Tag: forty-under-40

Forty Under 40: Carrie McKnight

Carrie McKnight left the University of North Carolina in 1997 with three things — degrees in both political science and industrial relations, and a deep love for the Tar Heels….

Forty Under 40: Seth Mims

Dallas native Seth Mims is sold on Northwest Arkansas — especially Fayetteville. Resolved to create environmentally friendly infill residential projects, his company completed Eco Modern Flats near downtown Fayetteville last…

Forty Under 40: Katy Myers-Sager

Katy Myers-Sager remembers when she wanted to become a lawyer. “I wrote a historical article on [retired U.S. Supreme Court justice] Sandra Day O’Connor when I was in the third…

Forty Under 40: Alain Nzigamasabo

Alain Nzigamasabo said he always thought he wanted to work in the field of economics, but found his first internship rather boring. When he was approached about working in retail,…

Forty Under 40: Jonathan Parker

Jonathan Parker always knew he wanted to be a doctor like his stepdad in Camden, but when he got to college, he thought he’d found an easier route. After graduating…

Forty Under 40: Justin Patton

Justin Patton has seen the University of Arkansas’ RFID Research Center grow from “basically the corner of a classroom” to the verge of the 20,000-SF space expected to open in…

Forty Under 40: Clint Penzo

Tontitown native Clint Penzo said success in real estate is achieved through determination. “It’s one of those businesses that you have to stick with and put in a lot of…

Forty Under 40: Scott Powell

Scott Powell has always had an interest in finance. “Money affects everybody,” he said. “I’ve always been fascinated by it.” Powell earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational management from John…

Forty Under 40: Ashley Shaver

Ashley Shaver started the first Rhea Lana’s Children’s Consignment franchise in 2006 at the request of her sister, company founder Rhea Lana Riner of Conway, to test the concept. Rhea…

Forty Under 40: Riley Shearin

Attending seven schools before graduating from high school wasn’t ideal, but Riley Shearin thinks it provided long-term benefits. “Looking back, it gave me a look at a lot of different…

Forty Under 40: Jason Stewart

Jason Stewart said he loves that his job is constantly changing. “There are so many different roles within an agency,” he said. “You don’t really know what you’re going to…

Forty Under 40: Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart has been quick to embrace his new home and new job. Recruited in 2006 by Northwest Health System’s parent company, Community Health Systems, Stewart accepted the administrator position…

Forty Under 40: Anthony Joseph Woodruff

Anthony Woodruff said he is motivated by a desire to provide world-class care to the people of Northwest Arkansas. Woodruff graduated from Harding University in 1998 with a degree in…

Forty Under 40: C. Jeremy Woody

Like a lot of college graduates, Jeremy Woody was unsure what to do next. Fortunately, a friend of his offered some direction. Chad May, son of Simmons First National Corp….

Forty Under 40: Jay Amargos, 36

The only thing that could entice Jay Amargos to leave her VP job at Arvest, where she worked for 12 years, was the chance to touch even more lives. A…

Forty Under 40: Andy Baber, 32

For Andy Baber, patience has paid off. After deciding in high school he wanted to go into dentistry, it took 11 years of education for Baber to become an oral…

Forty Under 40: Thomas Bolinger, 33

After beginning his career in the poultry industry with Tyson Foods Inc., eventually rising to superintendent of the Berry Street plant in August 2001, Thomas Bolinger decided to make a…

Forty Under 40: Steven Beam, 31

Fort Smith native Steven Beam grew up working for his father, a general contractor, during the summers, which led to an interest in engineering. “I enjoyed the construction industry and…

Forty Under 40: Jodi Beznoska, 35

Jodi Beznoska grew up in New Hampshire, did her undergrad studies at a small college in Maine and earned a master’s in business-arts administration at the University of Wisconsin at…

Forty Under 40: Joseph R. Boskus, 39

Joseph Boskus started out in the health care field, but as he realized he had a knack for growing his personal balance sheet, he wanted to do the same for…