The EO adventure continues

Photo credit: Marta Handjieva It’s been a busy, but great start to 2026 for me on all things EO. Last week I was honoured to give a talk as part of the fantastic ‘at home’ recreation of November’s eoa Conference, put on by Jen and Jayne at Coda for their team.Mid month Daisy Biggs andContinueContinue reading “The EO adventure continues”

Employee ownership panel at Salad

Growing up in Poole I’ve sat on many barstools on Poole Quay with a beer (these were alcohol free, admittedly) and had great conversations with friends and strangers alike. This chat, on Wednesday night at an upcoming venue called ‘Salad’ was an all time favourite. By chance, we all had something in common, employee ownership.ItContinueContinue reading “Employee ownership panel at Salad”

South Coast EO spring event

My colleague Matt and I had a great time representing Grapevine at the South Coast EO Networking event yesterday, hosted by our client, and fellow employee owned business, Salad. A big thank you to the team there, as well as the attendees from other employee ownership companies, for all you do to provide a supportiveContinueContinue reading “South Coast EO spring event”

South Coast EO event at Salad

I managed to make it to our client Salad’s office yesterday for the first hour of another lovely meet up with our local employee-owned business community, before heading off to see the comedian Jonathan Pie at the Pavilion in Bournemouth. Photo credit: Arabella Lewis-Smith I was gutted that these two events clashed, but determined toContinueContinue reading “South Coast EO event at Salad”

Employee ownership workshop

My Grapevine colleague Paul and I were invited to an event hosted by our client Salad at their office space on Poole Quay. Like Grapevine, Salad are an employee owned business, having made the jump a couple of years ago. Photo credit: Arabella Lewis-Smith Arabella Lewis-Smith and Harry Pocknell from Salad are running a workshopContinueContinue reading “Employee ownership workshop”