Tag: forty-under-40

Forty Under 40: Kristin Baldwin

Kristin Baldwin had worked for almost a decade in the Northwest Arkansas legal community when she took a job as a paralegal at Fayetteville law firm Smith Hurst in October…

Forty Under 40: Jeremy Barclay

Jeremy Barclay’s efforts helped NMC-Bentonville raise its employee satisfaction scores from the seventh to the 94th percentile in the country from 2014 to 2015. The 1,242 percent improvement was the…

Forty Under 40: Shannon Bedore

As a big-box retail merchandiser, Shannon Bedore never realized the advantages large consumer packaged goods suppliers held over the others. “After 20 years — my whole career — working within…

Forty Under 40: Patrick Byrd

Patrick Byrd attributes his success to the people with whom he surrounds himself. “I’m successful surrounding myself with really great people,” he said. “You have to have great employees and…

Forty Under 40: Mindy Campbell

Mindy Campbell knew during her senior year in high school at Fayetteville Christian School that she wanted to be an accountant. She has always enjoyed math and was good at…

Forty Under 40: Lori Chalmers

Lori Chalmers was a customer before she joined Soderquist Leadership about three years ago. She was inspired and impacted by the organization’s work and “really bought into the mission.” She…

Forty Under 40: Luke Colley

Luke Colley’s career in banking started at age 25, when he answered an ad in the paper for an open teller position. Colley had no experience in the industry. But…

Forty Under 40: Nicky Dou

As the top residential real estate agent in Northwest Arkansas in 2014 and 2015, Nicky Dou is up at 5 a.m. blogging, pushing listings and refreshing social media content. Dou…

Forty Under 40: Mark Evans

Mark Evans’ career began on the sales floor of a Walmart store, and he now manages mechanical projects for the construction of multi-million dollar hotels and apartments across the nation….

Forty Under 40: Ryan Faust

Growing up in Quincy, Illinois, Ryan Faust knew from an early age that he wanted to be an architect. “I think I was 8 or 10 years old,” said. “We…

Forty Under 40: Emily Rappé Fisher

Emily Rappé Fisher found her niche in fundraising after a family tragedy. In 2007, her father died of a heart attack, altering Fisher’s plans to pursue sports medicine at chiropractic…

Forty Under 40: Michelle Fittro

After graduating with an advertising degree in 2002, Michelle Fittro said finding a job at an ad agency was nearly impossible. So, she went to work as a bank teller….

Forty Under 40: Chris Hoyle

Chris Hoyle is an overachiever who has built his career on the networking relationships that are so critical in Northwest Arkansas’ supplier realm. Born in Fort Smith and raised south…

Forty Under 40: Bradley Julian

A Rogers native, Brad Julian has spent the last eight years at Rogers’ oldest insurance agency, where his father has been the primary owner for a number of years. Julian…

Forty Under 40: Nathaniel Bachelor

Nathaniel Bachelor strives to grow, lead and rise to the top of his field. He is a stockholder/owner at CEI Engineering and represents the employee stock ownership program to the…

Forty Under 40: Anthony Bagley

When Anthony Bagley was younger, he wanted to design video games for a living. But a few turns in life, including a self-proclaimed realization that he could not compete in…

Forty Under 40: Natalie Bartholomew

Natalie Bartholomew has deep roots in Prairie Grove and banking in her blood. She and her twin sister grew up on a farm that was one site of the Civil…

Forty Under 40: Matt Brasel

Matt Brasel’s co-workers say he is a maverick in the banking industry, a dynamic, adaptable and charismatic leader who forfeited a safe career in 2012 to join a risky new venture…

Forty Under 40: Allen Brumett

For Allen Brumett, it all started in 2007 during a family vacation to Dauphin Island in Alabama. A family friend brought homemade barbecue sauce to the gathering, and Brumett, by…

Forty Under 40: Alan G. Bryan

Alan Bryan’s life would have turned out differently if he had stuck with his original plan entering the University of Arkansas. He left the small town of Morrilton with an…