What tuning your business into a co-op can do for LGBTQ workers
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How turning your business into a co-op helps LGBTQ workers
On this episode of the Queer Money® podcast features guest Annie Winkler discussing the benefits of employee ownership in businesses. Annie explains how becoming a part-owner of a company can lead to increased productivity, job satisfaction, and the establishment of LGBTQ generational wealth. They recount their experience transitioning Real Pickles into a worker-owned cooperative and delve into the impacts of democratic member control in co-ops versus ESOPs. The episode highlights the advantages for both business owners considering succession planning and employees seeking greater investment in their workplace.
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Topics covered on turning your business into a co-op
- Introduction to Bare Minimum Mondays and Lazy Fridays
- The Concept of Employee Ownership
- Introducing Annie Winkler and Queerness in Business
- Welcome to the Queer Money Podcast
- Discussion on Pronouns and Non-Binary Identity
- Exploring Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Challenges Faced by Employees Today
- The Impact of Baby Boomers on the Economy
- Statistics on Baby Boomers and Retirement
- The Role of Wealth and Power in Employment
- Annie Winkler’s Journey to Employee Ownership
- The Real Pickles Cooperative Experience
- The Benefits of Worker-Owned Cooperatives
- Comparing ESOPs and Worker Co-ops
- Challenges and Benefits of Employee Ownership
- Legacy Planning for Business Owners
- Introduction to ESOPs
- Trust and Control in ESOPs
- Ownership and Leadership Transitions
- Optimal Company Size for ESOPs and Co-ops
- Financial Considerations and Valuation
- Starting the Transition to Employee Ownership
- Generational Wealth and Queer Community
- VEOC and Employee Ownership Support
- Dragon Boat Team and Personal Joys
- Conclusion and Resources
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Resources on turning your business into a co-op
- Real Pickle’s Website
- VEOC.org
- usworker.coop
- conference.coop
- Queer Money Kickstarter
- Capital One Auto Navigator
- Wealth Builder’s Pyramid
- CreditWise
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- Debt Free Guys on Youtube
- Queer Money Facebook Group
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- Email [email protected]
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We’re David and John Auten-Schneider, the Debt Free Guys (www.debtfreeguys.com), and the Queer Money® podcast hosts. We help queer people (and allies) live fabulously, not fabulously broke, by helping them 1) pay off credit card debt, 2) become part- or full-time entrepreneurs and 3) save and invest for retirement.