{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Impact, Trust, & Ownership: A Founder\u2019s Bold Succession Strategy with Miren Oca","description":" In this episode of Connecting with Purpose, Mark Griffin sits down with Miren Oca, founder of Ocaquatics Swim School and founder of Ripples of Impact \u2014 a nonprofit expanding access to life-saving swim education in Miami-Dade County. Since 1994, Miren has grown Ocaquatics into a multi-location swim school built on culture, ownership, and purpose.   In 2024, she made a bold move: transitioning 100% of the company to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), protecting its mission while creating long-term wealth-building opportunities for her team. But this conversation goes deeper than ownership structure.   Miren shares three defining leadership chapters \u2014 Different, Survival, and Evolve \u2014 and how each shaped her approach to growth, culture, and impact. We also explore Ripples of Impact, which provides swim scholarships that remove financial barriers so children in underserved communities can learn to swim, build confidence, and stay safer around water. In Miami-Dade, where drowning remains a leading cause of accidental death for children, access to swim education is life-saving.   In this conversation, we discuss:   \u2022 Why Miren chose an Employee Ownership Trust over private equity   \u2022 How to protect purpose during succession   \u2022 The difference between traditional ROI and Ripples of Impact   \u2022 What it takes to build a true ownership culture   \u2022 Why every leadership decision is a \u201cpebble\u201d that creates long-term ripples   This episode is for founders and growth-stage leaders who want to scale responsibly \u2014 proving that profit and impact are not opposing forces, but aligned drivers of long-term success.   Subscribe for more conversations with purpose-driven founders and leadership insights from PurposeFused.   Connect with Miren here:  \/ miren-oca-80561261   #PurposeDrivenBusiness #EmployeeOwnership #EOT #Leadership #FounderJourney #SuccessionPlanning #Bcorp #SocialImpact #ImpactLeadership #Entrepreneurship #CultureMatters #HighPerformanceLeadership  ","author_name":"Connecting With Purpose","author_url":"https:\/\/www.purposefused.com\/show\/","html":"