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Exploring the Future of Mobility

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell had the opportunity to introduce listeners to Cyrus Sigari, a man who wears many hats in the arena of the show’s second season topic: Mobility. Cyrus is an aviator, entrepreneur, and investor, as well as the cofounder and managing partner of Up Partners, serves as the chairman of The Future Mobility Council in Arkansas, and sits on the board of Game Composites. James and Cyrus took a deep dive into the future of mobility and Bentonville’s unique role in building it.

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Preparing for the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sat down with his friend and colleague, Kris Adams. Kris is the director of the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit, a job for which he is clearly passionate. James and Kris discussed their love of Bentonville, what makes a non-Arkansas native like Kris stick around, and of course, the upcoming Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit.

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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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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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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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Helping Entrepreneurs Define and Launch Their Businesses

In today’s episode, host James Bell sits down with Phil Shellhammer, Director of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). Phil recently launched GORP as a part of the University of Arkansas’s education and research program in Bentonville, known as The Collaborative. The pair discusses how GORP serves entrepreneurs in the area and why outdoor brands should consider Bentonville as their new home!
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