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title: "Episode 002: Frank Hurtte, River Heights Consulting"
description: Frank Hurtte, Founding Partner of River Heights Consulting, discusses distributors and manufacturer partner relationships, and, based on past experiences, Frank answers the question, how can businesses weather this storm and thrive once it has passed?
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# [Episode 002: Frank Hurtte, River Heights Consulting](https://www.graceport.com/factoryfuturistpodcast/episode-002-frank-hurtte)

 Written by [Drew Allen](https://www.graceport.com/factoryfuturistpodcast/author/drew-allen) | Apr 6, 2020 6:00:00 PM

# The History of Businesses Facing Crises in the Past & What Makes COVID-19 Different

Welcome to the Factory Futurist Podcast where we profile the thought leaders, technologies and companies revolutionizing high-tech manufacturing. We learn from the best about how they sustain high performance leadership in technology, their personal lives, and their companies. Subscribe via email or your favorite platform on the right. Thank you for listening

### Episode 002 Summary

Drew & Frank discuss how companies have coped in the past in the midst of crises and how the landscape of the way we do business is changing, in many cases, for good.

"It is our duty to find a solution for this Coronavirus and share it with the world." - Frank Hurtte

### About Frank Hurtte 

Frank Hurtte is the Founding Partner of River Heights Consulting. He combines the battle scars of 28 years of front line "in the trenches" experience with over 13 years of service to knowledge-based distributors and their manufacturer partners.

Frank's Blog: [http://thedistributorchannel.blogspot.com/](http://thedistributorchannel.blogspot.com/)

***Connect with Frank Hurtte***

***<https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankhurtte>  <https://www.facebook.com/RiverHeightsConsulting/><https://twitter.com/frankhurtte>***

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