Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Rachael McGrew

Traditionally, the names of CPA firms consist of a string of partners’ last names. But when legacy firms Beall Barclay and Thomas & Thomas merged in 2018, Rachael McGrew suggested…

Forty Under 40: Margot Lemaster

Margot Lemaster joined the Northwest Arkansas Council in 2017 and is focused on advancing diversity, equity and inclusion for the region. EngageNWA is a council initiative. “More diverse communities are…

Forty Under 40: Krista Langston-Wiles

Krista Langston-Wiles has worked in senior leadership positions at multiple healthcare organizations across the state and overseen more than $35 million in grants to support programs and projects. The Melbourne…

Forty Under 40: Mike Klaas

Working for a large company like General Mills appealed to Mike Klaas as his father and grandfather worked for more than 30 years for big companies. “I really kind of…

Forty Under 40: Adam Kirkendall

Adam Kirkendall has started two successful businesses from the bottom up. Originally from Tulsa, Okla., Kirkendall attended Evangel University in Springfield, Mo., graduating in 2007 with a marketing and management…

Forty Under 40: Brad Kingsley

Brad Kingsley developed an interest in architecture starting in middle school and initially was more interested in cities and urban planning. High school mentors led him to consider an architecture…

Forty Under 40: Aaron Huntley

Aaron Huntley is a creative soul, perhaps rare in the banking industry but, he believes, particularly useful today. Huntley, a Pine Bluff native, joined First Western Bank in 2019 as…

Forty Under 40: Katelyn Huddleston

Math was never Katelyn Huddleston’s strong suit. She planned to be an English teacher. Originally from Claremore, Okla., Huddleston worked as a teller in 2005 in Arvest’s Pryor, Okla., branch…

Forty Under 40: Hazel Hernandez

Hazel Hernandez has always enjoyed travel and its impact on others. And when she determined nursing wasn’t for her, the Mena native switched her major to hospitality administration. “The more…

Forty Under 40: Melissa Haynes

Melissa Haynes said her accomplishments as a self-taught interior designer originate at her engineering father’s analytical mind and interior designer mother’s creative energy. Haynes’ firm has designed some of Northwest…

Forty Under 40: Michelle Hauge

Since opening her own office in 2017 as an independent financial advisor at Strategic Partners Inc., Michelle Hauge has committed to serving as both mentee and mentor to women in…

Forty Under 40: Neil Greenhaw

After earning a music degree from John Brown University in December 2004, Neil Greenhaw moved to Nashville, Tenn. He toured the world professionally for three years as an electric guitarist…

Forty Under 40: Donna Graham

Donna Graham has always felt connected to the University of Arkansas. Her family attended the UA, and the Little Rock native moved to Fayetteville to earn a bachelor’s degree in…

Forty Under 40: Matthew Fryar

Working at a small-town law firm and living on a farm is well suited to Matthew Fryar, who grew up in Royal, a community west of Hot Springs, and got…

Forty Under 40: Jonathan Fry

Jonathan Fry is excellent at following directions. That’s what you get with a franchise business model. Follow the plan, and the formula for success is proven. Fry has done more…

Forty Under 40: Jennifer Ford

Jennifer Ford has worked her way through multiple positions in information technology throughout her 16-year career at J.B. Hunt Transport Services. The past three roles didn’t exist four years ago….

Forty Under 40: Jenna Fogleman

According to fellow attorneys at the office, Jenna Fogleman brings diverse talents and enthusiasm to the firm of Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell. Fogleman practices transactional law at the…

Forty Under 40: Tyler Farrar

Tyler Farrar has enjoyed a varied exposure to the legal field during the past six years but found his way back to higher education. While studying at the University of…

Forty Under 40: Ed Cyster

An entrepreneur and calculated risk-taker, Ed Cyster leads by creating a vision and recruiting the best talent to grow his globally integrated communications group. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Cyster studied…

Forty Under 40: Herbert “Boo” Buchanan

After graduating college, Fayetteville native Boo Buchanan bartended in New York City and taught high school English in Taiwan. A family obligation brought him back to Fayetteville a decade ago,…