What happens when you combine employee ownership with human services? In this episode, I sit down with Eric Strickland, CEO of 3TLs—a purpose-driven group of 18 employee-owned companies with nearly 700 employee owners across five states. Eric shares his 20-year journey from CFO to CEO, including the rare "ESOP-to-ESOP" transaction that launched 3Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership as an as...
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What happens when you combine employee ownership with human services? In this episode, I sit down with Eric Strickland, CEO of 3TLs—a purpose-driven group of 18 employee-owned companies with nearly 700 employee owners across five states. Eric shares his 20-year journey from CFO to CEO, including the rare "ESOP-to-ESOP" transaction that launched 3Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership as an as...
Alternative Exit #27 | From Awareness to Action: Scaling EO Through Tech and Trust
Alternative Exit
40 minutes
4 months ago
Alternative Exit #27 | From Awareness to Action: Scaling EO Through Tech and Trust
Episode Summary: What if small business owners could explore employee ownership with clarity, confidence, and tools built just for them? In this episode, I’m joined by Sonali Kothari, Co-founder, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Zolidar—a platform dedicated to unlocking employee ownership transitions for small and medium-sized businesses. Sonali brings together deep experience from organizations like Kiva and Jobs for the Future, along with a passion for scaling systems ...
Alternative Exit
What happens when you combine employee ownership with human services? In this episode, I sit down with Eric Strickland, CEO of 3TLs—a purpose-driven group of 18 employee-owned companies with nearly 700 employee owners across five states. Eric shares his 20-year journey from CFO to CEO, including the rare "ESOP-to-ESOP" transaction that launched 3Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership as an as...