Speaking/Publications

MAC Breakfast May 2015

ESOP Assoc. MAC Breakfast May 2015.  Find Paul (hint middle left).

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MAC Spring 2017

MAC Spring 2017.

MAC Conference_004--final

MAC Fall 2019

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
> Winning at Team ESOP; ESOP Communications Panel, MAC Fall Conf., Richmond, VA (Sept. 2022)
> Summer Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2022)
HR, CEO & CFO Roundtables (June & Aug. 2022)
> Making Your ESOP a WOW!, MAC Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (March 2022)
> Winter Break Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2022) 
> ESOPs: Built to Last, MAC Fall Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Sept. 2021)
Summer Break Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Aug. 2021) 
MAC ESOP Spring Virtual Conference (2021), CEO/CFO Roundtable leader
Sustaining Your ESOP Culture in a Pandemic, ESOP Association Virtual Conference, (Nov. 2020) 
Building a Resilient ESOP Company, www.nceo.org/r/resilient;  NCEO Publication, (Aug. 2020)
> Maximizing Employee Engagement,  Virtual Tri-Chapter ESOP Fall Conf., (Sept. 2020)
> Summer Session, Virtual MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting (July 2020)
> HR, CEO, and CFO Roundtables held virtually (June 2020)
> Mature ESOP Rollout, NCEO Virtual Conference (April 2020)
> COVID Updates, ESOP Potpourri, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Mar. 2020)
> Winter Break Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2020) 
>  Summer Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2019) 
> MAC ESOP HR Roundtable, Fairfax, VA (June 2019)
>  MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2019)
Valuing Your ESOP, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2019) 
AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2019)
ESOP as a Recruitment Tool,  MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Mar. 2019)
Winter Break Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2019) 
ESOP Valuation; ESOP Diversification,  MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Chantilly, VA (Oct. 2018)
>  Summer Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2018) 
> MAC ESOP HR Roundtable, Fairfax, VA (June 2018)
MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2018)
> Winning at Team ESOP, NCEO Atlanta (Apr. 2018) 
> AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2018)
> Winter Break Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2018) 
ESOP Repurchase Liability; Navigating Your Path to Retirement;ESOP MAC Conf., Richmond, VA, (Oct. 2017)
>  Summer Semester Session, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2017) 
>  MAC ESOP HR Roundtable, Fairfax, VA (June 2017)
MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2017)
> ESOP Rights & Responsibilities, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville,VA (Mar. 2017)
>  AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2017)
> ESOP March Madness, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2017) 
> ESOP 001 and Beyond!ESOP MAC/Carolinas Conf., Richmond, VA, (Oct. 2016)
>  Hot Summer Topics, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2016) 
>  MAC ESOP HR Roundtable, Fairfax, VA (June 2016)
>  MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2016)
>  AACE Communication!, The ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2016)
>  How Much is Your ESOP?   ESOP MAC, Williamsburg, VA (Mar. 2016)
AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2016)
> ESOP WYSIWYG,  ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (December 2015)
> ESOP Lessons Learned; Expert Panel, MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville,VA (Oct. 2015)
> Summerfest Free for All,  MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting,  Springfield, VA (July 2015) 
>  MAC ESOP HR Roundtable, Fairfax, VA (June 2015)
> MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2015)
See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-every-ceo-needs-join-roundtable-ken-gosnell-afc?trk=hp-feed-article-title-comment
> AACE Communication!,  The ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2015)
>  There’s No “I” in ESOP, NCEO Conference, Denver, CO (April 2015)
> Financial Literacy; Ten Things To Know About Your Valuation; ESOP MAC/Carolinas Conf., Pinehurst, NC (Mar. 2015)
>  AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2015)
> 2014 Review, 2015 Predictions, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (February 2015) 
> We’re All in Sales Workshop; Maximizing Your R&R,  MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville,VA (Oct. 2014)
>  Redeem, Recycle, or Releverage, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July. 2014) 
>  MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2014)
Branding, Vision Statements, and Core Values — What’s the Connection?,  ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (May 2014)
>  Match Game:  Aligning Your Brand, Vision and Core Values, The ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2014)
>  Branding: What’s Mission, Vision and Core Values  Got to Do with It?, NCEO Conference, Atlanta, GA (April 2014)
> AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2014)
>  Communications RT; People or Profits?; Valuation Basics for Employees; Making Your ESOP Brand Come Alive, ESOP MAC/Carolinas Conf., Williamsburg, VA (Mar. 2014)
ESOP Hot Topics, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Feb. 2014) 
>  Ownership Culture Workshop; ESOP:  A to V Workshop,  MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville,VA (Oct. 2013)
Liquidity Strategies for Private Business Owners, Tysons Corner, VA (Sept. 2013) 
>  People AND Profit: Communicating the Value of Shared Capitalism Through ESOPs;  ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (Sept. 2013)
>  MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Springfield, VA (June 2013)
>   Using ESOPs for Ownership Transition, GWSCPA Conf., Washington, DC (June 2013)  
>   People or Profits?  Can ESOPs Find the Right Balance?; Be an AACE  Communicator, The ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2013)
>  Perfecting the Three P’s:  People, Performance & Profit, NCEO Conference, Seattle, WA (April 2013)
> Understanding and Communicating ESOP Valuations, NCEO Publication, (April 2013)
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Team Branding / TEA May 2014.

>  AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2013)
>  ESOP Hot Topics, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Mar. 2013) 
>  Linking Leadership to Engagement,  MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Oct. 2012)
>  Nifty 50 Ideas for Your ESOP, Using Your ESOP Committee to Improve Engagement, Can ESOPs Save Capitalism?, Hawaii ESOP Chapter Annual Conference (Oct. 2012) 
> Leadership and Motivation Matters,  ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (Sept. 2012)
> Long-Term Incentive Plans for ESOP Companies, NCEO Publication, Co-editor (Sept. 2012)
> What Every Internal ESOP   Trustee Needs To Know, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2012) 
MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Richmond, VA (May 2012)
> Effective ESOP Committees; How to be an AACE Communicator, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf., Washington, DC  (May 2012)
> ESOP: The Ultimate Ownership Machine, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (April 2012)
>  Using Your ESOP As A Competitive Advantage, NCEO Conference, Minneapolis, MN (April 2012)
> AACE Coordinator/Judge, Washington, DC  (March 2012)
> ESOPs:  Good to Great!; We Are an ESOP &  Are Not For Sale; HR Roundtable Facilitator, ESOP Tri-Chapter Conf., Pinehurst, NC (March 2011)
> Sorry, We’re Not For Sale, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (Jan. 2012)
>  S Corporation ESOP  Traps for the Unwary, NCEO Publication, Co-editor (Nov. 2011)
>  Making Your ESOP Your Competitive Advantage, ESOP Assoc. Las Vegas Conf. (Nov. 2011)
>  All (4) (1) & (1) (4) All,  MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville, VA  (Oct. 2011)
>  What Every Trustee Should Know About Valuations,  MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Springfield, VA (July 2011)
Jumpstarting Your ESOP Committee; Building a Culture of Engagement, VEOC Conference, Burlington, VT (June 2011)
What’s In Your ESOP Wallet?, ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (May 2011)
How to Succeed at AACE; Determining Your Ownership Culture, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf., Washington, DC (May 2011)
MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Richmond, VA (April 2011)
HR Roundtable; The Magic of ESOPs, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA  (April 2011)
*  See June 2011 MAC ESOP Newsletter below for more!  http://www.blueridgeesop.com/articles/0611_newsletter5.pdf
NCEO Board Meeting; Chicken or Egg: Ownership Culture & Plan Design, NCEO Conference, Denver, CO (April 2011)
CEO/CFO Roundtable; Impact of Plan Design on Employee Ownership, ESOP Tri-Chapter Conf., Pinehurst, NC (March 2011)
AACE Judge, Savannah, GA (March 2011)
Employee Ownership Foundation Trustee Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Feb. 2011)
Technical Perspectives from ESOP Companies, Moderator, MAC ESOP Luncheon Meeting, Tysons Corner, VA (Jan. 2011)

ESOP Design and Its Impact on Ownership Culture, ESOP Assoc. Las Vegas Conf. (Nov. 2010)
Thrifty Thirty: Ways to Jumpstart Your ESOP, MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Oct. 2010)
Break Glass for ESOP Help!,  ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (Oct. 2010)
What’s New With ESOPs?, MAC ESOP Luncheon Meeting, Baltimore, MD (July 2010)
Quoted in Atlanta Constitution, (July 23, 2010),http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/workplace-chaplains-bring-spiritual-576274.html
ESOP Distribution Policies, NCEO Publication, Co-editor (June 2010)

>  Nifty Fifty Ideas for Your ESOP; ESOP Open Mike Panel, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf, Washington, DC (May 2010)
>   MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Richmond, VA (April 2010)
>   So You Think You Can ESOP?, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (April 2010)
>  Creating Effective Teams; Experts 1-1, NCEO Conference, Minneapolis, MN (April 2010)
Keynote Speaker; Open Book Management, ESOP Tri-Chapter Conf., Pinehurst, NC (March 2010)
Employee Ownership Foundation Trustee Meeting, New Orleans, LA (Feb. 2010)
ESOP Hot Topics, MAC ESOP Luncheon Meeting, Tysons Corner, VA (Jan. 2010)
Internal Loans; Hot Topics Panel, ESOP Assoc. Las Vegas Conf. (Nov. 2009)
Creating & Improving ESOP Communications, NCEO Phil., PA (Nov. 2009)
ESOP Distributions; Keynote Speaker; MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Oct. 2009)
Don’t Read This ESOP Article, ESOP Assoc. Bulletin (Aug. 2009) http://www.esopassociation.org/members/pdfs/reports/July_Aug_2009.pdf
In the News: Paul Horn works to save American Samoa tuna cannery with ESOP, http://www.samoanewsonline.com/viewstory.php?storyid=6440&edition=1243332000
ESOP Benchmarking, MAC ESOP Breakfast Meeting, Tysons Corner, VA (July 2009)
ESOPs: What’s Up Doc?, at Flippo Construction, Forestville, MD (May 2009)
There’s No “I” in ESOP; Community Organizing Strategies as Models for ESOPs, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf. (May 2009)
MAC ESOP CEO/CFO Roundtable, Richmond, VA (April 2009)
ESOP Survivor: Mid-Atlantic, MAC ESOP Spring Conf., Charlottesville, VA (April 2009)
Oral & written testimony for Maryland Senate Bill 820, supporting the use of ESOPs to create and retain jobs and businesses in Maryland (March 2009) http://workplaceconsultants.net/SenateTestimony.aspx
Communication Issues for ESOPs, ESOP Assoc. Winter & Technical Seminar, Phoenix, AZ (Feb. 2009)
ESOP Valuation in a  Bear Market, MAC ESOP Luncheon Meeting, Tysons Corner, VA (Jan. 2009)
Employees in  ESOP Governance Roles, MAC ESOP Annual Conf., Charlottesville, VA (Oct. 2008)
>  Letter to Editor, NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/opinion/l22mccourt.html
Shaping ESOP Behaviors; Employee Participation in Formal Goverance
ESOP Assoc. Las Vegas Conf. (Nov. 2008)
It’s Not About the ESOP…, ESOP Assoc. Magazine (Summer 2008)
>  Communicating Your ESOP, ESOP Assoc. Annual Conf., Washington, DC (May 2008)

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Discussion 2014 MAC.

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NCEO Denver 2015.

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2016 CEO/CFO RT

2016 CEO/CFO RT with MidSouth attendees.

MAC Officers 2019

MAC Officers 2019.

MAC Fall 2022

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AACE Judges 2019.

John and Paul at NCEO 2018.

John and Paul at NCEO 2018.

Oct. 2017 MAC ESOP

Oct. 2017 MAC ESOP.

2016 TEA

2016 TEA.

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2015 AACE Judges.

AACE Judges Savannah, GA

AACE Judges Savannah, GA 2011.