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Attracting Supply Chain and Innovation Startups from Around the World to Bentonville

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sits down with Joshua Saffran, Director of Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas. Plug and Play is an open innovation platform that connects its corporate partners with startups to fill needs and drive innovation forward. Originally based in Silicon Valley, Plug and Play added a hub in Northwest Arkansas to serve its corporate partners in the region, as well as mine for new, innovative startups in the area. Throughout the episode, James and Joshua discuss Plug and Play, Bentonville’s value to businesses, and how startups can stand out from the crowd.

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Creating Northwest Arkansas’ Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Jeff Amerine, founder and managing director of Startup Junkie, a consulting service that supports, inspires, and educates entrepreneurs at no cost. With thirty years of experience, Jeff has an extensive background in business leadership and early-stage investments. Throughout the episode, James and Jeff discuss the startup community in Northwest Arkansas and how Startup Junkie assists entrepreneurs.

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Because Bentonville Highlight Episode

Welcome to a special episode of The Bentonville Beacon Podcast. This week, we’re taking a break from our regular episodes to highlight why Bentonville is so amazing. We’ve chosen a few clips from some of our favorite moments of The Bentonville Beacon Podcast so far. Sit back and enjoy these clips, and check out Bentonville, where you get more of what you want, and less of what you don’t!

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Floating Around Bentonville

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell was joined by Rob Mahler, founder and lead tech for Naz-T’s FloaT Shop, a local Onewheel rental and repair shop that specializes in repairing and customizing PEV vehicles. James and Rob talked about the vision, challenges, and future of building Naz-T’s FloaT Shop, the development of NWA, and the growth of Onewheels.

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How Northwest Arkansas is Revolutionizing the Rock Climbing World

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sat down with founder and CEO of Lacaida Ropes, Pedro Somarriba. Pedro and his new company are the first of its kind in the state, and The Bentonville Beacon got the scoop on everything they have planned for the outdoor community here in Arkansas. James and Pedro talked all about the Lacaida Ropes company launch, the products they are kicking off, and all that they have planned for the future of their company and for this climbing community in Bentonville.

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Highlights of Season 1

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, we’re revisiting several of our favorite moments from Season 1, which features entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders from Bentonville’s thriving outdoor recreation industry. We hope you’ll enjoy these Season 1 highlights and take this chance to revisit any episodes you might have missed. Thanks for joining us in this conversation about Bentonville, where you can have more of what you want, and less of what you don’t.

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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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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.

We are so excited you’re joining us!

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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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