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Owners at WorkAuthor: Ohio Employee Ownership Center
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Beyond Employee Ownership: Exploring Purpose, Power, and Profit with Mark Hand
Episode 5
Thursday, 5 November, 2026
SUMMARY: In this episode of Owners at Work, we welcome back Mark Hand, researcher, educator, and founder of The Stakehold, to discuss the growing momentum behind employee ownership and what the future might hold for the field. We explore the rise of purpose and steward ownership, drawing on Mark's new report, What Is Your Organization For?, co-authored with Tiffany Vargas, which examines how businesses can structure ownership around questions of purpose, power, and financial participation. We also discuss what employee-owned companies can learn from these other ownership models, including approaches to protecting a company's mission and expanding employee participation in decision-making. Along the way, we explore the evolution of The Stakehold, opportunities to connect employee ownership with other movements, and what it will take to translate growing interest into more employee-owned businesses. OTHER RESOURCES: Join Mark Hand and Tiffany Vargas next Friday (yes, the 13th) for thier guidebook launch: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-your-organisation-for-redesigning-for-purpose-power-and-profit-tickets-2002425775398 GUEST INFO: · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markchand/ · Email: mark.hand@uta.edu · Personal Website: https://markclaytonhand.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE STAKEHOLD! https://www.thestakehold.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: We make all episodes of Owners at Work free and never place them behind a paywall. But they take time and money to produce. Consider making a DONATION today to help keep our work going. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: We are always looking for new employee ownership stories to tell. Please contact us with your story at oeoc@kent.edu
