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Brad Hams is... James Bradford "Brad" Hams is the founder of Ownership Thinking, a company based in Lakewood, Colo. with offices in Atlanta, Ga. and Columbus, Ohio. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer. Ownership Thinking has collaborated with more than 100 companies regarding worker mentality among employees in the United States.

Hams has written one book, “Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose and Profit." Fortune magazine listed the book as one of "5 business books you can really use" on November 1, 2011.

In the early 1990s, while president of Mrs. Fields Cookies in Mexico, Hams and some colleagues developed the Ownership Thinking business program. The goal is to empower employees to think and function like owners of a company. The first office opened in 1995.

Hams previously worked for PepsiCo in finance and operations from 1980 – 1990. He earned a master's degree in Organizational Development and Human Resources from the University of San Francisco.

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"Tapping the power of 'Ownership Thinking'" by Jack Maher, www.9news.com, March 5, 2012 http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1110/gallery.business_how_to_books.fortune/index.html, November 1, 2011 http://www.nceo.org/employee-ownership-update/2008-06-02 http://vistagegroupchair.com/brad-hams-ownership-thinking-the-business-model-for-the-21st-century/ http://www.trilliumfinancial.com/how-to-prepare-for-the-recovery-052809.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Ownership-Thinking-Entitlement-Culture-Accountability/dp/0071772456/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311001252&sr=8-1 http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/25/how-to-get-your-employees-thinking-like-owners/ http://www.vistagespeakerbureau.co.uk/index.php?option=com_vistage&task=speakerbio&speaker=173 http://marketplace.espeakers.com/speaker/profile/22918?dont_show_headers=true