Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Fast 15: Steve Sparks

As a fourth-year pharmacy student, while completing a two-month internship with Wal-Mart Stores, Steve Sparks was part of a team that developed the process the company uses to give immunization…

Fast 15: Lisa Smith

Growing up in Colorado, Lisa Smith learned life, like farming, has good and bad seasons. Her father, a dryland farmer, taught the Dove Creek native how to persevere and to…

Fast 15: John Post

Throughout his youth, John Post pictured himself an author. “I tell people all the time. I thought I’d be selling my best-selling novel by now, sitting on a beach and…

Fast 15: Allyson Peek

One month after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Allyson Peek was faced with a critical decision about her future. Banking, or chicken? Peek spent the last…

Fast 15: Rebecca Kingree

Before she started at DaySpring Cards, Rebecca Kingree was looking for a place to better integrate her faith and work, and the Christian greeting card company was “founded on some…

Fast 15: Nik Kennett

The psychology behind why consumers behave the way they do led Nik Kennett into a marketing career. “I’ve always been a people person,” he said. While his day job is…

Fast 15: Phil Keil

Phil Keil’s passions are centered on providing value and giving back, whether through volunteer efforts or his day-to-day work. Developing a diverse skill set — through a range of experience…

Fast 15: Spencer Jones

Conway native Spencer Jones aspired since he was a child to pursue a career in the medical field. His father is a now-semi-retired nurse anesthetist, and healthcare was often a…

Fast 15: Akaylah Jones

Akaylah Jones’ mother taught her opportunity comes through service to others. “If you give of yourself willingly to others, God is going to return that to you,” Jones said. She…

Fast 15: Lauren Johnson

Lauren Johnson says her competitiveness is one of her best attributes. It comes from playing sports growing up in southwest Missouri. Whatever the sport, she always wanted to win. Having…

Fast 15: Griffin Hanna

After graduating from the University of Denver, Griffin Hanna started working as a financial analyst for telecommunications company Starz. But after two years, he decided he didn’t want to be…

Fast 15: Geoff Hamby

Geoff Hamby has never shied away from speaking in front of a crowd. “I’ve always liked it, and I’ve always been good at it,” he said. Just two weeks after…

Fast 15: Spruce Feinstein

When Spruce Feinstein joined the digital agency RevUnit in October, he reunited with his former bosses, Moxy Ox co-founders David Baker and Joe Payne. Feinstein was their first employee back…

Fast 15: Karomy Bridwell

Karomy Bridwell gets excited by a good challenge. “Something that people don’t think I could do, I like doing,” she said. That mindset has served her well in a male-dominated…

Forty Under 40: Sean Keith

Establishing a one-stop legal shop was the goal of Sean Keith and partner Drew Miller when they founded their Rogers law firm in 1995. By August, Keith Miller Butler &…

Forty Under 40: Jerry Kelso

Jerry Kelso figures he stepped out of college into the perfect job. At 32, Kelso is vice president of Crafton Tull & Associates Inc. The Jacksonville native received a bachelor’s…

Forty Under 40: Tim W. Kizer

After working as a fly-fishing guide, a manager of a cruise-dining ship and a sales rep for White’s Auto-Fisher, Tim W. Kizer, 36, left Montana and returned to his home…

Forty Under 40: Doug Lynch

As executive vice president of Community Bank of North Arkansas, Doug Lynch has a full schedule. He acts as chief lending officer of a bank that roughly has doubled its…

As CEO of Verisource, Chris Maddox leads a broad application and network development firm. In addition to guiding the company’s overall business strategy and operations, Maddox takes time for personal…

Forty Under 40: Dana Mather

Improving the quality of life in Rogers is Dana Mather’s main focus. As community development director, Mather, 32, works with a variety of committees recognizing community volunteers, training residents in…