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Video: ‘Beyond the Family Business’ with Geoff Smith, former CEO of EllisDon, on succession and employee equity
Hosted by Luke Hansen-MacDonald, a second-generation family business leader, Beyond the Family Business is one of the most thoughtful and engaging podcasts about family enterprise in Canada.
In this episode, Luke sits down with Geoff Smith, former CEO of EllisDon. His story weaves us through the relationship he had with his father, how his succession story unfolded and why he ended up as the CEO of one of Canada’s largest construction and building services companies—EllisDon, which generates over $8 billion in annual revenue.
Geoff explains his decision to give his employees equity and how the structure of his business allowed it. He still believes it was the morally correct thing to do, and notes that as employees were getting wealthier, employee engagement and passion improved.
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