How Expanding ESOPs Plans to Unlock Trillions in Wealth for Workers

About this episode

Danny Massey discusses the potential of expanding ESOPs to unlock significant wealth for workers through policy changes and advocacy.

Guests : Danny Massey, Head of Strategy and Communications at Expanding ESOPs SUMMARY: In this episode of the Owners at Work podcast, we speak with Danny from Expanding ESOPs, a new national initiative focused on dramatically scaling employee ownership through policy change and public advocacy. Danny shares his journey from labor journalism and the Fight for $15 campaign to leading this effort to modernize the 51-year-old ESOP framework. We explore why expanding partial ESOPs in large companies could unlock trillions in worker wealth, and how this model can appeal across political lines. Danny also discusses Expanding ESOPs' growing coalition, its core principles, and the powerful role of worker storytelling in building a national movement. About Expanding ESOPs · https://expandingesops.com/ · https://www.linkedin.com/company/expanding-esops/ Other Articles · https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/better-than401k-companies-workers-long-term-stock-owners.html · https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/features/2025-04-27/room-board-goes-esop-employee-stock-ownership-plans-don-t-have-to-be-rare · https://fortune.com/2025/02/26/employee-owned-companies-careers-benefits-esops/?abc123 SUPPORT THE…

People in this episode

Guest: Danny Massey

Topics covered

• employee ownership
• ESOPs
• wealth distribution
• policy change
• worker advocacy
• political appeal

Keywords

• ESOP
• employee ownership
• wealth
• policy
• advocacy
• worker storytelling
• coalition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Expanding ESOPs, Ohio Employee Ownership Center, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fortune

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