Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Brian Shaw

Brian Shaw looks at a real estate project as a puzzle, and he really enjoys seeing all of the pieces fit together. A principal with Irwin & Saviers Co., Shaw…

Jeffrey Dunn, president and CEO of Bank of Arkansas in Fayetteville, said Craig Shy has contributed to the institution’s growth by “expanding existing relationships and developing new ones.” But Shy,…

Forty Under 40: Lisa Knemeyer Skiles

Lisa Skiles grew up in Berryville and earned a bachelor of science in business administration degree from the University of Arkansas in 1987. The first two years out of college,…

Forty Under 40: Holly P. Smith

Holly Smith considers a job unfinished a problem. Her favorite part of her job: problem solving. As co-owner of The New Century Group, Smith has a full plate of jobs…

Forty Under 40: Jim Stuckey

When Jim Stuckey joined J.V. Manufacturing in 1990, the business did a more than respectable $14 million in sales per year with Cram-A-Lot trash compactors and balers. This year, the…

Forty Under 40: Tom Terminella

Tom Terminella knew where his career was needed. Without wasting any time, he earned his Realtor’s license as a senior in high school. He didn’t look back. After 11 years…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Thames

Jeff Thames, 37, caught the banking bug when he was 16. A native of Talequah, Okla., Thames started at the bottom of the totem pole with First State Bank in…

Forty Under 40: Gary Tollett

Gary Tollett didn’t get into agribusiness on purpose. But after mastering the art of corn trading, what else could a guy do? The Springdale native was brokering corn out of…

Forty Under 40: Kevin Trainor

Seven years of leadership with the University of Arkansas athletic department made Kevin Trainor the leading candidate this August to fill the Hogs’ sports information director’s post. Trainor, 28, has…

Forty Under 40: Matthew Waller

Matthew Waller said he’s sure people who know him well are a bit surprised at the success of Mercari Technologies Inc, a company he co-found along with Randy Laney and…

Forty Under 40: Cindy Webb

Cindy F. Webb, 39, grew up in Little Rock. She earned a bachelor’s degree in math from Hendrix College in Conway and a master’s degree in English from the University…

Forty Under 40: Kelly Hale Zega

Kelly Hale Zega grew up in Pea Ridge and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in 1990, majoring in broadcast journalism and political science. Ever since graduation,…

Forty Under 40: Park Anders

After 10 years in BudgeText Corp.’s retail sales division, Park Anders was promoted two years ago to the family business’ corporate offices in Fayetteville. Now BudgeText’s vice president of operations,…

Forty Under 40: Jennifer Apolskis

Jennifer Apolskis, 32, grew up in North Little Rock and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Arkansas in 1990. From 1991 to 1994, she was a…

Forty Under 40: Matt Bodishbaugh

A former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, Matt Bodishbaugh, 33, has come full circle. The Fayetteville native says the reasons he left Northwest Arkansas after graduating from the University of…

Forty Under 40: Nat Bothwell

He studied business and economics at Hendrix College in Conway, but that doesn’t mean Nat Bothwell, 28, had dreams of being a banker. Marketing was his intended profession. But Bothwell…

Forty Under 40: J. Kevin Brown

J. Kevin Brown, 32, has trouble telling work from play. The vice president for information systems at StaffMark Inc. has been working with computer systems since his freshman year at…

Forty Under 40: Greg Cherry

Greg Cherry, 33, joined Springdale Tractor Co. as a salesman in 1986 and has been there ever since. These days, Cherry, who graduated from Springdale High School in 1984, is…

Forty Under 40: Bruce Dunn

To many people in Fayetteville, Bruce Dunn is Mister Guy. Dunn, 35, has been with the specialty clothing store since graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1986 with a…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Dunn

Jeff Dunn, 37, says he always tries to remember one thing in business: “I like to try to treat people the way I would want them to treat me.” Treating…