The 3W Podcast
From the people that bring you 3W Magazine, welcome to the 3W Podcast! We aim to serve our community by promoting awareness of Northwest Arkansas’ thriving philanthropic movement; To provide a guide of dates to help coordinate events so every nonprofit gets the coverage they need and deserve; To give financially to local charities each year.
Episodes
47 episodes
The 3W Podcast: Chris Seawood and Meredith Lowry Chat About TheatreSquared - Part 2
A Halloween costume party inside a working theater sounds like a gimmick until you hear how TheatreSquared is building it. We sit down with Chris Seawood, corporate giving manager at TheatreSquared, and Meredith Lowry from TheatreSquared's Corp...
The 3W Podcast: Chris Seawood and Meredith Lowry Chat About TheatreSquared - Part 1
A great theater doesn’t just put on plays. It builds a place where strangers sit shoulder to shoulder, feel something real at the same time, and walk back out into the city a little more connected. That’s what TheatreSquared is trying to do in ...
The 3W Podcast: Ryan Faust - Part 2
Teachers are saying yes to jobs and then backing out for one simple reason: they can’t find a place they can afford near the schools they’re hired to serve. That’s the pressure point McAuley Place tackles head-on, and the deeper story ...
The 3W Podcast: Ryan Faust - Part 1
He started an architecture firm in January 2020, then watched the world change a few weeks later. Ryan Faust, founder of BUF Studio, joins us for a candid conversation about what it takes to build a design practice in Northwest Arkansas while t...
The 3W Podcast: Send 3W Your 2027 Event Dates!
September doesn’t ease in, it hits like a full calendar alert. With school back, routines returning, and the heat still hanging on, we’re also stepping into the busiest stretch of the year for Northwest Arkansas nonprofit events. I’m f...
The 3W Podcast: Frankie Rankin - Part 2
Rent is due, daycare is expensive, the car needs gas, and somewhere in the middle of all that a single parent is supposed to finish a degree. We sit down with Frankie Rankin from the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas...
The 3W Podcast: Frankie Rankin - Part 1
We talk about the winding path from a psychology degree at the University of Arkansas to weekend childcare at a children’s shelter, and how that “temporary” choice turns into a real calling in nonprofit work, social services and community impac...
The 3W Podcast: Ashley Starnes - Part 2
You can’t fake a venue that feels effortless. Ashley Starnes, owner of Osage House, joins us to share how one of the most sought-after wedding venues and event venues in Northwest Arkansas came to life, starting with 54 acres, a blank page, and...
The 3W Podcast: Ashley Starnes - Part 1
Northwest Arkansas feels like it grows overnight, and sometimes the weirdest part is realizing you still haven’t explored the place you call home. We’re joined by Ashley Starnes of Osage House for a wide-ranging, very real conversation that sta...
The 3W Podcast: Twilla Brooks talks about Bentonville Film Festival
Bentonville isn’t supposed to feel like a film capital, and that’s exactly why the Bentonville Film Festival works. We’re joined by Twilla Brooks to unpack how BFF has evolved over 12 years into one of the most welcoming, intimate and mission-d...
The 3W Podcast: Kasie Yokley talks about Maycember
Maycember is real, and if you’ve ever stared at your calendar wondering how 12 events landed in one week, we’re right there with you. We’re talking straight from the messy middle of the end-of-school-year sprint: field trips for every grade, sp...
The 3W Podcast: Tricia Upshaw - Part 2
Mother’s Day doesn’t just “get busy” at a flower shop. It becomes a full-scale logistics puzzle with real stakes: freshness, timing and the emotion tied to the moment. We’re back with Tricia Upshaw of Shirley’s Flower Studio in Rogers,...
The 3W Podcast: Tricia Upshaw - Part 1
She bought the flower shop, then immediately ended up doing the least glamorous owner task imaginable: pushing a van out of the snow. That’s how we kick off a real conversation with Tricia Upshaw, the new owner of Shirley’s Flowers on ...
The 3W Podcast: Jennifer Martinez Belt - Part 2
Skip the tux and keep your hands free, you’re going to want to touch everything. We’re joined by Jennifer Martinez Belt, Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, to map out what makes the Amazeum UnGala one of the ...
The 3W Podcast: Jennifer Martinez Belt - Part 1
You can learn a lot about a community by the way it treats kids and the caregivers raising them. We sit down with Jennifer Martinez Belt, the philanthropy and fundraising leader at the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, to talk about...
The 3W Podcast: Kasie Yokley Talks About the 2026 3W Magazine
Start the year with purpose and a plan. We’re looking at the 2026 3W Magazine and walking you through the Who, What and Where shaping Northwest Arkansas philanthropy — so you’ll know exactly who to support, what to attend and where you...
The 3W Podcast: Gay Prescott - Part 2
The spark behind Circle of Hope is simple and bold: turn collective generosity into immediate relief for people navigating cancer. We invited Gay Prescott from Hope Cancer Resources to walk us through how a women’s giving circle was built for r...
The 3W Podcast: Gay Prescott - Part 1
The moment a cancer diagnosis lands, life tilts. Calendars stop being yours, choices get crowded by appointments, and the simplest barrier — like a ride to treatment — can decide outcomes. That’s where we go today with Gay Prescott from Hope Ca...
The 3W Podcast: Amanda Whittaker - Part 2
Batteries found, Ferblets chirping and the timer on Perfection primed — this conversation with Amanda Whittaker from Hasbro is a full-on joy sprint through toys, games and the little moments that reset a busy home. We dive into why robotic pets...
The 3W Podcast: Amanda Whittaker - Part 1
Holiday magic isn’t accidental; it’s built through smart strategy, bold collaboration and a whole lot of heart. We’re joined by Hasbro’s Amanda Whittaker, who pulls back the curtain on how toys move from sketch to shelf — while still making spa...
The 3W Podcast: Parker Dodson - Part 2
Attention is earned where people already watch and search — and right now, that’s YouTube and social video. We sit down with Parker from PodcastVideos.com to unpack a complete, repeatable system that turns a single recording into weeks of smart...
The 3W Podcast: Parker Dodson - Part 1
A four-hour coffee can change your career. We sit down with Parker Dodson of PodcastVideos.com to trace the unlikely path from commercial interior design to photography to building a multi-studio production hub designed to make podcast...
The 3W Podcast: Stephanie Riffle - Part 2
Philanthropy feels big until you hear how it actually happens: a local decision, a monthly gift, a grill fired up after a storm. We sit down with Stephanie Riffle of United Federal Credit Union to trace how community power grows when autonomy m...