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 #32 | The Honest Truth about Employee Ownership: Lesson from Founder Turned Advisor
Alternative Exit
38 minutes
3 months ago
Alternative Exit #32 | The Honest Truth about Employee Ownership: Lesson from Founder Turned Advisor
What happens when a founder realizes they're no longer the most passionate person in the room about their business's future? In this episode, I sit down with Chris Maslin, who made the bold decision to transition his accounting firm Maslin to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in 2021. Chris opens up about the personal moment when he recognized his team's excitement for growth had surpassed his own, and how this realization sparked a journey toward employee ownership that would transform both ...
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...
