A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - August 16, 2020 11:53 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:52 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:50 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:48 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:46 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:44 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:42 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:41 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:40 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:38 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:36 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:34 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:33 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:31 am
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….
by - August 16, 2020 11:30 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:28 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:26 am
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…
by - August 16, 2020 11:25 am
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,…
by - August 16, 2020 11:23 am
Andrew Branch has sold everything from cars to mining equipment to mortgages. Now he’s selling Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to the airlines and the public. “Selling is selling,” Branch…
by - August 16, 2020 11:20 am
Fort Smith native Ricky Beauchamp may be rare for a CPA in that he’s an extrovert. He also has an entrepreneurial mindset and likes challenges — and these qualities help…
