app02 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:13:29 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Owner's Box @WashU Olin - Episodes Tagged with “Ownership” https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/ownership Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Though a lot of our national attention goes to big publicly traded firms, 87% of companies that earn more than 100 million dollars a year in revenue are privately held—by their founders, families, partnership groups, or even their employees. Instead of answering to a range of distant shareholders, they’re setting their own course…for better or worse. We find that there are as many ways to run a business as there are people who decide to do it. What makes private ownership so interesting is that each choice an owner makes has a ripple effect on their family, employees, and community. Each owner’s story is simultaneously a snapshot of one individual and a piece of the giant mosaic that is our economy. Understanding them helps us understand the world we live in, no matter where we sit. en-us episodic Human stories and research insights that illuminate the business ownership journey Dr. Peter Boumgarden Though a lot of our national attention goes to big publicly traded firms, 87% of companies that earn more than 100 million dollars a year in revenue are privately held—by their founders, families, partnership groups, or even their employees. Instead of answering to a range of distant shareholders, they’re setting their own course…for better or worse. We find that there are as many ways to run a business as there are people who decide to do it. What makes private ownership so interesting is that each choice an owner makes has a ripple effect on their family, employees, and community. Each owner’s story is simultaneously a snapshot of one individual and a piece of the giant mosaic that is our economy. Understanding them helps us understand the world we live in, no matter where we sit. no ownership, business, work Dr. Peter Boumgarden boumgardenp@wustl.edu Ep. 21: Sharing an Oven with Gerard Craft, Kevin Nashan, and Loryn Nalic https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/20 234fcddd-f9b0-4d19-b6dd-0781c3e2e54c Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Dr. Peter Boumgarden full Dr. Peter Boumgarden What does it mean to be an owner in a broader collaborative landscape? We get into it with three chefs who have won the James Beard Award for their St. Louis restaurants: Gerard Craft in 2015, Kevin Nashan in 2017, and Loryn Nalic, fresh off of her win just this year. 41:32 no <p>What does it mean to be an owner in a broader collaborative landscape? We get into it with three chefs who have won the James Beard Award for their St. Louis restaurants: Gerard Craft in 2015, Kevin Nashan in 2017, and Loryn Nalic, fresh off of her win just this year. Special Guests: Gerard Craft, Kevin Nashan, and Loryn Nalic.</p> chefs, food, culinary scene, James Beard, Gerard Craft, Kevin Nashan, Loryn Nalic, Ownership, Saint Louis What does it mean to be an owner in a broader collaborative landscape? We get into it with three chefs who have won the James Beard Award for their St. Louis restaurants: Gerard Craft in 2015, Kevin Nashan in 2017, and Loryn Nalic, fresh off of her win just this year.

Special Guests: Gerard Craft, Kevin Nashan, and Loryn Nalic.

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Special Guests: Gerard Craft, Kevin Nashan, and Loryn Nalic.

]]> Founding Values, Evolving Leaders with Chip Wade, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/19 77574b42-86a4-48ab-b3fc-dc10723e6925 Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Dr. Peter Boumgarden trailer 3 Dr. Peter Boumgarden For the final episode of this season's Owners Box, we talk to Chip Wade about how the unique approach to ownership of Union Square Hospitality Group, from its founding to its current capital stack, shapes how they go to market. 55:34 no <p>For the final episode of this season's Owners Box, we talk to Chip Wade about how the unique approach to ownership of Union Square Hospitality Group, from its founding to its current capital stack, shapes how they go to market. Special Guest: Chip Wade.</p> USHG, Shake Shack, Danny Meyer, Chip Wade, Restaurant, Hospitality, New York City, Detroit, Manhatta For the final episode of this season's Owners Box, we talk to Chip Wade about how the unique approach to ownership of Union Square Hospitality Group, from its founding to its current capital stack, shapes how they go to market.

Special Guest: Chip Wade.

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Special Guest: Chip Wade.

]]> Tactics from the Owner's Box: Ownership Overhaul at OpenAI https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/12 b78a69f8-4086-43de-996f-024d280ea1ac Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0600 Dr. Peter Boumgarden bonus 3 Dr. Peter Boumgarden OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time? 7:48 no <p>OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time?</p> AI, Data, OpenAI, Ownership, Family Business OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time?

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]]> S2:E1: Main Street's Tidal Wave of Ownership Transition https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-1 abb81f2d-95a1-4f27-976d-46f84e9b003d Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0600 Dr. Peter Boumgarden full 1 Dr. Peter Boumgarden In the first episode of our second season of The Owner's Box -- we look at transitions of business ownership. What shifts as ownership changes hands, and how should policymakers navigate the so-called silver tsunami of baby boomers transitioning their businesses in one way or another. 37:59 no <p>In 2024, Peter Boumgarden had the opportunity to lead a group of researchers and commissioners in a shared venture between Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution looking at the shifts of ownership for privately held firms. Because of the amount of these that are owned by baby boomers, it is often called a kind of silver tsunami. Today, you are going to hear pieces of that story from a few members of the team. </p> Olin Business School, Brookings Institution, Enova, Edward Jones, US Bank, In 2024, Peter Boumgarden had the opportunity to lead a group of researchers and commissioners in a shared venture between Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution looking at the shifts of ownership for privately held firms. Because of the amount of these that are owned by baby boomers, it is often called a kind of silver tsunami. Today, you are going to hear pieces of that story from a few members of the team.

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