What happens when you combine employee ownership with human services? In this episode, I sit down with Eric Strickland, CEO of Three Ls—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 Three Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership...
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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 Three Ls—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 Three Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership...
Alternative Exit #30 | From Ownership to Legacy: Barry Horner’s Journey to Employee Empowerment
Alternative Exit
50 minutes
3 months ago
Alternative Exit #30 | From Ownership to Legacy: Barry Horner’s Journey to Employee Empowerment
What happens when a traditional exit strategy feels like value destruction rather than creation? In this episode, I sit down with Barry Horner, co-founder and executive chair of Paradigm North, one of the UK's leading financial planning firms. Barry shares his transformative journey from exploring trade sales to pioneering employee ownership in 2019, and how he recently completed the leadership transition piece of the puzzle by stepping back as CEO while remaining as executive chair. We dive...
Alternative Exit
What happens when you combine employee ownership with human services? In this episode, I sit down with Eric Strickland, CEO of Three Ls—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 Three Ls and his innovative approach to building employee wealth through vertical integration. We explore how Eric thinks about employee ownership...
