Deeply Driven

Deeply Driven Podcast

Deeply Driven is a business history podcast telling the stories of great founders, entrepreneurs, and explorers through deeply researched biographies.

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Deeply Driven

Episodes (45)

Wed Oct 21st Sam Walton - Part 3 - The Birth of Walmart
Tue Oct 13th Sam Walton – Part 2 - Building Back Bigger and Better
Fri Oct 2nd Sam Walton - Part 1 - Early Years, First Store & First Big Loss

Deeply Driven

Oct 21, 2026
36¼ minutes
33 MB

In Part 3 of our Sam Walton series, the idea that becomes Walmart finally moves from Sam’s yellow legal pad into the real world. We begin in 1961, when an unexpected opportunity leads Sam to buy the struggling Bank of Bentonville. The deal gives him another education in finance and once again shows the important role Helen Walton plays behind the scenes as Sam continues pushing forward. But Sam’s real obsession is discount retailing. He has spent years flying around the country, visiting competitors, asking questions, studying prices, and filling notebooks with everything he c...

Deeply Driven

Sam Walton - Part 3 - The Birth of Walmart

Deeply Driven Podcast

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