In this season of Your Next Move, we’re bringing you conversations with founders from the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, recorded at our Your Next Move booth at the Inc. 5000 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where entrepreneurs share what it really takes to build, scale, and sustain a growing business.

In this episode, Inc. staff reporter Ali Donaldson speaks with JD Hayes, co-founder of Legacy Retail Solutions, a Bentonville-based company that helps CPG brands land and scale inside the world’s largest retailers. Ranked number 899 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, Legacy has improved its ranking three years in a row — a rare feat in today’s retail landscape.