Strategic Planning
Contact
Julianne Dunn
Instructor - Economic Dev.
Community, Professional, & Economic Development
Phone: (501) 671-2158
Email: jbdunn@uaex.edu
Regional Program Coordinators
Ozark Foothills (Fulton, Izard, Sharp)
Brandon Mathews
bmathews@uaex.edu
(501) 671-2072
Hazelle Whited
hwhited@uaex.edu
(870) 710-7081
3Cs (Howard, Little River, Sevier)
Murriel Wiley
mwiley@uaex.edu
(501) 671-2072
Arkansas Small Business: Big Rural Impact Podcast
The Create Bridges Arkansas Small Business Big Rural Impact podcast highlights products and services of businesses in their respective regions. We discuss ways business owners address workforce development, technology, infrastructure, and more.
The purpose of our podcast is to foster collaboration between local business owners through the sharing of ideas and best practices
You can also listen to our podcast on Spotify and iTunes through our partner Spring River Innovation Hub. Episodes will be posted every other Thursday through December 2020.
Read more on the Community, Professional, and Economic Development blog.
Episode 6: Connecting Communities
Featured guest: Mallory Bailey of Red River Oil.
Episode 5: Realtors - A Source of the Source
Featured guest: Laura Sackett Clute, principal broker and owner of Ozark Gateway Realty.
Episode 4: Not a Jonas Brother, but still a Rock Star
Featured guest: Mayor Jonas Anderson of Cave City, Arkansas.
Episode 3: Barbeque and Branding!
Featured guests: Matt Gilley of Big Gilley's Smokehouse in Ashdown, AR and Loren Hinton of UA Cossatot.
Episode 2: Lights...Camera...Crickets
Featured guests: Marc herring of Ozark Classic Craft Mall in Hardy, AR & Jeff Penn of Chow on the Square in Cherokee Village, AR

Episode 1: The Inception
Featured guest: Chad Whitaker of Arkansas 1033 KWOZ
We want to hear from rural business owners!
If you're a business owner in the Ozark Foothills (Izard, Sharp, and Fulton counties) or the 3Cs (Little River, Howard, and Sevier counties) reach out to Julianne Dunn at jbdunn@uaex.edu or (501) 671-2158.