Kenny Folk

Senior Partner at GrowthWise

Kenny Folk is an executive with extensive experience in the retail and warehouse club industries. He is an untiring champion of the customer and the associate, recognizing that the key to any successful endeavor is the relationship between those who are serving and those who are being served.

He spent 24 years at Walmart Stores, Inc. Sam’s Club division where he was valued as a true entrepreneur and servant in the image of the founder, Sam Walton. As such, he was awarded the Sam M. Walton Award of Excellence (Blue Coat), as well as the Sam M. Walton Entrepreneur Award by the Walton family, a recognition considered the highest honor within the corporation.

Kenny has broad experience across operations, store planning and new business development. He served in several senior leadership positions throughout his career, such as an SVP Walmart Store Planning division, SVP Sam’s Club Canada Merchandising & Operations and held the same title over New Business Development at Sam’s Club where he led the creation of two new format clubs, the Business Center and the Hispanic-oriented Más Club.

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    Senior Partner

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