close
From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership Audiobook, by John Abrams Play Audiobook Sample

From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership Audiobook

From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership Audiobook, by John Abrams Play Audiobook Sample
FlexPass™ Price: $13.95
$11.95 for new members!
(Includes UNLIMITED podcast listening)
  • Love your audiobook or we'll exchange it
  • No credits to manage, just big savings
  • Unlimited podcast listening
Add to Cart
$11.95/m - cancel anytime - 
learn more
OR
Regular Price: $19.99 Add to Cart
Read By: George Newbern Publisher: Ascent Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781663751768

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

14

Longest Chapter Length:

57:53 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

06:31 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

30:37 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

This visionary but practical handbook offers mission-driven business owners a roadmap for ensuring their company's lasting impact, building leadership internally, and fostering participatory management.

Through inspiring real-world stories of B-Corps, worker co-ops, ESOPs, and employee ownership trusts, this book demonstrates how to create resilient organizations that benefit workers and communities. Drawing on his fifty-year journey with South Mountain Company and extensive research, Abrams outlines five critical transitions for mission-driven businesses to become what he calls a CommonWealth company: from founder to next-generation leadership; from sole ownership to widely shared; from hierarchical control to democratic management; from unprotected mission to preserved purpose; and from business-as-usual to B Corp force for good.

From Founder to Future is an essential guide for mission-driven leaders seeking to reshape their businesses for inclusivity, longevity, and positive impact. Whether you're a retiring owner planning your exit, a young entrepreneur building for the future, or an employee working in a purpose-driven business, this book offers a blueprint for creating enduring, values-driven enterprises in the emerging regenerative economy.

Download and start listening now!

From Founder to Future Listener Reviews

Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!

About George Newbern

George Newbern is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a television and film actor best known for his roles as Brian MacKenzie in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as Danny in Friends. As a voice actor, he is notable for his role as Superman on the Cartoon Newtork series Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. He has guest starred on many television series, including Scandal, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI: Miami, and Numb3rs. He holds a BA in theater arts from Northwestern University.