Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: David Erstine

Although he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from the University of Arkansas in 2001, David Erstine was working on his career in real estate while he was still…

Forty Under 40: Catherine Frederick

Catherine Frederick worked full time at Bob Wimberly Public Relations while earning her bachelor’s degree at night from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. That taste of “PR” convinced…

Forty Under 40: James Harkins

While growing up in Little Rock, James Harkins wanted to be either a commercial Realtor or a country-and-western songwriter. But a three-week stint in Nashville trying to break into show…

Forty Under 40: Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson started to go to law school, but changed his mind during the first semester to take a position with Scurlock Industries Inc. Johnson said he had always loved…

Forty Under 40: Missy Kincaid

Little Rock native Missy Darwin Kincaid graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1987. She then spent time in Washington D.C. working for U.S. Sen. David Pryor, D-Arkansas; just under…

Forty Under 40: Kenny King

The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on Crossover Road in Fayetteville won the David Glass Asset Management Award last year as the best Neighborhood Market in the nation.nKenny King, who has managed…

Forty Under 40: Robert Kisabeth

Robert Kisabeth wanted to be a chef. Although he still loves cooking Italian food, he found his real talent in managing hotels.nA native of Plymouth, Mich., Kisabeth graduated from Michigan…

Forty Under 40: Steven Lane

Steven Lane made his way to Bentonville three years after earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989. Previously he had worked for an…

Forty Under 40: Alex Lostetter

A real Renaissance man, Alex Lostetter is the author of the young adult science fiction novel, “Yesterday’s Shadow,” an avid painter, hiker, traveler and water skier.nThe president of Arkansas Power…

Forty Under 40: Mitchell Massey

Mitchell Massey started a hydraulics firm in 1992 and later launched his own holding company that has an interest in a number of entities, including five primary companies through Massey…

Forty Under 40: Mark McQueen

Mark McQueen owned his own businesses, but after some health problems helped him realize that taking off work really wasn’t an option, he began to look for a more giving…

A former professional runner, Matt Mitchell has shifted his competitive drive to the business world.nOriginally from New Jersey, Mitchell moved to Fayetteville to run track for the University of Arkansas….

Forty Under 40: Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Nabholz Mitchell’s professional career reads like a 21st-century fairy tale.nShe and a Little Rock coworker, Pam Purvis Hatcher, were burned out on advertising agency work, and Mitchell wanted to…

Forty Under 40: Seth Mohorn

Originally from Littleton, Colo., Seth Mohorn earned two degrees from York College in Nebraska one in business administration and one in secondary education. nWhen he graduated in 1994, he moved…

Forty Under 40: Joe Muha

Joe Muha, a licensed pharmacist who works in pharmacy loss prevention at Wal-Mart’s home office in Bentonville, is a principal in three different restaurant franchising groups.nMuha is vice president of…

Forty Under 40: James Patton

James Patton began his banking career as a courier for First America Savings and Loan of Fort Smith when he was only 16. nHe attended Westark Community College of Fort…

Forty Under 40: Jim Petty

Jim Petty believes a positive attitude is a “must have” for long-term success. He was recently awarded the Outstanding CPA in Business and Industry award from the Arkansas Society of…

Forty Under 40: Mike R. Philip

Mike Philip earned his real estate license in 1999 and began working for Re/Max Associates in Fayetteville. In 2002, he formed his own company, Philip Real Estate Services Inc.nSince then,…

Forty Under 40: Kimberly Polite

Leave it to a former University of Arkansas homecoming queen and cheerleader to figure out she could reach the pedals of a National Guard truck by sitting on a fire…

Forty Under 40: Richard Reaves

Richard Reaves read a Business Week article in college about the high percentage of CEOs and leaders in America who have a marketing or sales background. The Charlotte, N.C., native…