Advisory Board

Meet the retail and supply chain innovation leaders across venture capital, enterprise strategy, legal, and academia guiding Arkade's mission in Northwest Arkansas.

Rick Heitzmann

Founder and Managing Director
Firstmark Capital
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Jen Lee Koss

Founding Partner
Springbank
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Nate Purdum

Director
Koch Disruptive Technologies
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Heidi Solomon

VP of Global Strategy and Corporate Innovation
Tyson Foods
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Are Traasdahl

Founder and CEO
Crisp
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Rebecca Hurst

Managing Partner
Smith Hurst, PLC
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Jim Smith

Founding Partner
Smith Hurst, PLC
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Dr. Matt Waller

Professor and Previous Dean
Sam M. Walton College of Business
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