Recently, some of the world's most famous CEOs released a statement sharing their intent to change their focus from their shareholders to their stakeholders and lucky you, you're one! If you happened to notice wage stagnation and growing income inequality trending for the past 40 years, you're not alone. Why in fact, a similar statement was released around 40 years ago, by a group of similarly powerful men that went on to shape the course of the future. In this week's episode we examine the original hopes of the first Business Roundtable and the impact this powerful group has had in shaping legislation and public opinion since that meeting. 

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