Danielle Keller on Reviving Peekaboo Magazine and Building Community Connections in Northwest Arkansas
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"I always want to have that posture of, like, what can I learn? How can I grow?"
– Danielle Keller
Danielle Keller didn't plan on becoming the steward of Northwest Arkansas's most beloved family magazine. She moved from California to Arkansas, built a life here as a mother and fi...
ElevateAEC 2025 Flashback: Speed of Business: Building Innovative Cultures and Leveraging AI in AEC
"Culture is a set of beliefs and values. Are you setting those expectations of what you would like your ideal employees to embrace? …Talking only gets you so far. You have to measure and encourage innovation if you want it to take root."
Scott Cattran
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In this special ElevateAEC e...
Building a Music Ecosystem: Robyn Jordan and the HerSetHerSound Movement in NWA
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"I want the people that I work with and who I represent and who I inspire to know that it's worth it, that they're worth it, that they're valuable."
– Robyn Jordan
In this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with DJ, cultural facilitator, and H...
Building Community and Conservation with Jeremy Hudson of Specialized Real Estate Group
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"I hope that our legacy is that we leave behind some really great places and neighborhoods."
— Jeremy Hudson
In this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Jeremy Hudson, co-founder and CEO of Specialized Real Estate Group, a Fayetteville-based dev...
Possibility Thinking: How Solar and Batteries Give Everyone a Role in Our Energy Future
"Batteries are kind of the heart and soul of so many possibilities."
— David Stitt
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In this episode of Stitt Happens, host Randy Wilburn sits down with David Stitt of The Stitt Group and Stitt Solar to unpack what solar battery storage can really do for homes and businesses. As ele...
Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success in Northwest Arkansas: How Early-Stage Capital and AI Are Shaping the Future
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“You don't need an idea to start a company. You need the scrappiness and grit and durability, and then the recognition of someone with a good idea... that makes it more possible for more people to start businesses together.”
– Michael Basch
This episode is part of a special serie...
SONA’s Fresh Start: Akiko Fujimoto Talks Community, Nature, and Musical Innovation
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"If you come to a SoNA concert, you are already my friend." — Akiko Fujimoto
In this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) music director Akiko Fujimoto. Recorded at the Fayetteville Public Library just days in...
Bringing Hope to Cancer Patients: The Mission and Impact of Hope Cancer Resources in Northwest Arkansas
"It's not about getting back to something. It's about, hey, who are you now?"
— Chuck Hyde
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In this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Hope Cancer Resources president and CEO Chuck Hyde. Hope Cancer Resources doesn't treat cancer. It walks alongs...
Our Leg of the Race: Mike Munn on Employee Ownership, Growth, and Building a Legacy Firm at McAdams
“We want to do our leg of the race extraordinarily well and prepare the next generation to take it even further.”
Mike Munn
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Mike Munn is president and CEO of McAdams, the Raleigh-based civil engineering, land planning, landscape architecture, transportation, and geomatics firm. ...
How Artists Shape Northwest Arkansas: Stories from Crescent Hotel to Plum Bayou Mounds
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This episode is part of a special series supported by the Walton Family Foundation. Through their Home Region program, the foundation is investing in the people and ideas shaping Northwest Arkansas—across housing, entrepreneurship, transportation, and leadership.
In this episode o...