T.J. Lefler, Lefler Capital
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Focus Commercial Real Estate, Rogers, Arkansas
Interviewed on the NWA Founders podcast, episode 20, August 5, 2025
Clinton Bennett is behind Focus Commercial Real Estate, based in Rogers, Arkansas.
On episode 20 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published August 5, 2025, Clinton Bennett shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 36 min. What does it look like to lead one of Northwest Arkansas’s most trusted commercial real estate firms in the middle of a regional development boom? In this episode, we sit down with Clinton Bennett, co-founder of Focus Commercial Real Estate, to explore how he and his team are helping shape the future of Northwest Arkansas one deal, one relationship, and one intentional decision at a time. Whether he’s guiding first-time business owners into their first retail space or partnering with developers on multi-million dollar projects, Clinton is doing it with a philosophy that prioritizes trust over transactions and service over scale.
Disclosure
Co-host Cameron Clark was a broker at Bennett Commercial Real Estate, the firm Clinton Bennett founded, which merged into Focus Commercial Real Estate in May 2025.
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APA (7th edition)
Clark, C., & Beyer, N. (Hosts). (2025, August 5). Clinton Bennett (Focus Commercial Real Estate) [Audio podcast episode]. In NWA Founders. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/clinton-bennett-focus-commercial-real-estate/
MLA (9th edition)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Clinton Bennett (Focus Commercial Real Estate).” NWA Founders, 5 Aug. 2025, nwafounders.com/episodes/clinton-bennett-focus-commercial-real-estate/.
Chicago (notes and bibliography)
Clark, Cameron, and Nick Beyer, hosts. “Clinton Bennett (Focus Commercial Real Estate).” NWA Founders (podcast), August 5, 2025. https://nwafounders.com/episodes/clinton-bennett-focus-commercial-real-estate/.
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