 Last week, PTON Program Manager Issie Corvi and Co-founder Jenny Everett shared PTON's backstory, first-year accomplishments, and upcoming plans in the online webinar, Introducing PTON. It was fantastic connecting with everyone to share our mission and the progress we've made in establishing our three primary programs: membership & workgroups, conferences, and the knowledge hub. If you missed the live session or want to revisit the presentation, you can find the full recording on YouTube. To get involved with PTON today, we encourage you to consider joining the network as a PTON Member, explore company directories, resources, and community events in the PTON Knowledge Hub, and sign up for our email list or follow us on LinkedIn to be the first to hear about our next conference. We’re building a "big tent" community of practice to co-create the infrastructure needed to make these values-led ownership models a more accessible option for companies across the U.S. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or just starting to learn about alternative ownership, we are thrilled to have you in the mix. Thanks for tuning in! Issie Corvi Program Manager Connect In PersonEmployee Ownership Ideas Forum 2026: Owning America’s Future Network Opportunity: Join PTON for lunch on June 3rd at The Aspen Institute Network Opportunity: Do you operate an EOT or employee-centered purpose trust? Share your experience at the Forum and receive free registration! Apply to speak by May 4, 2026    Reflections from AustinThe 2026 Purpose Trust Ownership Conference brought together 150 attendees including purpose-driven company owners and operators, technical advisors and legal professionals, funders and capital providers, supporting nonprofits, academics, and more. Dennis Price recounted the event in ImpactAlpha: ‘Purpose trusts’ power a business movement toward broader ownership and stakeholder governance Ari Weinzweig shared his reflections in the 3/4/2026 edition of Zingerman’s weekly newsletter, Ari’s Top 5 Andrea Steffes-Tuttle summarized key takeaways from the fishbowl session, The Culture of Trust: Inside the Human Side of Perpetual Purpose Trusts Julie Menter, who moderated the panel discussion, Innovative Funding Mechanisms to Increase Transaction Opportunities, shared her reflections And Mark Hand recorded his closing keynote speech, Prototyping the Future |
