Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

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…

Forty Under 40: Chris Morrison

Chris Morrison loves banking. The 36-year-old said it keeps her hand on the pulse of the community and offers inspirational moments, such as when she helps clients buy their first…

Forty Under 40: Carl Mushrush

Carl Mushrush bounced around somewhat as a youth. But, at just 32, he has planted his feet firmly in Fayetteville. Mushrush is the vice president of Lewis Management Inc. Less…

Forty Under 40: Edward Prewitt

Fayetteville native Edward Prewitt visited 55 countries before he was 30 years old. Prewitt spent seven years in the Clinton Administration, ultimately achieving the rank of deputy assistant secretary for…

Forty Under 40: John Rambadt

John Rambadt seems to have success neatly boxed in Gravette-based R&R Packaging Inc. Projecting the business will gross $10 million this year and $20 million in 2003, Rambadt said he…

Forty Under 40: Mickey Richardson

Before Mickey Richardson, a.k.a. MickeyLive, developed community-based technology programs for local kids, he introduced Macromedia Inc.’s Flash software to the world. Richardson was doing graphic design and Web-development consulting during…

Forty Under 40: John Scott

John Scott, 32, of Atkins, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Arkansas Tech University in 1992. A year later, he received an MBA from the University of…

Forty Under 40: Wendy Shumate

Wendy Shumate will tell anyone who asks that she has the best job – being able to serve her hometown of Rogers. Shumate, 35, has served as assistant to Rogers’…

Forty Under 40: Rohm Smith

While his company has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1996, Rohm Smith wants to make sure he keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground. Smith,…

Forty Under 40: Lance Stewart

Lance Stewart is a home-grown talent who has excelled with his company. Stewart, 33, was born and raised in Tontitown, and he remains there today with P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc….

Forty Under 40: Amy Stockton

Nearly five years ago, Amy Stockton dove headlong into her position as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas. With less than two years of experience in…