While ESOPs aren’t new and there are many benefits, they’re also complicated. ESOP professionals love to talk about complexity and cite obscure sections of law. We’re going to skip that. Here are the most important things you need to know about ESOPs.
Read MoreYou’ve spent months or years thinking about selling your business but the thought of starting the process seems overwhelming. After many hours of research, you remain skeptical and unsure of it all. This blog series on ‘Hiring an Investment Bank’ endeavors to alleviate some concerns that you may have and demystify the whole process in plain English.
Read MoreWhen it comes to realizing your purpose, you don’t so much as find your purpose as it finds you. At least that’s how it happened for EPOCH Pi. One day it came to us: we are an investment bank with a purpose, whose mission was to help end the cycle of poverty by supporting organizations that address the impediments to high-quality urban education.
Read MorePeople tend to lump values and culture into one soft squishy subject that HR is supposed to deal with and that shows up occasionally in speeches and annual reviews. But failure to consider cultural alignment in mergers and acquisitions can be the kiss of death.
Read More“I fully believe that 20 years from now, all business will be purpose-driven,” Epoch Pi co-founder William W. Vogelgesang recently told Conscious Capitalism for an article about the movement.
Read MoreMany businesses say they want to make a positive impact on the world, but not many are walking the talk. Those who want to march for a better tomorrow are now seeking a B Corp certification through B Lab. Here’s why we’ve joined this global movement to do good.
Read MoreAt a time when big business and trade are getting a bad rap, a group of 220 chief executives gathered at a luxury resort here last week to assure one another that capitalism is “awesome.”
Read MoreThe Conscious Capitalism Chapter of Northeast Ohio, along with the soon to be launched Co-Lab incubator, the Corporate Roundtable of the Sustainable Business Center at Cleveland State University and the Conscious Venture Lab are presenting a conscious capitalism boot camp and pitch competition for emerging early stage entrepreneurs in Cleveland!
Read MoreWe are looking forward to the premier of the 'Good Fortune" which is a documentary that chronicles the fall and ultimate rise of Austin billionaire philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, and the rise of ‘conscious capitalism’.
Read MoreWe are happy to share a fantastic video presented by Yahoo Finance entitled "How ‘conscious’ capitalism can be profitable and positive for the community" where Kip Tindell and Brittnay Merrill Underwood speak of the benefits of a conscious mindset in both business and social enterprises.
Read MoreSome people argue that there’s no room for Love in business. But we feel love makes for good business. Love captures our imaginations, opens us up to new possibilities, and unleashes our potential.
Read MoreTo succeed in a world where variables such as leadership, talent, culture, and reputation rival traditional financial performance and industry analysis, the industry needs new comparative benchmarks and tools to help make the intangible tangible.
Read MoreThis study is an excellent piece of work that shows the importance of a mission, vision and purpose and why connecting your employees to jobs that bring out their sense of purpose will only benefit your company.
Read MoreAt EPOCH Pi we believe that in today's and even tomorrow's marketplace company's who have a purpose that includes doing some sort of good for the World and have a vision that includes focusing on that purpose, can not only do good, but they will have a higher probability of doing well financially.
Read MoreJoin us and hear what Arthur Brooks says about American Enterprise. The impressive lineup of speakers for the CEO Summit keeps growing and we want you in on the news. Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute (a public policy think tank in Washington, DC), is taking the stage at the 10th Annual Conscious Capitalism CEO Summit in October.
Read MoreEPOCH Pi, an investment bank financing the purpose economy—companies that drive profitability by enabling success for all stakeholders, is pleased to announce that Pablo Guevara is joining as a Partner and will help manage existing as well as new client engagements.
Read MoreAs more than one million fans gather in our great city to celebrate the Cavs victory, we celebrate the teams victory, the cities progress, and the state's social enterprise movement! After several years of study, the Ohio State Bar Association endorsed legislation that would create a new form of corporate entity in Ohio — the benefit corporation.
Read MoreDuring the 2016 Social Innovation Summit, David Rittberg, senior program officer at the Schusterman Foundation, who moderated a panel on changing corporate values cited a ProInspire Report, which shared that for Millennials PURPOSE IS PARAMOUNT. And that this generation is socially conscious and purpose-driven, which has profoundly impacted expectations of their career.
Read MoreJust like the writer of an article in Conscious Company Magazine entitled “How the “Sharks” are Missing the Blue Ocean of Conscious Capitalism, the show “Shark Tank” peaks the interest of most in the investment banking world, as it shows an elementary snapshot of what we do to the world.
Read MoreAfter attending some great conferences recently were are continually inspired by the growth of the Conscious Capitalism movement. While there is still an astronomical amount of work to be done, the movement continues to make great progress.
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