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The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
To create an ecosystem that connects leaders of all kinds – industry, community, student, educational, civic, investment and entrepreneurial – to help overcome Omnichannel Retail barriers through exclusive, insight-rich content.
The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 164 - From the Vault: What Executives Learn from Sam Walton
Leadership means running toward failures rather than hiding from them. Former Walmart SVP Sam Dunn unpacks the operational lessons he learned working directly under Sam and Rob Walton.Dunn breaks down the messy mechanics of massive retai...
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Ep. 163 - Stop Working IN Your Business
Service businesses bleed cash when operators refuse to let go of the wrench. Moving from technician to owner demands strict operational shifts. We unpack the playbook for auditing acquisitions, restructuring debt, and firing toxic c...
Ep. 162 - Retail Chargebacks: Why AI Needs Human Experts With Vendormint
Retail deductions are quietly bleeding your margins dry. The VendorMint executive team explains how to hunt down and recover this missing cash.Retail chargebacks often feel like an unavoidable cost of doing business. The team explains wh...
Ep. 161 - Face Your Fears: Escaping the Workaholic Trap
Fear and rigid control will stall any organizational change before it even begins. Leaders are facing more uncertainty than ever right now, and relying on outdated perfectionism actively harms both the business and the team. Elise Mitchell, lea...
Ep. 160: Healthy Retail Dissatisfaction: Scaling Brands with Jack Link's
Rising input costs and shifting shopper habits are creating immediate margin pressure across the CPG landscape. With U.S. cattle herds sitting at 70-year lows and GLP-1 adoption altering dietary demand, suppliers must execute fast, precise pivo...