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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Broad-Based Employee Ownership: When Teams Row Together, Performance Follows, Even in Turbulent Times
As portfolio companies navigate disruption and longer hold periods, AlixPartners and Ownership Works explore how employee ownership can engage the workforce and strengthen value creation.
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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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C.H.I. Overhead Doors Employee-Owners React to Life-Changing Payouts
June 22, 2022 - Partner & Company FeaturesC.H.I. Overhead Doors employees helped build a stronger company. Watch them learn they would share in its success through payouts of up to 6.5 times their annual pay.
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Wall Street is taking employee ownership seriously. This Forbes piece looks at why — and what that could mean for workers.
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Watch this panel recorded live at The Milken Institute Global Conference, where leading voices from major financial firms make the case for employee ownership as a bold fix for wealth inequality, boosting financial wellbeing and workforce engagement
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New Nonprofit Launches Movement to Help Create at Least $20 Billion in Wealth for Working Families
April 5, 2022 - AnnouncementsOwnership Works launched with over 60 founding partners to build employee ownership programs that generate wealth for working families. The nonprofit's model aims to strengthen ownership culture, boost employee engagement, and advance financial wellbeing for workers nationwide.
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The Wall Street Journal: “Private-Equity Giants Back New Nonprofit Promoting Employee Ownership”
April 5, 2022 - News & MediaMore than 60 private equity firms, banks, pension funds, and nonprofits came together with an ambitious goal: generate $20 billion in wealth for workers.
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Employees Celebrate the Launch of Employee Ownership at Colson Group
April 4, 2022 - Partner & Company FeaturesWatch highlights from Colson Group's employee ownership launch and hear employees react to a new opportunity to share in the company's success.
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The Wall Street Journal: “KKR Executive’s Push to Spread Employee Stock Ownership Begins to Gain Traction”
February 9, 2021 - News & MediaThe Wall Street Journal profiles KKR executive Pete Stavros’ push to expand employee ownership and help more workers build wealth.
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