A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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Age: 43 Residence: Rogers Education: B.S., marketing management, University of Arkansas Professional background: After graduating in 1994 from the UA, Simpson began her career at J. B. Hunt. Her career…
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Age: 60 Residence: Fayetteville Education: West Fork High School Professional background: McNaughton started her real estate career in 1976 and founded her own agency in the late 1990s. She was…
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Nathaniel Bachelor strives to grow, lead and rise to the top of his field. He is a stockholder/owner at CEI Engineering and represents the employee stock ownership program to the…
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When Anthony Bagley was younger, he wanted to design video games for a living. But a few turns in life, including a self-proclaimed realization that he could not compete in…
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Natalie Bartholomew has deep roots in Prairie Grove and banking in her blood. She and her twin sister grew up on a farm that was one site of the Civil…
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Matt Brasel’s co-workers say he is a maverick in the banking industry, a dynamic, adaptable and charismatic leader who forfeited a safe career in 2012 to join a risky new venture…
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For Allen Brumett, it all started in 2007 during a family vacation to Dauphin Island in Alabama. A family friend brought homemade barbecue sauce to the gathering, and Brumett, by…
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Alan Bryan’s life would have turned out differently if he had stuck with his original plan entering the University of Arkansas. He left the small town of Morrilton with an…
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Jeff Clapper says he is naturally inclined to help people. “If I sense someone is stressed about something, I want to help them,” he explained. 8th & Walton does just…
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Jonathan Coker’s path in financial management has remained steadfast throughout high school, college and his 12-year professional career, but he credits mentors for propelling him toward success in a field…
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Scott Crossett was a stockbroker working in Rogers when he became acquainted with Cameron Smith through an outside business venture. The more they talked, the more it became clear to…
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In 1999, when she was still a student at the University of Arkansas, Corey Davidson saw a flier advertising a job for a Spanish speaker at the Nationwide Insurance office…
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After earning his Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law in 2011, Sean (pronounced “seen”) Evans moved to Northwest Arkansas to join the Friday firm….
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Since starting work as a teller 13 years ago while in college, Spencer Fox has often been recognized as a top performer in the banking industry. Fox aimed to be…
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As managing member of a law firm, executive director of a foundation, and a practicing attorney, Christian Gunn-Schinker wears a few hats. And all of them seem to fit. In…
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Destiny has shaped Colin Johnson’s career. The Little Rock native (and third-generation graduate of Catholic High School for Boys) intended to pursue medicine, and earned a bachelor’s degree in microbiology…
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Clay Kendall sought adventure in his 20s by living for a year as a “ski bum” in Colorado, which he revisits about once yearly on spring vacation with his family….
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The first time Yong Kwon came to Northwest Arkansas, it was during the annual Bikes Blues & BBQ motorcycle rally. Needless to say, his first impression was a bit skewed….
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Katie Lejong was fortunate to identify her ideal career early and easily. “I didn’t know exactly what accounting was, but I liked the thought process and the idea of being…
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Don’t call it an overnight success story. Leslie Lentz’s climb to the top was years in the making. The founder of Lentz & Co., a sales and consulting firm for…
