It's hard to believe that 2026 marks 12 years since we launched Broughton Consulting. It has been an incredible journey. From writing case studies about innovative companies to coaching businesses through ownership transitions and transformative cultural shifts to speaking at conferences on all we’ve learned,...
How do you prepare a company for an owner’s transition—and help that owner choose the right path forward? When I first met Ted Hall of ShopBot Tools, Inc in 2017, he was exploring two key goals: increasing financial transparency and identifying the best exit strategy.We...
Do you know what is special about this month? We will give you a fun fact as a hint: In 1974, the Employee Retirement Security Act (ERISA) passed through both chambers of Congress. ERISA created an official definition of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), making...
Broughton Consulting Principal Anne-Claire Broughton was recently featured on the ESOP Podcast hosted by Bret Keisling, a passionate advocate for employee ownership. In this episode, Anne-Claire and Bret discuss various topics ranging from their personal aha moments around employee ownership, the founding of the North...
Angela Hollowell, a visual storyteller and founder of Ang H. Studio based in Durham, North Carolina, sits down with our principal, Anne-Claire Broughton on the Honey & Hustle podcast. Broughton and Hollowell delve into topics surrounding investing in people via employee ownership, empowering the workers...
Anne-Claire Brougton, Principal of Broughton Consulting, LLC, recently sat down with Steve Baker of the Great Game of Business Change The Game Podcast to discuss ESOPs, Co-ops, and International Players. Listen here as Broughton and Baker discuss the importance of wealth building for frontline workers,...
Broughton Consulting is pleased to announce our B Corp recertification! This was a very rigorous process to ensure we continue to meet high standards for social and environmental performance as benchmarked by high performing companies in the US and worldwide. B Corps are leaders when...
Broughton Consulting teamed up with our clients Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) and Sadie Scheffer from Bread SRSLY to discuss hiring and developing talent as part of the COVID-19 recovery. As so many small businesses are struggling to find and develop talent during this time, this...
Our Principal, Anne-Claire Broughton, recently participated in an ESOP Roundtable facilitated by The Great Game of Business' Change the Game Podcast. Listen in as Broughton and her colleagues, Victor Aspengren and John Williams, discuss the benefits and potential challenges of being an ESOP company and...
Our client ShopBot Tools, Inc. recently announced its restructuring as an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), a move that was designed to position the company for long term success by empowering its employees through ownership. ShopBot is the 14th company in the U.S. to establish an...