of an ESOP.