Rhonda Bramell

It’s no secret that the mail order unboxing trend has really taken off in the last few years. Just try to log on to any social media platform without seeing a video of someone opening a box of beauty products, razors, wine or meal kits. This is not your jelly of the month club of the old days. Now, even your dog can get a monthly delivery of customized treats and toys just for himself.
Stitch Fix is one of the pioneers of the online personal shopping trend. The company was launched in 2011...

The familiar rumble of motorcycles rolled into Northwest Arkansas September 20-23, for the 18th annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ rally. The entire area saw both an increase in traffic and in revenue, as events have spread from Fayetteville’s Dickson Street to Springdale, Rogers and beyond. The inaugural rally in 2000 had just over 300 riders in attendance, with this year’s attendance estimated at nearly 300,000. Not surprisingly, the little motorcycle event in the Ozarks has evolved into the larg...

Aubrey Wood is a web designer in Northwest Arkansas, and owner of Websites by Aubrey. She is one of the creative thinkers in our area who is part of the growing trend of independent, self-employed or freelance professionals that make up the new work force. According to Wood, “I love art. I love design. And people were already asking me to do their websites,” so she decided to make a career of it.
As her business has grown, Wood has noticed a few differences between traditional employment a...

When it comes to showing love for your community, Dana Sargent Schlagenhaft has it mastered. The Bentonville native is the founder of Hello Local, which is a gift boxing service operating out of Northwest Arkansas. Schlagenhaft says she created the business to help tell local stories and to encourage people to buy locally when considering gift options. Schlagenhaft believes that small businesses enrich our communities and are often the heart of a downtown’s vibe, and wants to draw those me...

Natalie Tibbs is the executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County. She is a registered nurse by trade and a busy mother of four, who leads a staff of 16 employees to care for victims of child abuse. When she was in nursing school, Tibbs knew that she didn’t want a traditional nursing role in a hospital or clinic setting, but she wasn’t sure what path her career would take. Tibbs remembers when she found out that the CAC utilized medical providers in their organizat...

Daniel Hintz is the founder and CEO of the Velocity Group, an experience design firm in Northwest Arkansas. Prior to starting the company in 2014, Hintz served as executive director of Downtown Bentonville, Inc. for nearly seven years. As a consultant who works closely with downtown development, he encourages communities to discover and tell their stories. He says, “It’s about helping communities become stronger in who they are and what they want to become.”
The Milwaukee native definitely...

Coaching Isn’t Just for Sports
You could say that Alison Nail Malone is a people person, and you would be right. For 20 years, Malone has thrived in the business of connecting employers with desirable candidates for employment. She is now the owner and founder of Malone Consultants Group, but looks back fondly on the early days of her career. She explains that she got into the human resources and corporate recruiting field “totally by accident,” when she walked into a staffing agency and was ...

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Freelance web design and maintenance client, Arkansas CAMA Technology, Inc.

Complete web design, blogging and analytics.

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