Makes Employees Part Owners
Integrity Marketing Group surprised its employees by sharing the wealth as well as ownership
Ownership is the American dream and some employees of Dallas-based Integrity Marketing Group are now living that dream after the company made them part owners.
“My regret is that we hadn’t done it before,” Integrity co-founder and CEO Bryan W. Adams said. “We wouldn’t have a business without people, and so just recognizing that people want the pride of ownership.”It’s a tremendous gift,” Executive Assistant Kendall Spence said. “Every time I think about it, it’s emotional.”
Adams went around the country to deliver the news personally to employees.
“It’s changed me,” Adams said. “It’s one thing for owners to make money and to reap the rewards. It’s way more powerful when you give them back.”
The change impacts Integrity’s 750 employees at 30 locations across the United States, 80 of whom work in the DFW area. The company ownership is retroactive, so employees got checks based on their position and years of service. Adams said the smallest check was for $7,500.
“It means, for us, being completely clear of debt,” Spence said. “That my husband and I could invest more heavily into our retirement, set up a wonderful future for my daughter, who’s 4 years old, and it was incredibly life changing.”
This article was written. December 12th. By another writer I actually had the story in my Google feed. I was in a room with fellow employees and I watched the announcement with disbelief. People where praying, crying, speechless, you name it! It was one of the greatest show of corporate kindness.
I was in the room when it happened. It was truly one of the unique instances of my life.
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