A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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A history buff who collects rare, numbered bottles of scotch but never drinks them, Lee Scarlett loves all things Celtic, especially the construction company he started in 1998. Scarlett grew…
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Despite a wanderlust that has taken him to such remote destinations as Germany, Italy and China, Matthew Silvestri feels grateful to have been in Northwest Arkansas at the right time…
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Bethany Stephens knows what its like to come to a new town. After living in several different cities growing up, shes found a home in Northwest Arkansas and a job…
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Kenny Tomlin is an innovator in the age of technology. After spending two years working for American Business Innovations and Electronic Data Systems, both in Dallas, he started I-Soft, an…
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While he doesnt build houses as fast as the folks on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Rod Wallis completes an average of 50 to 60 houses each year in Northwest Arkansas….
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Even though he grew up around plenty of chicken houses in Murfreesboro, Heath Ward never planned to work in the poultry industry. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in…
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Latriece Watkins has had six jobs in the six years she has been with Wal-Mart Realty, which she describes as the largest real estate company in the world. She started…
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In January, Jon Woods will be the youngest member of the newly elected Arkansas General Assembly. After winning the Republican primary in May, Woods, who also works as a loan…
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Eddie Armstrong,26, was involved in governmental affairs before he even graduated from high school. In 1997, he was selected as a national spokesperson for The Boys and Girls Clubs of…
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Jean Beach manages risk. The 37-year-old Hamburg, N.Y., native is responsible for “all direct managerial oversight of all trading and market risk management activities at Tyson Foods Inc.” Before joining…
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A former high-tech guru turned real estate developer, Matt Brown braved a trifecta of changes at age 30 when he started a family, moved to Arkansas and embarked on a…
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During law school at the University of Arkansas, a tax attorney showed Stephen Butler he could merge both his interests in accounting and law into a single career. With his…
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Michael Clark, 39, said he’s always become a life-long salesman for the companies where he’s worked. A military kid, Clark moved a lot but called Little Rock home. He graduated…
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Real estate is in John Clayton’s blood. His father was a real estate broker, and so he knew the financial parameters of land, how it works and how to make…
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Dustin Colebank bought and sold stocks while earning a degree in zoology (1996) at the University of Arkansas. The Benton native eventually dispensed with plans for medical school and diagnosed…
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Clay Conly, 29, has very simple advice for others in the mortgage business: 1. Be nice. 2. Do the right thing every time. He got started in the banking business…
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When Jerry Davis graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in architectural building and engineering, he never thought he’d end up as an Arkansas banker. Disenchanted with the…
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Matthew Dearnley, 31, said his interest in deal making brought him to real estate. After graduating in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in history from Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y.,…
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Kirk Dougherty knew he needed to go to law school. His father is a lawyer and so are his three older brothers. He’s so dedicated to his work that he’s…
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Faith in God, humility and having people who depend on him for their livelihood are what motivate Jason Foster, 34, to be successful in his pediatric practice. Raised partly on…
