Hosted by Zolidar · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes
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Most small and medium businesses (SMB) struggle to sell — employee ownership is a proven exit path. Hear real stories from business owners who transitioned through employee ownership. Whether you're an owner, advisor, or investor, we dive into expert insights, practical strategies, and how technology is reshaping exit planning.
Zolidar hosts Bicycle For The EO Mind, a business show with 10 episodes published.
Meet Nathan Schneider (Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder; Board Member, Start.coop). In this episode, we dig into how small business owners can make employee ownership (EO) a realistic exit path—and why
Meet David Vernier, founder of Vernier Science Education, a 43-year-old education technology company serving science teachers that transitioned to a Perpetual Purpose Trust (PPT) in January 2024. With over 100 employees
Meet Michael Kramer from Natural Investments, a financial advisory firm specializing in socially responsible investing that transitioned to a Perpetual Purpose Trust (PPT) in 2023. After joining as the firm's third finan
Meet Ted Hall, founder and board chair of ShopBot Tools, and Anne-Claire Broughton, founder of Broughton Consulting and former executive director of the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center. Founded in 1996 in Durham
In this episode of Bicycle for the EO Mind, we speak with Keith Bowers, founder of Biohabitats, an ecological restoration firm that transitioned to a Perpetual Purpose Trust in 2023. Founded in 1982, Biohabitats has spen
Meet Gina Schaefer, founder and former CEO of A Few Cool Hardware Stores, and current CEO Craig Smith. Based in the Washington-Baltimore region, they are an ESOP of 13 brick and mortar hardware stores, generating roughly
Meet Jerry Skomer, founder of Alternative Technologies, an IT and telecom services company that supports Bay Area nonprofits and progressive businesses. Jerry faced a crucial challenge: how to preserve the company’s valu
Meet Linda Wurzbach, who recently retired from a successful 12-person education consultancy using an employee ownership model. Resources for Learning’s path to a worker co-op showcases a successful transition and the win
John Newland from JOMA Construction needed an exit that would prevent culture disruption, offered financing, and guaranteed his team would be taken care of. Plus, they wanted to keep building eudaimonia. In our conversat
Why do we believe in EO's growth potential? Facts and Trends - our favorite friends. FACTS 3 million retiring small and medium business owners$8 trillion in illiquid wealth at stake.4 out 5 SMBs don't find traditional bu
Nathan Schneider
professor of media studies and director of the Media Economies Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder · Chilton Wisconsin Fire Department
1 appearance on this show
Michael Kramer
financial advisor · Natural Investments
1 appearance on this show
Ted Hall
Founder and Creative Director · ShopBot Tools
1 appearance on this show
Craig Smith
therapist and creator of the FOCUS Journal · The Pods & Sods Network
1 appearance on this show
Gina Schaefer
founder of multiple hardware stores, author of Recovery Hardware · A Few Cool Hardware Stores
1 appearance on this show
Marc
CEO · The Richmond Way
1 appearance on this show
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