Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

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…

Forty Under 40: Ben Carroll

Helping other people be successful is what Ben Carroll enjoys most about his job. “I get to help other people develop and achieve their goals through leadership programs, coaching or…

Forty Under 40: Dave Burris

For Dave Burris, architecture is about creative problem-solving. “I love the idea of being able to solve other people’s problems,” he said. “One day you’ve got your problem on a…

Forty Under 40: Bo Bittle

Bo Bittle’s father has been an insurance executive in Fayetteville since 1970, and in his office is a framed piece of paper from one of Bo’s first-grade writing assignments: What…

Forty Under 40: Bonnie Atchison

Bonnie Atchison left her hometown to attend college and later law school. But returning home to build a career was always a goal. A Rogers native, she returned 13 years…

Forty Under 40: Stephanie Allen

Stephanie Allen has always had a passion to help others, but that desire grew stronger when she saw home health aides take care of her grandmother, who had Alzheimer’s and…

Forty Under 40: Jolana Aibangbee

Growing up in Greenville, Miss., Jolana Aibangbee knew she wanted to help others because of the help given to her and her family. “There were a lot of strangers who…

Women in Business: Shauna Taylor

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.S., turf grass management, University of Georgia Professional background: Taylor has been the UA head women’s golf coach since 2007. She led the team to a historic season in…

Women in Business: Barbara Taylor

Residence: Bella Vista Education: B.A., English, Seattle Pacific University; MBA with emphasis on marketing and business law, Seattle University Professional background: A mergers and acquisitions broker and business valuation specialist, Taylor co-founded…