News & Stories
Every shared ownership program starts with a decision to do business differently — and that’s a story worth telling. Read about the employee-owners and business leaders showing what’s possible when more workers have a stake in the success they help create.
Explore original stories, announcements, media coverage, and other updates highlighting Ownership Works and the growing impact of employee ownership.
Partner & Company Features

“The Ultimate Win-Win”: Lori Sherwood on Building Ownership for All at Parts Town Unlimited
March 12, 2026 - Partner & Company FeaturesParts Town Unlimited CFO Lori Sherwood shares how she helped build an ownership program that lets every employee share in the company's success, with support from Ownership Works.
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ISC Employees Share in Big Payout, Showcasing the Power of Ownership
February 27, 2026 - Partner & Company FeaturesThe sale of ISC meant nearly 400 employees would share in the company’s success, with payouts ranging from three to 30 months of annual pay. Watch employee-owners react to the news and hear company leaders reflect on the company’s ownership journey.
Read MoreFrom the U.S. to Poland, Germany, and the U.K., the news was the same: every one of Vomela's 2,100 employees was now an owner, thanks to the company's new employee ownership program. This is what that moment looked like.
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McKinsey & Company: “From principles to practice: How McKinsey is helping Ownership Works scale employee ownership”
February 12, 2026 - Partner & Company Features, Reports & InsightsMcKinsey partnered with Ownership Works to turn proven ownership principles into a scalable playbook, helping leadership teams build ownership culture, strengthen employee engagement, and support hundreds of companies on their equity journey.
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The Ownership Advantage: Bringing Shared Ownership to the Middle Market
November 3, 2025 - Partner & Company Features, Reports & InsightsA white paper from Ownership Works and Investcorp's Strategic Capital Group gives middle-market GPs a practical roadmap for bringing shared ownership to their portfolios.
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Edge Empowers Employee-Owners with Financial Wellbeing Program
October 8, 2025 - Partner & Company FeaturesOwnership is about more than a stake in the company. It's about having the tools to plan for what comes next. At Edge, a new financial coaching program helps employees turn big goals into real steps forward.
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Japanese Software Provider Yayoi Launches Broad-Based Ownership Program
September 2, 2025 - Partner & Company FeaturesBe Open. Be Challenging. Be Professional. When Yayoi unveiled its new values, it paired them with a new promise: its employees would share in the company's success as owners through a new broad-based employee ownership program. Hear what that moment meant to the new employee-owners of Yayoi.
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Bushu Pharma Celebrates Milestone Broad-Based Company Ownership Program
September 2, 2025 - Partner & Company FeaturesFor the first time, every employee at Bushu Pharma is an owner. The moment was a first for Japan too: no company in the country backed by a private financial sponsor had extended ownership to all of its employees before. Hear what it means to the people living it.
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UBS’ Brian Hull on “Changing the World” by Making Employee Ownership the Norm
November 14, 2024 - Partner & Company FeaturesBrian Hull of UBS on why he sees employee ownership as more than a benefit; it's a way to reshape how companies and workers share in success, one partnership at a time.
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CNBC: “KKR pays out employees as much as $325K in sale of GeoStabilization International”
September 26, 2024 - News & Media, Partner & Company FeaturesKKR employee-owners at GeoStabilization International receive payouts through the company's sale: longest-tenured hourly workers earned over $325K when the company sold, a striking case study in employee ownership and financial wellbeing. Watch the full video on CNBC.
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