Employee Ownership Executive Roundtable + Mixer

Presented by the Tennessee Center for Employee Ownership (TNCEO) and 3LS, Inc.

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Event Details:
Date/Time – Tuesday, May 19 | 9-11:30 a.m.
Location – 5by5 Agency, 5210 Maryland Way, Suite 200, Brentwood, TN 37027
Open to the public | REGISTER HERE online by May 14

Across Tennessee, business owners are thinking intentionally about growth. But every growth story eventually leads to a bigger question: what comes next?

Whether you are scaling, preparing for transition, or considering the legacy you want to leave, ownership structure plays a critical role. Employee ownership is gaining traction as a powerful, underexplored strategy for succession, workforce engagement and long-term sustainability, especially in people-driven industries like healthcare.

This inaugural executive roundtable and mixer brings together leaders for a candid, peer-driven conversation about growth, exit strategies, and how employee ownership fits into the mix. Expect less theory and more real-world perspective, with space to explore a question many are already asking: what is employee ownership, and is it right for my business?

Co-presented by TNCEO and 3LS, Inc., a Nashville-based family of 26 employee-owned, mission-driven companies with more than 1,400 team members across 40+ states, this event reflects a shared belief that when ownership is aligned with purpose, companies create lasting opportunity.

Agenda:
9-9:30 a.m.: Breakfast & TNCEO Introduction
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Concurrent Roundtable Sessions
10:30-11 a.m.: Group Reflection & Discussion
11-11:30 a.m.: Networking Mixer

Who Should Attend:

• Business owners, executives and healthcare leaders exploring growth, succession or exit strategies
• Leaders curious about employee ownership as an alternative or complement to traditional paths
• Executives of employee-owned companies looking to scale impact and expand awareness
  

What to Expect:
After a brief introduction to TNCEO, attendees will break into two roundtable groups:

• ESOP Executives and Leaders: Connect with peers and explore how to expand awareness and impact across Tennessee
• Business Leaders Exploring Ownership Options: Learn the fundamentals of employee ownership and how it compares to other transition strategies

The group will come back together to share insights, discuss what’s next for employee ownership in Tennessee, and wrap with a casual mixer. Come with questions, leave with perspective, and connect with others thinking seriously about how ownership shapes growth, opportunity and long-term impact.