The Harkins Builders ESOP Story & PRICE-IS-RIGHT CONTINUES! | S7E35

In this episode of the Sargent: On Track Podcast, President & CEO Eric Ritchie is joined remotely by Project Executive Peter Schaaf of Harkins Builders during National Employee Ownership Month. Peter explains how Harkins, founded in 1965 by Thomas Harkins, became an ESOP after former president Blaise Cook, who started with the company as a laborer, set up the plan in 2002 to secure the company's succession and give employees a real path to retirement. Harkins became 100% employee-owned in 2014. Peter and Eric talk about how Harkins keeps its employee-owners informed about the ESOP, what the phrase "protect the ESOP" means in the field and the office, and how ownership has built a culture where long-tenured people choose to stay on and teach the next generation of builders. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: [email protected]