Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Joey Msall

Joey Msall has always been interested in building and construction. He is fascinated by design, civil engineering and long-term city planning. In 2010, he decided that the energy sector might…

Forty Under 40: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell was in high school when he began to pursue a career bridging the gap between technology and business. He worked an evening accounting job at the Walmart home…

Forty Under 40: Matt McClanahan

Matt McClanahan has worked in the retail industry since 2007 and has managed $500 million for brands and retailers, such as Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Walmart. After graduating from…

Forty Under 40: Tyler Masters

Tyler Masters is a good listener. “I listen to hear,” he said. “It’s always been important in my career that those who work with or for me feel heard.” Born…

Forty Under 40: Bruce Lynch

The last few months of 2006 were wet in Oklahoma, which was terrible weather for an excavation and dirt worker like Bruce Lynch. “In the dirt business, when it’s good,…

Forty Under 40: Zach Ledford

Zach Ledford was looking for a new opportunity when he transitioned from a supply chain career to the banking industry. He also wanted to move back to his hometown of…

As assurance partner, Sarah Langham leads the microinnovation initiative for HoganTaylor. The initiative empowers staff to make small changes, try new things to solve problems and find solutions for clients…

Forty Under 40: Will Kraner

Will Kraner has worked only for Benchmark Group since graduating college but hasn’t remained stagnant. After earning a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Arkansas in 2006, Kraner accepted…

Forty Under 40: Patrick Kinnamon

In the past four years, Patrick Kinnamon helped guide a tech startup toward becoming a multimillion-dollar global business. He’s got plans to do it again — and bigger — with…

Forty Under 40: Michelle Hurst

After taking a high school accounting class, Michelle Hurst knew she wanted to be an accountant. Originally from Southwest City, Mo., Hurst was intrigued with business while working at her…

Forty Under 40: Kathryn Heller

Kathryn Heller believes words matter. “They can inspire, convict or move people to action,” she said. At the foundation, Heller drives communication strategy and messaging to share the organization’s work…

Forty Under 40: Sara Heck

Watching her parents serve others in their careers as a Methodist minister and a schoolteacher encouraged Sara Heck to do the same. “While I didn’t feel a call to either…

Forty Under 40: Rachel Griffin

Rachel Griffin has always had a “deep love for Walmart.” She would walk around a Walmart store as a poor college kid and sometimes get her feet measured at the…

Forty Under 40: Alexandria Gladden

Alexandria Gladden joined Signature Bank of Arkansas in 2005 as a part-time teller after growing up watching her family work in banking. Her father, Gary Head, is president and CEO…

Forty Under 40: Ashley Gerhardson

Growing up in Heavener, Okla., the daughter of a homemaker and a mechanic, Ashley Gerhardson’s mother encouraged her to consider education as a profession because she enjoyed serving people. She…

Forty Under 40: Alex Font

Growing up, Alex Font was interested in building things and had various builders’ sets, including Lego and Lincoln Logs. Initially, he thought he would be an architect but was better…

Forty Under 40: Kaitlyn Fondano

Beaver Lake is a big reason Kaitlyn Fondano is in Northwest Arkansas. She was born and raised in the Phoenix area but spent summer vacations near the lake where her…

Forty Under 40: Chris Fink

The corporate world and college weren’t for him, so Chris Fink decided to follow the passion he found in a hobby to create what is now a drone business —…

Forty Under 40: Marie Findlay

Marie Findlay’s passion is helping people find careers that allow them to develop, grow and thrive and helping companies find the right talent to help their business grow. Leading a…

Forty Under 40: Brahm Driver

Growing up in rural Arkansas, Brahm Driver often helped his father build things. The Oark (Johnson County) native thought he’d be an architect until learning about civil engineering while in…