Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Anna Keogh Stamps

Anna Keogh Stamps grew up in a family of engineers but didn’t want to be one. She wanted to help people. Then she realized she could use her natural math,…

Forty Under 40: Susannah “Susie” Shinn

Each day, Susie Shinn tells the story of 19,000 children in the Bentonville Public Schools, raises funds and supports innovative classroom projects for their futures. Shinn completed her first year…

Forty Under 40: Rachel Putman

It was a tragic event in college that showed Rachel Putman the power of communication. She was a staffer with the Daily Tar Heel, the University of North Carolina student…

Forty Under 40: Dequeshia Prude-Wheeler

In May 2020, due to the pandemic, Dequeshia Prude-Wheeler was furloughed from Mercy Hospital, where she was in-house counsel. During the break, she pondered why she became an attorney. As…

Forty Under 40: Lindy O’Neal

A small animal veterinarian and co-owner of two veterinary hospitals in Rogers, Lindy O’Neal enjoys surgery and emergency medicine and is devoted to the health of her profession through legislative…

Forty Under 40: Megan Murdock

Megan Murdock relocated to Northwest Arkansas from her native North Carolina a decade ago. One year later, she joined the state’s largest commercial real estate firm and has maintained an…

Forty Under 40: Benjamin Mills

Ben Mills balances risk and sustained growth running a craft brewery, focusing on atmosphere and ensuring customers feel comfortable and have fun. Fossil Cove Brewing was an early player in…

Forty Under 40: Omar A. Mejia

Omar Mejia believes everyone deserves a chance to own a home. At Arvest, he is helping as many people as he can realize that American Dream. “When I say home…

Forty Under 40: James McMillan

James McMillan worked 80-hour weeks in retail management before beginning a different career in the insurance industry. Before the move, he could not see much of his family because of…

Forty Under 40: Kerri Boling McGee

Kerri Boling McGee learned hard work, passion and dedication while growing up on a beef cattle and poultry farm in Gravette. “I found a passion for understanding the laws and…

Forty Under 40: Carly Marshall

In college, Carly Marshall had her mind set on being a television reporter. But between graduation and her first job, her focus switched. “I also always wanted to go to…

Forty Under 40: Max Mahler

Max Mahler was working on an MBA at the University of Arkansas when he was recruited to Wells Fargo Advisors in 2011. The company offered to help pay for graduate…

Forty Under 40: Cameron Magee

Cameron Magee is the builder of his company. He’s building avad3’s client base. He’s adding to and building his team and each team member’s personal development, and he’s creating “a…

Forty Under 40: Aterra Lowe

Aterra Lowe comes from a family of educators. Yet Lowe, whose mother was a principal, initially sought another career path. She started college looking to become a nurse but learned…

Forty Under 40: Julie Joyce

Positivity and a passion for community service have set in motion Julie Joyce’s rapid rise at UAMS. A Colombia native, Joyce started in 2022 as an outreach manager in UAMS’…

Forty Under 40: Shannon Jones

Shannon Jones had never been to Arkansas before joining the TheatreSquared (T2) staff in 2014. Nearly a decade later, the two have grown up together. After joining T2 as an…

Forty Under 40: Jasmine Hudson

Representation, inclusion and equity are values that Jasmine Hudson cultivates each day as co-founder and chief merchant of Black Paper Party, designing, manufacturing and licensing culturally relevant seasonal products. The…

Forty Under 40: Allan Hatch

Allan Hatch is busy. He’s a senior graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas and an economics doctorate candidate working to defend a thesis in early 2024. He’s also treasurer…

Forty Under 40: Willie Hansburg

As a teenager, Willie Hansburg visited Northwest Arkansas to compete in a summer basketball tournament. The trip made an impact on Hansburg, a young man of humble means living in…

Forty Under 40: Meagan Bowling Fudge

Just say yes. It’s worked out so far for Meagan Bowling Fudge, who has for the past several years worked to not only bring students to the University of Arkansas…