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title: "Bernard Beale Jr. Joins Skout’s Honor as Director of Business Development"
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source: "Pets+ Magazine"
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published: 2026-10-20T03:11:56.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:15:53.022Z
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# Bernard Beale Jr. Joins Skout’s Honor as Director of Business Development

**TL;DR:** Skout's Honor, a B Corp Certified pet care company, has hired Bernard Beale Jr. as Director of Business Development to lead the company's expansion into national retail channels. Beale brings over 20 years of leadership experience in national retail and consumer packaged goods.

*By Press Releases, originally published in Pets+ Magazine on 2026-10-20. [Read the original](https://petsplusmag.com/bernard-beale-jr-joins-skouts-honor-as-director-of-business-development/).*

## Story

(PRESS RELEASE) OCEANSIDE, CA — Skout’s Honor, the B Corp Certified pet care company, announced that Bernard Beale Jr. has joined the company as Director of Business Development. Beale, who joined in June 2026 and reports to President & CEO Pete Stirling, leads the company’s expansion into national retail channels.

In his role, Beale owns and grows Skout’s Honor’s strategic accounts and leads distribution, promotions and competitive strategy across the channel. He also runs executive business reviews and line review presentations with retail partners, drives new retailer launches, and leads cross-functional growth initiatives.

Beale brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across national retail and consumer packaged goods, with experience on both the retailer and supplier sides of the business. Most recently, he served as Senior National Accounts Director for Walmart and Sam’s Club US at beverage brand BeatBox, where he led national Walmart strategy and delivered 400% year-over-year volume growth through distribution expansion, modular optimization and promotional execution. Before BeatBox, he spent more than seven years as a Senior Key Account Manager at Anheuser-Busch, driving sales and share across national off-premise chains and earning the company’s High Performer recognition three times.

Beale began his retail career at Walmart, where he spent seven years as a General Manager running Supercenters that generated up to $150 million in annual revenue.

Before his corporate career, Beale served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, where he gained experience in operational planning, performance tracking and mission execution.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Bernard to the team,” said Pete Stirling, President & CEO of Skout’s Honor. “He’s run Walmart stores, grown national brands inside the country’s biggest retailers, and brings a level of professionalism our partners will notice. Skout’s Honor is a leader in the pet product space, and Bernard is exactly who we need to extend that lead into more national retail channels.”

“Retail rewards brands that keep their promises, and Skout’s Honor keeps them by making life better for pets and the people who love them,” said Beale. “From serving as a military officer to managing stores for a major retailer and leading national accounts for global brands, I’ve learned what it takes to win on both sides of the shelf. My mission is to put that promise in front of more pet parents with partners who win alongside us.” – Bernard Beale

Based in Oceanside, California, Skout’s Honor is a B Corp Certified pet care company that makes its products in the USA. Its mission is to change what people expect from a pet product by providing innovative solutions to everyday problems that dramatically improve the quality of life for pets and their people. Through its Paw Pledge, Skout’s Honor feeds an animal in need with every purchase. Learn more at skoutshonor.com.

## Entities

- Pets (sector)
- Walmart (company)
- pet care industry (topic)
- executive hiring (topic)
- business development (topic)
- Pets+ Magazine (publication)
- Sam's Club US (company)
- U.S. Coast Guard (regulator)
- Skout's Honor (company)
- Bernard Beale Jr. (person)
- Pete Stirling (person)
- BeatBox (company)

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Originally reported by Press Releases, Pets+ Magazine (https://petsplusmag.com/bernard-beale-jr-joins-skouts-honor-as-director-of-business-development/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee81e8dc-5294-4b80-b406-f5a1f8a4086d).