Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Matthew Mitchell

Baseball has provided Matthew Mitchell with many of the tools he uses in his professional life. During his childhood and teen years, he was an outfielder. Executing strategies, knowing…

Forty Under 40: Megan Lahay

Megan Lahay realized she wanted a future in banking at the young age of 18, going to college and working at Taco Bell. “I thought to myself, I need a…

Forty Under 40: Jayson Krisell

Jayson Krisell hurt his ankle his senior year of high school, and it prevented him from the sports he loved to play. He soon became interested in sports medicine and…

Forty Under 40: Dr. Joseph Pride Korkames

Joseph Pride Korkames has greatly expanded Famous Chili Co.’s national retail, food service and private label initiatives of the fourth-generation, family-run, Arkansas company, growing cases sold by 20% and revenue…

Forty Under 40: Dr. Adrienne Koder

Dr. Adrienne Koder tore her ACL when she was a teenager, fueling her desire to help people by becoming a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., Koder graduated from…

Forty Under 40: Zack Kifer

Zack Kifer got an early start in commercial real estate, starting when he was a junior in high school. He later worked for Flake & Kelley in Little Rock for…

Forty Under 40: Ali Johnson

Ali Johnson helped launch a mobile app at Fayetteville-based technology company Field Agent before taking a role in the nonprofit sector. “That’s where I started dipping my toe in the…

Forty Under 40: Dr. “Bow Tie” Todd Jenkins

Dr. “Bow Tie” Todd Jenkins was working on his dissertation when he noticed a phenomenon. He wore bow ties everywhere he went, and often people would ask him about them….

Forty Under 40: Anna Jacobs

Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Anna Jacobs always assumed she’d own a business. Her mother owns a family business that Jacobs’ grandfather started almost 70 years ago. Throughout her…

Forty Under 40: Alexander “Alex” Rollins Hoge

Alex Hoge’s leadership and commitment to leadership and innovation have been evident throughout his 13-year career at ArcBest. Hoge, who has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, started his career…

Forty Under 40: Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall has always liked numbers and math. He initially went to school to be an engineer, but quickly found that this wasn’t the path for him when he took…

Forty Under 40: Rosalinda Medrano Green

Rosalinda Medrano Green has spent the past decade working to address public health concerns with various communities, combining her passions for research and community work to make a meaningful difference….

Forty Under 40: Quaneshia Goodley

With a heart for helping people as her motivation, Quaneshia Goodley has found her niche in social work. She earned her cosmetology license the same week she graduated high school,…

Forty Under 40: Dr. Daniel Fudge

Dr. Daniel Fudge believes that civic engagement is a cornerstone of society and wants to ensure his students grasp this. Fudge, who lives in Fort Smith, has served in higher…

Forty Under 40: Heather Diebold

Heather Diebold enjoys challenging herself, whether that’s in the corporate world or in starting a new business. From Branson, Mo., Diebold graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009 with…

Forty Under 40: Jason Decker

Jason Decker grew up in a family that worked in the transportation industry. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he joined General Transportation — the company his parents founded….

Forty Under 40: Kristin Daniel

Kristin Daniel grew up in Poyen (Grant County) with parents who barely got by financially. She saw financial planning as her opportunity to plan her way out of what she…

Forty Under 40: Beth Corey

Beth Corey developed a love of marketing working as social media manager at The Artistic Bean in Fort Smith. She worked there from 2016 to 2018. She started her first…

Forty Under 40: Matt Clinkscales

When Matt Clinkscales was growing up he was fascinated by design and architecture. He liked block letters and loved to draw. When it was time to go to college, however,…

Forty Under 40: Leo Castillo

Leo Castillo was about to graduate from high school in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do for a career. He put some thought into…