A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - June 26, 2017 11:49 am
Rebecca Hurst Managing Partner Smith Hurst PLC Fayetteville Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., accounting, Arkansas State University; J.D., law, University of Arkansas School of Law; LL.M., taxation, New York University School…
by - June 26, 2017 11:46 am
Angela J. Grayson Principal & Founder Precipice IP PLLC Bentonville Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., chemistry, Delta State University in Mississippi; M.S., physical chemistry, University of Mississippi; J.D., law, University of…
by - June 26, 2017 11:43 am
Rebecca Elkins CEO Elkins Design Bentonville Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., marketing, Missouri State University Professional background: Elkins has spent 18 years in business-to-business and retail marketing, often working with Fortune…
by - June 26, 2017 11:40 am
Renee Durham General Manager Harry Robinson Buick GMC Fort Smith Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.A., liberal arts, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Professional background: Over the past 20 years,…
by - June 26, 2017 11:37 am
Jessica DuQuesne Senior Project Manager Saatchi & Saatchi X Springdale Residence: Rogers Education: Delta (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), University of Cambridge Professional background: DuQuesne joined…
by - June 26, 2017 11:33 am
Jessica Elizabeth Flake Dearnley Principal Broker, Partner, Executive Vice President Flake & Kelley Commercial Real Estate Northwest Springdale Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., psychology and creative writing, Carnegie Mellon University; M.B.A,…
by - June 26, 2017 11:29 am
Jay Amargós Founder and Chief Mindful Officer i’mindful Studio LLC Bentonville Residence: Bentonville Education: B.B.M. and M.B.A., University of Phoenix Professional background: Amargós started i’mindful Studio on April 1, 2016….
by - May 15, 2017 11:26 am
A fourth-grade assignment sparked Brandon Wall’s interest in design and led him into a career in construction. The assignment was to draw the floor plan and elevations of his house,…
by - May 15, 2017 11:23 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:21 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:19 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:17 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:14 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:12 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:09 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:07 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:05 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 11:02 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 10:58 am
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…
by - May 15, 2017 10:51 am
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…
