{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"NWA Investing","title":"Ep. 93 - How to Invest in the Innovation Economy Coming for Northwest Arkansas with Josh Saffran (Recorded at The Gent's Place on the Walmart Campus)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3010,"description":"We sat down with Josh Saffran, co-owner of The Gents Place in Bentonville, and Director of Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas, inside the brand-new speakeasy business lounge on the Walmart Home Office campus to talk about what it actually takes to build a business, scale it without losing its soul, and invest across multiple vehicles without chasing a quick buck.\n\n→ Protect your investment with TCS Property Management\n→ Keep the closing table stress-free with Advantage Title & Escrow\nIn this episode, we dig into Josh's journey from CPG executive to entrepreneur, the systems behind one of NWA's most experience-driven businesses, and what Plug and Play's Silicon Valley playbook reveals about where NWA is headed as a startup and innovation hub. We also cover why Josh thinks most investors are dangerously under-diversified, what it was like to be hand-selected by Walmart for their new campus, and why networking in this market isn't optional — it's the whole game!\n00:00 – Josh's strategy for building long-term wealth\n04:00 – From CPG executive to entrepreneur\n09:00 – The early lessons of owning a labor-intensive business\n13:00 – What makes The Gents Place more than a barbershop\n22:00 – What to delegate and what to hold when scaling a business\n26:00 – Inside Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas\n30:00 – Is NWA the next Austin?\n34:00 – Being hand-selected by Walmart for their new campus\n39:00 – 25 years of investing wisdom\n44:00 – Fire round\nFollow us on LinkedIn NWA Investing\nFollow us on Instagram NWA Investing\nWatch us on YouTube NWA Investing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SR_EruoDb-vQjqaEKq-q3KIyMdu3sCWNiQ2PEfiJMyQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjAx/Y2EzOWRjZWI5NjY1/YTcxZGE1MzNhN2Qx/OTBiMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}