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Cristy Shamus:
BL rocks! Honestly, looking at all
the other displays/submissions and
listening to people speak about
what their company does, in my
opinion, we are in the top 5% of
the companies represented at
the conference that are doing so
many amazing things on a daily
basis. Not just during one big
event. I also, loved the support
from upper management during
the conference. Not only were
there folks from the executive team
attending the conference, but they
were truly interested in making our
culture better and learning about
ways to make that happen with the
rest of the ESOP Communications
Committee.
Mina Almengor:
I am always so amazed by the
reactions of the new BL attendees
to the ESOP Conference. I
believe they developed a deeper
appreciation for our ESOP and the
culture that we are fostering at
BL. And, as an added bonus, I had
the opportunity to get to know my
coworkers a little bit more. I also
have a deeper appreciation for our
ESOP Communications Committee.
In comparison to other ESOP
Committees, they do some amazing
things to celebrate and educate our
Employee Owners.
Mike Lozanoff:
How far advanced BL is as an ESOP
in comparison to other companies
(e.g. things like being 100%
Employee Owned, having our debt
paid off, our culture, our openness
and communication, etc.)
Jess Osborne:
This was my second time attending
the ESOP Association Conference
(I felt like an old pro!) - but there
were so many new ideas and
companies to learn from. Not
to toot BL’s horn too much, but
we’re doing a lot of things right
- and are really on the forefront
of building our culture through
ESOP Communications Committee
activities, etc. It was interesting
to learn that a lot of companies
(even from different industries)
face the same the same challenges
that we do in terms of making
sure all employees feel connected
among offices, departments and
disciplines.
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST
TAKEAWAY FROM THE ESOP
CONFERENCE?
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