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Episode 20: 9-Hours short of graduation Burt Hanna quits the U of A to start a Multi-Million dollar Potpourri and Candle company and the rest as they say is History

On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Burt Hanna of Hanna’s Candles to discuss his Entrepreneurial path, being a World-Class Water Skier, the son of a former Mayor of Fayetteville, and why he quit the University of Arkansas 9-hours shy of graduation to start his company. Extremely interesting and engaging Burt shared his recipe for business success which begins and ends with hard work and sometimes a little bit of luck.

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Episode 19: Hannah Withers discusses Bread, Cocktails, Fried Cauliflower, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Fayetteville

On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Hannah Withers. Hannah along with her husband Ben Gitchel are the owners of Maxine’s Tap Room and the Leverett Lounge both in Fayetteville. Hannah has been working in a food-retail environment since she was thirteen years of age. Those valuable experiences coupled with her husbands time as a Saucier have brought them to the place we find them today.

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Episode 18: Could NWA be a Blue Zone? A Conversation with Tony Buettner

On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Tony Buettner. He is the Co-Founder of Blue Zones LLC and the Director of Business Development and National Spokesperson. Blue Zones are the places in the world where people live the longest and are the healthiest. Those places include Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece, and Loma Linda, California.

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Episode 17: NWA, more than just good paying jobs and affordable housing. A conversation with lifelong resident, Chad Coldiron.

On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Chad Coldiron.  He is the Director of HR and Executive Search at Zweig Group a local Management Consulting firm here in NWA. We spoke with Chad because he is a very interesting fellow, yes, like the Dos Equis Man, but with a flavor and knowledge of Northwest Arkansas.  

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