app02 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:48:07 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Owner's Box @WashU Olin - Episodes Tagged with “Philanthropy” https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/philanthropy Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -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 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 Dr. Peter Boumgarden full 3 Dr. Peter Boumgarden 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 <p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;On today’s episode, Originality and Impact with Jim McKelvey. Special Guest: Jim McKelvey.</p> 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: The Family Mission Statement https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/14 76de6767-ab31-4789-8058-9c2182a110ad Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0600 Dr. Peter Boumgarden bonus Dr. Peter Boumgarden 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. 8:10 no <p>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. </p> mission statements, Wall Street Journal, family, family business, parenting, multi-generational, philanthropy 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 https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/3 8fee4fb5-21b7-4dd2-922a-dc562b16cc51 Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500 Dr. Peter Boumgarden full 1 Dr. Peter Boumgarden 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. 34:17 no <p>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. Special Guests: Andrew C. Taylor, Carolyn Kindle, Jason Thein, Lee Broughton, and Neal Richardson.</p> Saint Louis CITY SC, CITY, Taylor, Enterprise Mobility, St. Louis 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.

Special Guests: Andrew C. Taylor, Carolyn Kindle, Jason Thein, Lee Broughton, and Neal Richardson.

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Special Guests: Andrew C. Taylor, Carolyn Kindle, Jason Thein, Lee Broughton, and Neal Richardson.

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