A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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Lori Chalmers was a customer before she joined Soderquist Leadership about three years ago. She was inspired and impacted by the organization’s work and “really bought into the mission.” She…
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Luke Colley’s career in banking started at age 25, when he answered an ad in the paper for an open teller position. Colley had no experience in the industry. But…
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As the top residential real estate agent in Northwest Arkansas in 2014 and 2015, Nicky Dou is up at 5 a.m. blogging, pushing listings and refreshing social media content. Dou…
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Mark Evans’ career began on the sales floor of a Walmart store, and he now manages mechanical projects for the construction of multi-million dollar hotels and apartments across the nation….
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Growing up in Quincy, Illinois, Ryan Faust knew from an early age that he wanted to be an architect. “I think I was 8 or 10 years old,” said. “We…
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Emily Rappé Fisher found her niche in fundraising after a family tragedy. In 2007, her father died of a heart attack, altering Fisher’s plans to pursue sports medicine at chiropractic…
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After graduating with an advertising degree in 2002, Michelle Fittro said finding a job at an ad agency was nearly impossible. So, she went to work as a bank teller….
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Chris Hoyle is an overachiever who has built his career on the networking relationships that are so critical in Northwest Arkansas’ supplier realm. Born in Fort Smith and raised south…
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A Rogers native, Brad Julian has spent the last eight years at Rogers’ oldest insurance agency, where his father has been the primary owner for a number of years. Julian…
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Achievements: Since 1989, Barrows has led one of the largest mechanical contractors and the second-largest electrical contractor in Arkansas, employing over 600 people and with $95 million in annual revenue;…
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Achievements: Joined the company as a consultant in August 2010 and successfully navigated and integrated the sale of Rockfish to WPP Group, the largest media holding company in the world,…
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Achievements: Formerly Arkansas president for Bank of America; board member for Winthrop Rockefeller Research Center; executive committee chairman for University of Arkansas Foundation; board member of Ryan Gibson Foundation for…
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Achievements: Worked for civic organizations in Kansas and Missouri before arriving in Bentonville in 2005 to lead the city’s tourism bureau; appointed last fall by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to the…
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Achievements: Established the World Trade Center Arkansas after 31 years in the transportation industry, where he held multiple senior management positions; established the office of corporate and foundation relations within…
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Achievements: Founded a supply chain management platform for consumer goods companies that was named No. 1 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2005, and has made the Inc. 5000…
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Achievements: Launched RevUnit, which now has 35 employees in four states and works with Fortune 500 companies nationwide. It’s grown 95 percent each year since founded four years ago. …
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Achievements: Chief executive officer and vice chairman since December 2012; previously served as chief operating officer for six years; appointed as 2015-2016 chairman of National Chicken Council; named 2015 Industry…
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Achievements: Chief executive officer since 2014; managing partner for Cove Creek Development since 2012; chief operations officer and president of military housing division for Kimbel Mechanical Systems from 2000-2014; certified…
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Achievements: Under Tucker’s leadership, the company is in its 22nd year of operations and has grown to service some of the largest brands in the nation; a past board member…
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Ana Claudia Aguayo arrived in Northwest Arkansas with her family in 1997 as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. She was 8 years old, and didn’t speak one word of English….
