Bryce Paden Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, AR, US

Always Recess creates music that turns ordinary backyards into festival stages and living rooms into dance floors. Blending childlike energy with grown-up grooves, we make party-tested, playground-approved jams that remind us all there's a little bit of recess hiding in every moment. No permission slip needed for fun here, just press play!

On Switch Studio is a boutique strategic foresight consultancy. We help organizations unlock one oftheir most valuable untapped resources: the collective imagination of their workforce. The foresight program developed by our team of renowned researchers, designers, and facilitators has led to billions of dollars in new revenue opportunities for some of the.

Bentonville, AR, US

• Leading the operations for a mountain biking application that uses live weather data and predictive analytics to estimate trail conditions for over 350 individual trails across 20 trail systems
• Have grown the app from scratch to a current run-rate of 240,000 views per year in Northwest Arkansas
• Secured exclusive contracts with data providers to help power a product that is scalable across the country, with limited hardware outlay

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Architected an enterprise-wide foresight and futures thinking practice
• Trained over 400 associates across the globe in foresight methodology
• Unlocked over 1,700 creative visionary hours for the enterprise through immersive engagements, with outputs from the sessions becoming multibillion-dollar revenue opportunities
• Produced a metric and performance evaluation framework that was adopted by multiple teams
• Mapped talent needs for the team and ran the interview and candidate selection process
• Am a sought after domain expert and have been asked to speak about foresight by universities and other Fortune 30 companies

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Fuel is a 12-week enterprise-ready accelerator that matches growth-stage startups with key enterprise partners in order to accelerate the adoption of tangible technology solutions.

• Took time to relax, reflect, and recalibrate
• Shared memorable experiences with my wife and 1-year-old son
• Made new connections and began to chart/develop fresh venture concepts

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Created a world-class indoor recreation venue and associated brand
• Acquired in December 2020
• Named the 2020 Emerging Small Business of the Year
• Named the 2020 Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year
• Hired, coached, and mentored a team of 20 while developing best-in-class training and operational material
• Designed and operated a premium physical destination and website that became the top-rated indoor recreation concept in Arkansas

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• 2018 NWA Business Journal Fast 15
• Launched a physical innovation lab in Rogers, AR to help executives experience emerging tech in a live environment
• Conceived a research, curation, and accreditation platform that gave enterprises the power to evaluate the external tech landscape
• Built a portfolio of over 40 tech partners from 20 countries
• Developed a revenue model and service offering that led to deals and projects with multiple Fortune 500 clients
• Traveled to conferences in Orlando, FL; New York City; and other major metros to present on-stage and provide thought leadership

Hoboken, NJ, US

• Pioneered a new accreditation model to assist in the objective evaluation of over 700 technology companies per year
• Initiated the use of tools like Crunchbase, Venture Scanner, CB Insights, and Quid to monitor venture capital investment
• Worked to connect disparate projects across the enterprise through my knowledge of internal processes and the external technology landscape

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Led efforts to streamline both internal and external business development functions for technology innovation
• Acted as Walmart's link to the venture capital community and spearheaded relationships with GV, Mark Cuban Companies, 500 Startups, and more
• Authored and/or co-authored five whitepapers and directly influenced company strategy by presenting research to Walmart and Sam's Club executives, members of the board, and members of the Walton family

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Initiated projects responsible for sparking the future of retail
• Scouted and accredited innovative technology for the entire Walmart enterprise
• Facilitated ideation sessions for departments across the company and deployed design thinking methodology to create engaging, thought-provoking, strategic activities
• Took highly complex tech solutions from a myriad of segments (robotics, AR/VR, artificial intelligence, IoT, computer vision, fresh food tech, etc.) and crafted presentations for non-technical stakeholders

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Worked to employ best practices to effectively control inventory across a $300+ million Walmart US business
• Was selected to be a GRS Functional Expert and coordinated a successful system integration for my SKU-intensive department
• Developed critical communication skills while working with cross-functional teams to increase overall business performance
• Consistently worked in Excel, Retail Link, and GRS to find the root cause of issues, whether they were a result of supplier or Walmart actions
• Became the "go-to" for leadership ad-hoc tasks and had tools I created rolled out for use across the department

Belton, US

• Found new talent and contacted artists for collaboration opportunities
• Successfully managed recording contract and corporate work through effective time-management
• Coordinated music production time and concert appearances, and continually engaged in online social media marketing and promotional activities

Kansas City, MO, US

• Provided entertainment for fans at Kauffman Stadium and played at other sanctioned events
• Performer for 2012 MLB All-Star Week Festivities