Shared Success: The Employee Ownership Podcast
Shared Success: The Employee Ownership Podcast
Podcast Description
Shared Success: The Employee Ownership Podcast” shares real stories of business owners and communities coming together to build stronger futures through shared ownership.
Hosted by Marie Davis of the Georgia Center for Employee Ownership, each episode explores how local businesses are navigating succession planning, empowering employees, and preserving legacies that matter.
Season 1 highlights the vibrant community of Athens-Clarke County, where business leaders are discovering new ways to keep their companies thriving for the next generation and beyond.
If you believe businesses can be a force for good, join us for inspiring conversations about ownership, opportunity, and community-driven success.
Learn more about the Georgia Center for Employee Ownership at www.gaceo.org.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on employee ownership, succession planning, and community empowerment, with episodes examining case studies like the transition to employee-owned models, financial strategies from the Small Business Administration, and real stories from local leaders in Athens-Clarke County. Specific episodes highlight unique journeys, like that of a veterinarian turned business broker who emphasizes creating values-driven business practices.
Shared Success: The Employee Ownership Podcast” shares real stories of business owners and communities coming together to build stronger futures through shared ownership.
Hosted by Marie Davis of the Georgia Center for Employee Ownership, each episode explores how local businesses are navigating succession planning, empowering employees, and preserving legacies that matter.
Season 1 highlights the vibrant community of Athens-Clarke County, where business leaders are discovering new ways to keep their companies thriving for the next generation and beyond.
If you believe businesses can be a force for good, join us for inspiring conversations about ownership, opportunity, and community-driven success.
Learn more about the Georgia Center for Employee Ownership at www.gaceo.org.
On today’s episode, Marie Davis sits down with Miren Oca, Founder and Director of Ocaquatics Swim School, a nationally recognized, employee-owned business that teaches over 6,500 swim lessons a week.
In this episode, you’ll hear Miren’s incredible journey from aspiring orthopedic surgeon to mission-driven entrepreneur, the cultural groundwork her team laid long before becoming employee-owned, and the ripple effects of that transition — including her nonprofit, Ripples of Impact.
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to build a business where people love to work and ownership is shared, this conversation will show you that you can do this too.
RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE
- Visit https://www.ocaquatics.com/
- Visit https://www.ripplesofimpact.org/
- Learn more about Employee Ownership at https://www.gaceo.org/
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- Stock Music provided by ikoliks / Pond5
- Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com
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