We are mapmakers for strong local economies

We chart paths to a good future

Where people who work for a living can make a living, and where businesses and communities thrive together.

As strategic advisors we help shape economic mobility strategies like good jobs and employee ownership.

As storytellers, we make complicated systems simple, and broaden awareness of bold and inspiring solutions.

sToRY Studio

We are storytellers.

The best ideas often get stuck: buried in webinars, whitepapers, and the halls of academia and policy.

We move them into the hearts of everyday people. Through media-supported narrative, we shine a light on solutions that deserve to be seen, shared, and scaled.

What this looks like:

We make films, podcasts and written stories that unpack complex ideas, and show how real people are building better businesses, jobs, and work experiences that lead to better lives.

Explore our new video series on Employee Ownership for impact-driven professionals: “For the EO Curious”

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As strategic advisors, we partner with change makers to shape economic mobility strategies like good jobs and employee ownership. We move solutions from ideation to implementation. And then amplify them.

Strategy Studio

  • We work with partners who are growing the field of employee ownership.

    Our approaches honor the legacy of business owners while envisioning a future where businesses and workers co-create value for the benefit of local communities.

    Strategic partners include the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX), the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), and the network of State Centers of employee ownership.

  • Complementing our Story Studio, we work with field-builders to grow the narrative movements needed to amplify and scale economic solutions like good jobs and employee ownership.

    Strategic partners include the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) and a host of individual and institutional collaborators.

  • We advise on workforce and talent initiatives that start with solving business needs and honor both workers and employers as collaborative partners.

    Strategic partners include the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Talent Rewire, Results for America, and the network of workforce development professionals serving America’s talent landscape.

We Believe

The future isn’t written yet.

We believe in a future where everyone who works for a living can make a living: and thrive while doing it.

We call the people who share this vision our co-conspirators. Together, we’re building a good future.