Displaying 2 items of The Owner's Box @WashU Olin with the tag "philanthropy".
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Tactics from the Owner's Box: The Family Mission Statement
December 11th, 2025 | 8 mins 10 secs
family, family business, mission statements, multi-generational, parenting, philanthropy, wall street journal
In October, Juliet Chung of the Wall Street Journal wrote a piece titled "Wealthy Families Are Writing Mission Statements to Avoid Fights, Lost Fortunes." If no family – happy or unhappy– is simple, what does it mean for a family to be intentional? Today on the Owner's Box, the power and limitations of a family mission statement, and what lessons are worth mining from multi-generational family business owners.
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Episode 3: The Beautiful Game
May 30th, 2024 | Season 1 | 34 mins 17 secs
economic development, philanthropy, soccer, story
Today we discuss how a multi-generational family enterprise has brought soccer back to St. Louis, and their hopes and plan to make an impact far beyond the pitch.