Burt Hanna

Founder of Hanna's Candle Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Interviewed on the NWA Founders podcast, episode 27, November 11, 2025

Manufacturing & IndustrialManufacturing (home fragrance)Fayetteville

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About Burt Hanna

Burt Hanna founded Hanna's Candle Company, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

On episode 27 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published November 11, 2025, Burt Hanna shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 9 min. What happens when a broke college student trades potpourri for a secondhand stove and ends up running one of the most productive candle factories in the country? In this episode, we sit down with Burt Hanna, founder of Hanna’s Candle Company, to talk about building a business brick by brick in Northwest Arkansas. From 20-hour work weeks as a student to multi-million-dollar Walmart orders, Burt's journey is a masterclass in grit, scrappiness, and figuring it out.

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About Hanna's Candle Company

Founded 1987/88; candles since 1992; historically 140-200 employees seasonally
Manufacturing (home fragrance), Fayetteville
hannascandles.com

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APA (7th edition)

Clark, C., & Beyer, N. (Hosts). (2025, November 11). Burt Hanna (Hanna's Candle Company) [Audio podcast episode]. In NWA Founders. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/burt-hanna-hanna-s-candle-company/

MLA (9th edition)

Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Burt Hanna (Hanna's Candle Company).” NWA Founders, 11 Nov. 2025, nwafounders.com/episodes/burt-hanna-hanna-s-candle-company/.

Chicago (notes and bibliography)

Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Burt Hanna (Hanna's Candle Company).” NWA Founders (podcast), November 11, 2025. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/burt-hanna-hanna-s-candle-company/.

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