Stake & Soul
Your dose of thought-provoking insights into the world of Employee Ownership with Barry Horner.
Stake & Soul
Latest Episodes
#16 Tom Vincent: How 2020 Became the 2025 UK EO Business of the Year
In this episode of Stake & Soul, Barry speaks with Tom Vincent, CEO of 2020 Project Management Training, the Scottish-founded, UK-based specialist that transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust in 2018 and, seven years on, was named EO Bu...
#15 Johnny Aisher: 40 Years Inside the John Lewis Partnership
In this episode of Stake & Soul, Barry speaks with Johnny Aisher, who spent 40 years at the John Lewis Partnership and retired on 31 March 2025, most recently as a director of the John Lewis Partnership Trust. Having joined as one of 21 gra...
#14 Andrew Murphy: From 30 Years at John Lewis to Leading The Entertainer Through EO
In this episode of Stake & Soul, Barry speaks with Andrew Murphy, CEO of The Entertainer, the family-founded toy retailer that completed its 100 percent transition to an Employee Ownership Trust in September 2025. The move turned around 2,0...
#13 Gary Grant on Faith, Family and Handing The Entertainer to Its Staff
In this episode of Stake & Soul, Barry speaks with Gary Grant, the founder of The Entertainer, who together with his wife Catherine built one of Britain's most values-driven retail businesses from a single toy shop in Amersham in 1981 to ov...
#12 Liam Toms: How Grapevine Became Employee-Owned and Found Its Voice Again
In this episode of Stake & Soul, Barry speaks with Liam Toms, Communications and Engagement Manager at Grapevine, the Dorset-based managed IT and telecoms provider that transitioned to 100 percent employee ownership via an Employee Ownershi...
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