Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Forty Under 40: Alden Napier

Camp War Eagle led Alden Napier to move to Northwest Arkansas in 2006, giving him and his wife, Heather, an opportunity to start their marriage working together and the ability…

Forty Under 40: Sean Morrison

Sean Morrison discovered an interest in design while studying architecture at the University of Arkansas. Only it wasn’t designing buildings or homes. It was graphic and web design. He eventually…

Forty Under 40: Tabitha McFadden

The study of leadership has long been an interest of Tabitha McFadden’s. It’s now a primary focus at RevUnit, a digital product development agency that designs, develops and launches business…

Forty Under 40: Jason McDoniel

Jason McDoniel was always looking for things to count as a kid, be it baseball cards or change. So it’s no surprise the Searcy native discovered a career in banking…

Forty Under 40: T.J. Lefler

T.J. Lefler got a taste of selling real estate in Northwest Arkansas while attending the University of Arkansas. A Searcy native, he interned at both Lindsey & Associates, a leading…

Forty Under 40: Andrew C. Johnson

There are nearly 200,000 dentists in the U.S. Less than 2% are prosthodontists. A prosthodontist is trained in the complex specialization of restoring and replacing missing or damaged teeth. They…

Forty Under 40: Jordan Jeter

Jordan Jeter enjoys the art of the deal, putting all the puzzle pieces of a transaction together over a long period and then seeing it come to fruition in a…

Forty Under 40: Chris Howe

In the past three years under Chris Howe’s leadership, revenues for IberiaBank’s Northwest Arkansas market have increased 43%, net income increased 200% and funded loan portfolio has grown by 78%….

Forty Under 40: Rebekah M. Henry

Rebekah Henry started out as the company’s front desk receptionist in 2011. A passion for customer service has guided her to the executive leadership table. Meeting and exceeding customer expectations…

Forty Under 40: Steven Head

Steven Head had planned to attend the University of Arkansas and, after graduating, return home to Little Rock to find a job. But he not only met his wife here,…

Forty Under 40: Kirby Jett Harris

Kirby Jett Harris said she isn’t a whiz with numbers, and she got into banking accidentally. But she found a great fit for herself in business development at Truity Credit…

Forty Under 40: Sterling Hamilton

Sterling Hamilton’s career path has consisted of him following the things that make him curious. The Eagle Scout and bass guitarist studied studio art at the University of Arkansas and…

Forty Under 40: Tyler Gill

Tyler Gill took on a fresh challenge this summer, leading an inaugural team for C.A. Fortune Sales & Marketing that will serve more than 5,000 Walmart retail units nationwide. Gill…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Gattis

Graduating with a business management degree from Arkansas Tech in 2002, Jeff Gattis had no intention of going into the construction field. But with three preceding generations of his family…

Forty Under 40: Amy Fore

Drawn to the sciences, Amy Fore began her healthcare career as a pharmacy technician. In 2008, she earned a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Arkansas…

Forty Under 40: Jared Faciszewski

Jared Faciszewski sees investing as a unique career that provides the opportunity “to learn about and work with all sorts of different businesses and different industries. No two days are…

Forty Under 40: Katelyn ‘Katie’ Eaves

Attorney Katie Eaves is becoming a regular on the public speaking circuit in Northwest Arkansas, because she has a passion for teaching about nonprofits and their governance, taxation and structure….

Forty Under 40: Nicholas Dozier

When Nicholas Dozier was a freshman in college, he started his first business on the square in downtown Fayetteville. He explained the computer business was like Best Buy’s Geek Squad…

Forty Under 40: Tim Doyle

Before starting in the title industry 15 years ago, St. Louis native Tim Doyle briefly worked in finance but found it wasn’t for him. In 2003, he left to work…

Forty Under 40: Kim Cooper

On take-your-daughter-to-work day, 7-year-old Kim Cooper went along with her dad to the Houston ad firm Ogilvy & Mather. A mock campaign was held, and the kids strategized how to…