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Fast 15: Ben Hundley

Sometimes, the key to achievement is knowing when to quit. Ben Hundley tried several career paths before he went on to design software that is making a splash on the…

Fast 15: Ashlie Junot Hilbun

It’s all about making connections that count. It’s about matching passion and purpose and making all of it work for the greater good. In a nutshell, that’s what Ashlie Junot…

Fast 15: Matt Seubert

Startups require employees who take initiative, show flexibility and own responsibility for their role in the company. Duties are often not as clearly defined as in corporate jobs, and team…

Fast 15: Jordan Garcia

Jordan Garcia was bitten by the hospitality bug early in life. Starting out on the setup crew at the Embassy Suites in Rogers when he was 16, Garcia knew even…

Fast 15: Stacy Shuk-Ei Tan

Stacy Tan came to the retail world accidentally. After scoring 2,200 on her SATs and 33 on the ACT, Tan — who moved from Little Rock and lived in Malaysia…

Fast 15: Sam Duncan

When Sam Duncan graduated with a finance degree from the University of Arkansas on May 10, he had already accomplished a feat toward which many of his fellow grads will…

Brett Amerine likes to get things done. A former U.S. Air Force captain, the military-man-turned-startup-advocate was taught the value of hard work early. His father is Northwest Arkansas startup guru…

Fast 15: Ellen Brune

Catching a big break in the pharmaceutical industry isn’t easy, even if you have a doctorate in chemical engineering and you’ve created a patent-worthy protein purification system. Just ask Ellen…

Fast 15: Kennon Largent

After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas in 2010 with a finance degree, Kennon Largent sought a job in the financial services industry. Not only did he…

Forty Under 40: Carlos Amargos

Carlos Amargòs first whetted his passion for helping young people by volunteering at a drug addiction facility in his home city of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Then, it was an interest…

Forty Under 40: Chad L. Atwell

Chad Atwell doesn’t have an “a-ha” moment of knowing he wanted to be an attorney. “Maybe being from a family of outlaws in Crawford County had something to do with…

Forty Under 40: Stuart Baber

When Stuart Baber was 16, his father made a career change — from minister to insurance executive. “That was about the time I started paying attention to how you make…

Forty Under 40: Chris Baribeau

Chris Baribeau says he doesn’t just design buildings. He makes places. The principal architect and co-founder of Modus Studio sure isn’t kidding. His firm is at the vanguard of the…

Forty Under 40: Xochitl M. Baxter

Xochitl (pronounced “sa-chi”) Baxter has been with Arvest Bank for more than half her life. Starting out as a teller in 1992, Baxter has worked her way up the ladder,…

Forty Under 40: Jason Bramlett

Jason Bramlett believes a successful legal career, in a world now overcrowded with law graduates, requires one to choose a specialty. Bramlett created a niche for himself in bankruptcy law….

Forty Under 40: Brad Bridgers

Brad Bridgers has been with Northwest Arkansas’ oldest independent insurance agency — where his late father Cecil Bridgers was a partner for many years — since December 1999, becoming a…

Forty Under 40: Amanda Brumbelow

Amanda Brumbelow loves to work. When she’s not at Waco Title Co., she is thinking about her job and upcoming transactions. She has a thirst for knowledge and wants to…

Forty Under 40: Brent Carroll

Brent Carroll believes staffing agency work is not for everyone. It’s difficult. It’s stressful. You either love it or you hate it. And he happens to love it. Carroll takes…

Forty Under 40: Chris Chandler

Chris Chandler spent two summers interning with the Florida state attorney’s office while attending the University of Arkansas. While on track to earn a criminal justice degree, he envisioned a…

Forty Under 40: John Coleman

Engineer and eco-consultant John Coleman loves helping businesses save energy. As director of the Northwest Arkansas office of Viridian, a leading sustainability company based in Little Rock, he is overseeing…