From Founder to Future: An Evening with John Abrams

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-07:00

PAE | Portland

New Energy Works
Publisher/HostNew Energy Works
From Founder to Future: An Evening with John Abrams
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Join New Energy Works, in conjunction with Zero Coalition and Building Forward Collaborative, for this event.
About this Event

New Energy Works, in conjunction with Zero Coalition and Building Forward Collaborative, an evening with John Abrams, author of From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership. John will be discussing his book, interviewed by Peter Koehler, Founder and Partner at Lumo Group.

Program:

5-6pm: Light Snacks and Beverages with Networking

6-7pm: Interview with John Abrams

7-8pm: Questions and Conversation

John’s book From Founder to Future for sale at the event. Venmo or cash, please.


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About John Abrams

Business leader, speaker, and author John Abrams is dedicated to transforming business into a force for good. He co-founded South Mountain Company and served as its President for over four decades. In the late 1980s, he converted the company into a worker co-op and, in 2022, transitioned it to the next generation of leadership. Later that year, he founded Abrams+Angell with his late-in-life partner, Kim Angell, to help small businesses increase effectiveness and achieve social, environmental, and financial goals. He concentrates on guiding worker cooperative conversions.

Abrams is the author of From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership, which introduces the concept of CommonWealth Companies—organizations with common ownership, profits, power, information, and purpose—and provides a detailed guide on how to build and grow them. Read more about or purchase the book here.


Sponsored by:

New Energy Works

Zero Coalition

Lumo Group

Building Forward Collaborative

A Sustainable Building Week (SBW) Event

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

PAE, 151 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, United States

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