Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

NWA C-Suite: Tyler B. Clark

What advice would you give someone wanting to be a leader in your industry? Nonprofit is a safe place to try new things. Stay away from the phrases, “We’ve always…

NWA C-Suite: Jennifer Martinez Belt

What is the best business advice someone has ever given you? It is the quote from Amelia Earhart, “The best way to do it, is to do it.” How significant…

NWA C-Suite: Bill Barnes

What’s the top challenge you have faced as a leader, and how did you overcome it? Developing an idea into a profitable business model, based on European Union practices, that…

NWA C-Suite: Lekan Ajayi

Do you use artificial intelligence (AI) software in your work, and if so, how so? Certainly. AI is a powerful tool with incredible potential to transform the way we provide…

NEA C-Suite: Mark Young

How would you describe your company? The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the business community. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in Jonesboro…

NEA C-Suite: Tommy White

How would you describe your company? First National Bank is a $2.4 billion community bank with 23 locations in Arkansas and Tennessee. With 325 employees serving thousands of customers with…

NEA C-Suite: Marshall Stewart

How would you describe your company? Dynasty Management Group (DMG) was created in October 2022 and serves as a guiding force for the diverse portfolio of companies within the Conner-Stewart…

NEA C-Suite: Hallie Shoffner

How would you describe your company? Delta Harvest is a specialty rice seed production farm and a regional food hub. We produce more than 20 different varieties of rice including…

NEA C-Suite: David Peacock

How would you describe your company? We are a midsize, family-owned company with 1,500 employees in Jonesboro and Fort Smith. We are celebrating our 77th anniversary. People often say we…

How would you describe your company? Ramsons Inc. is a general contractor and construction manager serving the industrial, commercial, institutional and educational sectors of Northeast Arkansas since its founding in…

NEA C-Suite: Pat Johnson

How would you describe your company? We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Eddie Mae Herron Center is a museum and community center dedicated to education and preserving African American…

NEA C-Suite: Jerry Halsey Jr.

How would you describe your company? Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group (HTHREG) is a real estate brokerage company with disciplines in commercial and residential sales and leasing, and management…

NEA C-Suite: Carroll Caldwell

How would you describe your company? I started my career in real estate in construction in 1966 in Cherokee Village, Ark. During high school, I worked there in construction during…

NEA C-Suite: Chris Barber

How would you describe your company? St. Bernards is a community health endeavor, supported and sustained by the same communities we serve. The Olivetan Benedictine Sisters founded St. Bernards on…

NEA Women in Business: Sari Harlow

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? I’ve dreamed of owning a bookstore and being an author since childhood….

NEA Women in Business: Melissa McDaniel

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in corporate finance and master’s degree in business administration, Arkansas State University What character traits do you feel have benefited you in your success? I…

NEA Women in Business: Pamella Niell

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Attended East Central University What is Tiger Commissary Services Inc.? All of Tiger Commissary’s customers are inmates and the county sheriffs or administration who run the jail….

NEA Women in Business: Melissa Parker Taverner

Residence: Batesville Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; master’s degree in science virology, University of Reading, England; doctorate in environmental science, University of Virginia What was your dream…

NEA Women in Business: Lindsey Spencer

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? I’ve always loved stories, so in high school and college I dreamed of making movies….

NEA Women in Business: Reba Shipley

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Enrolled agent/certified tax resolution specialist What has been the most fulfilling moment of your career so far? Being able to help people solve IRS and state tax…