web02.fireside.fm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:49:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Owner's Box @WashU Olin - Episodes Tagged with “Entrepreneurship” https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/entrepreneurship Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0500 What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story. en-us episodic Bringing you insights on ownership from the Koch Center for Family Enterprise at Washington University in St. Louis’ Olin School of Business Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story. no Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School boumgardenp@wustl.edu Follow Your Frustration: Jim McKelvey on Originality and Innovation https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/18 c0dfee5b-b0b3-4fff-bb84-8c5ff2d8b7a8 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0500 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School full 3 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today on The Owner’s Box, we are joined by Jim McKelvey. Jim is probably best known as the co-founder of Square, the payment technology company he built alongside Jack Dorsey that went on to reshape how small businesses accept payments. You may not know that Square is in a very small cadre of companies that Amazon tried to copy and couldn't, which Jim illuminates in his recent book, The Innovation Stack.  On today’s episode, Originality and Impact with Jim McKelvey. 47:00 no Today on The Owner’s Box, we are joined by Jim McKelvey. Jim is probably best known as the co-founder of Square, the payment technology company he built alongside Jack Dorsey that went on to reshape how small businesses accept payments. You may not know that Square is in a very small cadre of companies that Amazon tried to copy and couldn't, which Jim illuminates in his recent book, The Innovation Stack.  On today’s episode, Originality and Impact with Jim McKelvey. Special Guest: Jim McKelvey. Innovation, Jim McKelvey, Entrepreneur, St. Louis, Glassblowing, LaunchCode, Square, WashU, Today on The Owner’s Box, we are joined by Jim McKelvey. Jim is probably best known as the co-founder of Square, the payment technology company he built alongside Jack Dorsey that went on to reshape how small businesses accept payments. You may not know that Square is in a very small cadre of companies that Amazon tried to copy and couldn't, which Jim illuminates in his recent book, The Innovation Stack.  On today’s episode, Originality and Impact with Jim McKelvey.

Special Guest: Jim McKelvey.

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Special Guest: Jim McKelvey.

]]> Tactics from the Owner's Box: Lessons on Enterpreneurship with John McDonnell https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini8 46ef72d5-d410-45e4-aa5e-bbb5c9bf3fa4 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us. 6:39 no What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us. Special Guest: John McDonnell. Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Aircraft, Military, St. Louis, Entrepreneurship, Commercial Airline What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us.

Special Guest: John McDonnell.

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Special Guest: John McDonnell.

]]> Tactics from the Owner's Box: From Side Hustle to Entrepreneur https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/7-mini 64e768be-809b-42bc-b304-4b8b1b7714a4 Thu, 08 May 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier. 8:56 no For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier. Gig Economy, Entrepreneurship, Uber, Margarita Tsoutsoura, Business school For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier.

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]]> Tactics from the Owner's Box: Navigating the Complexity of Partnership https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/s2m2 0a59353d-263b-4e39-83b3-7879bf62dd35 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0600 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Whether in starting a kid's venture, or taking the leap into entrepreneurship, this story is about about what it means to partner with someone in a venture. How do you pick the right person? When is that partnership life-giving, and supportive of the business, and what is it strategically complex or even destructive? In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture. 6:21 no In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture. Special Guest: Jeremy King. Jeremy King, Fraiche Wine Group, Partnership, Romance, Entrepreneurship In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture.

Special Guest: Jeremy King.

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Special Guest: Jeremy King.

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