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.
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Last Year, The Parking Spot Made Every Staff Member an Owner: Here’s One Employee-Owner’s Experience
Once 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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Employee Ownership Month 2026: Meet the Leaders Bringing Shared Ownership to Life
What drives leaders to bring shared ownership to their companies? Hear from members of the Ownership Works Coalition about why employee ownership matters to them.
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Business Insider: “10 business leaders who spearheaded industry-transforming change in 2024”
December 16, 2024 - News & MediaOwnership Works' Executive Director Anna-Lisa Miller named one of Business Insider's "10 business leaders who spearheaded industry-transforming change in 2024," for her leadership in expanding employee ownership.
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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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Tailwind Capital on Why Success is Making Sure Shared Ownership is Ingrained in Companies’ DNA
September 16, 2024 - Partner & Company FeaturesTailwind Capital shares why building ownership into every portfolio company isn't just good practice, it's core strategy, and how giving employees a stake has helped drive stronger performance across their investments.
Read MoreWhen KKR sold C.H.I. Overhead Doors, employee-owner Brad Edwards' payout wiped out debt and paid for his kids' college. 60 Minutes explores whether employee ownership is the key to building worker wealth.
Read MoreIn his TED Talk, KKR's Pete Stavros makes the case for employee ownership as business's secret ingredient: a blueprint for building ownership culture and shared prosperity for workers worldwide.
Read MoreIn March 2024, every PFB Corporation employee in Canada and the United States learned they now share in the success of the company they help build. See how employee-ownership react to learning about their company's new employee-ownership program.
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Ownership Works’ Partner Convening for CEOs: Building a Culture of Ownership and Engagement
February 15, 2024 - AnnouncementsWhat turns a shared ownership program into a shared ownership culture? In May 2023, CEOs came together for the first time to find out, trading ideas across panels, breakouts, and conversations that set the tone for what came next.
Read MoreA flat tire. An unexpected hospital bill. For many families, one surprise expense is all it takes to fall behind. Employee ownership offers a different path, one where the people who help build a company's value get to share in it. Here's Ownership Works, explained.
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Leonard Green & Partners on “Doing Well by Doing Good” Through Shared Ownership
February 14, 2024 - Partner & Company FeaturesLeonard Green & Partners, an Ownership Works founding partner, shares how building employee ownership into its portfolio companies has become a core part of doing well by doing good, for workers and investors alike.
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