Media
Talks & Podcasts
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John Abrams Interviewed on WCAI Public Radio
Interview • July 17, 2025
Mindy Todd, host of The Point, interviews John Abrams about his new book, From Founder to Future.
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Straight Talk About ESOPs and Co-Ops and EOTs, Oh My!
Podcast • July 2025
Jay Goltz, Mel Gravely, and special guest John Abrams have a frank conversation about what business owners can do to avoid what John calls the “fat-wallets-and-broken-hearts syndrome.”
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Reshaping Work and Life Through Co-Operative Models
Podcast • June 2, 2025
This conversation with John Abrams explores how business founders can pave the way for a more equitable future through the worker co-op model and how work can influence every area of life.
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John Abrams Speaks about His New Book: From Founder to Future
Podcast • May 2025
Vincent Lanci chats with John Abrams about his new book, From Founder to Future. John provides an overview of the book, as well as some insights into the writing process.
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Why Business Owners Should Rethink Ownership
Podcast • February 6, 2025
John Abrams is interviewed by Jean Moncrieff—a business transformation coach, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast The Freedom Experience.
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Why Employee Ownership is the Key to Thriving Communities
Podcast • December 12, 2024
Andy Farquharson, host of the Alternative Exit podcast, interviews John Abrams about the transformative power of employee ownership.
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Small Giants Community Summit
Video • June 2024
Listen to John Abrams speak on Companies We Keep at the Small Giants Community Summit.
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Rethinking Ownership & Work
Video • Oct 19, 2023
John Abrams joins this panel discussion, hosted by the Schumacher Center, to discuss developments in the field of worker-owned business.
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Passing the Torch: The Keys to an Easeful Business Transition
Podcast • Jan 17, 2022
An interview with John Abrams of South Mountain Company, on The Secret Thoughts of CEO's, hosted by Chris Yonker.
Articles
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Still Leading, This Time on the Page
Article • July 3, 2025
The Vineyard Gazette reports on John Abrams, his roots, his new book, and his view to the future.
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A Great New Primer on Worker Ownership
Interview • May 2025
Michael Shuman, publisher of The Main Street Journal, interviews John Abrams about his new book, From Founder to Future. (To see the interview transcript, be sure to scroll down on the MSJ web page.)
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On Building Second Homes
Article • Feb/Mar, 2023
The CEO of this worker-owned building company explains how second homes help finance affordable homes on Martha's Vineyard.
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Community of Leaders Key as South Mountain Passes the Torch
Article • Jan 26, 2023
The Vineyard Gazette interviews John Abrams and Deirdre Bohan on the leadership transition at South Mountain Company.
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MV Magazine: The Good Fight
Article • Nov 15, 2022
Decades after founding the innovative, environmentally-focused South Mountain Company, John Abrams is handing over the reins. But he’s not done sharing his rose-colored vision for the future of the Vineyard... and the world.
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The Mazars: A House on a Great Pond
Article • May 27, 2021
Protection, Restoration, and a Family’s Passion for the Land