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Reuben McDaniel has come full circle. He grew up in Austin, Texas, and in 1995, as a young investment banker with a master’s degree in business administration from the University…
by - October 30, 2024 2:49 pm
McBride Distributing Company Inc. in Fayetteville will celebrate 75 years in business next year. Angela Ryan’s grandfather, Charles “Mac” McBride, founded the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in 1950 and passed it on…
by - October 16, 2024 9:20 am
Jonathan Mwaba’s business philosophy focuses on the “triple bottom line,” which reflects a business that’s financially successful, benefits the community and improves the economic well-being of the people. “I don’t…
by - October 1, 2024 9:57 am
New York City is a global hub of business and commerce and a melting pot of cultures and food from around the world. For Steve Fortner, moving there from Arkansas…
by - August 7, 2024 9:46 am
The nuns Eric Pianalto has worked with for 30 years at Mercy are the inspiration behind his career. “I’d advise anybody younger in their career to find people they trust…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Erin Thomas led public communications for Ronald McDonald House’s (RMH) $3.5 million capital campaign to build an 11-bedroom house in Fort Smith and got it done in two years. Her…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Starting and running a candle and bath bomb business in college, Melodie Hays realized she enjoyed problem-solving. With a major in English literature and a minor in supply chain management,…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Helping people plan their financial future motivates Hannah Newkirk in her work at Arvest. “The average person doesn’t know all the ins and outs and constantly changing laws and tax…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Seeing the confidence she inspired in seventh and eighth graders in area rural schools through a robotics curriculum she developed and taught as a homeschooled eighth grader set Kimberly Kay’s…
by - May 6, 2024 8:20 am
Haley Vincent’s work as a scholarship program manager at Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas (SPSF) “fills her cup.” Working with single parents in Benton and Carroll counties, she…
by - May 8, 2023 8:18 am
Losing her mother at 15 shaped Taylor Toreno and motivated her to be successful. “She always told me I could be whatever I want to be,” Toreno said. “I want…
by - May 8, 2023 8:10 am
Growing up in Overland Park, Kan., Ryan Pottinger remembers thinking what an impact his dad had and what a cool job it was. Pottinger decided he wanted to follow in…
by - May 8, 2023 8:07 am
Lulu Peredo’s parents, her role models, ingrained in her that whatever legacy she leaves has to benefit her community. While she’s still exploring that, she’s living it out at Runway…
by - May 8, 2023 7:54 am
With her eyes on Northwest Arkansas’ future, Sara Lynn Geiger is “making sure what we’re doing today results in a better tomorrow.” Geiger works to create a better quality of…
by - May 8, 2023 7:49 am
Problem solving motivates Micah Bender. A thinker who is always learning, he likes to be in the details and do the thinking to help his team execute. “I like to…
by - December 13, 2022 2:24 pm
Partners Robert Murphy and Beau Reynolds opened Heroncrest Event Center, their high-end, luxury event venue, about 18 months ago. Their goal of being “extraordinary every day” has added another option…
by - May 9, 2022 8:17 am
At age 20, Megan Rich studied engineering at Golden West Community College in Huntington Beach, Calif., and worked as an in-process inspector at AAE Aerospace when she had an epiphany…
by - May 9, 2022 8:14 am
Martin Ojeda learned work ethic and servant leadership as a carhop at his family’s Sonic restaurant in Pensacola, Fla. His parents did not graduate from high school but achieved success,…
by - May 9, 2022 8:11 am
Adam McFain has dreamed of owning a company since he was a kid, buying candy boxes at Sam’s Club and selling them to his friends. Growing up in Greenwood, McFain’s…
by - May 9, 2022 8:07 am
When Beckie Irvin is passionate about something, she wants to share it with everyone. That includes outdoor education. “It’s what my career and passions are rooted in,” she said. Irvin…
