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Creating connections is essential to building a community. It’s even more important when the people you’re trying to connect with aren’t in the same location. Businesses and companies have always found geographic distance to be a challenge to building a really great community-oriented culture. At Empowered Ventures, the same challenge holds true, which is why we decided to start Empowered Owners, the podcast that takes you inside Empowered Ventures.
In each episode, CEO Chris Fredericks will have a discussion with one of our employees to discover and highlight their distinct personalities, perspectives, and skills while also keeping you in the loop with exclusive news, updates on company performance, and a glimpse into the future plans of Empowered Ventures. Not only is this an opportunity for Chris to learn more about our amazing employee-owners, but it’s also an opportunity for you to hear regularly from Chris and others from within Empowered Ventures.
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- Coming Out of the Shadows with EV’s Emily Bopp · 29 min. · Episode 71EV’s Chief of Staff Emily Bopp returns to the show to tackle a topic nobody’s talking about these days: AI. Emily and Chris walk through the holding company’s journey over the…
- Talking to Dinosaurs with Paramount's Troy Osborn · 36 min. · Episode 70Troy Osborn joined Paramount Plastics as its CNC programmer just over a year ago, and he hasn’t stopped learning since. Growing up in Elkhart, Indiana, the RV capital of the…
- Trees Don't Grow to the Sky: 2026 ESOP Update · 44 min. · Episode 69Once a year, all EVers from across Empowered Ventures gather for the ESOP Update, where we reveal the new share price, review the last year, and rally for the year ahead. After…
- Artwork in the Boiler Room with Benoure's Gary Morin · 28 min. · Episode 68Gary Morin has been with Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning since early 2025, and he joins Empowered Owners six months after assuming the President role. He grew up…
- Not Just a Number: A Labor Day Tribute to EVers · 4 min. · Episode 67Empowered Owners is back. To open Season 5 on Labor Day, we handed the entire episode over to the people who do the work — no host, no questions, just the incredible employee…
- Partnership Not Pricing with Firstar's Luke Orszag · 17 min. · Episode 66Luke Orszag, President of Firstar Precision, returns to Empowered Owners to recap a year he describes as "a tale of two halves." The first six months saw demand almost disappear…
- Legacy, Leadership, and Letting Go with Brad Benoure · 23 min. · Episode 65Brad Benoure returns to Empowered Owners, just over a week after officially stepping away from the President role of a 60 year old family business. It's the culmination of a…
- From Dartboards to Data with EV's Kim Dinwiddie · 20 min. · Episode 64Kim Dinwiddie, VP of HR, returns to Empowered Owners to unpack EV's healthcare transformation—moving from fully insured to self-funded. Kim defines Healthcare for Us, with…
- On Resilience with TVF's Tad Calahan · 18 min. · Episode 63TVF President Tad Calahan returns to Empowered Owners to catch up on the year. Now in its 16th year of employee ownership, TVF has navigated significant headwinds including…
- Finding Your People with Whitney Brothers' Scott Kroeger · 27 min. · Episode 62Whitney Brothers President Scott Kroeger sits down with Chris Fredericks for our first-ever in-person podcast at Keene State College's beautiful Media Arts Center. Scott reflects…
- Go-Karts, Stories, and 150,000 Square Feet of Fabric: The 2026 EO Summit · 25 min. · Episode 61Chris Fredericks hosts the biggest group conversation yet on Empowered Owners, bringing together four employee ownership committee members from four different companies to…
- A Lot Going On at the Moment: An EV Update · 42 min. · Episode 60Chris Fredericks and Casey Grisez reunite for another EV update episode, announcing new hires at EV, explaining the shift to self-funded healthcare and what it means to own your…
- Not Like Enron with Paramount's Rachel Wolf · 36 min. · Episode 59Rachel Wolf, Director of Finance and Strategy at Paramount Plastics, joins Empowered Owners to share her remarkable origin story. She started working in her parents' carpet…
- Monopoly Money, Real Culture with Paramount's Curtis Elliott · 31 min. · Episode 58How many leaders retain their entire staff in the face of an industry-wide downturn? We’re lucky that Curtis Elliott, President of Paramount Plastics, is one of them. Curtis…
- Willing to be Uncomfortable with Benoure's Eric Lothrop · 20 min. · Episode 57Eric Lothrop, VP at Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, takes us through his 17-year journey from roughing in houses to overseeing custom residential construction. Eric…
- "I Can't Screw This Up" with Mike Jablonski · 21 min. · Episode 56Not many people have stewarded century-old companies. We're lucky that Mike Jablonski, former owner-operator of Whitney Brothers, is one of them. He takes us through 121 years of…
- Ductwork and Dressage with Benoure's Grace Talamini · 28 min. · Episode 55Meet Grace Talamini, the multi-talented coordinator at Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning. She manages social media, schedules service, and is one of Benoure's leading…
- Getting in the Healthcare Driver's Seat · 22 min. · Episode 54Kim Dinwiddie, EV's VP of Human Resources, returns to break down what's happening in the world of healthcare. Many companies are facing the highest cost increases in 15 years…
- Coconuts in Cambodia with TVF's Sam Marion · 26 min. · Episode 53Sam Marion, Sales Director for Apparel & Home Décor at TVF, shares her unexpected journey into the textile industry—starting with her mom's women's biker apparel company and…
- Share Price and ESOP Update (ft. Mountain Goats) · 37 min. · Episode 52EV CEO Chris Fredericks sits down with Casey Grisez, EV's finance and marketing associate, to decode the mystery behind ESOP share prices and valuations. With a background in…
