feed02.fireside.fm Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:46:41 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Owner's Box @WashU Olin https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:45:04 -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 © 2026 The Owner's Box @WashU Olin 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. false Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School boumgardenp@wustl.edu Season 1 Trailer https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/0 bbc712a5-2e5b-4125-8b92-c80efc8962a2 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) trailer 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School What does it mean to be a strategic owner? Find out with host, Peter Boumgarden, Director of the Koch Center for Family Enterprise at WashU Olin School of Business. 1:17 false Washington University in St. Louis, WashU Olin, Olin Business School, Peter Boumgarden, Koch Center for Family Enterprise, business, strategic owner, Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group, culture, food, restaurant, Michigan, New York City https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+SdMvsNoK ]]> Peter Boumgarden 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 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (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 false 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+JsCL-i_d ]]> Peter Boumgarden Jim McKelvey Tactic's from the Owner's Box: Sustaining a Mission-Driven Media Company https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/17 cc304c9a-de3d-402f-b59c-da891d521bce Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) bonus 3 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School The Washington Post just announced it was laying off 30% of its workforce. 300 newsroom journalists told to put down their pens, entire sections gutted. How did we get here? What does it take to sustain a mission-driven media company? At the Owner's Box, we are interested in how ownership shapes a company's behavior and nowhere is that more interesting than in an industry with a mission to provide a public good. 8:13 false The Washington Post just announced it was laying off 30% of its workforce. 300 newsroom journalists told to put down their pens, entire sections gutted. How did we get here? What does it take to sustain a mission-driven media company? At the Owner's Box, we are interested in how ownership shapes a company's behavior and nowhere is that more interesting than in an industry with a mission to provide a public good.

]]> The Washington Post, The New York Times, Media, Mission, Business, Family Business, Jeff Bezos, Thomas Jefferson, Morgan Stanley, News The Washington Post just announced it was laying off 30% of its workforce. 300 newsroom journalists told to put down their pens, entire sections gutted. How did we get here? What does it take to sustain a mission-driven media company? At the Owner's Box, we are interested in how ownership shapes a company's behavior and nowhere is that more interesting than in an industry with a mission to provide a public good.

]]> The Washington Post just announced it was laying off 30% of its workforce. 300 newsroom journalists told to put down their pens, entire sections gutted. How did we get here? What does it take to sustain a mission-driven media company? At the Owner's Box, we are interested in how ownership shapes a company's behavior and nowhere is that more interesting than in an industry with a mission to provide a public good.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+fgq4QHF6 ]]> Peter Boumgarden S3: E5: Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/16 ab0057ce-e42b-4f42-9a0d-26845d2ecb3c Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today we have an opportunity to chat with my friend, Chef Nina Compton, the owner of the acclaimed Compère Lapin in New Orleans. Nina's journey from cooking Christmas dinner for her family in St. Lucia to competing on Top Chef and winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South is remarkable. But what makes her story particularly interesting from an ownership lens is that she and her husband, Larry, have thoughtfully built a portfolio of projects, all while trying to live a life worth living. On today’s episode, Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton. 39:38 false Today we have an opportunity to chat with my friend, Chef Nina Compton, the owner of the acclaimed Compère Lapin in New Orleans. Nina's journey from cooking Christmas dinner for her family in St. Lucia to competing on Top Chef and winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South is remarkable. But what makes her story particularly interesting from an ownership lens is that she and her husband, Larry, have thoughtfully built a portfolio of projects, all while trying to live a life worth living. On today’s episode, Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton.

Special Guest: Nina Compton.

]]> Nina Compton, Top Chef, New Orleans, James Beard Award, St. Lucia, Family Business, Restaurant Today we have an opportunity to chat with my friend, Chef Nina Compton, the owner of the acclaimed Compère Lapin in New Orleans. Nina's journey from cooking Christmas dinner for her family in St. Lucia to competing on Top Chef and winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South is remarkable. But what makes her story particularly interesting from an ownership lens is that she and her husband, Larry, have thoughtfully built a portfolio of projects, all while trying to live a life worth living. On today’s episode, Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton.

Special Guest: Nina Compton.

]]> Today we have an opportunity to chat with my friend, Chef Nina Compton, the owner of the acclaimed Compère Lapin in New Orleans. Nina's journey from cooking Christmas dinner for her family in St. Lucia to competing on Top Chef and winning the James Beard Award for Best Chef: South is remarkable. But what makes her story particularly interesting from an ownership lens is that she and her husband, Larry, have thoughtfully built a portfolio of projects, all while trying to live a life worth living. On today’s episode, Balancing Ambition in a Culinary Portfolio with Nina Compton.

Special Guest: Nina Compton.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+vTXFhj7S ]]> Peter Boumgarden Nina Compton S3: E4: New Growth from Deep Roots with Tad & Ben Edwards https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/15 fb03f281-bf13-472c-8485-3852ac39f228 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:15:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 3 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today’s guests are a father-son duo who have been on a fascinating journey of growing up with the family business, exiting that chapter, and deciding to start a new one. Tad Edwards was part of a multi-generational family business in the financial services industry, A.G. Edwards, that was ultimately acquired by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo. Tad took the pen on the next chapter of the family legacy by starting the firm Benjamin F. Edwards, and is now joined in the business by his son, Ben. On today’s episode, New Growth from Deep Roots with Tad and Ben Edwards of Benjamin F. Edwards. 43:00 false Today’s guests are a father-son duo who have been on a fascinating journey of growing up with the family business, exiting that chapter, and deciding to start a new one. Tad Edwards was part of a multi-generational family business in the financial services industry, A.G. Edwards, that was ultimately acquired by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo. Tad took the pen on the next chapter of the family legacy by starting the firm Benjamin F. Edwards, and is now joined in the business by his son, Ben. On today’s episode, New Growth from Deep Roots with Tad and Ben Edwards of Benjamin F. Edwards.

Special Guests: Benjamin (Ben) F. Edwards V and Tad Edwards.

]]> family business, financial services, st. louis, father, son, A. G. Edwards, public, private, business, brokerage firm Today’s guests are a father-son duo who have been on a fascinating journey of growing up with the family business, exiting that chapter, and deciding to start a new one. Tad Edwards was part of a multi-generational family business in the financial services industry, A.G. Edwards, that was ultimately acquired by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo. Tad took the pen on the next chapter of the family legacy by starting the firm Benjamin F. Edwards, and is now joined in the business by his son, Ben. On today’s episode, New Growth from Deep Roots with Tad and Ben Edwards of Benjamin F. Edwards.

Special Guests: Benjamin (Ben) F. Edwards V and Tad Edwards.

]]> Today’s guests are a father-son duo who have been on a fascinating journey of growing up with the family business, exiting that chapter, and deciding to start a new one. Tad Edwards was part of a multi-generational family business in the financial services industry, A.G. Edwards, that was ultimately acquired by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo. Tad took the pen on the next chapter of the family legacy by starting the firm Benjamin F. Edwards, and is now joined in the business by his son, Ben. On today’s episode, New Growth from Deep Roots with Tad and Ben Edwards of Benjamin F. Edwards.

Special Guests: Benjamin (Ben) F. Edwards V and Tad Edwards.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+ilQbmhT2 ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tad Edwards Benjamin (Ben) F. Edwards V 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 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (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 false 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+HHwsIzzP ]]> Peter Boumgarden S3: E3: 4 Hands & Voltron - Balancing Creativity with Commercialization https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/13 691140ce-8d8b-4959-a2ee-630d20ab43b1 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School On today’s episode, we hear from the two St. Louis entrepreneurs who made this collaboration happen: Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Bob Koplar, who manages the Voltron franchise that his father created. In developing a special Voltron beer, they’ve launched a creative partnership that is both commercially successful and a whole lot of fun. In today’s episode, Voltron Beer and balancing creativity with commercialization. 43:24 false On today’s episode, we hear from the two St. Louis entrepreneurs who made this collaboration happen: Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Bob Koplar, who manages the Voltron franchise that his father created. In developing a special Voltron beer, they’ve launched a creative partnership that is both commercially successful and a whole lot of fun. In today’s episode, Voltron Beer and balancing creativity with commercialization.

Special Guests: Bob Koplar and Kevin Lemp.

]]> beer, craft beer, micro-brewery, 4 Hands, Voltron, Saint Louis On today’s episode, we hear from the two St. Louis entrepreneurs who made this collaboration happen: Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Bob Koplar, who manages the Voltron franchise that his father created. In developing a special Voltron beer, they’ve launched a creative partnership that is both commercially successful and a whole lot of fun. In today’s episode, Voltron Beer and balancing creativity with commercialization.

Special Guests: Bob Koplar and Kevin Lemp.

]]> On today’s episode, we hear from the two St. Louis entrepreneurs who made this collaboration happen: Kevin Lemp, owner of 4 Hands Brewing Co., and Bob Koplar, who manages the Voltron franchise that his father created. In developing a special Voltron beer, they’ve launched a creative partnership that is both commercially successful and a whole lot of fun. In today’s episode, Voltron Beer and balancing creativity with commercialization.

Special Guests: Bob Koplar and Kevin Lemp.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+rYFjNgfy ]]> Peter Boumgarden Bob Koplar Kevin Lemp Tactics from the Owner's Box: Ownership Overhaul at OpenAI https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/12 b78a69f8-4086-43de-996f-024d280ea1ac Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) bonus 3 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time? 7:48 false OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time?

]]> AI, Data, OpenAI, Ownership, Family Business OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time?

]]> OpenAI's ownership redesign has the potential to shape how the technology on our screens and in our pockets affects our economy and our society. Can they deliver benefit to the public and profit to the few at the same time?

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+qdukNSuH ]]> Peter Boumgarden S3: E2: Business as a Mechanism of Change with Hatch Africa's Dave Ellis. https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/11 d27b17f7-4b4a-4f3d-819e-f6cbd6b8f707 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 3 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School 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. 37:49 false 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.

Special Guest: David Ellis.

]]> social impact, Africa, Eggs, Business, Nonprofit, NGO, impact investment, purpose, chickens 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.

Special Guest: David Ellis.

]]> 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.

Special Guest: David Ellis.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+KaHE7xH4 ]]> Peter Boumgarden David Ellis Tactics from the Owner's Box: Control Beyond the Grave: Giorgio Armani and Ownership https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/10 30f41ec1-1839-42ce-8981-9cf16718db33 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control. 6:46 false One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control.

Special Guest: Stuart Weitzman.

]]> Armani, Stuart Weitzman, Fashion, Death, Creative Control One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control.

Special Guest: Stuart Weitzman.

]]> One week before his passing, Giorgio Armani sat down with the Financial Times to talk about control, something he knew a thing or two about. In this episode, I unpack how Armani designed one of the most fascinating succession plans I’ve ever seen. Balancing legacy, leadership, and the hard question of when control becomes… too much control.

Special Guest: Stuart Weitzman.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+NhlFXYNR ]]> Peter Boumgarden Stuart Weitzman S3: E1: Weathering the Storm: Small Businesses Need a Village https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/9 f779fe52-881e-48ba-9346-349c5382e28d Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today's guest, Dilawar Syed, is a perfect person to kick off this season. I met Dilawar last year while working with the Brookings Institution, focusing on the issue of aging business owners. At the time, Dilawar was Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. His background is extensive, including his role as President of Freshworks, a company that serves small businesses. This spring, we collaborated on a piece for The Conversation and Fast Company about how tariff uncertainty can paralyze small business operators. As you can imagine, Dilawar has a lot of insight to share on this and other topics here on _The Owner's Box._ 51:42 false Today's guest, Dilawar Syed, is a perfect person to kick off this season. I met Dilawar last year while working with the Brookings Institution, focusing on the issue of aging business owners. At the time, Dilawar was Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

His background is extensive, including his role as President of Freshworks, a company that serves small businesses. This spring, we collaborated on a piece for The Conversation and Fast Company about how tariff uncertainty can paralyze small business operators. As you can imagine, Dilawar has a lot of insight to share on this and other topics here on The Owner's Box.

]]> Today's guest, Dilawar Syed, is a perfect person to kick off this season. I met Dilawar last year while working with the Brookings Institution, focusing on the issue of aging business owners. At the time, Dilawar was Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

His background is extensive, including his role as President of Freshworks, a company that serves small businesses. This spring, we collaborated on a piece for The Conversation and Fast Company about how tariff uncertainty can paralyze small business operators. As you can imagine, Dilawar has a lot of insight to share on this and other topics here on The Owner's Box.

]]> Today's guest, Dilawar Syed, is a perfect person to kick off this season. I met Dilawar last year while working with the Brookings Institution, focusing on the issue of aging business owners. At the time, Dilawar was Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

His background is extensive, including his role as President of Freshworks, a company that serves small businesses. This spring, we collaborated on a piece for The Conversation and Fast Company about how tariff uncertainty can paralyze small business operators. As you can imagine, Dilawar has a lot of insight to share on this and other topics here on The Owner's Box.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+dlUG8Mfm ]]> Peter Boumgarden S2: E7 The Tradeoffs in Scale with David Stine of David Stine Furniture https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-7 94348539-7c17-4176-b699-844cb1016e76 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s episode, I talk to a craftsman who has explored the tradeoffs inherent in an over attentiveness to scale when developing a business – David Stine of David Stine Furniture. At the core, David is a craftsman, and this attention to the craft shapes everything from his approach to debt and growth, how he thinks about creativity, and even the rich life, broadly defined. Whether you run a small business, dream of starting one, or just want a fresh lens on work and meaning—this episode is for you. 40:33 false In today’s episode, I talk to a craftsman who has explored the tradeoffs inherent in an over attentiveness to scale when developing a business – David Stine of David Stine Furniture. At the core, David is a craftsman, and this attention to the craft shapes everything from his approach to debt and growth, how he thinks about creativity, and even the rich life, broadly defined. Whether you run a small business, dream of starting one, or just want a fresh lens on work and meaning—this episode is for you.

]]> David Stein Furniture, Furniture, Craftsman, Organic, Farm, Small Business, Work, Meaning of Work, St. Louis, Restaurants In today’s episode, I talk to a craftsman who has explored the tradeoffs inherent in an over attentiveness to scale when developing a business – David Stine of David Stine Furniture. At the core, David is a craftsman, and this attention to the craft shapes everything from his approach to debt and growth, how he thinks about creativity, and even the rich life, broadly defined. Whether you run a small business, dream of starting one, or just want a fresh lens on work and meaning—this episode is for you.

]]> In today’s episode, I talk to a craftsman who has explored the tradeoffs inherent in an over attentiveness to scale when developing a business – David Stine of David Stine Furniture. At the core, David is a craftsman, and this attention to the craft shapes everything from his approach to debt and growth, how he thinks about creativity, and even the rich life, broadly defined. Whether you run a small business, dream of starting one, or just want a fresh lens on work and meaning—this episode is for you.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+8ZH3m3cP ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner's Box: Lessons on Enterpreneurship with John McDonnell https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini8 46ef72d5-d410-45e4-aa5e-bbb5c9bf3fa4 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us. 6:39 false What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us.

Special Guest: John McDonnell.

]]> Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Aircraft, Military, St. Louis, Entrepreneurship, Commercial Airline What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us.

Special Guest: John McDonnell.

]]> What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us.

Special Guest: John McDonnell.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+cqK4KAzY ]]> Peter Boumgarden John McDonnell S2: E6: Employee Ownership in Private Equity Deals with Anna-Lisa Miller of Ownership Works https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/8 649239d7-0d30-4e1f-9f8b-06faa68aef28 Thu, 22 May 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s episode, Peter Boumgarden sits down with Anna-Lisa Miller, Executive Director of Ownership Works. Her organization is built on a bold premise: that employee ownership—typically seen as separate from private equity—might actually enhance the impact of a private equity deal. It’s a rare intersection of two ownership models, and Anna-Lisa provides a peak beneath the hood of this design. Listen in as we explore how these approaches can work together—and what that could mean for the future of finance-led ownership transitions in the middle market. 40:56 false In today’s episode, Peter Boumgarden sits down with Anna-Lisa Miller, Executive Director of Ownership Works. Her organization is built on a bold premise: that employee ownership—typically seen as separate from private equity—might actually enhance the impact of a private equity deal. It’s a rare intersection of two ownership models, and Anna-Lisa provides a peak beneath the hood of this design. Listen in as we explore how these approaches can work together—and what that could mean for the future of finance-led ownership transitions in the middle market.

Special Guest: Anna-Lisa Miller.

]]> ESOP, Employee Ownership, KKR, New York City, Private Equity, Nonprofit In today’s episode, Peter Boumgarden sits down with Anna-Lisa Miller, Executive Director of Ownership Works. Her organization is built on a bold premise: that employee ownership—typically seen as separate from private equity—might actually enhance the impact of a private equity deal. It’s a rare intersection of two ownership models, and Anna-Lisa provides a peak beneath the hood of this design. Listen in as we explore how these approaches can work together—and what that could mean for the future of finance-led ownership transitions in the middle market.

Special Guest: Anna-Lisa Miller.

]]> In today’s episode, Peter Boumgarden sits down with Anna-Lisa Miller, Executive Director of Ownership Works. Her organization is built on a bold premise: that employee ownership—typically seen as separate from private equity—might actually enhance the impact of a private equity deal. It’s a rare intersection of two ownership models, and Anna-Lisa provides a peak beneath the hood of this design. Listen in as we explore how these approaches can work together—and what that could mean for the future of finance-led ownership transitions in the middle market.

Special Guest: Anna-Lisa Miller.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+RRTbz-Xz ]]> Peter Boumgarden Anna-Lisa Miller Tactics from the Owner's Box: From Side Hustle to Entrepreneur https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/7-mini 64e768be-809b-42bc-b304-4b8b1b7714a4 Thu, 08 May 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier. 8:56 false For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier.

]]> Gig Economy, Entrepreneurship, Uber, Margarita Tsoutsoura, Business school For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier.

]]> For some people, a gig is a short-term step to something different, something bigger, an unspoken plan still not yet disclosed in the space unknowing between the front and back seat. To gain some insight into this space, I want to introduce you to Margarita Tsoutsoura, my colleague in the finance department of Olin Business School. Margarita’s research reminds us that the path toward starting something isn’t always getting a degree in entrepreneurship or spinning something out of an established company. Sometimes, the path is about being young, flexible, and willing to tinker within a flexible career path—the gig economy—that didn’t exist in the same way 20 years earlier.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+0MRy1JFQ ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner's Box: Entrepreneur as Orchestra Director https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini-7 50ab5ee5-9309-4662-a981-5458d45f074c Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School To be a healthy leader means to step back... and let other voices or instruments rise to the top. Today's short “Tactics from the Owner’s Box” takes us back to another clip from a recent episode—this one with the founder of KIND Bar, Daniel Lubetzky as he discusses the entrepreneur as orchestra director. 5:56 false To be a healthy leader means to step back... and let other voices or instruments rise to the top. Today's short “Tactics from the Owner’s Box” takes us back to another clip from a recent episode—this one with the founder of KIND Bar, Daniel Lubetzky as he discusses the entrepreneur as orchestra director.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> To be a healthy leader means to step back... and let other voices or instruments rise to the top. Today's short “Tactics from the Owner’s Box” takes us back to another clip from a recent episode—this one with the founder of KIND Bar, Daniel Lubetzky as he discusses the entrepreneur as orchestra director.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> To be a healthy leader means to step back... and let other voices or instruments rise to the top. Today's short “Tactics from the Owner’s Box” takes us back to another clip from a recent episode—this one with the founder of KIND Bar, Daniel Lubetzky as he discusses the entrepreneur as orchestra director.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+daaTabiO ]]> Peter Boumgarden Daniel Lubetzky S2: E5: Stewarding Potential with Katie Ford https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-5 fe3acde0-4d3c-4bcc-970e-9ca531b7622b Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s episode, we learn from Katie Ford all about how one company shaped the modeling business, and what that means for the person holding the reins. 34:37 false In today’s episode, we learn from Katie Ford all about how one company shaped the modeling business, and what that means for the person holding the reins.

Special Guest: Katie Ford.

]]> modeling, family business, ford models, art, travel, human trafficking, investments In today’s episode, we learn from Katie Ford all about how one company shaped the modeling business, and what that means for the person holding the reins.

Special Guest: Katie Ford.

]]> In today’s episode, we learn from Katie Ford all about how one company shaped the modeling business, and what that means for the person holding the reins.

Special Guest: Katie Ford.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+n9reimp6 ]]> Peter Boumgarden Katie Ford S2: E4: Quantifying Kindness with Daniel Lubetzky https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-4 ba0f03ba-e6f9-41c3-aafa-774e5259c48b Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School If you have a company that strives to be, in their own words, “Kind to one’s tastebuds, body, and the world” -- can you tease out when it pays to be kind, and what you do when you have to assess that mission pragmatically? What about when you bring that novel supply chain to market. What works in the market, and how does it shape your path to getting there? In today’s episode, we look at the balancing act between Business and Social Good with Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky. 36:28 false If you have a company that strives to be, in their own words, “Kind to one’s tastebuds, body, and the world” -- can you tease out when it pays to be kind, and what you do when you have to assess that mission pragmatically? What about when you bring that novel supply chain to market. What works in the market, and how does it shape your path to getting there? In today’s episode, we look at the balancing act between Business and Social Good with Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> If you have a company that strives to be, in their own words, “Kind to one’s tastebuds, body, and the world” -- can you tease out when it pays to be kind, and what you do when you have to assess that mission pragmatically? What about when you bring that novel supply chain to market. What works in the market, and how does it shape your path to getting there? In today’s episode, we look at the balancing act between Business and Social Good with Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> If you have a company that strives to be, in their own words, “Kind to one’s tastebuds, body, and the world” -- can you tease out when it pays to be kind, and what you do when you have to assess that mission pragmatically? What about when you bring that novel supply chain to market. What works in the market, and how does it shape your path to getting there? In today’s episode, we look at the balancing act between Business and Social Good with Kind Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky.

Special Guest: Daniel Lubetzky.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+fikFtL2p ]]> Peter Boumgarden Daniel Lubetzky Tactics from the Owner's Box: Purpose and Profit https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini3 dd5cf118-238c-4059-9b41-e2cecd25cc2c Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Over the past few years, I've had the privilege of listening to, learning from, and working alongside an extraordinary group of private business owners. These are the kind of people who, in their own quiet way, steer the course of the American economy all the while wrestling with the big, messy questions that come with running a business. Today, on "Tactics from the Owner's Box," I want to tackle one of the trickiest challenges these leaders face: how to build a business that lasts by finding--and incentivizing--the right balance between purpose and performance. 5:52 false Over the past few years, I've had the privilege of listening to, learning from, and working alongside an extraordinary group of private business owners. These are the kind of people who, in their own quiet way, steer the course of the American economy all the while wrestling with the big, messy questions that come with running a business. Today, on "Tactics from the Owner's Box," I want to tackle one of the trickiest challenges these leaders face: how to build a business that lasts by finding--and incentivizing--the right balance between purpose and performance.

]]> Over the past few years, I've had the privilege of listening to, learning from, and working alongside an extraordinary group of private business owners. These are the kind of people who, in their own quiet way, steer the course of the American economy all the while wrestling with the big, messy questions that come with running a business. Today, on "Tactics from the Owner's Box," I want to tackle one of the trickiest challenges these leaders face: how to build a business that lasts by finding--and incentivizing--the right balance between purpose and performance.

]]> Over the past few years, I've had the privilege of listening to, learning from, and working alongside an extraordinary group of private business owners. These are the kind of people who, in their own quiet way, steer the course of the American economy all the while wrestling with the big, messy questions that come with running a business. Today, on "Tactics from the Owner's Box," I want to tackle one of the trickiest challenges these leaders face: how to build a business that lasts by finding--and incentivizing--the right balance between purpose and performance.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+utRRN4qF ]]> Peter Boumgarden Cindi Bigelow S2: E3: Ownership and Invention with Jamie Siminoff https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-3 598ddaae-7de4-4f9f-a11c-c4f37042e3d4 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today’s episode, gets inside the mind of an inventor, and seeing how that work applies to community development in a small town in rural Missouri. 35:36 false Today’s episode, gets inside the mind of an inventor, and seeing how that work applies to community development in a small town in rural Missouri.

]]> Ring; DoorBot; Amazon; Inventor; Shark Tank; Entrepreneurship; La Belle, Missouri Today’s episode, gets inside the mind of an inventor, and seeing how that work applies to community development in a small town in rural Missouri.

]]> Today’s episode, gets inside the mind of an inventor, and seeing how that work applies to community development in a small town in rural Missouri.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+Tp-i0gFq ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner's Box: Navigating the Complexity of Partnership https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/s2m2 0a59353d-263b-4e39-83b3-7879bf62dd35 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Whether in starting a kid's venture, or taking the leap into entrepreneurship, this story is about about what it means to partner with someone in a venture. How do you pick the right person? When is that partnership life-giving, and supportive of the business, and what is it strategically complex or even destructive? In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture. 6:21 false In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture.

Special Guest: Jeremy King.

]]> Jeremy King, Fraiche Wine Group, Partnership, Romance, Entrepreneurship In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture.

Special Guest: Jeremy King.

]]> In today's tactics from "The Owner's Box" -- we are going to revisit a few voices from Season 1 to learn how they approached partnership, and what it might mean for your own venture.

Special Guest: Jeremy King.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+jgDhicub ]]> Peter Boumgarden Jeremy King S2: E2: Scooping for Success with Richard Graeter of Graeter's Ice Cream https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/s2e2 94080dde-a42e-4b70-9ee7-db1c7bb0aeaa Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today on the owner’s box, we are going to hear how the iconic Cincinnati ice cream brand came to be. Importantly, we are going to explore how the incentives and design choices of Richard Graeter and his family shape what is possible for their brand and the industry as a whole. 38:06 false In 2021, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association and the American Frozen Food Institute inducted Richard Graeter into the 2021 Frozen Food Hall of Fame. His company is beloved by ice cream aficionados all around the country.

So, what is it that makes Graeters Graeters, and how is this linked to the way this 4th generation family business operates?

Special Guest: Richard Graeter.

]]> In 2021, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association and the American Frozen Food Institute inducted Richard Graeter into the 2021 Frozen Food Hall of Fame. His company is beloved by ice cream aficionados all around the country.

So, what is it that makes Graeters Graeters, and how is this linked to the way this 4th generation family business operates?

Special Guest: Richard Graeter.

]]> In 2021, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association and the American Frozen Food Institute inducted Richard Graeter into the 2021 Frozen Food Hall of Fame. His company is beloved by ice cream aficionados all around the country.

So, what is it that makes Graeters Graeters, and how is this linked to the way this 4th generation family business operates?

Special Guest: Richard Graeter.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+qdLz1lB4 ]]> Peter Boumgarden Richard Graeter Tactics from the Owner's Box: A Cabin in the Woods https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini21 32ea0695-d9a5-47f2-b4b2-0447eea2e9c1 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 2 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School A few weeks back, Peter Grant from the Wall Street Journal reached out with a question. How do families with real estate approach this investment differently than a fund? For Grant, the Wall Street Journal commercial real estate writer, his focus was on commercial real estate in New York. He had started to note something unusual in this space -- those families who had long committed to never sell were doing... just in fact that. 7:17 false A few weeks back, Peter Grant from the Wall Street Journal reached out with a question. How do families with real estate approach this investment differently than a fund? For Grant, the Wall Street Journal commercial real estate writer, his focus was on commercial real estate in New York. He had started to note something unusual in this space -- those families who had long committed to never sell were doing... just in fact that.

Special Guest: Susan Fitzpatrick.

]]> real estate, family, business, cottage, Wall Street Journal A few weeks back, Peter Grant from the Wall Street Journal reached out with a question. How do families with real estate approach this investment differently than a fund? For Grant, the Wall Street Journal commercial real estate writer, his focus was on commercial real estate in New York. He had started to note something unusual in this space -- those families who had long committed to never sell were doing... just in fact that.

Special Guest: Susan Fitzpatrick.

]]> A few weeks back, Peter Grant from the Wall Street Journal reached out with a question. How do families with real estate approach this investment differently than a fund? For Grant, the Wall Street Journal commercial real estate writer, his focus was on commercial real estate in New York. He had started to note something unusual in this space -- those families who had long committed to never sell were doing... just in fact that.

Special Guest: Susan Fitzpatrick.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+OtdJWwaC ]]> Peter Boumgarden Susan Fitzpatrick S2:E1: Main Street's Tidal Wave of Ownership Transition https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2-1 abb81f2d-95a1-4f27-976d-46f84e9b003d Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0600 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In the first episode of our second season of The Owner's Box -- we look at transitions of business ownership. What shifts as ownership changes hands, and how should policymakers navigate the so-called silver tsunami of baby boomers transitioning their businesses in one way or another. 37:59 false In 2024, Peter Boumgarden had the opportunity to lead a group of researchers and commissioners in a shared venture between Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution looking at the shifts of ownership for privately held firms. Because of the amount of these that are owned by baby boomers, it is often called a kind of silver tsunami. Today, you are going to hear pieces of that story from a few members of the team.

]]> Olin Business School, Brookings Institution, Enova, Edward Jones, US Bank, In 2024, Peter Boumgarden had the opportunity to lead a group of researchers and commissioners in a shared venture between Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution looking at the shifts of ownership for privately held firms. Because of the amount of these that are owned by baby boomers, it is often called a kind of silver tsunami. Today, you are going to hear pieces of that story from a few members of the team.

]]> In 2024, Peter Boumgarden had the opportunity to lead a group of researchers and commissioners in a shared venture between Washington University in St. Louis and the Brookings Institution looking at the shifts of ownership for privately held firms. Because of the amount of these that are owned by baby boomers, it is often called a kind of silver tsunami. Today, you are going to hear pieces of that story from a few members of the team.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+fDsrxoBk ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 6: All That We Bring to the Table with Cindi Bigelow https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/6 2305535b-a5dc-40a5-aa13-da7ee5570d61 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School For those of you playing along at home.... while this season has highlighted a number of different voices, there is at least one that is characteristically missing -- that of a female owner taking over leadership of their family business. Our discussion with Carolyn Kindle at St. Louis CITY SC hit on pieces of this work, but this was in the context of starting something new -- a soccer club in the MLS. There is something different about stewarding something that already exists. How do you lead that well? What does it mean to own something from a deep understanding of who you are. And so with that, we queue up, Cindi Bigelow of Bigelow Tea. 43:52 false For those of you playing along at home.... while this season has highlighted a number of different voices, there is at least one that is characteristically missing -- that of a female owner taking over leadership of their family business. Our discussion with Carolyn Kindle at St. Louis CITY SC hit on pieces of this work, but this was in the context of starting something new -- a soccer club in the MLS. There is something different about stewarding something that already exists. How do you lead that well? What does it mean to own something from a deep understanding of who you are. And so with that, we queue up, Cindi Bigelow of Bigelow Tea.

]]> Bigelow Tea, Tea, Family Business, Female, Leadership For those of you playing along at home.... while this season has highlighted a number of different voices, there is at least one that is characteristically missing -- that of a female owner taking over leadership of their family business. Our discussion with Carolyn Kindle at St. Louis CITY SC hit on pieces of this work, but this was in the context of starting something new -- a soccer club in the MLS. There is something different about stewarding something that already exists. How do you lead that well? What does it mean to own something from a deep understanding of who you are. And so with that, we queue up, Cindi Bigelow of Bigelow Tea.

]]> For those of you playing along at home.... while this season has highlighted a number of different voices, there is at least one that is characteristically missing -- that of a female owner taking over leadership of their family business. Our discussion with Carolyn Kindle at St. Louis CITY SC hit on pieces of this work, but this was in the context of starting something new -- a soccer club in the MLS. There is something different about stewarding something that already exists. How do you lead that well? What does it mean to own something from a deep understanding of who you are. And so with that, we queue up, Cindi Bigelow of Bigelow Tea.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+x4ZCr0OI ]]> Peter Boumgarden Cindi Bigelow Tactics from the Owner's Box: The Discipline of Long-Run Ownership https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini5 6ff5eb14-56e0-4fd9-b954-1113e259f346 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In the space of ownership, the vision of building, scaling, and selling has become a shared mantra of success in the world of business schools formed in the shadow of Silicon Valley. But to suggest all businesses must follow this path is like assuming all runners need to be marathoners. Let’s put this in context by focusing our attention on the owner-operator. How does one approach an attempt to own something for the long run? How does one prepare to steward a legacy throughout the inevitable and yet unexpected changes coming down the pipe? 6:34 false In the space of ownership, the vision of building, scaling, and selling has become a shared mantra of success in the world of business schools formed in the shadow of Silicon Valley. But to suggest all businesses must follow this path is like assuming all runners need to be marathoners. Let’s put this in context by focusing our attention on the owner-operator. How does one approach an attempt to own something for the long run? How does one prepare to steward a legacy throughout the inevitable and yet unexpected changes coming down the pipe?

]]> Marathon, Business, Long-Run, Discipline, Owner-Operator, Patience In the space of ownership, the vision of building, scaling, and selling has become a shared mantra of success in the world of business schools formed in the shadow of Silicon Valley. But to suggest all businesses must follow this path is like assuming all runners need to be marathoners. Let’s put this in context by focusing our attention on the owner-operator. How does one approach an attempt to own something for the long run? How does one prepare to steward a legacy throughout the inevitable and yet unexpected changes coming down the pipe?

]]> In the space of ownership, the vision of building, scaling, and selling has become a shared mantra of success in the world of business schools formed in the shadow of Silicon Valley. But to suggest all businesses must follow this path is like assuming all runners need to be marathoners. Let’s put this in context by focusing our attention on the owner-operator. How does one approach an attempt to own something for the long run? How does one prepare to steward a legacy throughout the inevitable and yet unexpected changes coming down the pipe?

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+S_-fmFjk ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 5: Brothers in the Vineyard: Growing Fraiche Wine Group https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/5 30bb5c20-a802-4c06-8e9b-19cdac5584ab Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Welcome to Episode Five of the Owner’s Box by WashU Olin’s Koch Center for Family Enterprise. This week, we learn from Michael and John Kennedy on how they have worked together as siblings and a broader family to build out Fraiche Wine Group. 49:16 false Welcome to Episode Five of the Owner’s Box by WashU Olin’s Koch Center for Family Enterprise. This week, we learn from Michael and John Kennedy on how they have worked together as siblings and a broader family to build out Fraiche Wine Group.

]]> Washington University in St. Louis, WashU Olin, Olin Business School, Peter Boumgarden, Koch Center for Family Enterprise, business, strategic owner, wine, vineyard, Napa, Welcome to Episode Five of the Owner’s Box by WashU Olin’s Koch Center for Family Enterprise. This week, we learn from Michael and John Kennedy on how they have worked together as siblings and a broader family to build out Fraiche Wine Group.

]]> Welcome to Episode Five of the Owner’s Box by WashU Olin’s Koch Center for Family Enterprise. This week, we learn from Michael and John Kennedy on how they have worked together as siblings and a broader family to build out Fraiche Wine Group.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+zg6oAaXr ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner's Box: The Four Critical Questions of Ownership https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini a1720486-a115-472d-8765-e81f30703329 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School In today’s tactics from the Owner’s Box, we introduce the four critical questions for strategic owners – questions of What, How, When, and perhaps most importantly, Why. 7:01 false In today’s tactics from the Owner’s Box, we introduce the four critical questions for strategic owners – questions of What, How, When, and perhaps most importantly, Why.

]]> Washington University in St. Louis, WashU Olin, Olin Business School, Peter Boumgarden, Koch Center for Family Enterprise, business, strategic owner, Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group, culture, food, restaurant, Michigan, New York City In today’s tactics from the Owner’s Box, we introduce the four critical questions for strategic owners – questions of What, How, When, and perhaps most importantly, Why.

]]> In today’s tactics from the Owner’s Box, we introduce the four critical questions for strategic owners – questions of What, How, When, and perhaps most importantly, Why.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+WUvkdv75 ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 4: Creativity and Continuity with Stuart Weitzman https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/4 74cd1ef9-6e47-495a-b859-b93ffb64210f Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School The brand is a celebrity favorite no matter the occasion. Lorde. Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, the list goes on. Today's episode looks at how Stuart Weitzman built his company and what we can learn about owner strategy from the various twists and turns of his brand's evolution over time. This is ultimately Stuart Weitzman's gift to us. There is hard won wisdom gained by an entrepreneur who has gone through all these different shifts in and around the owner's box. 28:55 false The brand is a celebrity favorite no matter the occasion. Lorde. Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, the list goes on. Today's episode looks at how Stuart Weitzman built his company and what we can learn about owner strategy from the various twists and turns of his brand's evolution over time. This is ultimately Stuart Weitzman's gift to us. There is hard won wisdom gained by an entrepreneur who has gone through all these different shifts in and around the owner's box.

]]> Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Stuart Weitzman, New York City, Coach, Tapestry Brand The brand is a celebrity favorite no matter the occasion. Lorde. Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, the list goes on. Today's episode looks at how Stuart Weitzman built his company and what we can learn about owner strategy from the various twists and turns of his brand's evolution over time. This is ultimately Stuart Weitzman's gift to us. There is hard won wisdom gained by an entrepreneur who has gone through all these different shifts in and around the owner's box.

]]> The brand is a celebrity favorite no matter the occasion. Lorde. Gigi Hadid, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, Selena Gomez, the list goes on. Today's episode looks at how Stuart Weitzman built his company and what we can learn about owner strategy from the various twists and turns of his brand's evolution over time. This is ultimately Stuart Weitzman's gift to us. There is hard won wisdom gained by an entrepreneur who has gone through all these different shifts in and around the owner's box.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+fk4Capqn ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner's Box: The Psychology of Legacy https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/legacy 1b62c9d5-0d7c-4fb6-97a7-0b3586d2ef80 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) bonus 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Today on “Tactics from The Owner’s Box,” we explore the meaning of legacy and how it plays into the design of a business and philanthropy over time. 5:53 false Today on “Tactics from The Owner’s Box,” we explore the meaning of legacy and how it plays into the design of a business and philanthropy over time.

]]> Washington University in St. Louis, WashU Olin, Olin Business School, Peter Boumgarden, Koch Center for Family Enterprise, business, strategic owner, Ari Weinzweig culture, food, John D. Rockefeller, TS Eliot, Legacy Today on “Tactics from The Owner’s Box,” we explore the meaning of legacy and how it plays into the design of a business and philanthropy over time.

]]> Today on “Tactics from The Owner’s Box,” we explore the meaning of legacy and how it plays into the design of a business and philanthropy over time.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+zC-FEHhu ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 3: The Beautiful Game https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/3 8fee4fb5-21b7-4dd2-922a-dc562b16cc51 Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (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 false 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.

]]> 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.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+qrBUk5Te ]]> Peter Boumgarden Andrew C. Taylor Carolyn Kindle Jason Thein Lee Broughton Neal Richardson 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 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) bonus 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School 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 false 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."

]]> 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."

]]> 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."

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+_cj4bUeJ ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 2: Creative Control with Jeremy King https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/2 fcdc0c03-c732-47cc-a0bb-f7764021561a Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Ownership dynamics in a creative industry with special guest Jeremy London. 36:39 false Today, we explore the tension between commercial and creative objectives, and what we can learn from a culinary entrepreneur preparing for his third act. Does the owner's box need a creative tension between commerce and creativity? Without the constraints of commerce, the creative impulse can easily become unbounded from market potential. But lacking imagination, do we merely replicate previous successes, with all restaurants looking like carbon copies of surefire but vanilla hits, and all films becoming superhero replicas? Tune in to hear Jeremy King talk this through in his experience transforming the London restaurant scene.

]]> Jeremy London, Creative Control, Restaurateur, Culinary Creative, Bluey Today, we explore the tension between commercial and creative objectives, and what we can learn from a culinary entrepreneur preparing for his third act. Does the owner's box need a creative tension between commerce and creativity? Without the constraints of commerce, the creative impulse can easily become unbounded from market potential. But lacking imagination, do we merely replicate previous successes, with all restaurants looking like carbon copies of surefire but vanilla hits, and all films becoming superhero replicas? Tune in to hear Jeremy King talk this through in his experience transforming the London restaurant scene.

]]> Today, we explore the tension between commercial and creative objectives, and what we can learn from a culinary entrepreneur preparing for his third act. Does the owner's box need a creative tension between commerce and creativity? Without the constraints of commerce, the creative impulse can easily become unbounded from market potential. But lacking imagination, do we merely replicate previous successes, with all restaurants looking like carbon copies of surefire but vanilla hits, and all films becoming superhero replicas? Tune in to hear Jeremy King talk this through in his experience transforming the London restaurant scene.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+6Ir7LkPH ]]> Peter Boumgarden Tactics from the Owner’s Box: Succession https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/mini1 f34a85e7-e00b-4f5d-bad6-32f2ddf7287b Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) bonus 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School Between full episodes, we want to take you back into the owner’s box for mini-episode insights into what it means to build the skills of strategic ownership. 6:15 false If you sit in the owner’s box or sit in a position of leadership, how might your assessment of those coming behind you be shaping how much control you are willing to give up? How does your assessment of the capability and willingness of the next-gen shape your willingness to step outside of the owner’s box?

Today in Tactics from “The Owner’s Box,” we explore succession through the lens of control.

]]> If you sit in the owner’s box or sit in a position of leadership, how might your assessment of those coming behind you be shaping how much control you are willing to give up? How does your assessment of the capability and willingness of the next-gen shape your willingness to step outside of the owner’s box?

Today in Tactics from “The Owner’s Box,” we explore succession through the lens of control.

]]> If you sit in the owner’s box or sit in a position of leadership, how might your assessment of those coming behind you be shaping how much control you are willing to give up? How does your assessment of the capability and willingness of the next-gen shape your willingness to step outside of the owner’s box?

Today in Tactics from “The Owner’s Box,” we explore succession through the lens of control.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+GikAMJSm ]]> Peter Boumgarden Episode 1: Transitioning with Soul https://theownersboxpodcast.fireside.fm/1 04f87606-25cd-4d54-a037-082cae7deed5 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500 boumgardenp@wustl.edu (Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School) full 1 Peter Boumgarden, WashU Olin Business School This podcast will explore questions of what it means to be a strategic owner -- inside and outside the family firm context -- all using a mix of interviews and insights drawn from experience and academic research. "Transitioning with Soul" -- is our first episode and features Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman's, Danny Meyer of USHG Acquisition Corp. Shake Shack and USHG, LLC, and Bo Burlingham of Forbes. 33:36 false "Transitioning with Soul" -- is our first episode and features Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman's, Danny Meyer of USHG Acquisition Corp. Shake Shack and USHG, LLC, and Bo Burlingham of Forbes.

Special Guests: Ari Weinzweig, Bo Burlingham, and Danny Meyer.

]]> "Transitioning with Soul" -- is our first episode and features Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman's, Danny Meyer of USHG Acquisition Corp. Shake Shack and USHG, LLC, and Bo Burlingham of Forbes.

Special Guests: Ari Weinzweig, Bo Burlingham, and Danny Meyer.

]]> "Transitioning with Soul" -- is our first episode and features Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman's, Danny Meyer of USHG Acquisition Corp. Shake Shack and USHG, LLC, and Bo Burlingham of Forbes.

Special Guests: Ari Weinzweig, Bo Burlingham, and Danny Meyer.

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/VRAjwh64+EDCze4IK ]]> Peter Boumgarden Ari Weinzweig Bo Burlingham Danny Meyer