(From left) Emily McGee, Emerging Market Manager; Mo Zeinalpour, Market Manager; Jim Valenti, RVP; Chris Gratzer, Noblesville Walmart Store Manager; Corey Heim of Tartar Shield; Nathan Hoover of Tartar Shield; Reed Elder of Archtek Dental; Ryan Day, Carmel Walmart Store Manager; Tammy Seitz, Walmart Store Manager; and Jeff Stone, Walmart Community Relations. (Photo provided)
Posted By: The Reporter September 10, 2025
On Friday, Sept. 5, Walmart surprised two local companies, Tartar Shield of Noblesville and Archtek Dental of Carmel, with the news that they are invited to pitch their American-made products to Walmart buyers in a daylong event called Open Call.
Open Call is an exciting and unique opportunity for entrepreneurs with shelf-ready products made, sourced, or grown in the U.S. to come to Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., on Oct. 7 and 8 to potentially get their product in the hands of millions of Walmart customers.
The local entrepreneurs believed they were coming to the store to pitch their products to store managers in hopes of getting to attend Open Call. However, leadership instead surprised them with the news that they are already approved to attend the event.
This is the big break they’ve been looking for – an invitation to pitch their locally made products in the hopes that they will make it onto a Walmart shelf near you.
