Keynote from Shannon Litton

Built for This Moment: A Celebration of Employee Ownership

We're in the middle of the largest ownership transfer in history—one that's reshaping not just how we work, but who gets to inform and share in its outcomes. For organizations ready to rise to the moment, employee ownership is both a competitive advantage and a cultural foundation built on trust, alignment, and accountability.

Shannon's keynote celebrates that foundation. Through stories, real-world examples, and shared recognition of employee-owners in the room, she brings the model to life in a way that's equal parts inspiring and practical. The core belief driving her work: purpose and profit don't have to compete—employee ownership is what puts them in alignment.

Attendees leave reenergized, grounded in what employee ownership is making possible today, and proud to be part of a movement built by changemakers, for changemakers.

Share your story!

Has employee ownership changed your life?

We're looking for extraordinary stories to celebrate during the NCEO Forum keynote. Whether it helped you buy a home, send your kids to college, retire with security, or simply changed how you see your work and your future—we want to hear it.

Share your story with us for the chance to be featured in this year's keynote and inspire thousands of fellow employee-owners.

3LS Professional Services is a firm driving growth for organizations through integrated HR, accounting, IT, technology, marketing, and ESOP acquisition advisory services. For more than 25 years, Shannon has built and scaled companies that turn bold ideas into real-world impact, including the award-winning, Nashville-based 5by5, the Change Agency, a 5-time Inc. 5000 honoree.

At the center of her work is a simple belief: purpose and profit reinforce each other, and employee ownership is the model that makes that alignment possible.