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.
Worker Stories
Last Year, The Parking Spot Made Every Staff Member an Owner: Here’s One Employee-Owner’s Experience
October 1, 2026 - Partner & Company Features, Worker StoriesOnce a restaurant owner who felt like a team of one, Area Manager Angelique Ford is now one of 2,000 employee-owners at The Parking Spot. Read her story, and how she's using employee ownership to take her team's owner mindset to the next level.
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CoolIT’s Tete Ester Francis on What Employee Ownership Means for Her Family
May 26, 2026 - Partner & Company Features, Worker StoriesTete Ester Francis built a new life and career in Canada one step at a time, becoming a mechanical assembler and employee-owner at CoolIT. Watch her share what her ownership payout means for her family as her children prepare for college.
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CoolIT’s Jyoti Verma on Achieving Her Homeowner Dreams Through Employee Ownership
May 26, 2026 - Partner & Company Features, Worker StoriesAfter moving from India to Calgary, Jyoti Verma found a new career — and a true sense of ownership — at CoolIT Systems. Watch how her employee ownership payout helped make her dream of buying a home possible.
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Ingersoll Rand employees around the world are owners. Hear employee-owners share what having a stake in the company’s future means to them.
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