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Ben Holder

Ben Holder is President and CEO of Plastic Products Company, a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) injection molding manufacturer based in Lindstrom, Minnesota.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Sep 16, 2026

The Ownership Effect

The Ownership Effect

What Makes an ESOP an ESOP?

Sep 16 · 52m

3:22

So, you know, Ben, how long have you been involved in the employee ownership community and the ESOP Association?

Ben HolderGUEST

3:27

13 years now, when I came to the company 13 years ago, when we went 100%, my predecessor said, we're going all in.

Ben HolderGUEST

3:34

So we're going to join the association.

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3:36

We're going to advocate.

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3:37

We're going to educate.

Ben HolderGUEST

3:38

We're going to celebrate.

Ben HolderGUEST

3:39

So I started off right off the bat going to DC, an early DC conference, an early one for me, and then starting off with advocacy work.

11 MINS LATER

15:03

How does the association come up with its

Nuts and Bolts of Leadership

Nuts and Bolts of Leadership

Strategic Risk & Succession Planning with Ben Holder

Jun 17 · 58m

Billy DurenHOST

22:18

We took it and it worked out.

Ben HolderGUEST

22:20

Well, I can't take credit for that, that language on the website.

Ben HolderGUEST

22:22

It was here when I got here.

Ben HolderGUEST

22:23

So it was part of Marlene's legacy, but it made perfect sense to me when I saw it.

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22:28

I would look at it this way.

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22:29

A reckless risk is one that is based on emotion.

Ben HolderGUEST

22:34

You know, you're looking for approval or you're upset about something and you go make that, take that risk with not a lot of data, not a lot of experience.

8 MINS LATER

Billy DurenHOST

30:30

What are you guys doing in building leaders at Plastic Products?