A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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Diane Scott started working at Northwest Arkansas Mall as a receptionist in 2001. The Fayetteville native climbed the ladder over the next 15 years, eventually managing marketing and overseeing operations…
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Ryan Scott came from northeast Arkansas to the University of Arkansas undecided on a career path. It’s not difficult for him to explain what ultimately led him to the legal…
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Spend any amount of time with Sara Staley and it will be clear — she is a people person. The Fort Smith native has tapped into that talent to build…
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When Josh Thompson was promoted last year to president of Lew Thompson & Son Inc., he took the reins of a company he’d worked for more than half his life….
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The hardworking single mother of two always knew she wanted to be a “difference maker.” Tracy Triplett started working full-time jobs when she was 13. In college, she worked overnight…
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Charlie Van Ness oversees the Northwest Arkansas paw print of Bear State Bank N.A. as regional president, at the age of 31. “What sets Bear State Bank apart is that…
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Tom Hauge (rhymes with “howdy”) is from the Seattle suburb of Kent, and growing up he worked for local retail giants Nordstrom and Eddie Bauer. After graduating from the University of…
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In sweltering south Arkansas, a teenage Corey Williamson knelt to repair a large tire outside his stepdad’s shop — a shop he aspired to run someday. Suddenly a boot kicked…
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Ben Woodruff seeks out the most difficult challenge available. As an Army linebacker, his team faced Navy and won in his senior year. In a previous game, he scored against…
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Ramon Ylanan developed an interest in medicine and the human body when he was 9 or 10 years old. “Growing up, I was a baseball player,” he said. By the…
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Rogers native M. Scott Hall was raised by a single mother who instilled in him the importance of education. “It’s something no one can take away from you,” Hall…
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Eric Howerton has no interest in the norm. He and Alex Ahmad created WhyteSpyder to help Walmart suppliers flourish by enhancing, expanding and optimizing the data used to promote…
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Alex Ahmad had planned to return to Jordan after graduating from the University of Arkansas, but he fell in love with Fayetteville. In 2005, the Amman, Jordan, native moved here…
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Scott Andrews considers himself “an engineer lost in the business and finance world.” In charge of operations and finance at Hayseed Ventures in Fayetteville, Andrews has helped create more than…
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As a lifelong fan, Razorback special events director Toni Barger Bahn has a special appreciation for the sports figures she’s met in her 16-year career, including the former All-American Corliss…
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Kristin Baldwin had worked for almost a decade in the Northwest Arkansas legal community when she took a job as a paralegal at Fayetteville law firm Smith Hurst in October…
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Jeremy Barclay’s efforts helped NMC-Bentonville raise its employee satisfaction scores from the seventh to the 94th percentile in the country from 2014 to 2015. The 1,242 percent improvement was the…
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As a big-box retail merchandiser, Shannon Bedore never realized the advantages large consumer packaged goods suppliers held over the others. “After 20 years — my whole career — working within…
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Patrick Byrd attributes his success to the people with whom he surrounds himself. “I’m successful surrounding myself with really great people,” he said. “You have to have great employees and…
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Mindy Campbell knew during her senior year in high school at Fayetteville Christian School that she wanted to be an accountant. She has always enjoyed math and was good at…
