Professional achievements
• Started and sold two liquid waste transportation companies in Texas and Arkansas.
• Started Iron-Vac in 2017 and have grown it into a top 10 nationwide competitor in the septic truck manufacturing market.
• Named the top medium-duty truck buyer in the Dobbs Peterbilt Southeast and Tri-State Mack organizations.
Community involvement
Recent board member, Camp Wyldewood in Searcy; contributor to the Harding College of Business Administration entrepreneurship program; contributor to the Kikongooni Mission effort in Kenya.
Advice for your 18-year-old self
“Ninety percent of what you worry about won’t happen, and the other 10% won’t kill you.”
Top challenge facing Arkansas
“For us, it has been the rising cost of skilled labor.”
Professional inspiration
“I love what Zig Ziglar says about inspiration: ‘If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.’ I love watching people get what they want.”
Career dream as a child
“I wanted to be a preacher. My dad is a great speaker, and I wanted to be like him.”
