A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - August 18, 2019 5:04 pm
Retail, shopper behavior and computer science. Meagan Kinmonth-Bowman loves those topics. She is immersed in all three at Stonehenge. The business was stood up earlier this year as the technology…
by - August 18, 2019 5:02 pm
Mervin Jebaraj always had an interest in community outreach roles working with the public. That led him to his job at the University of Arkansas’ Center for Business and Economic…
by - August 18, 2019 5:00 pm
Joe Hurst has been interested in public service since high school. The Van Buren native was involved in the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 2000, was an intern for…
by - August 18, 2019 4:58 pm
Randall Hurban solidified his career path at age 8. A friend’s parents were architects and had designed their own house in Greenville, N.C. Hurban remembers his early conviction: “This is…
by - August 18, 2019 4:56 pm
Kelli Huntley chose to use her skills as an accountant to work in the healthcare industry because she enjoys contributing to an organization with a “greater purpose.” Originally from Pine…
by - August 18, 2019 4:54 pm
Brian Hogue earned respect within the area’s legal community for his mediation skills and ability to find resolution in challenging family law cases. Other attorneys refer clients to him for…
by - August 18, 2019 4:52 pm
Matt Hicks began his career in banking by accident. After graduating with a sports management degree from Arkansas State University in 2004, he needed a job but wasn’t sure what…
by - August 18, 2019 4:51 pm
Addam Hardy started computer programming in middle school but didn’t see it as a challenge, so he joined the Army and studied linguistics. The Siloam Springs native spent about a…
by - August 18, 2019 4:49 pm
Nick Griffin stumbled into a career in civil engineering as a computer major in college who decided he didn’t want to sit in front of computers all of his life….
by - August 18, 2019 4:47 pm
Louis Graham is passionate about problem-solving. When he became frustrated with shaving while running late for a meeting, he invented a product to improve the process. In June 2018, he…
by - August 18, 2019 4:45 pm
As much as anyone over the past 15 years, Rogers architect Dusty Graham has left his fingerprints throughout Northwest Arkansas. A high school course in landscape drafting piqued his interest…
by - August 18, 2019 4:44 pm
Megan Godfrey earned a degree in 2006 from the University of Arkansas in Spanish and Latin American studies. Within two months, she was in California working for the nonprofit Teach…
by - August 18, 2019 4:41 pm
Brock Gearhart earned a financial management degree from the University of Arkansas in 2004. He had long had his sights on beginning his professional career in New York City, so…
by - August 18, 2019 4:39 pm
Annye DeGrand Fox is not a golfer, so she would not have scripted the career path she is on. But working for Octagon seems tailor-made. Octagon is a global sports…
by - August 18, 2019 4:37 pm
As a kid, VaShonda Eason loved Lifetime movies based on true stories. She always wondered how the characters healed, what changed in their lives and who helped them after the…
by - August 18, 2019 4:36 pm
Tyler Dees leads the Walmart and Sam’s Club team at Siloam Springs-based poultry producer Simmons Foods, selling $100 million in retail products annually. The Siloam Springs native fell in love…
by - August 18, 2019 4:34 pm
Growing up in Springdale, Tyler Clark’s parents modeled philanthropy. “I thought that’s what everyone did,” he said. “Little did I know it was rare.” Reflecting on his parents’ hard work…
by - August 18, 2019 4:32 pm
Kevin Butzlaff describes the work he does for the world’s largest company as being pretty awesome. It also leaves a significant and lasting impact on the environment. Most notably, he…
by - August 18, 2019 4:30 pm
Ben Buergler lived in New York City and worked in global corporate investments when he decided 2018 was the time to return to Northwest Arkansas and work for a bank…
by - August 18, 2019 4:28 pm
Buckley Bridges has the opportunity to help Northwest Arkansas grow through his work at Waco Title. Buckley said the company “greases the wheels of real estate” to keep transactions moving….
