Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Frank Cardoza

Frank Cardoza was the first in his family to graduate from law school, college or high school. While he was in high school, his family moved from California to Van…

Forty Under 40: Kelly Capps

Kelly Capps enjoyed being the general contractor on her own home, so she decided to make construction her career. After high school, the Gentry native worked for McKee Foods for…

Forty Under 40: Katie Brewer

Gifted with a strong ability to mentally visualize and imagine spaces, places and details, Katie Brewer is a “great architect, not just a great designer,” according to Ryan Faust, partner…

Forty Under 40: Alex Blass

Alex Blass has a strong family legacy in construction and real estate. He counts his greatest achievement “as finding a way to work with my father and my wife in…

Forty Under 40: Manuel Barrantes

One scholarship changed Manuel Barrantes’ life and that of most of his family. He was living in Nicaragua surrounded by poverty. He played soccer and thought it might be a…

Forty Under 40: Erica Bankston

Erica Bankston’s rise in the world of real estate started with a desire to help her dad. Bankston’s father has been in construction her entire life. Building and development have…

NWA Women in Business: Simone Singh

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., mass communications, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Arkansas Bankers Association Commercial Lending School Professional background: Singh is a banker with over a decade of experience…

NWA Women in Business: Tina Winham

Residence: Rogers Education: MBA, 2018, University of Arkansas Professional background: Winham has more than 20 years of consumer packaged goods industry experience in sales, marketing and business development. She leads…

NWA Women in Business: Bourgon Reynolds

Residence: Bentonville Education: B.A. English, 2009, University of Arkansas; J.D. with high honors, 2012, University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Professional background: Reynolds is…

NWA Women in Business: Cassie Schmidt

Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., zoology, 2005, M.S., biology, 2011, University of Oklahoma Professional background: Schmidt joined engineering firm Garver in 2015 and was named senior environmental scientist in 2023. She…

NWA Women in Business: Jaclyn Henderson

Residence: Rogers Education: B.S.B.A., accounting with finance minor, 2008, University of Arkansas; Certified Treasury Professional, Association for Financial Professionals Professional background: Henderson serves as commercial banking leader and market executive…

NWA Women in Business: Mandy Hathorn

Residence: Springdale Education: B.S.B.A., B.S., marketing management, University of Arkansas Professional background: Hathorn began working for a mortgage company while in college and decided to make it a career. She…

NWA Women in Business: Lisa Fury-Smith

Residence: Tontitown Education: B.S., family and human services, MBA, leadership and ethics, John Brown University Professional background: Fury-Smith spent the majority of her career in business operations for community health…

NWA Women in Business: Emily English

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., interdisciplinary studies: sustainability, culture and environment, 2002, Hendrix College; M.P.S., 2009, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service; M.P.H., 2009, doctorate, public health leadership, 2018,…