The Bentonville Beacon
https://bentonvillearea.com/
On the Bentonville Beacon podcast, host James Bell brings you stories from the entrepreneurs, business executives and community leaders who are sparking the rise of the Greater Bentonville area. You'll hear how one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic cities and economies in the United States helps businesses grow and helps people live their best lives. Tune in, subscribe, and get excited to embrace Greater Bentonville with us!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Swimming in the Land of OZ with Bonnie Adams of SWIM OZ
Show Notes
(0:53) Introducing Bonnie Adams
(7:25) Introduction to Swim OZ and Joys of Swimming
(12:35) Plugging the Upcoming Walmart OZ Mile Swim Race
(13:56) How to Prepare for an Open Water Swim
(20:25)…
Arkansas's Booming Outdoor Recreation Industry with Katherine Andrews
Show Notes
(0:50) Introducing Katherine Andrews
(3:12) A History of the Office of Outdoor Recreation
(11:43) How Companies Today Are Choosing Locations for Their Businesses
(14:11) How Katherine’s Office…
Making the Best Bikes in America with Drew Medlock of Allied Cycle Works
Show Notes
(0:36) Introducing Drew Medlock
(2:09) A Taste of What Allied Cycle Works Is All About
(5:23) Making Bikes in the USA vs. Asia
(8:24) What Brought Allied Cycle Works to Bentonville
(14:40) Why …
Bringing Extreme Sports to Bentonville with Seth Johnson of Amped Electric Games
Show Notes
(0:39) Introducing Seth Johnson
(1:50) All about Amped Electric Games and Why It Started
(6:12) What to Expect at Amped Electric Games
(17:02) How People Can Capitalize on Bentonville
(17:48) …
How Technology is Improving Bentonville's Mountain Biking Experience | Bryce Paden & Ryan Shelton of Flowfeed
Show Notes:
(0:45) Introductions
(6:08) Getting into Mountain Biking
(8:45) Flowfeed App
(9:36) Collaboration over Competition
(18:54) Why Is Bentonville Best for Flowfeed?
(21:41) Response to Flowfeed
(23:…
Coaching the Next Generation of Mountain Bikers | Kyla Templeton of Bike School Bentonville
Show Notes
(0:23) Introducing Kyla Templeton
(6:23) Why Kyla Started Bike School Bentonville
(14:48) What Makes Bentonville Trails Special
(22:52) Bike School Bentonville’s Upcoming Programming
(24:47) Wh…
The Importance of Community and Corporate Citizenship with Jeanelle Harris of Outdoor Cap Co.
Show Notes
(0:41) Introducing True NWA Native Jeanelle Harris
(2:01) Outdoor Cap Co.
(11:23) How Outdoor Companies Can Thrive in Bentonville
(14:03) What’s Next for Outdoor Cap Co.?
(23:27) Importance o…
Bonus Episode | How the Fuel Accelerator Helps You Get Enterprise-Ready with Vance Reavie and Jigesh Vora
Show Notes
(1:12) Introducing Vance Reavie and Jigesh Vora
(5:41) Participating in the Fuel Accelerator and Other Resources in NWA
(13:33) Initial Thoughts on Bentonville
(18:45) Bentonville Stats
(22:10)…
Is NWA the Next Austin? | Kalene Griffith, President and CEO of Visit Bentonville
Show Notes
(0:27) Introducing Kalene Griffith
(2:52) Why Kalene Chose Bentonville
(4:39) How Bentonville Has Changed
(6:39) Introducing Visit Bentonville
(11:58) Upcoming Events in Bentonville
(14:05) How…
Why Bentonville's Culture Is Right for Your Outdoor Recreation Business | Nicholas Olano of American Hunt
Shownotes
(0:28) Introducing Nicholas Olano and His Journey to NWA
(6:04) American Hunt
(13:48) Participating in GORP
(20:15) Why YOU Should Care about NWA
(21:45) What’s Next for American Hunt?
(23:02) Su…
Falling in Love with Northwest Arkansas | Danny Collins of 37 North Expeditions
Shownotes
(0:27) Introducing Danny Collins and 37 North Expeditions
(4:36) Falling in Love with Northwest Arkansas
(6:57) Helping Everyone Fall in Love with the Outdoors
(14:36) Prioritizing Diversity an…
Why Should Business Leaders Care about Bentonville? | Nicole Dougan of Strider Bikes
Shownotes
(0:21) Introducing Nicole Dougan and Strider Bikes
(3:57) Who’s shopping at Strider?
(7:20) Revitalizing Downtown Bentonville
(9:11) The Strider Cup and Adventure-cross
(12:20) Nicole’s NWA Or…
Helping Entrepreneurs Define and Launch Their Businesses | Phil Shellhammer of GORP
Summary
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Bentonville Beacon podcast!
In today’s episode, host James Bell sits down with Phil Shellhammer, Director of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (G…
Why Outdoor Rec Businesses Should Consider Bentonville | Andrew Gibbs-Dabney of LIVSN
Shownotes
(0:16) Introducing Andrew Gibbs-Dabney and LIVSN Designs
(6:56) Utilizing Kickstarter
(16:16) The Advantage of Being in NWA
(23:47) Why Outdoor Rec Businesses Should Consider Bentonville
(28:25)…