{"podcast":{"title":"Markets Plus","slug":"markets-plus-274186","podcast_index_feed_id":274186,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/bmoinsights","website_url":"http://bmocm.com/marketsplus","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/609045aa-6ca8-11ea-9531-f3f20b130d9d/image/57e0d21b33f6858ad93072b95623c712.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BMO","episode_count":342,"summary":"Listen to Markets Plus to hear BMO leading experts share a wealth of timely and relevant perspectives on factors shaping the markets, economy, industry sectors, and much more. For more information about Markets Plus, visit bmocm.com/marketsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T06:21:51.968830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186"},"episode":{"title":"Employee Ownership: Aligning Profit, Purpose, and Long-Term Value","slug":"employee-ownership-aligning-profit-purpose-and-long-term-value","published_at":"2026-08-17T15:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186/employee-ownership-aligning-profit-purpose-and-long-term-value","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186","url":"http://bmocm.com/marketsplus","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PC2542039604.mp3","summary":"Employee ownership is gaining momentum as a powerful strategy to align business success with employee wellbeing and community resilience. In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, Michael Torrance, BMO’s Chief Sustainability Officer, sits down with Leah Turnbull, Managing Director and National ESOP Practice Lead at BMO, to explore how employee ownership structures—such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) in the U.S. and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) in Canada—are transforming the way companies think about growth, succession, and sustainability.  They discuss why employee ownership is increasingly relevant amid a wave of retiring business owners, how it can help close the wealth gap by expanding access to equity, and why it offers a compelling alternative to traditional sale options.","meta_description":"Employee ownership is gaining momentum as a powerful strategy to align business success with employee wellbeing and community resilience. In this episode…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1318,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/markets-plus-274186/episodes/employee-ownership-aligning-profit-purpose-and-long-term-value/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-plus-274186/employee-ownership-aligning-profit-purpose-and-long-term-value.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}