app01 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:27:09 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Owner's Box @WashU Olin - Episodes Tagged with “Washu” https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/tags/washu Tue, 26 May 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 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.

]]> 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: Social Discount https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/socialdiscount 900caf17-1164-4f31-98e6-e30cafb42e28 Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500 Dr. Peter Boumgarden bonus 1 Dr. Peter Boumgarden 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 9:22 no <p>In the business world, you hear a lot about why and how a business plans to balance social and business good. 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. So, how might one think about this relationship, and can we bring rigor to the assessment? Explore this question and more with host, Peter Boumgarden, Professor and Director of the Koch Center for Family Enterprise in our latest mini-session focused on tactics from "The Owner’s Box."</p> Social Discount, Business, Culture In the business world, you hear a lot about why and how a business plans to balance social and business good. 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. So, how might one think about this relationship, and can we bring rigor to the assessment? Explore this question and more with host, Peter Boumgarden, Professor and Director of the Koch Center for Family Enterprise in our latest mini-session focused on tactics from "The Owner’s Box."

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