by - November 12, 2025 12:30 pm
Adaptability. That’s Canetta Reid’s greatest career achievement. A licensed attorney and senior professional in human resources (SPHR), she’s had to adapt to “different cultures, different leadership styles, different-sized companies and…
by - November 2, 2025 9:04 am
Jim Singleton knows farming. It’s his family heritage, his life’s work, his family’s future and his hobby. Singleton grew up on a farm in western Benton County. His grandparents, who…
by - October 15, 2025 12:58 pm
Key decisions at pivotal moments in his life led Jay Brain to his role today as senior vice president with Stephens Inc. First, he decided to major in finance and…
by - October 1, 2025 12:44 pm
Tim Kizer thought he “was going to change the world and people.” Instead, he really enjoys “the way the world and people change me,” he said. Now 60, Kizer is…
by - September 15, 2025 1:22 pm
Over the course of his 30 years as a fixture in the University of Arkansas’ sports information office, Kevin Trainor has had a “front row seat for Razorback history, working…
by - September 8, 2025 10:20 am
Randall Bynum has been an accountant, managed the family furniture business, started his own law firm and been appointed as an Arkansas public service commissioner. All those public and private…
by - August 20, 2025 2:24 pm
As a business professor, business leadership consultant, and cosmetic line founder, Dr. Kimberly Polite “packages professionalism” in all its different aspects. “It takes multi-layers to be successful in the business…
by - August 11, 2025 10:21 am
For Andy Ruben business is the “canvas of creative expression.” “You can invent business models that really do change the way we live, they change society, and business is a…
by - July 22, 2025 3:06 pm
Rob Husong has almost 30 years in banking under his belt but doesn’t consider himself to be a traditional banker. As president of F1RSTNB, formerly First National Bank of NWA,…
by - July 10, 2025 9:35 am
Relationships are key for Todd Lewis — those with his clients, his family and the young attorneys he mentors. Originally from Fort Smith, Lewis was interested in law from an…
by - June 25, 2025 12:06 pm
As owner/operator and lead adviser for Fayetteville-based Nicolas J. McLeod Wealth Preservation Strategies, Nicolas McLeod has led his firm from being a “large Arkansas business” to a fast-growing nationwide wealth…
by - June 4, 2025 12:38 pm
When Clinton Bennett got his start in commercial real estate 20 years ago, he had a “sense that something unique was happening in Northwest Arkansas,” he said. “You could get…
by - May 27, 2025 9:48 am
Law, banking, and government have kept Conner Eldridge busy and fulfilled throughout his career, focusing on areas where he believes he can make a difference. “Growing up in small-town Arkansas,…
by - May 5, 2025 8:05 am
Born in Brentwood, Calif., Lily DeSpain spent seven years of her childhood in Beijing, China, where her parents worked at the American embassy. Her father was an FBI agent, and…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
A hot, sweaty job detailing vehicles at the local Ford dealership one summer during high school helped Andrew Dunlap learn responsibility. It reinforced what his Catholic family emphasized: “Use your…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
Amanda White’s professor at the University of Alabama, a former chief information security officer for the state of Alabama, piqued her interest in cybersecurity. “She had a unique way of…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
Ashley Calderon believes a true leader chooses to serve others over themselves, and “if you put people first, success will always come.” One of Walmart’s youngest managers in global supply…
by - May 5, 2025 8:00 am
Leigh Anne Robinson makes an impact on the lives of those around her, whether it’s in her job of improving public health for Arkansans or mentoring those early in their…
by - May 1, 2025 10:24 am
Sarah Taldo-Brothers believes her greatest accomplishment is her latest. As part of her dedication to help revitalize Springdale, the executive broker/vice president with Weichert, Realtors-The Griffin Co., and her husband,…
by - April 21, 2025 1:33 pm
On Feb. 7, John Rausch, chairman and CEO of Rausch Companies, rang the bell on the New York Stock Exchange floor. The bucket list moment, shared with his family, including…
