Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution Podcast

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.

The AI-Native Distributor: Agentic Buying, Smart CRM and the Future of Growth

The AI-Native Distributor: Agentic Buying, Smart CRM and the Future of Growth

How can wholesale distributors plan for growth when interest rates, tariffs, global conflict, artificial intelligence, and changing buyer behavior are all moving at once? Kevin Brown and Tom Burton examine the economic and technology forces shaping manufacturing and wholesale distribution. They disc...

Data Centers Everywhere, Section 301 Tariffs, and Amazon Business Crushing It: What A Time To Be Alive!

Data Centers Everywhere, Section 301 Tariffs, and Amazon Business Crushing It: What A Time To Be Alive!

What happens when tariffs, global shipping disruptions, AI infrastructure demands, and changing buyer behavior all hit wholesale distribution at the same time? On this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton examine the economic, technological, and supply cha...

What Is CRM-ERP Integration?

What Is CRM-ERP Integration?

What happens when wholesale distributors realize “CRM” is no longer the real conversation, growth, data, AI, and sales enablement are? In Episode 198 of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton unpack the shift they saw firsthand at the Affiliated Distributors Functional...

Jason Hein on Hybrid Selling, AI-Powered Customer Intelligence, and B2B E-Commerce

Jason Hein on Hybrid Selling, AI-Powered Customer Intelligence, and B2B E-Commerce

What does the next era of B2B e-commerce look like when buyers, bots, AI agents, and self-service expectations all collide? In this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton welcome Jason Hein, Vice President of Academy at the B2B E-Commerce Association, for a ...

Tariff Refunds, Core Inflation & Data Centers: The New Pressures Reshaping Distribution

Tariff Refunds, Core Inflation & Data Centers: The New Pressures Reshaping Distribution

What happens when inflation pressure, tariff uncertainty, supply chain disruption, and AI platform strategy all hit wholesale distribution at the same time? In this episode of Around the Horn in Wholesale Distribution, Kevin Brown and Tom Burton unpack the forces shaping distributors and manufacture...