The 3W Podcast: Ryan Harrington

Ever wondered how youth sports shape family dynamics and community bonds? Join us on The 3W Podcast as we welcome my good friend Ryan Harrington to share the hilarious and heartwarming stories while balancing career, community, family and friends in Northwest Arkansas. Hear Ryan's side-splitting story about negotiating with his son Will for a new bat and the friendships that travel sports foster among parents and coaches. This episode is a treasure trove of funny anecdotes and real-life lessons from the ball field to the boardroom.

Balancing a thriving career and a bustling family life is no small feat, but Ryan Harrington makes it look almost effortless. We chat about his globe-trotting business trips to places like New York, Cannes and Las Vegas, and the unique challenges of managing a leadership role at General Mills while prioritizing family. Listen in as Ryan unveils his leadership secrets that promote team autonomy and productivity.

Our discussion takes a thoughtful turn as we explore the importance of community involvement and corporate social responsibility. Ryan shares how General Mills is making a tangible impact in Northwest Arkansas through sustainability and philanthropy initiatives. Plus, get our take on the latest trends in digital marketing, online shopping, and even our favorite breakfast cereals. This episode is packed with stories, laughs, and plenty of wisdom for parents, professionals, and anyone interested in community engagement.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey everyone, welcome to the 3W Podcast home of the
who, what, where I have myfriend Ryan Harrington with me.
Ryan, hi, this could go southreal fast because Ryan and I
have a personal connection, sohe could throw me under the bus.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
Probably, I probably will.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
So how do we know each other?

Speaker 3 (00:20):
I met you through baseball, was it?

Speaker 1 (00:23):
three years ago, worst coach ever.
Was I bad, awful, the worst.
You should see the Twitter feed.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
I coached her son Chase for two years Was it two
years?

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Three.
Yeah, no, you're right.
Then Braden was last year, yes,then we moved on, I guess, if
we want to call it that, I movedto Will's team.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
I have four kids right so.
I can't spend all my time, no,with just one kid, yeah well,
we'll touch on personal here ina minute.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
But yes, you were Chase's coach in baseball at
Legacy.
So, uh, what?
12u, 13u?
And then we had a paid coach14U, yeah.
So yeah, lots of, lots of timesI know had, I know lots of lots
of times I know had.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
I know Lots of times.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Lots of times Okay.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
I didn't complain too much.
You guys actually really didn'tcomplain to my face at all.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
No, I don't think I really had any complaints about
you.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
Okay, that's good.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
I don't think I really had any complaints until
you weren't coaching, to becompletely honest.
Well, that's good, yeah, that'sgood, yeah.
To be completely honest, that'sgood, chase.
And.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
George go.
When I coached the 8-year-oldslast year, they had plenty of
confidence.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
There's a lot of magic on that team.
I've only watched one game or ahalf of a game and there's a
lot of magic.
So, having gone through thistravel baseball thing and we
started really late, so westarted in 9U and I feel really
sick, Isn't in nine?

Speaker 3 (01:44):
you and I feel really crazy that started nine years
late it's so late, but you'rebehind the eight ball.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Seven, eight you travel ball is where it's at.
That is like a money grab andall the things I'm like.
You put them on a travel team.
You make these parents pay forall these lessons.
They will do it, they will showup, they will be in the gear.
Yeah, and they're all in.
Yeah, so for sure you'reburning bridges $400.
Bats, all the stuff, yeah forevery year the worst swing on

(02:11):
the planet.

Speaker 3 (02:12):
I love it.
You know, I just did negotiatewith Will yesterday.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
Yeah, oh, is he getting a new bat?

Speaker 3 (02:17):
No, so the option was .
So, colin, who's my 14 year, or15old, 15-year-old?

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Oh 15.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
So they moved to high school.
They moved to that drop threebat, which is another racket
right.
Yes, that they have all thesedifferent bats that you have for
different ages, so he had toget a new bat when we were up in
Minnesota, and Will's gotten alot of hand-me-downs right, of
course he's the last child.
So he gets hand-me-downs.
So he wanted a new bat.
He wanted the Hypefire.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Of course he did Well .
They have a new Arctic one.

Speaker 3 (02:48):
I'm sure, and it was $350, $400 or whatever.
So I told him we were inMinnesota last week.
We had some meetings withWalmart, but I brought the whole
family up because I grew up inMinnesota, which I'm sure will
be on your questions too,probably um.
So we are in shields, which isthe best sporting goods store oh
, we're going in two weeks or 10days.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
We need one down here .

Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yes, um, and I got colin a bat, a 400 bat, you know
, as expected, and will was with, and will wanted a bat too, of
course, but I knew academy downhere had the bat and I also knew
that it was a a weekend.
Oh yes, so it's 20, so it's 20%off.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
Oh, yes, that 20% off , yes.

Speaker 3 (03:25):
So I tried to do my homework on stuff like that.
So I'm like, hey, let's waituntil we get back and then I'll
buy you a bat.
In Arkansas Took a little bitof convincing, but I got him
there, and so we went to Shieldor to Academy on Sunday to get
his bat.
To get his bat.
They didn't have it but theyhad other bats.
Right, they had other $400 batsthat you know he could, he

(03:47):
could get.
So he picked out the bat andwhile we were in line, the line
was like 15 people.
He uh, I said to him, I said,well, you know, we have six
versions of this bat.
I mean we literally do like 28drop 10.
You know we have.
I think we actually had fourthey don't have plastic on them

(04:09):
four versions of this bat I saidwell, I'll make you a deal.
I said if you use one of thebats that we have and like these
are bats like when, like yousaid first, my first kid, jordan
, was going through it like youbuy him everything, everything,
gear him out, you get a new batevery you know, six weeks.
If one doesn't work, you getrid of that bat, you get a new

(04:30):
one.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
This is how it is right we're lucky enough to do
that.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
So you know he had the you know 2019 version, or
the 2020 version, or whatever itwas which it's still a really
good bat and still a really goodrate of that it probably has
very few pings on it.

Speaker 1 (04:44):
Very few, very few.
It's still a really good batand still a really good rate of
bat.
It probably has very few pingson it.

Speaker 3 (04:46):
Very few, very few.
It's probably not even brokenyet.
So we had a few of those in thebat closet.
I have a bat closet with like40 bats I'm not kidding, because
I never sell them once again,you just add the bat closet and
throw them in.

Speaker 1 (04:58):
You're like your own playing against sports.

Speaker 3 (05:00):
Yeah, exactly, throw them in.
Yeah, exactly, threw him inthat closet.
So I then I said we're in line.
I'm like, hey, here's what I'lldo for you Will.
If you pick out one of theother bats that we have and
don't complain that you didn'tget a new bat like you can't
complain you didn't get a newbat I will give you $100 in

(05:21):
Roblox.
Oh, that's huge too, especiallyfor an eight or nine year old so
he sat there thinking he's likeI think I want the bat.
I'm like, okay, that's fine, nopressure.
No pressure because I knewwhere he was gonna go.
I'm not, it's not your firstvideo, that's not my first right
, my first kid.
You know we're, you know slowlymoving forward in line, like,
okay, you're sure you like youwant them, like we have these

(05:43):
bats those robots?
yeah, they have these ballsthey're pretty new, they're
pretty good.
Um, and he, you know, aboutfour minutes later he's like I'm
gonna take the roadblock.
Yeah, this is a 400 or bad, or100 rubles.
I'm like are you sure?
He's like, yeah, I'm gonna takethe roadblocks.
I'm like you can't complain.

Speaker 1 (06:05):
It's like I won't complain but what happens if he
does complain?
You can't take the robux back.
Yeah, you can't, that's alreadyit.
He's not getting bad.

Speaker 3 (06:12):
So, like you know me, I'm like once you make your
decision yeah, we're done okayand we're out y'all enjoy the
life exactly so he he took theroblox and now he's got one of
the older bats.

Speaker 1 (06:25):
Oh, look at those negotiation skills playing off.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
That's my story of $400 bats.

Speaker 1 (06:31):
I know I just bought a $400 bat a few weeks ago.
Yeah, yeah, and a bag andgloves we got one pair for free,
so I felt like we had just wonthe lottery.
Yeah, buy a bat, get a pair of$ dollar gloves for free.

Speaker 3 (06:45):
Well, now the gloves are like 100 bucks, oh yeah, but
we he doesn't play, for hedoesn't use bruce bolts.

Speaker 2 (06:49):
He had one pair and he was like no.

Speaker 1 (06:51):
So he is pretend sponsored by war stick okay so
we pay war stick for him to wearit maybe one day that's his,
that's his.
He gotta have goals right.
So, yes, that's how we met isthrough baseball, and it's been
a journey ever since, and then Ibullied you into spending money
with me, so it's been good.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
But we I mean General Mills through the years has
been historical partners with 3W.
Yes.

Speaker 1 (07:18):
Really appreciate all the stuff that you've done for
us.
What is your exact title?
Tell us how fancy you are.

Speaker 3 (07:23):
That's a great question.

Speaker 1 (07:25):
Titles are big in the supplier world.

Speaker 3 (07:27):
They're big, but they always say titles are deprived
at General Mills.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
Well, I'm a janitor so I don't know if you can top
that.

Speaker 3 (07:35):
No, I'm just VP of sales for Walmart.
I lead our Walmarting business,so everything.
Walmart and Sam's.
Which makes you best, friendswith the dough boy, which makes
me best friends with theDoughboy, which makes me best
friends with the Doughboy whichwe were just up in Minneapolis
last week, and Jordan, my16-year-old, had to get a
Doughboy DJ shirt.

Speaker 1 (07:52):
Well, obviously I'm sure you'll see that.
Oh, I'll see that soon.
Well, nice, is he going todrive himself to school?

Speaker 3 (07:59):
He will drive himself to school Nice, but the nice
yeah, but the problem is hewon't drive colin to school
because is he early start,jordan's early start really
jealous about that.

Speaker 1 (08:09):
Early start is not early.
No, I don't like this.
9 a 9 am start time.
What does an average work daylook like?

Speaker 3 (08:14):
uh, it's crazy.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
So recently, I think, I've traveled I think you've
been gone a lot.

Speaker 3 (08:17):
Yeah, I think I've traveled like nine weeks, nine
weeks this summer, I mean solike I've been gone at that time
this summer um a lot ofMinnesota, a lot of you know
other stuff, minnesota, whichworks out well because you're
from there, I'm from.
I grew up in Minnesota.
So, um, I made it a thing everytime I go back to Minnesota I
have to see my mom.
So very important, superimportant, um and uh, yeah, but

(08:42):
other stuff.
So we went to New York, florida, that was for fun.
Went to France for work.

Speaker 1 (08:50):
You went to France.
Yeah, yeah, that's fun.

Speaker 3 (08:52):
Yeah, that was good, so we had some meetings out
there.

Speaker 1 (08:56):
Did you hit Paris?
No, we went to Cannes.
Oh yeah, but it wasn't duringthe festival, because that
already happened in the spring,right yeah?

Speaker 3 (09:05):
it's a Lions, it's a marketing award festival, so we
were out there and then just allover, I think, dallas, vegas.

Speaker 1 (09:15):
That's a lot A bunch of stuff.

Speaker 3 (09:16):
Oh yeah, Minnesota a bunch of times, but a typical
day, a lot of meetings, whetherit's meetings with Walmart,
meetings internally to getaligned.

Speaker 1 (09:23):
What time do you get in?
Because?

Speaker 3 (09:29):
I see you in drop-offs or I saw you in
drop-offs, yeah.
So non-school year I'm usuallythere between 7 and 7.30, and
then school year I usuallydropped off my two middle kids
at.
Fulbright and I just went fromthere, so it was like 8.

Speaker 1 (09:44):
That's not bad.
How's Colin getting to schoolthis year?

Speaker 3 (09:47):
Either bus or we'll drop him off.
I don't know.
We were talking about thatyesterday.

Speaker 1 (09:54):
At least the first day.

Speaker 3 (09:55):
I don't know if they can make the bus and get over to
the TAC by 8.45.
I don't know.

Speaker 1 (09:59):
Chase's.
One thing he has to do tomorrowis ask the coach how early can
he be there?
Oh interesting, yeah, becauseI'm like who starts work at 9 am
.

Speaker 3 (10:08):
Yeah well, they have to be 8, 45 at the time, 8 45.

Speaker 1 (10:11):
I'm like can we move that up to 8?

Speaker 3 (10:12):
30 like how early is too early because I was actually
wondering that too, becausejordan's early start, which he
won't get there or he'll getthere around seven I would love
a 7 am start good calling, goodcalling Right.

Speaker 1 (10:24):
Can he just camp out?
Can he do other stuff?
Yeah, he can study for his highschool classes to guarantee our
A's.

Speaker 3 (10:31):
But yeah, that's a good question.

Speaker 1 (10:34):
But then you leave.
I know that you're veryavailable for the four kids that
we'll touch on or we've alreadytouched on.
Yeah, so yeah.

Speaker 3 (10:46):
Always coming on, yeah, so yeah, always coming and
going, yeah, I mean it's in all.
It's one of those things too,like we're what general mills
has said.
You know our policy is workwith heart.
So you know it's.
It's not a dictated.
We're not a dictated schedulein the office or or um, you know
, in our schedule I do go in theoffice every day.
Most of the team goes into theoffice every day do you feel?

Speaker 1 (11:04):
more productive.
I do.

Speaker 3 (11:07):
Yeah, I do.
I mean with four kids and threedogs.

Speaker 1 (11:13):
Oh, the dogs you should have brought Pop up.

Speaker 3 (11:15):
Yeah, there's no chance that I can get anything
done.
But I work a lot at night too,like it's probably a weird thing
.
And then even before, sometimesyou know, before um, like drop
off and stuff like that I take ameeting at seven or something
like that and then do drop offsI feel like you're a unicorn,
though, in the suppliercommunity, and that you're four

(11:37):
kids.

Speaker 1 (11:38):
You're very hands-on.
Yeah, I think so is thatunicorn?

Speaker 3 (11:43):
It feels normal to me .

Speaker 1 (11:44):
It doesn't feel normal in conversations with me.
Really Could be that Like Ithink that's okay.
Let's take my husband, yeah,who you know very well.
Yeah, he's not available in thedaytime at all.
I wouldn't say I'm available inthe daytime.
Well he's not available in theafternoons until like 7.

Speaker 3 (12:07):
Yeah so.

Speaker 1 (12:08):
I think you're available.

Speaker 3 (12:11):
I manage my schedule well, I think, is what we do,
and the other thing, too, is,like you know, we try to be
leaders, right?
So we try to empower people onour teams to do things, so, like
, being over involved in myteam's work isn't something that
I believe is super good forthem yes, we're a remote culture

(12:34):
.
We can, we can work fromanywhere.
I take advantage of that when I, when I need to you it's.
You know General Mills is a,you know, a family first culture
.

Speaker 1 (12:53):
But you know when work comes.
You got to get it done.
Is this your only job?
Is this your only company?

Speaker 3 (12:58):
Yeah, that's what I was thinking no, it's not.
It's actually not.
So I came out of school and Iworked for a small retailer in
Minneapolis, a food company, andthen I worked for Super Value
and then I worked for Kmart sothat was like a three or
four-year thing and then I'vebeen with General Mills for 21
years.

Speaker 1 (13:15):
That's a long time, yeah yeah, so I was just
speaking with Julie Barberbefore you got in here and she's
been with them for 20 years andI feel like that's our
generation, is longevity.
I don't feel like that's thenew generation and that's fine
too, right.
With any hop comes experience,and everybody can value
something from experience.
But 20 years is a long time.

Speaker 3 (13:35):
Yeah, I mean, in general, most has been good to
me, right, I mean it's it likeyou said.
You know we have theflexibility to to be able to to
put family first, and you knowwe have the flexibility to be
able to put family first.
And you know figure out your,you know how to work
productively with teams andstuff like that, when you know
our leaders and our teamsunderstand that.

(13:59):
And I think you know it's thepeople and the culture what
keeps people there right.
And we get a lot of shit done.
We do a lot of great stuff.
You do and you have brands thatpeople love and we have brands
that people love, and I thinkour teams are all of our
business and I think we'rewinning.
You know, in market, you knowwhether it's here, whether it's

(14:23):
other places too, but I think aculture of accountability and a
culture of you know, waitingtogether is what makes us be
able to do it and be able towork a family life you know with
it.
I think you know to be, honest,I think we see a lot of that at
Walmart too.

(14:43):
Absolutely you know, I thinkWalmart's done a really nice job
of evolving over time.

Speaker 1 (14:47):
Oh, totally, julie, and I just talked about that.

Speaker 3 (14:51):
On hours and how to work and what's the right stuff
to work on, and all that stuff.

Speaker 1 (14:57):
I think that was a small blessing from COVID, A
little bit yeah, for sure,trying to navigate
Maneuverability.

Speaker 3 (15:03):
Yes, yeah, I think so .
Um, you know we always strugglewith.
You know the questions on iseverybody, you know, getting
what they need to get done andyou know not taking advantage of
the rest of the teams to dothat, and that's something I
think we all talk about.
You know, whether it's, youknow, behind closed doors or,

(15:24):
but I think that's one piecefrom COVID, too, that we're
still trying to figure out,absolutely.
But yeah, I think for the mostpart of being able to figure out
your schedule and work on that.

Speaker 1 (15:40):
Well, you mentioned culture, so let's talk about
culture, because that's a bigdeal at General Mills which
hopes for retainability, andGeneral Mills has pillars.
I think you all coined the termand laid the landscape for
Northwest Arkansas with theBACCET committee, which used to
stand for Bentonville AreaCommunity Involvement Team.

(16:02):
Does it still exist?
Yeah, okay, even though youwere in Rogers and are still in
Rogers, but I always thought itwas so funny, like I feel like
it was born like 20 years ago orwhatever, and you all are
winning in market, but I thinkyou're winning in philanthropy.
Yeah, I mean, you have a a huge, huge footprint in philanthropy

(16:25):
in Northwest Arkansas.

Speaker 3 (16:26):
Yeah, and it's not just Northwest Arkansas, and
it's it's who we are right, it'sthe core.
Our core is G stands for good,right and it, whether it's, you
know, in our work or whetherit's in our, our actions, our
communities.
I think that's what the core ofus, the core of us, of our team
, is, and you know we're workingon a ton of stuff for our

(16:49):
community involvement, but alsosustainability of how do we?
You know, we worked withWalmart last year on a joint
goal to regenerate over 600,000acres by 2030, and we're already
halfway there.
So, like different things likethat that we're doing with our
business is pretty cool and,yeah, we spend a lot of money.

Speaker 1 (17:09):
I know you do, but you make a big impact.

Speaker 3 (17:11):
In the communities, and that's what we're about,
right, how do you make an impactin the communities?

Speaker 1 (17:15):
that you're in.

Speaker 3 (17:15):
Right, I know we talk about like hey, what don't you
sponsor?

Speaker 1 (17:21):
Which isn't a bad thing, which isn't a bad thing?

Speaker 2 (17:23):
yeah, and we try to be specific.

Speaker 3 (17:25):
A lot of it's around kids, food, insecurity,
healthcare.
I'm on a couple boards.
My team's all on boards right,your team is very diversified
and sometimes the interestingpiece is we're on boards that we
don't even participate, withGeneral Mills on too.
I think there's a really good.

(17:47):
Yeah, we try to play in placesthat are are important to you
know, our associates absolutelykind of go from there, but also
try to change things in this inthe system right we're.
We're on the Mercy Health Board.
Mm-hmm, you know I get prettywound up in meetings.

Speaker 1 (18:08):
I love it.
I love it.

Speaker 3 (18:09):
About.
You know, are we doing enough?
Are we bringing enough?

Speaker 1 (18:11):
We're not doing enough.
No, we're never doing enough,and we have to always strive for
more Right.

Speaker 3 (18:18):
Yes, you know, we, you don't have to, you have to
often leave for your 15-year-oldto seek care, and we don't want
that.
Right and others you know froma trauma standpoint.

Speaker 1 (18:32):
Your team members have had to move.

Speaker 3 (18:33):
Yeah, and we've known people that have had traumatic
events that had to be airliftedto Springfield.

Speaker 1 (18:39):
We're bigger than Springfield.
We should be bigger thanSpringfield Right.

Speaker 2 (18:41):
I totally agree, yes right, I totally agree.

Speaker 3 (18:48):
Yes, um, so yeah, I think we, you know, we owe it to
this community as as a, youknow, as a work environment, as
a supplier community, whateveryou want to call it to to, um,
you know, increase our, our uh,you know footprint here and and
increase our giving here to makethe community better.
I, I think Walmart does atremendous job of that.

Speaker 1 (19:06):
Oh, they lead by example, right, and then all we
can do is like follow theirtrajectory.

Speaker 3 (19:11):
Yeah, and there's a ton of Fortune 500 companies
that I would challenge to domore.
And even I challenge our team.

Speaker 1 (19:18):
Yes, like what can we do more?
Where can you plug in more?
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (19:22):
And what new events can we create that will then
generate something big that wecan talk about.
But that's the piece.
It's everything right.
We come from a lot of placesthat are big cities and big
towns that have a lot of choices.
We don't have as many choiceshere.
We've got to get some morechoices.

Speaker 1 (19:43):
Right.
Well, speaking of choices andnew events yeah, you
single-handedly just kidding nowe're here to talk about a new
event an inaugural event whichwe don't have many inaugural
events or anymore, so I thinkit's always amazing when we do
yeah, but you sit on the.
What a corporate council?
Is that what it's referred to?

Speaker 3 (20:03):
that's not in the board, that's not right.
The board For the Walton ArtsCenter, both yeah, the board and
the council.

Speaker 1 (20:07):
Yeah For the Walton Arts Center which owns the AMP
and you all have developed a newevent called AMP Up the Arts.

Speaker 3 (20:14):
Yeah, we did so.
It was one of those things thatcame out of conversations with
the team.

Speaker 1 (20:19):
I feel like it's been over in the couple years.

Speaker 3 (20:21):
Yeah, we've been talking about for a while and
yeah, I mean you've been talkingabout it for a while, like um,
you know, the challenge that wehad is, you know, we have a
great venue in fayetteville, butwe also have a tremendous
supplier community and a greatvenue here in in bentonville.
And how do we um take advantageof that venue that we have and
do something up here for the?

Speaker 1 (20:40):
because we have all the concerts and all the things.
Great, it's separate.
This is completely separate.

Speaker 3 (20:45):
Yeah, so how do we use that venue to create a new
event?
And something that'sdifferential to us is we.
You know I'll go to hammondcenter or sage or wherever it
you know, for whatever event itis you know um this week or next
week, but like we have like oneof the coolest venues, out
there absolutely and it's anintimate personal venue.
Yeah, that's big for us andthat's the amp.

(21:08):
So the conversation was likehow do we do something at the
amp and use that venue?
I think, from working withPeter and Becky and Kyle at the
time was like let's developsomething up here, whether it's
a charity we have access to,it's our's, a charity we have
access to.

Speaker 1 (21:25):
It's our space, so we don't have to pay a rental.

Speaker 3 (21:28):
To the space we have access to artists with Live
Nation.
Live Nation's a big part of it,Huge partner.
Part of the event, too, of howdo we.

Speaker 1 (21:37):
And you have local people on that board.
Yeah, yeah, here in town.
Yeah, exactly, how do we?

Speaker 3 (21:41):
bring something to that space that we have and do
something cool for the community, something to give back to the
kids.
And get arts yeah, and get artsmore deep in our culture.

Speaker 1 (21:55):
What is it?
Thursday, September 12th, Isthat right?
September 12th, okay, andyou're bringing in Nellie, we're
bringing in Nellie.

Speaker 3 (22:01):
Yeah, country rapper, because it's hot in here,
September 12th, it still will behot in here.

Speaker 1 (22:08):
Don't make me rap.
Yeah, exactly, it won't go well.

Speaker 3 (22:10):
So yeah, that'd be fun.
I mean, the goal was like, howdo we bring something that's fun
?

Speaker 1 (22:14):
Right, he's so fun.
Kick it off.
He was here several years ago,just him, okay.

Speaker 3 (22:19):
And they're, you know , for sponsors there's certain
level sponsorships, as normal.
There'll be, you know, like adinner and meet and greet for a
level of sponsors, and thenwe'll have the concert.

Speaker 1 (22:34):
Oh yeah, because that was going to lead me to ask of
like, what does this eveninglook like?
Not your typical rubber chickenevent dinner?

Speaker 3 (22:41):
right, right, exactly , it'll be a dinner with Nlly.

Speaker 1 (22:45):
So, uh, are you doing that on that side it'll be
where the land of lakes.

Speaker 3 (22:48):
Okay, yep so that'll be there, um, and then, um,
it'll be a meet and greet forfor some of those folks as well,
and then we'll, we'll do aconcert.
And what?
Not only will they have acorporate portion, we've also
opened some seats up to the restof the community to if they
would like to make a donationand be in the seats.

Speaker 1 (23:07):
The goal is to keep it small, to not keep it super
big, so so not the traditional10,000 no, so it's like 3,500.

Speaker 3 (23:14):
So just think of the seats area and in front of it.

Speaker 1 (23:17):
Oh, I didn't realize that.
No lawn, so yeah, we won't do.
Oh, wow, this is very intimate,yeah so it will be we still
want to create a fun atmosphereright.

Speaker 3 (23:26):
Obviously, a lawn creates a huge atmosphere, but
we want to make it a little bitmore intimate.

Speaker 1 (23:29):
I love this, so it'll be all.
So why, nelly?

Speaker 3 (23:33):
You know we were looking at a lot of you know a
lot of options, but I think someof it was like you said, like
you want to make it fun kick itoff.

Speaker 1 (23:39):
I mean, he's like he, he's a total wow factor.
Yeah, how do you do?

Speaker 3 (23:42):
something that will get people up and dancing and
having a good time, not that acountry artist or a different
artist would.

Speaker 1 (23:51):
And maybe we go there next year, but I think it's
really random in the best way.
I love it yeah.

Speaker 3 (23:58):
And I think there's a lot of, I think, for our age
demographic too.

Speaker 1 (24:02):
It's relevant, and it's a little relevant're all
big fans of Millie?
Yes, yes.

Speaker 3 (24:06):
It's relevant and it's a little relevant younger
too?
Yes, Right, so I think that wasthe thing too is how do you
find a sweet spot of folks, thatthat you know and want to
participate?

Speaker 1 (24:16):
we just had nelly on the radio last night.
No way, yeah, with uh florida,georgia line a little bit, and
so chase was like turn it up.

Speaker 3 (24:23):
You like this song and I was like, oh, he'll be
here in a couple weeks.

Speaker 1 (24:26):
Yeah, there you go yeah, so see, he's very relevant
and very fun and brings theenergy yeah, and but I like that
we're bridging the gap.
Of right, the amp is building abridge down to fayetteville,
yeah.
Or the Walton Arts Center,which is an amazing asset to the
Northwest Arkansas community,right, right, yeah.

Speaker 3 (24:46):
Hamilton.
I think we have 49 shows at theamphitheater lot.
I think.
I don't know when this willcome out.
I won't.
I think there's a couple more.

Speaker 1 (24:56):
I think there's a couple more coming too.

Speaker 3 (24:58):
Oh, this is real soon , like in a week, I think,
there'll even be some more showsannounced and, like, post
Malone was just announced, nottoo long ago too.
Oh, I know yes which is huge,so Brian Crown does just a
tremendous job.

Speaker 1 (25:09):
I mean Postie's huge yeah Like huge, just like Taylor
Swift.
And then it's right, it's realclose.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't.

Speaker 3 (25:21):
I've asked for T Swift.
We can't figure that out.
That's unfortunate, I know.
Maybe one day maybe herboyfriend can help.

Speaker 1 (25:27):
I saw him last week actually I took Chase to see
Morgan Wallen last week yeah mymom bought him tickets, so we
were a little bit higher than Iwould normally like to be, and
so so it was a differentexperience but it was
interesting.
I know, but it was really goodit was.

(25:50):
He's an amazing performer andPatrick Mahomes and Travis
Kelsey brought him out, so wewere at the right.

Speaker 3 (25:55):
did you go to the amp concert when Moriwan was here?
No, that's good to know.

Speaker 2 (26:00):
I bet it was Because he's like catapulted.
He's big now yeah.

Speaker 1 (26:04):
Like from the AMP to a stadium in less than two years
.
Yeah, that's kind of amazing.
Oh, the AMP's a big deal too,it is huge.

Speaker 3 (26:12):
No, it's huge.

Speaker 1 (26:19):
I'm To go from 10,000 to yeah, fill in stadiums.
Yeah, that's awesome, but Imean, look at where he started.
Yeah, so I think that's atestament to the amp having him
here first and that show soldout within seconds.

Speaker 3 (26:26):
I think those tickets went on sale around December.
There's several shows that yeah.

Speaker 1 (26:31):
A postie was gone within a second.

Speaker 3 (26:32):
Yeah, Even feel like they sell out before.
Yes.

Speaker 1 (26:39):
Well, and then Chapel Rome's coming and everyone
wanted those tickets and hertickets went like that.
So I'm like, okay, so muchstuff, it's amazing, but I like
that.
It's fitting everyone.
Yeah, it's not just country itkind of was country-based for a
while and I thinkunintentionally when it first
opened, but I like that they'rehitting everyone at this point.

Speaker 3 (26:59):
Marilyn Manson and Five Finger Death Punch tonight.

Speaker 1 (27:01):
Yeah, I'm not going to be at that one, but you and
Mindy have a super fun time, soI don't think she can wear her
hot pink hat.
I've told her no, okay, well,let's talk about Mindy, but I do
want to circle back to GeneralMills in a few minutes, okay, so
from Minnesota?
Yeah, and I just found outyou're older than me, which
makes me feel amazing.

Speaker 2 (27:22):
Not by much.
I told you that I did notbelieve you.

Speaker 1 (27:25):
And then married to Mindy, who's like a little tiny
Barbie, and I love her becauseshe's just got the foulest mouth
and funnest personality everand I know funnest isn't a word
but I still like it.
Four kids, three boys and agirl.
Um, boy, boy, girl, boy, thecaboose is a firecracker he's
awesome, he's amazing and then,but toots which is weird, that

(27:50):
she has a real name, lauren yeah, does not fit, it's tootsie,
yeah, forever.
And then I write like toots ina Tootsie forever.
And then I write Toots in atext and it looks like Toots and
I'm like, no, that's weird, butthat's who she is, so I love it
.

Speaker 3 (28:06):
I love her.
It's interesting, it's Toots toolder folks.
It's Lauren to her classmates.
It's weird when Mindy saidLauren on a group text.

Speaker 1 (28:17):
Like a full-length group text I was like who's
Lauren?

Speaker 3 (28:20):
Yeah, exactly, it's Tootsie, I know, and we can't
call her Lauren.

Speaker 1 (28:25):
We can't call her her .

Speaker 2 (28:26):
God-given name yeah but someday.

Speaker 3 (28:28):
But her friends all call her that and then I ask for
an explanation.
That never goes over.

Speaker 1 (28:33):
Well, so I don't ask anymore.
I feel like the two of you workfor Tootsie.

Speaker 3 (28:39):
Probably.
Yeah, that's kind of how it is,and she's a firecracker.

Speaker 1 (28:44):
I love that.
She has to be strong in thatboy household.

Speaker 3 (28:47):
She's strong I love her.
We've seen a lot of knockdowndrag outs lately.
That's the new thing.

Speaker 1 (28:53):
Welcome to purity in junior high right, yeah exactly.
So I feel like mindy kind ofruns tootsie, don't you think,
and you run the boys, kind ofschedule wise um, it's just.

Speaker 3 (29:05):
I mean a lot of it runs around baseball.
She's done a lot aroundjordan's our oldest too.
She it's probably more of herwith jordan and toots and me
with colin and well.

Speaker 2 (29:18):
And that's because, I coach those teams.
Yeah, the coaching I used tocoach Jordan a long time ago.

Speaker 1 (29:25):
And now Jordan drives , so that helps a little bit
Right, which is so helpful,which helps a little bit too,
and he's going to be 17 in thefall.
Yeah, that's so old.

Speaker 3 (29:32):
I know I'm a junior, so that's crazy, yeah, but yeah,
I mean junior.

Speaker 1 (29:40):
So that's crazy, yeah , but yeah, I mean it's um,
there's so much stuff, there'salways something going on always
.
Are you ever home?
No, in the evening are you ever?
Home on a friday night.
I know that's my question waydown probably, um, not really.
No, I mean it's, it's, it'salmost like take out amp season,
which I know you're likepulling in.
I'm here loving it.
But like a Friday night, do youever just get to like be a
family of six with no chaosaside from the amp?

Speaker 3 (30:05):
and vacation really, because I mean baseball kind of
goes all year right.
There's a lot of, there's a lotof Friday stuff there, and then
basketball in the summer, inthe winter, and there's like
inevitably somebody on that havepractice on Friday night.

Speaker 1 (30:19):
For sure.
Yes, I just found out about onethis Friday.

Speaker 3 (30:22):
Yeah, with four kids I mean, there's really not a
night off that you love yourkids.

Speaker 2 (30:27):
Yeah, that's why I love spending time with my kids.

Speaker 1 (30:30):
You sat on a panel a couple years ago and you're like
I'm weird, I actually love mykids.
I love to be around them and.
I'm like, oh, I love that, yeah, cause I feel the same way.

Speaker 3 (30:40):
Right and like you keep hearing they drive me nuts
and I try to try to listen to.
You know all of the people likethat have gone through it and
be like you don't have that,Like they'll be they'll be gone
in no time.

Speaker 1 (30:54):
Jordan's leaving in two years Right.

Speaker 2 (30:56):
Right, I think Jordan will always be around, even
though he's a whole bunch.

Speaker 3 (31:00):
Technically, jordan will go to Arkansas, which is
beautiful, but he may not, hemay make a different choice, but
like Jordan's, just awesome,he's just awesome.
He prioritizes the family too,which you know.
Like yesterday too, there wasone of his friends was having an
end of summer get-togethersstay over with all the guys, and

(31:21):
it was my birthday yesterdayand he's like no, I'm not going.

Speaker 1 (31:24):
Oh, I didn't know that I'm not going Thanksgiving.

Speaker 3 (31:27):
I know right, it's really close right now and it
was like go, go, hang out withthem.

Speaker 1 (31:33):
For sure, of course you are.

Speaker 3 (31:35):
And he's like no, no, yeah, no.
So yeah, it's.

Speaker 1 (31:40):
Well, hold on Pause.
Was this a big birthday?
No, oh, okay, it's not a bigbirthday.
Okay, was it a monumentalnumber?
No, oh, okay, no, no, I justwanted to make sure it didn't
miss anything.
No, it's not um so uh, you knowwhat I love about jordan?

(32:02):
I love jordan and will'srelationship.
Yeah, it is, oh for sure, thesweetest thing and it makes me
cry every time I watch the liketear out he loves jordan more
than anybody.
Like jordan's his favorite Ilove that because that takes a
special kid to always want to bewith a real tiny kid and I'm
like that's just.
You can tell he is likeprotector of will.

Speaker 3 (32:20):
But will, yeah, like will.
Differentially loves jordan too, like, and he'll even tell that
, like, like, who's yourfavorite?
Like it won't be mindy, or it'sjordan, because the two of you
are always running the middlesomewhere.

Speaker 1 (32:33):
And so jordan's like, even though I coach all his
teams and do all that stuff,it's still j middle somewhere.

Speaker 3 (32:37):
And so jordan's like, even though I coach all his
teams and do all that stuff.
It doesn't matter, it's stilljordan.

Speaker 1 (32:42):
It's still jordan their relationship is special
and I love it and I'm jealous.
I don't have four to have, Idon't think.
I don't know if chase iscapable of that, but I think
it's real sweet.

Speaker 3 (32:53):
Yeah, it's like my favorite, it's fun.
It's fun.
But you know back to your mainquestion like I just like
spending time with them.
You know, like I'm a kid, Ilove spending time and we're not
.
I think the good part of it toois and maybe we are but I don't
feel like it.
It's like we're not like hey,you're spending, only spending

(33:14):
time with us, like go, dowhatever you want, and maybe
that's why I know, that's whyit's a little bit.

Speaker 1 (33:22):
I love it.

Speaker 3 (33:22):
You know, I'm like oh good, you want to hang out with
me.
But there's so many events,there's so much stuff.

Speaker 1 (33:26):
There's so many events.

Speaker 3 (33:27):
It's sometimes.
I think it's just they're tiredof running from place to place.
Absolutely, and they havepractices, as Jordan and Colin
usually went to Will's practiceand touched too.
You know, and would you know,help out and do different things
and stuff like that.

Speaker 1 (33:41):
Well, it takes a village to run those little
teams.

Speaker 3 (33:43):
They enjoy it.
Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1 (33:44):
Lots of magic, lots of corralling.

Speaker 2 (33:49):
That's my favorite.
It's a good word.

Speaker 1 (33:52):
You're not real sure where the ball's going to go
once someone gets it.
So that's when the magic magichappens.

Speaker 3 (33:57):
Just keep running the bases is my opinion and just
try to be as positive as you can.

Speaker 1 (34:02):
I love it, even though it's not that easy, it's
hilarious, I love it I watchthose games with a smile, like
this is the best day ever,there's no drama except for the
pure joy too, they're so happy.

Speaker 3 (34:12):
They're so happy when they make a catch or hit them,
not the parents to sit in thestands of an au game.

Speaker 1 (34:18):
That's magical too, because his dad I think he's I'm
not gonna say what position iskid he's like finally I mean, he
had said multiple things to himfinally he's like, son, you're
gonna have to move, you're gonnahave to move your body to make
something happen.
And I was like this is noise.

Speaker 3 (34:36):
Enjoy always how the parents get to into the game so
like if they're cheering againsthearing, against the other okay
, and trying to get aneight-year-old heads because
there are several times.
I don't do that where otherteams and like I tried it with
our team, but like they're likeliterally like trying to play

(34:58):
mind games with a seven or eightyear old.

Speaker 1 (35:01):
You know me, I'm very positive and hard, hard on my
kid yes, like catch the ball,like that's your job in the
outfield, like back up first andcatch the ball.

Speaker 3 (35:11):
Yeah yes, I'm sure those car conversations, this
car ride homes are pretty fun.

Speaker 1 (35:15):
They're really, really enjoyable.

Speaker 2 (35:16):
I think he loves that bonding time.

Speaker 3 (35:18):
I had one of those yesterday with Will after his
practice.

Speaker 1 (35:20):
Really.

Speaker 2 (35:20):
He didn't do that well.
You have to focus.

Speaker 3 (35:24):
It wasn't.
Yeah, I mean that's what it wasright and they've taken there
was their first practice backafter six or seven weeks.
It's just you're payingattention, right For sure.
Hey, do you want to do this?

Speaker 1 (35:36):
if you do it like, make sure you pay yeah, that's
always the first question,regardless of what has happened
in a game this past year.
It wasn't the most positive.
Did you have fun?
Yeah, because the second yousay, no, we're done, let's find
something else.
Yeah, but if you, I'm notsaying it was fun to get your
brains blown out and there was acarousel around the bases, but

(35:59):
are you still enjoying the game?
Yeah, exactly, because if not,I'm going to be a lot richer.

Speaker 3 (36:05):
But there's some of it too.
We put so much pressure on.

Speaker 1 (36:09):
Because there's pressure everywhere If you nine
new baseballs, travel baseballslate, late to the game, so
that's ridiculous.

Speaker 2 (36:18):
It game.
So that's yeah ridiculous, itis it's.

Speaker 3 (36:20):
It's super ridiculous and, yeah, you want to still
make it fun and you want to makeit a learning experience.
I think that's always the.
I think you do.

Speaker 1 (36:29):
I always told you I there's a teammate of chase and
Collins, and he's funny,hilarious, and you all had a
very special relation, a veryspecial banter back and forth
that his dad would die atknowing, and I'm like to watch
the two of you was hilarious, soyou did always bring the fun.

Speaker 2 (36:50):
You tried.
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (36:52):
I think, you did a good job and tried it.

Speaker 1 (36:54):
We're still friends, so it's obviously worked out
really well for you For me, Imean we're still friends, so
it's obviously worked out reallywell for you.
So you didn't read my mind andbring in the coveted Kelsey
cereal yeah, I didn't.

Speaker 3 (37:09):
I really want it.
You want it right here.
Yes for those.
Yeah, let's talk about.

Speaker 1 (37:14):
General Mills brands.
And yeah, retail changes andbrand changes.
But then I also want to know,like, what's your favorite
product, my favorite GeneralMills product, literally
on-the-shelf product.

Speaker 3 (37:29):
My favorite General Mills product I need to work on
because you can't get it atWalmart.
Oh no, so I have to order itspecial to go into the office.

Speaker 1 (37:37):
Okay, so more negotiation skills to be had.

Speaker 3 (37:40):
Exactly, it's raspberry Pillsbury toaster
strudel, so not.

Speaker 2 (37:46):
I mean it's.

Speaker 1 (37:46):
Okay we have toaster strudels.
Yeah, we have toaster strudel.

Speaker 3 (37:49):
Raspberry is a different flavor right, okay.
So not the number one ineverybody's mind, but I think it
should be there.
No, not at all, but mine, but Ithink it should be there um.
But I grew up in Minnesota forsome reason, like I think,
raspberries big.

Speaker 1 (37:59):
I'm like, are y'all big razzy people out?

Speaker 3 (38:02):
there, right?
So that's that, that was my one, like I have sold, like
raspberry yoplait, which isanother one that when people
usually say that, and then likemy more traditional and I've
given you, yeah, what's on theshelf.
My more traditional uh onewould be cinnamon toast crunch.
Oh, okay.

Speaker 1 (38:24):
What's your favorite?
I?

Speaker 3 (38:26):
don't know.
Come on Cinnamon rolls.
You like Pillsbury cinnamonrolls?
I love me some cinnamon rolls.
The pumpkin spice one.
Oh, my husband's dying to trythem.

Speaker 2 (38:33):
He thinks it's a brand new product, which I think
is hilarious.

Speaker 1 (38:38):
You might have to order them.
I can't seem to find thembecause they're off the shelf so
fast, so I guess I'm probably aPillsbury fan first and
foremost Like baked goods.

Speaker 3 (38:47):
Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1 (38:48):
But I'm a salty person too, so I don't know.
Yeah, you are salty A littlebit.
No, I'm probably not very sweet, am I?
What, um, what changes have youseen post-covid in retail that
has affected your brands?

Speaker 3 (39:09):
yeah, I mean, I think the biggest thing for us is
especially from walmart is thetransition from going to a store
, in-store, to delivery andpickup.

Speaker 1 (39:20):
We do a large, has that been hard?

Speaker 3 (39:22):
No, it's good we do a higher index of products online
and delivery than but whatabout the impulse, like the
in-cash, those are a big dealright.
They're a big deal and I feelmajor FOMO when I haven't gone
into the store because I am sodependent on delivery and pickup
but do you see like the samething from a delivery

(39:44):
perspective of like a banner adthat you can click through, so
that'd be like a oh yes, right.
Yeah, that's your end cap, okayand you know from an online
version so I'm probably not asdialed.

Speaker 1 (39:56):
Probably are you just like taking your list and I
kind of like send the same stuffall the time and not adding too
much stuff.
I don't add too much because Ibut I'm also like a marketer's
dream person in store.
Okay, I'm not as visual on thecomputer as I am in store.
I'm like, show me somethinggrand.

Speaker 3 (40:14):
So do you spend less if you're online?
Online?
Probably Do so.
Would you spend less if you'reonline Online?
Probably we need you to spendmore.
I know I'm sorry.

Speaker 1 (40:21):
You're getting me in store, though you put some
in-caps or pallets together ofall the things, with things
moving and signage.

Speaker 3 (40:29):
Recipe solutions.
I'm all in.
All that stuff you like.
I'm all in, like bake centers,different things like that.

Speaker 1 (40:34):
Yeah, I love all of it.
Yeah, this is the best ever.
I could just stand there.
It's so great I'm an easy sell.

Speaker 3 (40:40):
That's been the biggest transition, though.
During COVID.
There's a lot more people thathave come to online shopping,
and how do you target them?
How do you find the rightpeople for your brands?
How do you tell your story ofyour brand out there to people
that are now shopping online?
Walmart's done a really nicejob with their retail media

(41:02):
network that we participate with.
That has been a change versuspre-COVID.
So, yeah, there's a lot ofthings that are changing, but I
think the biggest change is justthe move digitally.
And then how do we keep up withthat customer and how do we
keep up with the consumer thatway?

Speaker 1 (41:17):
I'm old school too, I think I'm very old, I mean I
don't know, but you're shoppingonline.

Speaker 3 (41:23):
If you're doing jewelry too, but I I'm also just
clicking right in your list andclicking it off yes, so I do
think I'm very old when it comes?
How do you look?
How do you find new stuff?
You're not in the store.
Do you like social media?
Do you do?

Speaker 1 (41:36):
recipes, or do you?
Yes, yes, all the above okay.
And then I do like banner ads,but I'm not, unfortunately I'm
not dialed into them on aspecific website.

Speaker 3 (41:48):
It's probably more social driven than anything yeah
, I mean, that's been a bigphenomenon too, like tiktok
recipes, oh huge.
How do you, how do you um, youknow, keep up with that?

Speaker 1 (41:58):
betty crocker and pillsbury are two of the biggest
websites out there you can takeall your cake mixes and make
them into cookies now, which welearned during COVID and then
you can eat the cookie dough.

Speaker 3 (42:09):
Oh yes, now it's like you can eat it raw.

Speaker 1 (42:11):
Thank you for that so I think it was in the past year
.
The pumpkin cookies I foundthem hidden in a cruise room.
Interesting, I know it's sonice.
He's like well, it's safe toeat.

Speaker 2 (42:24):
I'm like well, not after it's sat out for four days
.

Speaker 1 (42:27):
As you're like, you don't have a pocket refrigerator
up in your room, but that tellsyou how often I don't walk up
the stairs.
So, solid parenting I only havetwo Crushing it.
Solid parenting I only have twocrushing it.
But yeah, I think, wherever Ican find be influenced, I'm an

(42:47):
easy sell, 100% all the time.
It's just like this cereal.
That's not sitting there, thatI want to point to, but I follow
the new heights podcast.
Um favorite player is TravisKelsey.
We're big here, that I want topoint to.
But I follow the New Heightspodcast Crew's favorite player
is Travis Kelsey.
We're big Chiefs fans and soI'm like this is so great, why

(43:07):
do we not have it here?
But Jason was in town a fewweeks ago and I was blowing you
up over it.
Part of me feels like you werelying to me that he was in town
for you.

Speaker 3 (43:15):
No, we have.
Obviously you'll see Kelsey mix.
You'll see the Kelseys and alot of General Mills stuff going
for it.

Speaker 1 (43:25):
It's Lucky Charms, your favorite Cinnamon Toast
Crunch and Reese's Puffs.

Speaker 3 (43:30):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (43:31):
Yes.

Speaker 3 (43:32):
We tried a lot of different combinations and a lot
of different things.
I'm not a big peanut butter guy, so like that's the one okay,
so that's lacking for you overthere.

Speaker 1 (43:42):
It's an interesting combination it is.

Speaker 3 (43:45):
Yeah, and I love the fact that they're doing
combinations because, like a lotof people do that, you just
never know right, like um somepeople you know, I know I used
to do checks and cheerios, so,like cinnamon Chex, were you the
originator of Chex.
Mix.

Speaker 2 (43:58):
No.

Speaker 3 (44:00):
No, but it's like old school.
Like people are talking aboutChex cereal, like that's one of
my favorites too, like cinnamonChex.

Speaker 1 (44:08):
You like, literally eat Chex cereal as cereal.

Speaker 3 (44:12):
Yeah, and sometimes mixed with Cheerios.
Okay.

Speaker 1 (44:14):
See no.

Speaker 3 (44:21):
I'm like no, it's Chex Mix, it's.
It's meant to be baked withbutter and the W sauce.
Great, I love that, you lovethat but see, that's another
marketing thing.

Speaker 1 (44:28):
You started selling seasoning packets now on the end
.
Cat, or what a right.
Yes, well, they're free.

Speaker 3 (44:34):
Well, I'm sorry yeah, I'm not making that up, am I?
Well, they're free.
Well, I'm sorry.
Yeah, not selling, I'm sorry.

Speaker 1 (44:39):
Added value Gift with purchase type thing.
I was like this is so great, Idon't have to measure, I can
just pour yeah.

Speaker 3 (44:45):
Right, I love stuff like that.
And then the recipes are on theback of the box, especially
during the holidays.

Speaker 1 (44:49):
Even more convenient.
So if you make, I just buy themin the bag.

Speaker 3 (44:54):
People call them puppy chows.

Speaker 1 (44:56):
I just buy them in your bags.

Speaker 3 (44:57):
They're already ready for me.
Yeah, that works too.
It's less time for me, and Ionly.

Speaker 1 (45:03):
I don't have any time because I only have two.
You have four.
Okay, let's talk about.
Let's talk about NorthwestArkansas.
Let's make it fluffy and fun.
What is your favorite?
Do you have a favoriterestaurant?
You're always on the go, that'sa great question.

Speaker 3 (45:20):
Yeah, it's funny.
So there's two things that weare on the go, but Mindy and I
have done so, like I've had aweird goal last year.
So last year my goal was toaverage 10,000 steps a day.

Speaker 1 (45:31):
Okay, yes, I've seen you clock in your steps multiple
times.

Speaker 3 (45:34):
So this year it was to get at least 10,000 a day.

Speaker 1 (45:38):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (45:40):
So um this year was to get at least 10 000 a day,
okay, so like no matter what.
So mindy and I lately, when intown we'll do she calls it her
cityscapes walk.
She's probably told you or shemay have mentioned that no, she
hasn't, so we actually told heryesterday we will go to
bettenville and we'll walk back,so we'll go downtown.
So instead of like walking ourneighbor, we used to walk our
neighbor it got boring it yes.
We'll walk that and they'll seewhat's all changed.
We'll do that a few times aweek or whatever, so like.

(46:03):
So, from a restaurantstandpoint, like I usually lean,
lean there.
I lean rights Cause I'd love.

Speaker 1 (46:09):
I know you love rights, I love rights yeah.

Speaker 3 (46:11):
Barbecue.
Um, if like more of said pizza,I, I think it's cause I've
always said I've had so manypizzas with you for the years.

Speaker 1 (46:26):
I like peddlers and oven and tap both.
Oh, we're getting a newpeddlers or they're closed,
moving across the street orsomething like that?

Speaker 3 (46:30):
Okay, uh, I did not know that.
Yeah, um, yeah, we do a lot ofpizza.
Yeah, I do like your pizzadough on the grill.
Okay, have you done that?
No, I don't have time to cooklike we don't.

Speaker 1 (46:44):
that's the problem but aren't you the cooker
between the two?

Speaker 3 (46:47):
between the two.
But we don't cook a ton justbecause I mean a couple nights a
week, but there's just so muchgoing on so much yes, and it all
starts this week to me.
Yeah, it's usually take outyeah, somewhere don't you?

Speaker 1 (47:01):
yeah, but that's exhausting it is, it is but I'm
real tired of all the food.

Speaker 3 (47:04):
But you know to to your point about family time.
Or you know, trying to get workin and doing stuff too, like
the hour to cook a meal, yeahand a half, we don't have that I
don.

Speaker 1 (47:16):
No, and then to clean it up.

Speaker 3 (47:17):
So yes, Well, how do you?
You know, how do you make surethat you kind of.

Speaker 1 (47:24):
But your pizza crust is real fast.
You just unroll pop it, throwit on the grill.
It's real fast yeah.

Speaker 3 (47:30):
And then sometimes we'll have to have cereal for
dinner and make it really fast.

Speaker 2 (47:40):
Well, I know your kids love cereal, and then they
take a sugar thing, and theytake a sugar thing and they dump
sugar on it.

Speaker 3 (47:42):
It's my favorite.
Okay, do you have a favoritedessert?
You like sweets?
I do, I love sweets.
I'm a big ice cream guy.
I like ice cream.

Speaker 1 (47:47):
Oh, that's right, colin is a big ice cream kid.
Every night, right Every night.
And not a small bowl, no, abowl as big as him.

Speaker 3 (47:57):
Yeah, and he needs it .

Speaker 2 (48:01):
no a bowl as big as him yeah, and he needs it and
he's, he does need it and he isuh authorized to have it.

Speaker 3 (48:04):
I know I love that, which is great.

Speaker 2 (48:05):
So, like the endocrinologist, says whatever,
more the more butter and icecream you need unfortunately or
fortunately you need caloriesand we need to figure out how to
get you calories I love thatlucky him yeah, do you?

Speaker 1 (48:16):
have a favorite ice cream around here and that
favorite ice cream place.

Speaker 3 (48:21):
Yeah, um no, I mean, like it usually goes around,
collins, sketch, it's more fastfood.
Ice cream collars, dairy queensstuff like that that's what I
would say.
Shakes like those.

Speaker 1 (48:31):
Those three are probably in the locations.
Did you go up with broms?
No oh okay, it's a midwest wegrew up with bridgeman's.

Speaker 3 (48:38):
I never heard of it.
Yeah, yeah, no, I grew up withbroms in oh okay, it's a Midwest
thing.

Speaker 1 (48:39):
I think we grew up with Bridgeman's I never heard
of it, yeah.
Yeah, no, I grew up with Brahmsin Oklahoma, so that's a,
that's a go-to.
Um, what's your favorite flavor?

Speaker 3 (48:48):
Cookie dough, oh no kidding.

Speaker 1 (48:49):
Yeah, but you didn't grow up with cookie dough
because that didn't exist backthen.
Vanilla, oh, vanilla.
Okay, yeah, you're kind ofvanilla.
I am Super vanilla.
Okay, yeah, you're kind ofvanilla.
Oh, I want to give you creditbecause I just remember.
I don't know why vanillareminded me of that.
I do want to give you creditbecause on this podcast I've
talked about you but I've neverused your name.

(49:10):
Okay, but you spoke um well, atthe panel a few years ago where
you talked about loving yourkids so much.
You said I'm an extrovert,introvert, and I've coined it
and stolen it I do give youcredit, I just don't use your
name because, I wasn't ever surebut, I'm like it's everyone
agrees with me on this.
I'm like you are an introvertby nature I think I'm like I am

(49:34):
and I'm not but we have to be.
You are so extrovert I know,but I love to be at home and be
quiet.
Yes, yes, but I'm like you andmindy mindy is a true introvert
and I think I've broken throughthat um.

Speaker 3 (49:48):
I'm in her circle, but yeah I think we change over
time too and we evolve um and,like you said, like the
extrovert, introvert is, theyturn it on when you have to, but
I prefer to I mean people belike you're an extrovert no, I'm
not like I don't get pleasure,yeah I don't get I don't get
energy from, from you know beingout there and being in front of

(50:09):
people like speaking engagement, stuff like that.

Speaker 1 (50:11):
I know it's your favorite I know you're super
excited for this.
It's funny I got this is fine,I don't mind.

Speaker 3 (50:18):
I don't mind the one-on-one stuff.
I don't like the big groupstuff.

Speaker 1 (50:21):
No, yeah, I know.
No, I love a microphone thoughtoo.
I mean, Okay, Right.

Speaker 3 (50:27):
Yeah, I mean you're out there on the charity ball
like drumming up business itsends.
Clark into a panic every year,but I love it.

Speaker 1 (50:34):
That's I do love a microphone.
I don't have anything good,nothing good's coming out, but I
love a microphone.
So, yeah, so you get credit forbeing an extrovert.
Introvert, and more people arelike that than I think we
realize.
I agree with that, and everyonehas loved it that I have
brought it to their attentiontoo, so thank you.

Speaker 3 (50:52):
Hey, thank you, you're welcome.

Speaker 1 (50:55):
Look at you, you and your vanilla.
Yeah, exactly.
Look at you, you and yourvanilla.
Yeah, okay, back to fluffy andfun, and then we'll close it out
.

Speaker 3 (51:03):
What's your favorite time of day?
Oh yeah, weird question.

Speaker 1 (51:06):
I'm all over the place on that one.
What time do you get up?

Speaker 3 (51:12):
uh, 6, 36, well during the school year 5, 5.30,
6.00, outside Like a weekend's,like a 6.30 type of thing.
God, what time do you go to bed?
11.
Really.

Speaker 1 (51:26):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (51:27):
Okay, I was probably used to be more of a night
person.
Now I'm probably moretransitioning.
Earlier I didn't.
I don't know, I couldn't tellyou.
I don't either.
I don't have a favorite time ofday Because I'm real productive
in the morning, but I don'twant to get up.
Yeah, I can be productive inthe afternoon too, like after
lunch oh like 3 o'clock, I wantto take a nap.
Oh, mm-hmm, like religiouslyand it's funny because of like

(51:57):
all the stuff, like I don't havetime not to be productive.
No right, it's a weird part.
So like that's when you talkabout, hey, when are you most
productive?
It's just like when.

Speaker 1 (52:06):
I have a free hour.

Speaker 3 (52:07):
Yes, or like something in my schedule I
passed you yesterday morning.

Speaker 1 (52:12):
So you have a Tesla.
There are multiple Teslas thatlook like yours.
So I never know it's you until,like, you're behind, you've
already like passed me that.
Um, I passed you leaving thehigh school parking lot.
I was like, and you'll sit upand drive like this, like
looking, and so I'm like, oh,there he goes.
Yeah, and I was like, oh, hi,haven't seen you in forever.
I'll see you tomorrow.
I was rushing because I'm like,god, 8 am, let's go, drop off,

(52:39):
go and figure out where I needto be for something.
Yeah, so I don't have afavorite time of day either.
Yeah, it's tough.
What's one vice you wish youcould give up?

Speaker 3 (52:51):
One vice I wish I could give up.
That's a great question.

Speaker 1 (53:00):
It's a hard one.
I don't have one.
I know what one would be.

Speaker 3 (53:03):
What's yours?

Speaker 1 (53:05):
I need to clean up my mouth.

Speaker 3 (53:07):
I like that though.

Speaker 1 (53:09):
I can see that I don't want to get that up
Because Mindy has a dirty mouthtoo, and I'm like I have a dirty
mouth but I don't want to be.

Speaker 3 (53:19):
But I just can't help it.

Speaker 1 (53:20):
I trust people more if they have a dirty mouth.
But I don't want to be, but Ijust can't help it.
I trust people more if theyhave a dirty mouth.
I can see that just do I don'tknow it could be too transparent
.
Do colin and jordan have dirtymouths?

Speaker 3 (53:29):
uh, no, not in front of me, but I'm sure.
Okay, chase does and I'm likeclean it up like I'm your mom
yeah, in front of me, I thinkhe's just trying to be cool.

Speaker 1 (53:39):
I think that's a cool factor and I'm like stop.

Speaker 3 (53:40):
That's not cool.
No, yeah, he's trying, reallyhard.

Speaker 1 (53:46):
Do you have a hidden talent?
No, not at all.

Speaker 3 (53:52):
I don't have any talents.

Speaker 2 (53:53):
Sarcasm.

Speaker 3 (53:54):
Sarcasm.

Speaker 1 (53:56):
Vanilla ice cream.
Yeah, see, I'm vanilla.
See, that's.
That's, yeah, nothing hidden.
What song could you listen toon repeat, or do you have a
favorite?
Do you have a go-to karaokesong?

Speaker 3 (54:09):
that's what I need to change my question to no, that
is a good question, I would sayI don't see you as a karaoke,
not a karaoke person but like myold school go-to karaoke artist
was Vanilla Ice.
Oh, I know that whole song.

Speaker 2 (54:26):
That's my karaoke song, because.
I knew it right yeah.

Speaker 3 (54:29):
That would be your karaoke song, because I knew it
Ice, ice Baby.
That's my karaoke song, and youdon't have to be a good singer,
right.
No, that's not like a singingsong right so like it's one of
those things like you're gonnaget laughed off the stage if
you're singing something rightwith that, like you can.

Speaker 2 (54:43):
It's super flexible.

Speaker 3 (54:44):
Yeah, I'm just gonna, you know, wrap it up talking
about whatever, so like you canlook, like you're okay.

Speaker 2 (54:52):
Brand new edition something yes that's mine, so
it's easy, right, yeah, like Iwould say that would be my.
We have in common.

Speaker 3 (54:58):
Exactly so.
It's easy right.
Yeah so like I would say thatwould be my go-to carrier.
But it's real, like theintrovert thing, really hard to
get me out of.

Speaker 2 (55:08):
Incredibly hard, and I'm not a drinker too, so it's
not like All the Coke, all theCoke, all day long for you.

Speaker 1 (55:17):
I stopped drinking Coke.

Speaker 3 (55:19):
You stopped drinking Coke.
You stopped drinking Coke.
Yeah, it's been over a year.
What are you drinking?

Speaker 1 (55:24):
Water?
No, yeah, really yeah.
Oh, I guess I'm soself-indulged that I don't even
notice that you've stoppeddrinking Coke.

Speaker 3 (55:33):
So that was a vice.
That was a vice.
I gave up.

Speaker 1 (55:35):
So no caffeine period .

Speaker 3 (55:36):
No, I drink coffee, so no caffeine period.
No, I drink coffee, that's myproblem, oh, okay.

Speaker 1 (55:39):
Lattes.

Speaker 3 (55:39):
So I've replaced the calories 100%, but I'm not
drinking six Cokes a day.

Speaker 1 (55:44):
Oh bless, that's a lot of soda At least.
Oh my gosh, no, I couldn't dothat.
Okay, and coffee, and then justwater.

Speaker 3 (55:52):
Coffee and water.
Oh, okay, I know.

Speaker 1 (55:56):
Very lame.
Okay, at 13 or growing up.
We'll end on this one.
What did you want to do up?

Speaker 2 (56:02):
in Minnesota.

Speaker 1 (56:02):
Besides, stay warm some businessman were you like
Colin, I just want to go makesome money, yeah, okay it's all
entrepreneurial type talent.

Speaker 3 (56:10):
I never did that.
Obviously I work working forbig company.

Speaker 1 (56:14):
But I think you wanted to be an entrepreneur,
probably.

Speaker 3 (56:16):
Yeah, back then yeah.

Speaker 1 (56:18):
Not work for the man.

Speaker 3 (56:20):
Yeah, but I mean we've had a great career, it's
been a good run.

Speaker 1 (56:24):
So what did you major in in college?
Business.

Speaker 3 (56:26):
Yeah, marketing, marketing, business.
Yeah, okay, mm-hmm.

Speaker 1 (56:29):
From day one.

Speaker 2 (56:31):
Mm-hmm.

Speaker 1 (56:31):
Okay, all business, that was me too.

Speaker 3 (56:35):
I know, but yeah, it's one of those things like,
hey, when you retire, would youever like I'd love to start
something with the kids?
Like and have a legacy, yeahthat's what I would really like
to do good luck getting the fourof them to agree on something
well, it doesn't have to be four, we can start with one you have
multiple to choose from.

Speaker 1 (56:55):
Yeah, exactly, they could pitch it to you like Shark
Tank.

Speaker 3 (56:57):
Exactly.
We could do that, that would beperfect.

Speaker 1 (56:59):
Yeah, that's what you should do.
That won't cause any animosityin the family.

Speaker 3 (57:05):
They already don't think I favor other ones.

Speaker 2 (57:08):
I don't think you favor her.
Do they think you?

Speaker 3 (57:10):
favor her Toots does.

Speaker 1 (57:12):
She's the girl, that's her job to bring the
drama Right.
Yeah, I mean drama right.
Yeah, I mean I'm an only child,so I get it and she's kind of
like one because she's the onlygirl.
Yeah, yeah, I love it.
I hope she puts together a 75page uh powerpoint presentation
for christmas this year.

Speaker 3 (57:30):
She did it last year.
Well, it was under 75, it wasunder 70, so I really hope she
brings it this year, a girlafter my own heart I.
I'm excited for that.
I love it.

Speaker 1 (57:39):
Okay, well, I've bored you enough, I'm sure.

Speaker 3 (57:42):
Thank you.

Speaker 1 (57:43):
Thank you.
You were very kind to me.
You did not throw me under toomany buses, I know right I know
You're super easy on me, Iappreciate it, I'll get you back
I know you will.
Well, thank you for joining us.
If you stuck around this long,I so appreciate it.
I say that every time.
But keep following 3W, keepinspiring a culture of giving,
and thank you for joining us.
We appreciate it.

(58:03):
Bye, thanks.