The Stanish Inquisition

In this episode Greg Van Horn, founder of Launch Potato, sits down with Stan for a deep dive into the online tech world. Greg has a rich understanding of the digital landscape of advertisement which leads to plenty of discussion about crucial career lessons along the way, humble beginnings, and the industry as a whole.

Local NWA Influencers, Jasmine Hudson and Jae Merchant, joined Stan on this week’s podcast to talk about what they’re bringing to this big party we call life. 

For their followers on Instagram and Facebook, JazzyJaeNWA provides the latest on events, art, food and fun in the local area. They also manage the Black Owned Business Directory (Facebook) and BlackOwnedNWA (Instagram) to highlight, elevate and amplify local black-owned businesses, and connect new arrivals to the area with churches, doctors, barbers/hair salons and more. Most recently, Jasmine and Jae joined forces with their friend, Madia Willis, to launch their own business, BlackPaperParty.com, featuring paper goods, ornaments, and more.

Whether they are exploring events to share their experiences with the rest of us, taking part in Market Days downtown or volunteering at non-profits, like Havenwood (iamhavenwood.org), they are bringing joy, celebration and light to everything they do. Don’t miss this episode of The Stanish Inquisition to learn more about what’s in store for Jasmine and Jae as we head into 2021. 

For kids who just need something a little different than the traditional high school setting, Josh Vest and his team are heavily invested in keeping those students involved, active and on-track to graduate.  

In this episode, we hear how the Bentonville K-12 schools are supporting students by offering the Gateway and Virtual Learning programs to meet a variety of educational needs. These courses are designed to open up opportunities for students who may otherwise be at risk of dropping out or falling behind. 

This week on The Stanish Inquisition, we get to know Teresa Hudson, the Program Director at Ignite Professional Studies in Bentonville, AR. She joins Movista co-founder & CEO, Stan Zylowski, to discuss the unique, pioneering, powerful way Ignite sets up high school students for success.

Get to know a little bit of the story behind this educational trailblazer & hear how Ignite is transforming education in NWA

Has a single decision ever changed the course of your life? This week on The Stanish Inquisition, we get to know Stacey Mason, the founder of The Improv Lab in Bentonville, AR. She talks with Movista co-founder & CEO, Stan Zylowski, about a path-altering improv class & the passion that fuels her prominent staple in our community.

Professor, mentor and an important part of Movista’s origin story; meet Dr. Carol Reeves. She joins Stan in this episode and shares how an experience during grad school with budgeting and sourcing pieces for a board game inspired her to share that same kind of hands-on, real-life learning opportunities with students. 

That idea ultimately led to the development of the University’s Entrepreneurship Program and the Brewer Entrepreneurship Hub. She’s about to start an exciting new chapter in her story … learn more on this week’s Stanish Inquisition.

In this episode Dr. Matthew Waller, Dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, joins Stan on the podcast. They had some great discussions about entrepreneurship, economics, the speed of innovations being driven by the pandemic… and a close brush with a career in dentistry. Pun intended. #BeEpic 

This week in “Episode Several,” Stan speaks with Jeff Hahn of Bossa Nova Robotics. Are these our new robot overlords? Nah, they just want to help! Bossa Nova has partnered with retailers to send autonomous robots to roam retail aisles, capture images of shelves and extrapolate real-time, right-now data. But they’re doing so much more. Listen to our episode to learn more about Bossa Nova’s technology and vision.

In the latest episode of The Stanish Inquisition, Movista’s CEO & co-founder Stan Zylowski talks with David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas at Winrock International. The two start-up gurus chat about strategies small businesses can implement to succeed during the current economic crisis due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Welcome to season 2 of the Stanish Inquisition. In this week’s podcast our CEO, Stan Zylowski, sat down to interview with 3 of our favorite industry experts. In his discussions with Patrick Spear from GMDC, Trey Holder from Retail Tomorrow (a division of GMDC) and Sterling Hawkins from CART, Stan asked each what changes they see ahead for retail and what it will take to succeed in 2020 and beyond.