Give It To The People Podcast

Chisa Pennix-Brown

Give It To The People Podcast  is dedicated to helping businesses grow with practical insights, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies. Whether you're just getting started or scaling to your next level, we bring you conversations with experienced entrepreneurs and experts who share their journeys, lessons, and keys to success. Hosted by Chisa Pennix-Brown, Chief Experience Cultivator of Give It To The People and Co-Founder of the Give It Get It Business Membership—you'll experience a humorous, motivating, and authentic approach that empowers you to build the thriving business you deserve with "Real Resource for Real Results". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/give-it-to-the-people-podcast--3288928/support.

  1. 23 Jun

    The NC EOC Summit: How Employee Ownership Saves Local Business

    What happens when the owner of a successful business is ready to retire, but has no plan for what comes next?Across the country, millions of profitable businesses are facing a succession crisis. As Baby Boomer business owners approach retirement, communities risk losing jobs, local wealth, and legacy businesses that have served as economic anchors for decades.In this episode, we explore how employee ownership is emerging as a powerful solution. Through Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), business owners can transition ownership to employees while preserving jobs, protecting company culture, and keeping wealth rooted in local communities. We also discuss the upcoming NC Employee Ownership Conference and why business owners, advisors, economic developers, municipalities, and community leaders should be paying attention.Whether you're planning your own business succession, advising clients, or simply care about the future of Main Street, this episode offers practical insights into one of the most important economic conversations of our time.Key topics include: • The "Silver Tsunami" of retiring business owners • ESOPs and how they work • Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) • Succession planning strategies • Preserving business legacy • Community wealth building • Local economic resilience • The future of employee ownership in North Carolina Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/give-it-to-the-people-podcast--3288928/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

    The NC EOC Summit: How Employee Ownership Saves Local Business
  2. 09/06/2025

    Give It Get it Biz Series with Ja'Net Adams

    Chisa Pennix-Brown Chief Experience Cultivator at Give It To the People sat down with Ja'Net Adams of EMACK Consulting on an episode of the Give It Get It Bizness Series.  Ja’Net is an International Financial Literacy Speaker, Author, Consultant, and CEO of EMACK Consulting LLC. Ja'Net's path to entrepreneurship started after she was laid off from her job and found herself in $50,000 of debt. She paid that debt off in two years and that led her to speaking around the world sharing her strategies. She has spoken on stages across the United States as well as in Canada, Europe, United Arab Emirates, and South Africa. Her company has worked with K-12, higher education (minority and non minority serving institutions), Corporations, government entities, public and private sector to provide financial literacy workshops, training, curriculum, products, and consulting. Past and current clients are the NBA, Allstate, New York Times, Federal Reserve, Department of Education, White House, Dress For Success, Urban League, Ice Miller Law, TTEC Technology, Truist Bank, NC A&T University, Temple University, Winston Salem State University, University of Central Florida, and Upward Bound. Ja'Net's advice has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, CNBC, Good Morning America, NPR, BBC, Fox Business, Black Enterprise, USA Today, Huffington Post, and Marketplace Money. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/give-it-to-the-people-podcast--3288928/support.

    Give It Get it Biz Series with Ja'Net Adams

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Give It To The People Podcast  is dedicated to helping businesses grow with practical insights, inspiring stories, and actionable strategies. Whether you're just getting started or scaling to your next level, we bring you conversations with experienced entrepreneurs and experts who share their journeys, lessons, and keys to success. Hosted by Chisa Pennix-Brown, Chief Experience Cultivator of Give It To The People and Co-Founder of the Give It Get It Business Membership—you'll experience a humorous, motivating, and authentic approach that empowers you to build the thriving business you deserve with "Real Resource for Real Results". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/give-it-to-the-people-podcast--3288928/support.