A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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Brett Amerine likes to get things done. A former U.S. Air Force captain, the military-man-turned-startup-advocate was taught the value of hard work early. His father is Northwest Arkansas startup guru…
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Catching a big break in the pharmaceutical industry isn’t easy, even if you have a doctorate in chemical engineering and you’ve created a patent-worthy protein purification system. Just ask Ellen…
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After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas in 2010 with a finance degree, Kennon Largent sought a job in the financial services industry. Not only did he…
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Carlos Amargòs first whetted his passion for helping young people by volunteering at a drug addiction facility in his home city of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Then, it was an interest…
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Chad Atwell doesn’t have an “a-ha” moment of knowing he wanted to be an attorney. “Maybe being from a family of outlaws in Crawford County had something to do with…
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When Stuart Baber was 16, his father made a career change — from minister to insurance executive. “That was about the time I started paying attention to how you make…
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Chris Baribeau says he doesn’t just design buildings. He makes places. The principal architect and co-founder of Modus Studio sure isn’t kidding. His firm is at the vanguard of the…
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Xochitl (pronounced “sa-chi”) Baxter has been with Arvest Bank for more than half her life. Starting out as a teller in 1992, Baxter has worked her way up the ladder,…
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Jason Bramlett believes a successful legal career, in a world now overcrowded with law graduates, requires one to choose a specialty. Bramlett created a niche for himself in bankruptcy law….
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Brad Bridgers has been with Northwest Arkansas’ oldest independent insurance agency — where his late father Cecil Bridgers was a partner for many years — since December 1999, becoming a…
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Amanda Brumbelow loves to work. When she’s not at Waco Title Co., she is thinking about her job and upcoming transactions. She has a thirst for knowledge and wants to…
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Brent Carroll believes staffing agency work is not for everyone. It’s difficult. It’s stressful. You either love it or you hate it. And he happens to love it. Carroll takes…
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Chris Chandler spent two summers interning with the Florida state attorney’s office while attending the University of Arkansas. While on track to earn a criminal justice degree, he envisioned a…
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Engineer and eco-consultant John Coleman loves helping businesses save energy. As director of the Northwest Arkansas office of Viridian, a leading sustainability company based in Little Rock, he is overseeing…
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Erik Danielson springs from a family of legal eagles. He had his own eye set on opening his practice from the moment he earned a law degree from the University…
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Ben de Miranda was raised in the medical profession. Both his father and grandfather are pediatricians, and de Miranda considers both of them mentors. He entered the field because he…
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Jay Dennis has deepened his retail expertise under multiple business models and on a global scale. He’s worked in consulting and technology, supply chain technology, and consumer insights — always…
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Melissa Dysart is an accomplished member of the engineering industry, which is both male-dominated and rapidly evolving. She has worked more than 15 years as a drafter for Tatum-Smith Engineers…
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A year or two into his first job as an engineer, Jonathan Ely determined that business relationships are every bit as important to develop as technical skills. Now in his…
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Jason Flores caused a stir in his industry by passing all three levels of examination as a certified financial analyst, on first attempts, within 18 months. Flores now works as…
