web01.fireside.fm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:06:52 -0500 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 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: The Family Mission Statement https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/14 76de6767-ab31-4789-8058-9c2182a110ad Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0600 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School bonus Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School 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 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. 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 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School 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 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. 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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