BFY Group’s Ian Barker on the shift to employee ownership: ‘Everyone’s now got skin in the game’

With a bold move to a staff-owned model, the firm’s founder shares how he is building a business where every team member has a voice, a stake and a reason to stay

by Islam Soliman
Ian Barker

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