Arkansas 2025 BABE Men of the Year

What's a BABE? A BABE is a successful woman or man who impacts the space they are in with authenticity, grace, and style. Their beauty is shown inside and outside through leadership and community service. When he or she enters a room, they stand out in any situation, even when they try to hide behind the scenes. For the second issue, BABE the Blog, I'm proud to announce the 2025 Arkansas BABE Men of the Year.

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Brandon D. Campbell
February 28, 2025

Launching BABE: Celebration of Everyday Excellence

The response to BABE has been incredible! The excitement around the BABE Women of the Year list reminds me of the buzz back in high school when I’d announce the BABE finalists. The BABE Facebook group is thriving, and the engagement has been off the charts!

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A huge shoutout to these BABE Women of the Year who have been consistently sharing their achievements and spreading positive energy about BABE on social media: Sheridan Richards, Vianca Jordan, Ashley Campbell, Ashley King, Ashley Gerhardson, Ebony Mitchell, and Julie Joyce. Your support fuels this movement!

I’ve also been getting questions about what makes someone a BABE of the Year—great question! The criteria are high achievement, character, community involvement, leadership, presentation, and personality. To me, a BABE is the ultimate representation of their community—like how LeBron James is the face of the NBA or Patrick Mahomes represents the NFL. These selections were made solely by me after extensive research, though I did get some strong seals of approval along the way for the men!

One of my biggest goals for BABE is to help normalize men celebrating other men publicly. That’s why I’m proud to introduce Arkansas’s 2025 BABE Men of the Year—because excellence deserves to be recognized, no matter the gender.

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Aaron Pierce, Windstream’s VP of marketing

Abel Albarran, Albarran & Joyce’s partner

Anthony Brooks, Platinum Drywall’s president

Antonio Jordan, Lit & Fit’s owner

Chris Thompson, Sober Sidekick by Empathy HealthTech’s CEO

David Bazzel, Fourth Quarter Productions’ owner

Corrie Wilson, The W Agency’s founder

Cory S. Anderson, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s chief innovation officer

Derek Lee, Rise Physical Therapy’s founder

Derrell Hartwick, North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s CEO

Frank Scott Jr., City of Little Rock’s mayor

Luke Ballard, Partners Bank’s VP, Commercial Lending

Marcos Sierra, Sierra Group’s president

Mason Doyne, Doyne Construction’s president

Matthew Vannatta, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield’s VP of government programs & enterprise analytics

 Max Shaw, Infinity Worlds’ Senior VP

 Michael Bynum, Arkansas’s assistant attorney general

Mike Preston, Stephen's Inc.’s managing director of investment banking

Morgan Wiles, WinChoice USA’s CEO

Scott Hamilton, Central Arkansas Urban League’s CEO

 SeJames Humphrey, Sunset Productions’ owner

 Todd Ross, Preferred Medical’s CEO

Tracy Steele, Arkansas’s state representative

My Perfect Little Imperfections

In the first issue of BABE the Blog I misspelled Ashley Gerhardson and Alison Williams’ last name online and graphics.