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Every Friday at 9 AM Pacific, Around the Horn delivers the latest updates, insights, and trends shaping the manufacturing, distribution, and business landscape. Each week, we spotlight key news, major announcements, and cutting-edge technologies impacting wholesale distribution and manufacturing.
In addition, once or twice a month, we feature Around the Horn 2.0—a special edition offering deeper, more expansive discussions on critical issues affecting the industry.
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#165: Agentic Commerce and Contextual Intelligence for Wholesale Distributors & Manufacturers
By lvilleda |
This Week: #165: Agentic Commerce and Contextual Intelligence for Wholesale Distributors & Manufacturers What does it take to navigate tariffs, rate cuts, and AI disruption all at once? Hosts Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down the week’s headlines that matter most to manufacturers and distributors, from the U.S. government shutdown and Fed policy to…
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#164: How Distributors Stay Profitable in An Era of Uncertain Tariffs
By lvilleda |
This Week: #164: How Distributors Stay Profitable in An Era of Uncertain Tariffs What happens when tariffs, rate cuts, and AI forecasting collide in the world of wholesale distribution? In this episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down the latest economic, technological, and policy shifts affecting distributors and manufacturers. From the longest U.S. government…
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#163: More Rate Cuts, More Robots, More AI: What Distributors Need To Know
By lvilleda |
This Week: #163: More Rate Cuts, More Robots, More AI: What Distributors Need To Know What do rate cuts, tariffs, and the rise of agentic AI mean for the future of wholesale distribution? In this episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton dissect the week’s biggest economic shifts, from the Federal Reserve’s policy moves to AI’s…
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#162: The Leadership Edge: How Agentic Commerce Will Shape The Future of Wholesale Distribution Growth
By lvilleda |
This Week: #162: The Leadership Edge: How Agentic Commerce Will Shape The Future of Wholesale Distribution Growth What does the future of leadership look like in the distribution industry? In this special episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton sit down with Brendan Breen, President of the Industrial Supply Association (ISA), to explore how leadership transformation,…
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#161: Brendan Breen of The ISA on AI, Adaptability, & The Future of Industrial Leadership
By lvilleda |
This Week: #161: Brendan Breen of The ISA on AI, Adaptability, & The Future of Industrial Leadership What does the future of leadership look like in the distribution industry? In this special episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton sit down with Brendan Breen, President of the Industrial Supply Association (ISA), to explore how leadership transformation,…
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#160: What Is AEO And Why Is It Redefining B2B Marketing?
By lvilleda |
This Week: #160: What Is AEO And Why Is It Redefining B2B Marketing? Here’s (more than) a hint: it’s AI Engine Optimization. And right now, it could be even more important than SEO for B2B visibility. In this episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton unpack the latest economic shifts, from the government shutdown’s ripple effects…
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#159: How Does the Government Shutdown Affect the Q4 Playbook for Distributor Growth?
By lvilleda |
This Week: #159: How Does the Government Shutdown Affect the Q4 Playbook for Distributor Growth? What happens when a government shutdown, interest rate cuts, and AI-driven commerce collide with the future of wholesale distribution? In this week’s Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton unpack the headlines that matter: the Fed’s…
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#158: Economic Signals for Distributors: GDP, Fed Cuts, and Tariffs
By lvilleda |
This Week: #158: Economic Signals for Distributors: GDP, Fed Cuts, and Tariffs What do tariffs, Fed rate cuts, and AI-driven search mean for the future of wholesale distribution? In this milestone episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down the latest updates on GDP growth, jobless claims, and…
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#157: So The Fed Cut Rates. Will That Help The Supply Chain Slowdown?
By lvilleda |
This Week: #157: So The Fed Cut Rates. Will That Help The Supply Chain Slowdown? What happens when AI adoption, tariffs, and interest rate cuts collide with the future of wholesale distribution? In this lively episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton tackle the jobs report, the Supreme Court’s…
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#156: Jobs Reports, Tariff Rulings, and the Future of Wholesale Distribution Growth
By lvilleda |
This Week: #156: Jobs Reports, Tariff Rulings, and the Future of Wholesale Distribution Growth What happens when AI adoption, tariffs, and interest rate cuts collide with the future of wholesale distribution? In this lively episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton tackle the jobs report, the Supreme Court’s tariff…
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#155: Why Over 90% of AI Pilots Fail, and What Wholesale Distribution Can Learn From It
By lvilleda |
This Week: #155: Why Over 90% of AI Pilots Fail, and What Wholesale Distribution Can Learn From It What do college football, tariffs, and AI pilots gone wrong have in common? In this week’s Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton connect cultural trends, economic contradictions, and digital transformation in wholesale…
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#154: How To Future-Proof Wholesale Distribution: Fed Policy, Tariffs, and AI Transformation
By lvilleda |
This Week: #154: How To Future-Proof Wholesale Distribution: Fed Policy, Tariffs, and AI Transformation Is your CRM really driving revenue growth, or just storing notes no one reads? In this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, hosts Kevin Brown and Tom Burton pull back the curtain on how AI-enabled customer intelligence platforms like…
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#153: How Can My Wholesale Distribution Strategy Keep Up With Tariff Changes?
By lvilleda |
This Week: #153: How Can My Wholesale Distribution Strategy Keep Up With Tariff Changes? Is your CRM really driving revenue growth, or just storing notes no one reads? In this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, hosts Kevin Brown and Tom Burton pull back the curtain on how AI-enabled customer intelligence platforms like…
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#152: The Jobs Report Missed: Here’s What That Means for Distributors
By lvilleda |
This Week: #152: The Jobs Report Missed: Here’s What That Means for Distributors When the U.S. jobs report is off by tens of thousands, what does that mean for leaders in wholesale distribution? In this episode, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down the latest economic numbers—and why massive revisions to jobs data should concern…
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#151: How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewiring the Supply Chain Economy
By lvilleda |
This Week: #151: How AI and Stablecoins Are Rewiring the Supply Chain Economy Is your business ready for the AI economy, tariff turbulence, and the rapid rise of programmable payments? In this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, co-founders Kevin Brown and Tom Burton unpack the week’s most pressing trends, from stablecoin legislation…
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