Employee Ownership Month (EOM) gives ESOP companies a full month to celebrate the people who make ownership work, recognize employee owners, strengthen ownership culture, and raise awareness of the benefits of employee ownership in their workplaces and communities. The ESOP Association is offering four free 30-minute webinars throughout October to help ESOP companies find new ways to celebrate and promote employee ownership, drawing on ideas and examples from ESOP companies across the network. Chapter volunteers will take part in each session, bringing local voices into the conversation and sharing actionable ideas, successful approaches, and lessons from their own chapters.
Companies looking for inspiration have plenty to draw from. Favorite EOM activities range from employee-owner appreciation events, ESOP trivia, and ownership story spotlights to education sessions, volunteer projects, and idea challenges. Companies also love themed spirit days, company history displays, ownership scavenger hunts, lunch-and-learns, leadership Q&As, team competitions, photo contests, and customer thank-you campaigns, along with recognizing ESOP milestones and the employees who model an ownership mindset. Mixing several of these throughout October keeps the celebration engaging, informative, and meaningful for employee owners.
TEA’s webinar series carries that energy through the month, session by session. Each begins at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
October 6: (E) Education
Maximizing ESOP Education
Employee owners have more education opportunities available than many realize. This session catches members up on what’s out there to support their ownership journey.
Speakers: David Lehman, Corporate Training Coordinator, MGC Contractors, Inc. & Joe Elbow, Senior Director of Leadership Development, Bridges ESOP, Inc.
October 13: (S) Service
Spreading the Word on Employee Ownership
Raising the profile of employee ownership starts with raising your own. TEA shares opportunities to promote ESOPs during EOM and beyond.
Speakers: Stacie Roberts, Accountant, Sentry Equipment & Dave Elliott, Director, Corporate Projects, QPS Employment Group, Inc.
October 20: (O) Ownership
Engaging Owners
Culture doesn’t build itself. This session covers activities that help engage employee owners and strengthen the ownership mindset across a company.
Speakers: Daniele Barajas, Director, Corporate HR and Americas, Proponent & Emilie Poulakos, Director of Human Resources, OwnersEdge, Inc.
October 27: (P) Participation
With Purpose
TEA closes out the series with ideas for building participation, giving companies a strong finish to their Employee Ownership Month celebration.
Speakers: Jessica Ogiba, Sr. Manager Internal Communications, Sundt Construction, Inc. & Sarah McFadden, Business Systems Administrator III, Wright Service Corp.
All four webinars are free for TEA members. Register and select the sessions that fit your team’s plans, a digital invite will be e-mailed 24 hours before each event.
