Fruit of Your Labor

S1 E6 - Concept to Consumer: the CAREtrade Program

CAREtrade’s mission is to identify and promote a set of brands that advance a higher purpose than commercial success and are aligned with KeHE’s dedication to serving. Small Axe Peppers is a brand that has fully embraced our culture and the network provided through the program.
Listen as Laura McCord—executive director over CAREtrade—and Daniel Fitzgerald, the founder of Small Axe share the journey brands go on from concept to consumer!

S1 E5 - Fighting for Freedom: Human Trafficking Prevention

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In this episode, Randy Shaw interviews two KeHE Cares partners who are on the frontlines in this war: Chris Baker with INK180 and Simone Halpin from Naomi’s House.
It is estimated that more than 40 million women and children worldwide are currently enslaved as sex workers—an issue not just around the world, but in our own communities as well. Awareness is one of the first steps in freeing people from this horrible exploitation.

S1 E4 - People Helping People: Employee Benevolence

Employee Benevolence seeks to provide a holistic, restorative solution to relieve heavy burdens experienced through catastrophic events in life: unexpected medical costs, natural disasters, or other problems that create overwhelming needs. Jenn Ricks, SVP of People Operations, and Eric Fields, Sr. Dr. of Stewardship and Advocacy, tell the story of how KeHE employees help one another through generosity.

S1 E3 - What It Means to Live Out the Ownership Mindset

Ownership has its privileges. And its responsibilities. As an employee-owned company, KeHE grants shares to its employees in the ESOP retirement program. That means employees are also owners of the company. In this episode, Adrienne Binder, senior communications manager and podcast host, interviews KeHE employees Paul McDowell and Tiffany Valdez on what it means to work with the ownership mindset. Paul is a truck driver in Florida, and Tiffany is in territory sales in Southern California. While they hold completely different jobs within KeHE, both Paul and Tiffany exemplify what it means to think and act like an owner.

S1 E2 - What Is KeHE Cares? An Interview with Randy Shaw

The KeHE Cares Foundation (KeHE Cares) captures the heart and soul of our company.  In this episode, Adrienne Binder interviews Randy Shaw, who leads KeHE Cares and helps our employee-owners discover volunteer opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. Randy explains the philosophy of KeHE Cares and how employees can participate in bringing goodness to our local communities, the U.S., and even the world.
 

S1 E1 - The Announcement of the 2020 ESOP Share Price

In this inaugural episode of "Fruit of Your Labor," Senior Vice President Rusty Bland and CEO Brandon Barnholt discuss the benefits of the KeHE ESOP and what makes it so important for the future of KeHE employees. The KeHE ESOP share price grew by 62% in 2020!