Welcome to the first ever podcast series dedicated to employee ownership! 

**Brand new episodes for 2024**

Want to learn more about employee ownership and whether it could be right for your business?

You will hear from a range of guests, from founders and staff of employee-owned businesses to specialist employee ownership advisers and members of the legal and accounting profession with experience in employee ownership transactions.

You can use the links on live episodes below or you can listen on Apple Podcasts. 

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Livingston James – An Employee Ownership Case Study

**New Release**

With Founder & CEO Jamie Livingston from Livingston James

Employee ownership in the USA

**New Release**

With Loren Rogers, Executive Director from NCEO

Glen Drummond and Sharles CA – An Employee Ownership Case Study

**New Release**

With Chris Wilson, founder and director, Sharles CA

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20/20 Project Management Training – An Employee Ownership Case Study

**New Release**

With Tony Marks founder and chair, 20/20 Project Management Training

The Roles and Responsibilities of EOT Trustees

**New Release**

With Ralph Leishman, director, 4c consulting.

Tangram Furnishers – An Employee Ownership Case Study

**New Release**

With Julian Darwell-Stone, former owner and Sarah Ramsay, Managing Director, Tangram Furnishers.

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The role of an accountant in an EOT deal

**New Release**

With Linzi Wilson, Consilium Chartered Accountants.

Narro Associates – An Employee Ownership Case Study

**New Release**

With Ben Adams managing director, from Narro Associates.

Employee-owned Entrepreneurship: Lessons from and for Scottish SMEs

**New Release**

With Martin Stucki Non-Executive Director & former CEO of Transitec Consulting Engineers, and Executive MBA graduate from the University of Edinburgh. 

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Esteem Training – An Employee Ownership Case Study  

With founder and director Trudy Mackenzie, and operations director Martina Höfner from Esteem Training Ltd.

Ownership Culture in an Employee-owned Firm 

 

Carole Leslie from Ownership Associates explains what ‘good’ employee ownership looks like; the key components of a thriving ownership culture.

Quantics Biostatistics – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With founder and medical director Ian Yellowlees (BA(Eng), MB ChB, MPhil) and chief executive officer Philip Speakman from Quantics Biostatistics.

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Auchrannie- An Employee Ownership Case Study

With co-founder & executive chairperson Linda Johnston from Auchrannie Resort, Scotland’s first hotel and resort to become employee-owned.

Union Industries – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With managing director, Andrew Lane from Union Industries.

Swanson’s Food Wholesalers – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With founder and managing director Magnus Swanson from Swanson’s Food Wholesalers.

Accord Energy Solutions – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With founder director James Arthur and director and principal consultant Gordon Inglis.

Chemco International – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Chairman Manny Khorasani and Managing Director Colin Wade from Chemco International.

Heatherlea – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With co-founder and Managing Director Kevin Shaw from Heatherlea.

i4 Product Design – An Employee Ownership Case Study 

With Managing Director Brian Combe, Employee Director Marco Miglionico and Business Development Director Tristian Elliot from i4 Design.  

Paul Heat Recovery – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With co-founder and Director Stefan Huber from Paul Heat Recovery Scotland.

VME Coop – A Co-operative EOT Case Study

With Founder CEO Stephen Gill, and General Counsel Aaron Stewart from VME Coop.

Woollard and Henry – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Managing Director Fred Bowden and Sales Director Stuart Robertson from Woollard & Henry.

Mediascape – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Angus and Shona Knight from Mediascape and legal expert Bruce Farquhar from Anderson Strathern.

Structuring an Employee Ownership Deal

With Douglas Roberts, legal expert from Lindsays, accountant Colin Grant from Time2Adapt, and EO specialist Andrew Harrison from Co-ownership Solutions.

ITWorx – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Philip Mowatt, founder of ITWorx, and Andrew Harrison, EO specialist at Co-ownership Solutions.

MHB Consultants – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Hendrie Barbour, founder of MHB Consultants, and Andrew Harrison, EO specialist at Co-ownership Solutions.

GS Brown – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Des Brown, founder of GS Brown, and Carole Leslie, EO specialist at Ownership Associates.

Pacific Building – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Brian Gallacher, managing director, and William McPhee, accounts assistant, from Pacific Building, and Andrew Harrison, EO specialist at Co-ownership Solutions.

ESPL – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Helen Erwood, founder, and Jason Collins, managing director, from ESPL and Carole Leslie, EO specialist at Ownership Associates.

Guard Archaeology – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With John Atkinson, managing director, and Warren Bailie, director, from Guard Archaeology, and EO specialist Ralph Leishman from 4-consulting.

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Cameron Interiors – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Kirsten Robeson, managing director at Cameron Interiors, and Accountant Linzi Wilson from Consilium Chartered Accountants.

STAR-Dundee – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Stuart Mills, CEO at STAR-Dundee.

Aquascot – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Niall MacDonald, managing director at Aquascot.

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The Role of the Solicitor in an Employee Ownership Transaction

With Campbell Clark, a partner at Blackadders.

Priory Hotel – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Stuart Hutton, founder of the Priory Hotel, and his son Kenny, who is managing director.

PagePark – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Karen Pickering, chair of the board of directors at architecture practice Page Park.

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The Role of the Employee Ownership Adviser

With Andrew Harrison, adviser at Co-ownership Solutions.

Jerba Campervans – An Employee Ownership Case Study

With Simon Poole, founder of Jerba Campervans.

Introduction to Employee Ownership and Scotland for Employee Ownership

With Dennis Overton, co-founder of Aquascot.

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