A New Era for Walmart: Inside the New Home Office Project with Cindi Marsiglio

Summary

In this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell sits down with Cindi Marsiglio, Senior Vice President for Corporate Real Estate at Walmart. With over two decades of experience in corporate real estate and government affairs, Cindi is at the forefront of Walmart’s monumental new home office located in Bentonville. She brings a wealth of insight from overseeing the mammoth task of managing Walmart’s office space across the United States, solidifying her as a leader who plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of Bentonville’s thriving community. Throughout the conversation, Cindi shares the significance and intent behind Walmart’s cutting edge, open-concept campus, the sustainability efforts it’s championing and how it's transforming the way we live, work and play in the Greater Bentonville Area. 

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Show Notes

Timestamps in this blog are for the audio-only version of the podcast; video timing differs.

(0:54) Introduction to Cindi Marsiglio

(3:35) Cindi’s Role as Senior Vice President for Corporate Real Estate

(6:46) How Walmart’s New Campus Fits Its Goals

(10:25) Walmart’s New Campus’ Work Atmosphere

(15:57) The Sustainability of Walmart’s New Campus

(20:31) The Opening Timeline of Walmart’s New Campus

(24:53) About the Walton Family Whole Health and Fitness Center

(30:26) The Open Campus Design of Walmart’s New Home Office

(34:45) How Bentonville Helps Cindi and Her Family and Her Family Live Their Best Lives

(39:53) Cindi’s #BecauseBentonville Story

(41:56) Advice for Tackling Challenges to Propel Careers

(50:03) Closing Questions

‍Links

James Bell 

Bentonville Economic Development @ Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce

Cindi Marsiglio

Walmart

Walmart’s New Home Office

Quotes

“[Walmart’s new campus] is part of our overall aspiration to provide really great jobs with really great benefits. And part of that is to have a home office campus that is fit for the future. We want to retain great talent and attract new great talent…because Bentonville has been our home, staying in Bentonville was a fairly straightforward decision for us. We knew this was a place we wanted to continue to build the future of our global company, and that Bentonville was going to partner with us and go along on that journey with us.” - Cindi Marsiglio, (7:00)

“...it is about a mile from the downtown Bentonville square, and so it very much is in the heart of the Bentonville community. We have businesses and residents living on every edge of the campus and it’s a unique open environment. And so you want to be very much thoughtful about how you positively impact the community as a whole.” - Cindi Marsiglio, (10:52)

“...even more important than that, for me, is Bentonville’s evolution to becoming a much more broad, evolving, thoughtfully inclusive community so that people who visit here or choose to build a life and have a family or have a career here, it’s a journey that we’re on together. And I can play my own unique role, my family can play a unique role. But I think we can all find a place inside the community to be additive to that. I think it’s very unique, and I think Bentonville’s desire to be the best Bentonville we can allows us to chart that path.” - Cindi Marsiglio, (36:11)