Heartland - March Retail Talk Recap: Redesigning the Future of Grocery
Last Thursday, our chapter hosted our inaugural Retail Talk —and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Going into the final week of planning the conversation, I still wasn’t entirely sure what it was going to be. I'd just gotten back home from a fun but chaotic trip to Seattle, was more depleted than I wanted to admit, and found myself in a familiar place a few hours before we went live: staring blankly at my screen, questioning if I actually had anything worthwhile to say.
Apr 1
Southwest + Pacific Chapter March 2026 Newsletter!
Happy New Year! It's been a couple of months since our last newsletter, we've missed you! A few weeks ago we rang in the new year at miniature golf club, Holey Moley , in Santa Monica and it was an absolute blast. For those of you who didn't make it you should go to this place with a group, it's a great experience. Meaningful conversations, laughter on the putt-putt course, and delicious bites made this event one to remember. Venues like Holey Moley aren’t just fun, they’re
Mar 14
Heartland - Grocery's Shelf Life
What a Saturday grocery run taught me about one of the most consequential design problems in America This past Saturday I went grocery shopping. That's not a very dramatic opening sentence, I know… but stay with me. I live on Kansas City's East Side, in a neighborhood I have genuinely grown to love, but also a part of the city that qualifies as a food desert. Our closest grocery store (that isn't a Family Dollar or a gas station ) is a Whole Foods about a mile and a half away
Mar 2
