Tag: forty-under-40

Forty Under 40: Tim McClung

Growing up, Tim McClung’s parents always had him cleaning out a rent house or hauling hay. That, and Eureka Springs’ cultural melting pot, instilled the work ethic and adaptability that…

Forty Under 40: Elizabeth Moore

Having raised nearly $1 million through five total years with the American Heart Association, Elizabeth Moore, 31, could probably coast a little. But that’s not her style. One of the…

Forty Under 40: Kim Moore

Kim Moore, 34, always wanted to be an accountant. “I had an affinity for numbers,” she said. “I never thought about doing anything else.” Moore grew up in Springdale. She…

Forty Under 40: Mark Myers

Mark Edward Myers, 37, has bounced around not only the world but also in professions. After serving a year in Iraq, Myers is settling down. He started negotiating the purchase…

Forty Under 40: Patrick Pilkington

Patrick Pilkington, 36, said his greatest achievement is being anything but a traditional veterinarian. The Durham, N.C., native earned his veterinary medicine doctorate from North Carolina State University in 1994,…

Forty Under 40: Canetta Ivy Reid

Canetta Ivy Reid, 36, has a passion for the law and stand-up comedy. She grew up in Houston. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1990 and a…

Forty Under 40: Brandon Sewell

Brandon Sewell, 31, grew up in El Dorado. In 1997, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Sewell moved to…

Forty Under 40: Erin Sewell

After growing up in El Dorado and earning a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from the University of Arkansas, Erin Sewell moved to Fayetteville in 1998 with her…

Forty Under 40: Loren K. Shackelford

From early on, Loren Shackelford, 35, has had an interest in banking. He opened a savings account at the age of five. So as a junior and senior at the…

Forty Under 40: Matt Shanklin

When Matt Shanklin joined the University of Arkansas in 1990 as the director of marketing, he was the youngest person in America to fill that role at any major university….

Forty Under 40: Jodie Stafford

Jodie Stafford, 37, said she always knew she wanted to go into real estate. After all, she grew up in the 47-year old family business that includes Sweetser Construction and…

Forty Under 40: Patrick Swope

Lincoln-native Patrick Swope, 31, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in marketing, but he always knew he would go into banking. He wanted to follow the same…

Forty Under 40: Kelly S. Thomas

Farmington native Kelly Thomas, 37, said what she likes best about her job is that no day is ever the same. “There’s always something new,” she said, “you never know…

Forty Under 40: Terri Trotter

Terri Trotter, 37, loves what she does for a living. With her background in marketing and promotions and her experience with a college drama troupe, she is a perfect fit…

Forty Under 40: Brittany Adair

Brittany Adair grew up in Little Rock and earned her degree in small business management from the University of Arkansas in 1996.nShe moved to Miami and worked for an insurance…

Forty Under 40: Keri Barber

Keri Barber had already closed on $16 million worth of real estate sales through mid-July, more than quadruple the $3.22 million she did in all of 2003. But she only…

Forty Under 40: Rick Barclay

Rick Barclay has come back to his roots for what he calls his “dream job.” Barclay was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rogers and now helps manage human resources…

Forty Under 40: Cyndi Bilyeu

Cyndi Bilyeu’s passion for nonprofit work started after she completed her master’s degree in political science at the University of Arkansas in 1999. She decided to spend a couple of…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Bishop

Jeff Bishop grew up in Prescott and joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 19. A year later, he was in a supervisory role, which helped shape his…

Forty Under 40: Ron Branscum

Ron Branscum grew up in Jacksonville and earned his bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. nWhile attending school, he worked as a teller for Superior…