Dealmakers Conversations
Presented By: Smart Business Dealmakers
- A Dealmakers Award Conversation with Brandon Metcalf, CEO & Founder, Place
- A Dealmakers Award Conversation with Ash Cintas, President & CEO, City Shoppe
Moderator:
Chief Content Officer
Smart Business
Dustin is an award-winning business journalist, bestselling author, and the chief content officer of Smart Business. Over the past 30 years, he has interviewed thousands of business and civic leaders, and helped more than 50 CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into books. A trained investigative politics reporter and former digital media entrepreneur, Dustin joined Smart Business in 1997 after serving as an editor at several daily newspapers.
Panelists:
CEO & Founder
Place
Brandon Metcalf is the CEO and Founder at Place, an agile finance platform for the entire company. He recognized the need for a dynamic financial engagement solution as a founder at Talent Rover (acquired by Bullhorn). He started Place to help businesses of all sizes leverage accurate, real-time financial insights to make better decisions.
President & CEO
City Shoppe
Ash Cintas is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for empowering small business owners with the tools they need to succeed in a digital-first world. She is the Founder and CEO of City Shoppe, a SaaS-enabled, values-based marketplace that enables people to shop locally, from wherever they are. Highlighting BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and woman-owned business owners from major cities across America, Ash is focused on servicing conscious consumers and helping small business owners thrive in the digital era of commerce.