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Introducing the 2023 Fast 15 class

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2023 Fast 15 class features some of the region’s most talented young professionals in the business and nonprofit communities. The Business Journal’s editorial staff evaluated…

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Introducing the 2022 Fast 15 class

We are proud to introduce our Fast 15 honorees for 2022. These young professionals impact a wide range of professions just a few years after starting their careers. Across disciplines,…

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Introducing the 2021 Fast 15 class

We are pleased to introduce the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 13th annual Fast 15 class. In these profiles, you will find a rundown of incredibly diverse backgrounds in various fields….

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Introducing the 2020 Fast 15 class

We are pleased to introduce the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 12th annual Fast 15 class. Our editorial staff checked references and sorted through several nominations before narrowing the list to…

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Introducing the 2019 Fast 15 class

It should come as no surprise that the young professionals named to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 11th annual Fast 15 class, presented by United Bank, aspire to great things….

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Fast 15: Kenny Whitehead

Kenny Whitehead learned about hard work and diligence by running a summer lawn care service during high school with his dad, a teacher in Cameron, Okla. “My Saturday nights were…

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Fast 15: Maggie Srygley

Fort Smith native Maggie Srygley returned home to find a job after she graduated with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and business from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 2013. She…

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Fast 15: Kelsey Smith

Paying higher taxes is a tough sell to the electorate. Kelsey Smith helped sell it, however. Her fledgling marketing company crafted the successful strategy last year that helped convince Pea…

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Fast 15: Grant Smith

Working with numbers has always come easy to Grant Smith. A native of Wynne in east Arkansas, Smith graduated from the University of Arkansas in May 2015 with a finance…

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Fast 15: Halsey Richardson

Halsey Richardson manages more than 1 million square feet of office, retail and medical space and works with executive broker Jay Pearcy at Flake & Kelley Commercial. A Fayetteville native,…

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Fast 15: Bo Renner

Bo Renner started thinking of a career practicing law while attending high school. His recollection is that he liked the idea of pursuing a career where if you get upset…

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Fast 15: Dalton Person

Dalton Person will tell you he’s an attorney, but he’s also worked as a political consultant and a used car salesman. “I’ve held the three least trusted professions in America,”…

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Fast 15: Justin Parker

Justin Parker took a non-traditional route to the construction industry. A Metairie, La., native, he wasn’t unaccustomed to the work. His father, a long-time firefighter, worked on his days off…

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Fast 15: Bianca Montoya

As Northwest Arkansas’ cycling scene continues to gain speed, you’ll find Bianca Montoya right in the middle of it. You might call her the hype queen of the cycling scene….

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Fast 15: Logan Dodd

Fort Smith native Logan Dodd accepted an internship with candy maker The Hershey Co. at the end of his junior year of college and hasn’t looked back. He graduated with…

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Fast 15: Sam Cushman

Springdale native Sam Cushman always had a talent for communications. He wrote for high school and college newspapers and was recruited to major in communications at Ouachita Baptist University in…

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Fast 15: Abby Callahan

When Fayetteville native Abby Callahan moved to China in the sixth grade, she realized the opportunities the retail sector had to offer. Her father’s role with Walmart led to the…

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Fast 15: Mikaila Calcagni

Mikaila Calcagni’s career path is led by strong convictions. From a very young age, she has always wanted to be a physician. “I don’t ever remember wanting to be anything…

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Fast 15: Tori Pohlner Bogner

When Tori Pohlner Bogner left the University of Arkansas for the construction industry, the move was not so much about construction as it was about people. A native of Weiner…

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Fast 15: Samantha Arroyos

Samantha Arroyos comes from a heritage of servant leadership. Her grandmother had only a third-grade education but worked hard to give Samantha’s dad a better life, enabling him to eventually…