A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - June 20, 2022 7:58 am
Residence: Rogers Education: B.A., business administration, LeMoyne-Owen College; M.S., management, Indiana Wesleyan University Professional background: Chandler has nearly 30 years of experience in DEI work. In 2019, she was named…
by - June 20, 2022 7:55 am
Residence: West Fork Education: B.S., education, University of Arkansas; Graduate School of Banking at Colorado Professional background: In 2021, Hardin was appointed Northwest Arkansas market president. The West Fork native…
by - June 20, 2022 7:52 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.S.I.B. (international business), M.I.S. (information systems), University of Arkansas Professional background: Since joining Tyson Foods in 2004, Graham has served in multiple senior-level roles and led teams…
by - June 20, 2022 7:48 am
Residence: Springdale Education: B.S., communications; M.S. leadership, John Brown University Professional background: Since August 2019, Gadison has held a senior sales role for Conair LLC. Before that, she spent more…
by - June 20, 2022 7:45 am
Residence :Bentonville Education: B.S., organizational business, John Brown University Professional background: Barrett has been a real estate entrepreneur and brand builder since she was 18. Her most successful venture is…
by - May 9, 2022 8:22 am
Lazaro Torres was 21 when he opened his first business. “It took a couple of failures before I hit the nail on the head,” he said. In fall 2020, he…
by - May 9, 2022 8:21 am
It was not a giant leap for Derek Stout to enter construction. Even at a young age, he said he appreciated how things are built. Before he was 10 years…
by - May 9, 2022 8:19 am
Jasmine Smith was connected to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith before graduating high school. A Mansfield native, she participated in the Western Arkansas Technical Center program through UAFS…
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 8:16 am
UAMS hired Whitney Parker in the fall of 2019 as an administrative analyst, but she quickly demonstrated her aptitude and personality as a leader. A quick learner, Parker now manages…
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 8:12 am
Michael McGill is part of a new generation of leaders in the oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River. In March, Little Rock business law practice Rose Law Firm…
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 8:08 am
Megan Iseman grew up in the Kansas City, Kan., metro and attended college at the University of Arkansas. She earned bachelor’s (2014) and master’s (2016) degrees in accounting and an…
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…
by - May 9, 2022 8:05 am
Megan Heckes’ journey to her work at the United Way started with a degree in accounting from Harding University in 2017. After graduation, she became a business analyst in Walmart’s…
by - May 9, 2022 8:03 am
Things didn’t turn out exactly as planned for Corbin Foster after moving to Northwest Arkansas to attend the University of Arkansas. Growing up, the Little Rock native thought she’d move…
by - May 9, 2022 8:01 am
With a fondness for math and an affable personality, Kelsey Boote (pronounced “boat”) earned an industrial engineering degree from the University of Arkansas in 2015. “I had a lot of…
by - May 9, 2022 7:59 am
Nine years ago, Manuel Barrantes emigrated from Managua, Nicaragua, the second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. “Growing up wasn’t always easy,” he said. “We didn’t have a lot, but my…
by - May 9, 2022 7:56 am
Megan Arroyos was 16 when she joined Serve2Perform as an intern. She had the opportunity to work in operations and information technology before landing in marketing and branding. “I love…
