How Sargent Is Building Leaders to Maximize Future Impact

Path for Growth with Alex Judd

Herb Sargent is a leader who truly exemplifies what it means to run an impact-driven business. In this episode, Herb returns to the podcast to explain how he’s built Sargent Corporation into a business focused on “building people.” He shares how creating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) has allowed him to focus on making sure this business outlives him, and he offers practical advice about developing leaders, avoiding siloing within a large company, and planning your exit strategy. To learn more from Herb, join us in Asheville for our “Leading Leaders” experience this October!

• Today we’re talking with Herb Sargent, CEO of Sargent Corporation (0:35)
• How has Path for Growth contributed to your own growth? (5:47)
• What does it look like to have “building people” as your purpose? (13:57)
• Why are you so passionate about building people? (23:39)
• What is an ESOP, and why did you decide to set one up? (29:09)
• How have you kept the company from being siloed? (38:02)
• When and how should owners start thinking about their exit strategies? (42:05)
• What kinds of businesses might be a good fit for an ESOP? (47:41)
• Join the Path for Growth in-person experience to learn more from Herb (49:01)

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