Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

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…

Women in Business: Emily Rucker

Residence: Alma Education: B.S., criminal justice, Tulsa University Professional background: Rucker established her business in October 1996, which has since built about 420 homes. Rucker is the first woman to become president…

Women in Business: Tina Miles

Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S.B.A., accounting, Robert Morris University Professional background: Miles leads a six-person team at Sage Partners and has a combined 18 years of experience working in accounting for service, manufacturing…

Women in Business: Judy McReynolds

Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.B.A, accounting, University of Oklahoma Professional background: McReynolds leads a nearly $3 billion transportation company and has 27 years of experience in the logistics and transportation industry,…

Women in Business: Martha Londagin

Residence: Fayetteville and Grove, Okla. Education: B.S., secondary education, English, University of Arkansas; J.D., law, University of Arkansas School of Law Professional background: Londagin has worked at Legacy National Bank for almost…

Women in Business: Erin Kiefer

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…

Women in Business: Sarah Clark

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…

Women in Business: Kristen Boozman

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…

Women in Business: Natalie Bartholomew

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…

Fast 15: Alex Worley

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…

Fast 15: Brenden Sherrer

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…

Fast 15: Meagan Piroutek

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…

Fast 15: Bryce Paden

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…

Fast 15: Cori Miller

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…

Fast 15: Aricka Lewis

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…