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Swimming in the Land of OZ

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sat down with Bonnie Adams, founder and CEO of Swim OZ and Joys of Swimming. Bonnie is a former Razorback swimmer, and she continues to rank highly in the U.S. Masters Swimming Championships. James and Bonnie discussed why swimming is an integral part of fitness and recreation, as well as why it’s an important aspect of Bentonville’s outdoor lifestyle and business culture. Lastly, the pair explained how you can get involved with upcoming swim events in Northwest Arkansas!

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Bringing Extreme Sports to Bentonville

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sat down with Seth Johnson, who is the founder of eRideLife, a media source for all things electric and on one wheel. Luckily for us, he and his team have chosen Bentonville to be the home of the upcoming Amped Electric Games, a competition and festival celebrating the craft he loves and is on a mission for us all to love alongside him. James and Seth talked all about the specifics of the upcoming event, why Bentonville has the honor of hosting it, and why everyone else should bring interesting and innovative things to Bentonville too.

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How Technology is Improving Bentonville’s Mountain Biking Experience

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell had the chance to talk with Bryce Paden and Ryan Shelton of Flowfeed, a predictive analytics app for mountain biking trails. Bryce, Ryan, and their four other co-founders are all serial entrepreneurs and brought their diverse areas of expertise together to simplify an age-old problem for mountain bikers looking to use the trails in Northwest Arkansas. Throughout the episode, James, Bryce, and Ryan discussed the origins of the app and how it works, how collaboration has fueled their success, and why Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas are fertile grounds for entrepreneurship and growth of all kinds.

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Coaching the Next Generation of Mountain Bikers

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell had the opportunity to chat with Kyla Templeton, the co-founder of Bike School Bentonville. To round out her resume, Kyla also founded Girls Bike Bentonville in 2012, is the co-founder and director of the Arkansas League of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, and is a VIPC Level 1 Instructor and a USA Triathlon Certified Coach. James and Kyla had an amazing conversation about how Bentonville is impacting the cycling world and how the cycling community is part of what makes Bentonville the city we all love.

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Bonus Episode | How the Fuel Accelerator Helps You Get Enterprise-Ready

On this special bonus episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sits down with Vance Reavie and Jigesh Vora live at the Startup Crawl in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Vance and Jigesh are both three-time founders who recently participated in the Fuel Accelerator with their companies, Junction AI and SwiftGo, respectively. The trio discusses their recent ventures, Fuel, Bentonville, and much more throughout the episode!

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Why Bentonville’s Culture Is Right for Your Outdoor Recreation Business

On this episode of the Bentonville Beacon Podcast, host James Bell sits down with Nicholas Olano, Co-Founder of American Hunt. Nicholas and his business partner founded American Hunt in 2019 to break down a significant barrier that outdoorspeople across the country deal with. Together, James and Nicholas discuss American Hunt, Bentonville, and Nicholas’s experience with GORP.

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Falling in Love with Northwest Arkansas

In this episode of the Bentonville Beacon Podcast, Danny Collins joins host James Bell to discuss Bentonville’s booming outdoor recreation industry. Danny is the founder of 37 North Expeditions, which focuses heavily on making the Ozarks more accessible for everyone. On the show, James and Danny discuss how 37 North helps people fall in love with the outdoors, the importance of equity and inclusion in the outdoor recreation industry, and why the Ozarks have become the next outdoor recreation hot spot.

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