As Tete Ester Francis tells her children, life is a journey taken one step at a time. That philosophy carried her further than she could have imagined. Tete’s story spans continents and decades — from growing up in a refugee camp in Uganda, to arriving in Canada in 2019 as a single mom with five young kids, to becoming a mechanical assembler and employee-owner at CoolIT.
When Tete opened her payout letter from CoolIT’s employee ownership program, following the company’s acquisition, the emotions were overwhelming. And the timing couldn’t have been more meaningful, with her kids heading to college next year. Watch the video to hear Tete share what it means to work for a company that gives every employee the opportunity to share in the value they created through employee ownership.
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