S13E19: Pivoting hard to create 1000 millionaires, with Kerry Siggins (CEO, Stone Age Tools)
We're continuing our season on "business as a force for good", Richard speaks with Kerry Siggins, the CEO of StoneAge Holdings, a fast growing manufacturing and technology company based in Colorado. Under Kerry’s leadership, StoneAge has experienced double digit growth, year over year. In 2015, she successfully transitioned the company’s ownership structure to an ESOP, ensuring that all employees share in the success of the company through employee ownership.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- The low point at age 28 caused Kerry to move back in with her parents, and yet opened up a whole new professional adventure.
- The pros - and the cons - of an employee ownership model.
- The 3 key questions Kerry uses to "hire for ownership mindset."
- Why did Kerry cut ties with all her dealers and move to a direct sales model?
- Kerry's mission is to change the face of capitalism by creating 1000 millionaires
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