Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Brandon White

Already vice president of L&L Metal Fabrication at the age of 25, Brandon White has been working in the stainless steel business for 12 years. When he was 13 years…

Forty Under 40: Dr. Steve Whitelaw

Instead of the soft background music heard in most doctor offices, the Arkansas Razorback fight song blares in Dr. Steve Whitelaw’s work space. Since the beginning of the 1997 football…

Forty Under 40: Cesar Aguilar

As an avid soccer fan, the highlight of Cesar Aguilar’s year has been coaching the FC United age 11-and-under boys team to a second-place finish at the 2002 Arkansas State…

Forty Under 40: Christopher Arnold

Knees, shoulders and hips fill Dr. Christopher Arnold’s day. The orthopaedic surgeon sees about 100 patients and performs 10-12 surgeries each week. His clients, many suffering from sports injuries, drive…

Forty Under 40: Robin Baldwin

Robin Baldwin’s dedication to health care is an extension of her personal goal to help people. Baldwin, 33, began her career with Ozark Guidance Center in 1991 working at Habberton…

Forty Under 40: Jim Blount

Jim Blount said he’s doing exactly what he’s always wanted to do. He’s building his own financial business in Springdale. Blount, 31, is president of The Point Financial Group and…

Forty Under 40: Greg Bohannon

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest poultry company in the world, has entrusted 30-year-old Greg Bohannon to lead its original processing plant. Bohannon is manager of Randall Road Cornish Plant in…

Forty Under 40: Brent Boydston

Working to protect the lives and homes of Bentonville residents is a full- time job for Brent Boydston. A firefighter for 18 years, Boydston, 38, started out part-time with the…

Forty Under 40: Marty Bryan

Marty Bryan spent four years as a certified public accountant after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas in 1986. But he felt like he…

Forty Under 40: Brian Cole

Brian Cole, 34, joined Arvest Bank Group Inc. this year in Fayetteville, where he said it’s “a thrill” to be managing the investment and trust division of the oldest bank…

Forty Under 40: Clark Ellison

When Clark Ellison decided to major in communications in college, he knew he wanted to focus on the health care industry. As executive director of development for Mercy Health System…

Forty Under 40: Ed Ericson

The son of an English professor, Ed Ericson grew up in Michigan, Iowa and California. Ericson, 37, followed in his father’s footsteps by earning three college degrees, but all of…

Forty Under 40: Brian Falcone

Brian Falcone, 35, grew up in suburban Philadelphia and graduated from Penn State University in 1988. In 1990, he went to work for Johnson & Johnson and has been with…

Forty Under 40: Ted Fox

Ted Fox, 36, grew up on a farm in New Jersey and lived in New York, Chicago and North Carolina before settling in Bentonville in 1998. After earning a bachelor’s…

Forty Under 40: Marilyn Gottsponer

Marilyn Gottsponer, 36, grew up in Plainview (Yell County) and earned a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from Arkansas Tech University in 1989. For the next five and a half years,…

Forty Under 40: Kerry Harmon

Kerry Harmon has been with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. since the age of 16. â€œI started out pushing shopping carts in from the parking lot,â€ said Harmon. Now, 19 years later,…

Forty Under 40: Stan Heath

Before coaching a single game at Walton Arena, Stan Heath already has won over Arkansas Razorbacks fans from every corner of the state. Heath, 36, was named coach of the…

Forty Under 40: Jennifer Hendren

Jennifer Hendren was part of the legal team that in May 2001 helped wed Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale and IBP Inc. to create the world’s largest meat company. She…

Forty Under 40: Eddie Hight

Eddie Hight doesn’t really like to talk about himself. He’d rather discuss the company he loves and directs, America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Bentonville. Now publicly traded, Car-Mart operates nearly 60…

Forty Under 40: Ryan Hodson

Ryan Hodson, 27, sacrificed his time outdoors when he helped open Ripple Outfitters Inc. in Fayetteville. The hunting, fishing and travel store occupies 45-65 hours of Hodson’s average week and…