Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution Podcast

About Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution Podcast

Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution is the weekly podcast sponsored by LeadSmart Technologies that takes a deep dive into the topics impacting manufacturers, wholesale distribution, independent sales agents, and the global wholesale supply chain. Hosted by Kevin Brown, a 30-year veteran of wholesale distribution, and Tom Burton, a recognized thought leader in SaaS platforms for distributors, each episode reveals a unique perspective and valuable information about wholesale distribution. Debuting in February 2023, the ATHIWD podcast springboards from Kevin & Tom's popular LinkedIn and Facebook Live shows, bringing their industry insights to a wider audience. Whether it's M&A, SaaS and cloud computing, B2B e-Commerce or supply chain issues, we peel back the onion into the topics that impact your business most.

Publisher

Kevin Brown & Tom Burton

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2023

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

174 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   AI, Organic Growth, and the Risks Facing Wholesale Distribution

   Are wholesale distributors overlooking their biggest growth opportunities by focusing too much on expansion and too little on their existing customers? In Episode 209 of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton explore how organic growth, AI-driven customer intelligence, and smarter technology investments can help distributors increase revenue while navigating interest rate uncertainty, federal debt, cybersecurity concerns, and the challenges of AI adoption. Whole...

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   What Tariff Inflation Means for Wholesale Distribution

   Tariffs, fuel costs, AI infrastructure, data centers, and supply chain pressure are creating a complicated planning environment for wholesale distributors and manufacturers. Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down what the latest economic signals, technology shifts, M&A risks, and AI policy debates could mean for the distribution channel. On Today's Episode: Wholesale distributors and manufacturers are trying to make decisions in a market where the signals do not always line up. Tariffs may...

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   How Distributors Can Profit With Connected Data

   Tariffs, fuel costs, AI infrastructure, data centers, and supply chain pressure are creating a complicated planning environment for wholesale distributors and manufacturers. Kevin Brown and Tom Burton break down what the latest economic signals, technology shifts, M&A risks, and AI policy debates could mean for the distribution channel. On This Episode: Wholesale distributors and manufacturers are trying to make decisions in a market where the signals do not always line up. Tariffs may be...

Who has been a guest on Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alex Chasovsky
• Dan Schubert
• Jason Hein
• Will Quinn
• Taylor St Germain

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

68,432

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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