Scott Heaton

Arrows in Motion Podcast

Business EN ↓ 6 episodes

Arrows in Motion Most podcasts about business and marketing tell you what to think. Arrows in Motion asks better questions. Hosted by Scott Heaton, Arrows in Motion is a long-form conversation podcast that goes deep with entrepreneurs, executives, and marketing professionals who've built real things — and learned hard lessons along the way. Each episode explores the gap between how success looks from the outside and what it actually takes to get there: the strategy, the grind, the pivots, the moments nobody posts about. Whether you're a Fortune 500 VP rethinking what career advancement really...

Author

Scott Heaton

Episodes

The Art World Said No. The Punk Scene Said Yes. Brian Chankin of Deadly Prey Gallery 07.07.2026 37:50

Some businesses start with a business plan. This one started with a book. In this episode of Arrows in Motion, Scott sits down with Brian Chankin, co-founder of Deadly Prey Gallery and former owner of Odd Obsession Movies, for one of the most unexpected entrepreneurship stories the show has told yet. It started when a customer walked into Brian's Chicago video store and handed him a copy of G...

The Honest Truth About Why Marketing Agencies Let You Down 30.06.2026 47:09

Episode: Jack Nations | Marketing Director Most small business owners sign a contract with a marketing agency expecting results — and end up frustrated. In this episode of Arrows in Motion, we sit down with Jack Nations, a longtime marketing professional who made the transition from the agency world to in-house marketing leadership, and he has a lot to say about why so many agency-client relations...

From Hydroponic Lettuce to Hemp Homes: James Forbes on Building at the Edge of What's Legal 23.06.2026 46:01

Most people hear hemp and think one thing. James Forbes has built two businesses around everything else. James is the founder of Good Life Growing — a hydroponic urban farm supplying local restaurants across St. Louis — and Tiger Fiber Hemp, a hemp manufacturing company turning one of the most versatile plants on earth into products most people have never considered. In this episode of Arrows in M...

No Gym, No Plan, No Problem: How Ben Smith Built a Personal Training Empire From Zero 16.06.2026 52:18

Episode: Ben Smith | Fitness Friend What does it take to build a successful personal training business from scratch? In this episode of Arrows in Motion, we sit down with Ben Smith, founder of Fitness Friend, who walked away from the restaurant industry to pursue his passion for fitness — and never looked back. Ben shares how he built a thriving in-home personal training business with no outside f...

Nobody Gets Fired for Being Too Creative — Dan Graney on Copywriting, AI, and Decades of Big Swings 09.06.2026 1:01:46

Episoe: Dan Graney | What does it actually mean to stay creative for decades in an industry that keeps changing the tools? In this episode of Arrows in Motion, Scott sits down with Dan Graney — veteran creative copywriter, pop culture enthusiast, and advertising lifer — for a wide-ranging conversation about the craft of copywriting, the reality of agency burnout, and what AI actually means for cre...

The Corner Office Has a Cost: Kate DeWulf on Burnout, Boundaries, and What Nobody Tells You About the Top 26.05.2026 1:00:13

Kate DeWulf | Fortune 500 VP & Founder of The Big Apple Red She has the title, the salary, and the corner office — and she'll be the first to tell you the cost. Fortune 500 VP Kate DeWulf gets honest about burnout, salary negotiation, career confidence, and what it really takes to advance in corporate without losing yourself along the way. Arrows in Motion Most podcasts about business and...