Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

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…

Forty Under 40: Catherine Fennell-Holmes

In an industry riddled with high turnover and transient customer loyalties, Catherine Fennell-Holmes developed an oasis in the business of pampering. At age 23, Holmes bought Esthetiques-The Spa in 1997….

Forty Under 40: Tim Hutchinson Jr.

A member of President George W. Bush’s ballot counting team that was dispatched to Florida during the 2000 Presidential election controversy, Tim Hutchinson Jr. knows about attention to detail. This…

Forty Under 40: David Mann

After introducing lean manufacturing to Gates Rubber Company, David Mann is doing what he has dreamed of for 12 years. Mann, 34, grew up in a small town in south…

Forty Under 40: Clint McDonald

Clint McDonald, 31, grew up working at his family’s business in El Dorado. “I’ve worked at Laney’s since I was old enough to walk,” he said. “I made a buck…