Who are the state’s future icons in 2024? Who are those leaders in Arkansas poised to do big things? AMP readers told us who they thought represented the future of Arkansas business, politics and even culture.
They could be up-and-comers, business executives or owners already established, or they might be industry veterans who have switched fields. They all share one thing in common, though — from them, big things are expected. This year’s Future Icon honorees run the gamut of Arkansas industry from banking to bullfighting, and that’s no bull.
We’re proud to highlight these exceptional Arkansans. Read more about them at the links below.
Laura Adams
New Hope Prosthetics
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Arkansas Capital Corp.
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Arvest Bank
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Bryttani Bartlett
University of Central Arkansas
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Jordan Bearden
Runway Group
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Garland County Prosecutor’s Office
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Beau Browning Fishing
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Pinnacle Advisors
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Whitney Butler
Good Day Farm
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Christin Byrd
Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Jordan Carlisle
Sober Sidekick/Empathy Health Tech
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Small & Associates Financial
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CMW Marketing + Creative
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Kristin Daniel
Parity Financial Group
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Priority Wire & Cable
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Great River Economic Development Foundation
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Argenta Contemporary Theatre
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First Service Bank of Arkansas
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Citizens Bank
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Madeline Dunlap
TheraPEDS
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Nathan Eller
Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate & Development
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Apptegy
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Raúl Fernández
Seis Puentes
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Silver Dollar City
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Cushman Wakefield Sage Partners
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Central Arkansas Water
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Two Rivers Dental Care
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Meagan Bowling Fudge
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith
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Kandace Gerber
Project Zero
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Laura Grimes
Arkansas Hospice
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Coldwell Banker RPM Group
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Carty & Co.
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Will Harris
Heaton & Harris
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Marit Hedgecock
Marit Hedgecock Hair
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Steven Henderson
Nucor Skyline
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Ella Hollingsworth
E.Leighs
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Taylor Law Partners
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Beyond Wellness
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First Orion
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Elite Movers
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Mercedes of Little Rock/Winrock Automotive
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Stone Bank
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NEA Baptist
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Lexicon
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Professional Bullfighter
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Lexicon
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Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation
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Insight Engineering
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John Limozaine
Maverick USA
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Pinnacle Hearing
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Ben Maddox
AcreTrader
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Ethan Martinez
Martinez Sports Cards
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AARP Arkansas
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Hayden Medlock
Synergetic Social
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Ashley Missile
Visit Hot Springs
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Meridian Investments
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Tyler Nagle
Alzheimer’s Arkansas
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John David Nelson
Blytheville Police Department
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Conway Regional
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Andrew Norwood
Denton Zachary and Norwood Law Firm
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Elder Independence
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Megan Parrish
Parrish Delivery Services
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Rock Dental Brands
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Dalton Person
Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks
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Alisha Phelps
The Orthopedic and Spine Hospital/UAMS
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Tanisha Phelps
Baptist Health
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Tiffany Pickett
Ouachita Baptist University
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Ashton Snowden Pruitt
Greenbrier Chamber of Commerce
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Stallion Transportation Group
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Nikki Roark
Rock City Digital
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Madeline Roberts
The Peacock Group
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Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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McKenna Scott
Ozark Tails
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Bernhard
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Matthew Shadwick
Shadwick Mobile Detailing
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Matt Shaw
Capital City Tree Service
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CS Bank
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Sierra Group Roofing & Solar
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Arvest Bank
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Kortney Spann
The Women’s Clinic
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Weaver-Bailey Contractors
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Steele Strauss
Jon Underhill Real Estate
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Stone Bank
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Stone Bank
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Startup Junkie Foundation
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Sarah Testa
Birch Tree Communities
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Jack Thomas
Little Rock Regional Chamber
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Chris Thompson
Sobor Sidekick/Empathy Health Tech
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Susanna Watt
Anchor Strategies
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Capital Glass
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Wilson Law Group
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Larry Womack
ArcBest
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Hendrix Yancey
