Employee Ownership — The PROFIT Plan, Stock Plan, and Why Publix Associates Act Like Owners

Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the United States, with associates and the Jenkins family controlling 100% of the company (employees control roughly 80% of voting stock). This module unpacks how the PROFIT Plan and the employee stock purchase plan actually work, why "ownership mindset" is a real cultural lever and not just a slogan, and how to talk about it in an interview without sounding scripted.