For a small, rural state, Arkansas continues to punch above its weight class in many areas of industry. And technology is an area in which Arkansas has made its mark. From startup ecosystems centered around Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas…
Titans of Tech
- BusinessBusiness & FinanceFebruary 2021Finance & BankingMagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Uday Akkaraju, CEO, Bond.AI, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUday Akkaraju, CEOBond.AI, Little Rock Uday Akkaraju is the CEO of BOND.AI, an award-winning, human-centered artificial intelligence platform for banks. BOND.AI’s Empathy Engine creates unique personas for every consumer or a small business of your bank — personas that connect…
- EducationFebruary 2021MagazineStartup ARTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Shannon Anderson, Communications Director, The Innovation Hub, North Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffShannon Anderson, Communications Director The Innovation Hub, North Little Rock Shannon Anderson joined The Innovation Hub seven years ago. The goal was to use her 35-year knowledge of graphic design in new ways — utilizing state-of-the-art tools such as 3D printers and…
- BusinessBusiness & FinanceFebruary 2021Finance & BankingMagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Brian Bauer, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer and Co-Founder, Abaca, North Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBrian Bauer, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer and Co-FounderAbaca, North Little Rock A native Arkansan, Brian Bauer grew up near Hot Springs and received his undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He served 11 years in the…
- February 2021MagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Johnny Burgess, President and Co-Founder, Mainstream Technologies, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJohnny Burgess, President and Co-FounderMainstream Technologies, Little Rock Since inception of Mainstream Technologies in 1996, the company has relentlessly focused on delivering results for clients, while building the most talented team possible. Johnny Burgess was responsible for designing, developing and implementing…
- February 2021MagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Stephanie and Ted Clouser, Chief Branding Officer and President/CEO, PCA Technology Solutions, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStephanie and Ted Clouser, Chief Branding Officer and President/CEOPCA Technology Solutions, Little Rock Ted Clouser joined the staff at PCA Technology Solutions, then known as PC Assistance, in 1996. He’s been there, climbing the ladder, ever since. In 2012, his wife,…
- BusinessBusiness & FinanceFebruary 2021Finance & BankingMagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Joe Ehrhardt, CEO and Founder, Teslar Software, Springdale
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJoe Ehrhardt, CEO and FounderTeslar Software, Springdale Joe Ehrhardt is the CEO and founder of Teslar Software, a provider of portfolio management tools for community financial institutions that aggregate and automate lending and deposit operations processes into a single system, enabling…
- February 2021MagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Marla Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder LeapXL, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMarla Johnson, CEO and Co-FounderLeapXL, Little Rock For the past two decades, Marla Johnson focused on scaling complex Internet-related applications for businesses across multiple industries through the pioneering Aristotle Inc. In that journey, she became adept at prognosticating and advancing game-changing…
- February 2021MagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Adita Karkera, Deputy State Chief Data Officer/Enterprise Database Administration Manager Arkansas Department of Information Systems, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAdita Karkera, Deputy State Chief Data Officer/Enterprise Database Administration ManagerArkansas Department of Information Systems, Little Rock Adita Karkera has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of data, business and information technology. She has a proven record of successes in…
- February 2021MagazineTechnology
Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Kendall Kirby, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, USAble Life, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffKendall Kirby, Senior Vice President of Information TechnologyUSAble Life, Little Rock Kendall Kirby, senior vice president of information technology at USAble Life, has been beating the odds his entire life. Diagnosed with bone cancer as a teenager, Kirby was told he might…