Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2025

Arkansas Business presented the first 40 Under 40 class 31 years ago.

As with that first class, our selection committee this year reviewed hundreds of nominations before settling on the honorees you’ll read about in the pages that follow.

We looked at the accomplishments of these young people in their professions and in their communities; we looked at each nominee’s propensity to lead and do outstanding things.

We believe the group recognized today is poised to lead and have a remarkable impact on our state during the next several decades.

They hail from all over the state, from Little Rock and Fayetteville to Magnolia and Searcy.

This year’s class includes bankers, lawyers, small-business owners, contractors, restaurateurs, doctors and one particularly enterprising innovator in the liquid waste disposal space.

If you’d like to meet and hear from this year’s 40 Under 40, we’re hosting a special luncheon on June 10 in downtown Little Rock. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit arkansasbusiness.com/event/40/.

I’ve already had the privilege of speaking with many in this year’s class. They talked a lot about grit, determination and perseverance, about gratefulness and giving back, about innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit.

It will be a joy to watch the impact this group has as they fulfill their ambitions and become tomorrow’s top business leaders.

Just as with that first class, which included names like Makris, Stephens and Murphy, I expect we’ll look back in a decade or two and recognize many of the names.

They will impact our workplaces and our industries, but I expect their imprints on our communities to be just as great.

We’re in good hands.

— Hunter Field, Editor, Arkansas Business

• Stuart Allen, NativState
• Justin Bentley, Colliers Arkansas
• Andre Bernard, BSR REIT
• Alex Blass, Blue Ribbon Industries
• Erin Brown, Conway Corporation
• Ashley Calderon, Walmart
• John Davis, University of Arkansas
• Sam, Joe, and Will Ford, Westrock Coffee
• Jonathan Foster, Xpress Boats and Veranda Luxury Pontoons
• Jordan Garner, Tyson Family Foundation/Ivy35 Ventures LLC
• Adrian Harris, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
• Carrie Hyde, Gentiva Health Services
• Caleb Ingram, Iron-Vac
• Joshua Jensen, Simmons Bank
• Daveante Jones, Wright Lindsey Jennings
• Chris Kane, Delta Solar
• Serafina Lalany, Northwest Arkansas Council
• Jaime Land, Arkansas Tech University
• Dr. William Little and Dr. Hunter Smith, GPS Dental
• Zachary McGee, Simmons Foods
• Dr. Ashley McMillan, Lyon College School of Dental Medicine
• Abtin Mehdizadegan, Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
• Drew Moffitt, Garver
• Brett Parker, Stone Ward
• Ryder Pierce, Bank OZK
• Lee Porter, Ozark Green Roofs
• Chandler Rackley, Crain Family Companies
• Bourgon Reynolds, Rose Law Firm
• Kyle Reynolds, RBG Permian
• Garland E. Rice IV, Stallion Transportation Group
• Shannon Riordan, AAMSCO Identification Products
• Stephanie Sharp, Summit Utilities
• Justin Sparks, Assembled Products Corporation
• Lorenzo Stephens, Lefty’s on the Square
• Abigail Stoll, Crosshope by RestAura
• Jeff Turk, Splash Car Wash & 10-Minute Oil Change
• Jimmy Warren, Walton Family Foundation
• Jess Westbrook, The Mayfly Project
• Ashley Wheeler, Habitat for Humanity of NWA
• Matthew White, Unwind Luxury Vacations
• Eric Yarberry, World Services for the Blind