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Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply
Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply is a family-founded Western-living retailer that has grown from a single Bozeman, Montana store in 1994 into a roughly 40-store chain across the Mountain West and, more recently, Texas. It sells farm and ranch essentials, tools and hardware, livestock feed, pet supplies, power equipment, work and Western apparel, and lawn-and-garden goods - carrying more than 100 brands such as Carhartt, Ariat, STIHL and Traeger - through its stores and murdochs.com, backed by roughly 2,200 team members and about $500 million in annual revenue.
Barry Friedman
Barry Friedman is the President and CEO of Friedman's Home Improvement, a third-generation family-owned hardware and home improvement retailer based in Petaluma, California. Named CEO in 2013 by his father Bill Friedman, Barry has led the company through digital transformation, e-commerce expansion, and a new 72,000-square-foot distribution center, all while steering the business toward its 80th anniversary in 2026. Under his leadership, Friedman's operates four locations across Sonoma County with approximately 600 employees, and remains deeply embedded in the North Bay community through philanthropy and civic engagement.