S3: E2: Business as a Mechanism of Change with Hatch Africa's Dave Ellis.

October 24th, 2025  |  Season 3  |  37 mins 49 secs

africa, business, eggs, impact investment, ngo, nonprofit, purpose, social impact

Straight out of college, today's guest wanted to make an impact on the African continent. For him, the best way to do this was through policy or the work of a nonprofit. But early into that work, it was the pull of business and its potential to drive social value that pulled him in. Today's guest, David Ellis, is the founder and CEO of Hatch Africa, a company seeking to bring a new business model to sub-Saharan Africa to, in their words, bring eggs and chickens to every household.

Tactics from the Owner’s Box: Social Discount

May 9th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 22 secs

business, cliff asness, performance, purpose, social good, st. louis, virtue, washu

In today’s tactics from “The Owner’s Box,” we explore whether one can and should put a number…. to what it means to balance social purpose and business performance.

Ultimately, how much overlap you see between the financial maximization of returns and the non-financial drivers of business likely shapes what you see as possible