A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - June 25, 2018 8:25 am
Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., business administration, John Brown University; MBA, John Brown University Professional background: Kiefer started with the manufacturing company in 2000 as a product manager. She was promoted to director…
by - June 25, 2018 8:19 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., communications, Ouachita Baptist University Professional background: Clark is a top strategic communications professional with more than 25 years of experience in the corporate arena. She has been with…
by - June 25, 2018 8:12 am
Residence: Rogers Education Attended University of Arkansas, majored in apparel studies Professional background Boozman began selling real estate 15 years ago and opened her own company in 2008. The company…
by - June 25, 2018 8:08 am
Residence Prairie Grove Education B.S., agricultural business, University of Arkansas; M.S., agricultural economics, University of Arkansas Professional background Bartholomew has held the role of vice president for three banks in…
by - May 14, 2018 2:56 pm
Eggs are a tremendous source of protein. For Alex Worley, they are also a tremendous source of pride. Noble Foods is the largest egg company in the United Kingdom, and…
by - May 14, 2018 2:54 pm
Brenden Sherrer works to find creative solutions as a consultant in merger and acquisition services and strategy planning for Zweig Group. Sherrer joined the consulting company as an intern in…
by - May 14, 2018 2:51 pm
The job is “pretty awesome.” That was Meagan Piroutek’s response when asked about her corporate marketing strategist job at Fort Smith-based OK Foods. Company President Trent Goins believes the vertically-integrated…
by - May 14, 2018 2:49 pm
Bryce Paden left a comfortable position at Walmart to start a business he hopes will bridge the gap between technology startups and large corporations. He co-founded i2i Labs in September…
by - May 14, 2018 2:47 pm
Cori Miller, a St. James, Mo., native, took her first construction management course at Missouri State University on a whim. In the hands-on class, “we were framing up walls, building…
by - May 14, 2018 2:45 pm
Aricka Lewis learned about hard work and perseverance when she was 9 years old. Her single mother moved them from Pine Bluff to Fayetteville, then successfully juggled law school, work…
by - May 14, 2018 2:43 pm
A few minutes with Lizzie Johnson can transform one’s perception of fundraising. The work is incredibly rewarding when you’re seeking money for something you believe in, Johnson said. For six…
by - May 14, 2018 2:40 pm
Michael Iseman felt almost lied to after graduating college and joining a big technology company in his native Kansas City, Mo. Iseman was told it was the place to go…
by - May 14, 2018 2:38 pm
Shane Hartzler grew up in a small town north of Kansas City, Mo., in a household with three sisters. “Me and my dad are very close,” he joked. It’s probably…
by - May 14, 2018 2:37 pm
Don’t tell Josephine Hardy an introverted English literature major from Australia can’t make a great American retail technology marketer. The 28-year-old founder of InboundMate finds her background fitting — after…
by - May 14, 2018 2:35 pm
He was laid off after 11 months with his first job. And of his first time to meet the person who would become his wife: “We did not get along…
by - May 14, 2018 2:33 pm
Eric Gilreath is a self-taught IT director who advises up-and-comers to be prepared to get a lot wrong before getting it right. “Don’t be afraid to break the wheel,” Gilreath…
by - May 14, 2018 2:29 pm
Andrew Gibbs-Dabney looks to create durable outdoor clothing for people who want to own less and get the most out of their belongings. In late 2017, he developed plans for…
by - May 14, 2018 2:27 pm
Katie Duke received the experience she needed to be successful after spending more than four years at public relations company Mitchell in Fayetteville. In her time there, she primarily worked…
by - May 14, 2018 2:23 pm
One of the state’s largest commercial real estate and property management firms had no problem entrusting one of its greatest assets to a rookie property manager. Sage Partners combined with…
by - October 19, 2017 11:02 am
Achievements: Tull has worked at Crafton Tull for 25 years, seeing it expand to a regional firm with seven offices throughout Arkansas and Oklahoma and 30 owners, from six equal…
