Trace Smith

About Trace Smith

Entrepreneurial operator with M&A background and experience in growth and private equity-backed environments. I love building great teams and getting my hands dirty alongside them to scale businesses globally.Specialties: vertical SaaS, organizational AI transformation (functional adoption + value creation), add-on/roll-up M&A (sourcing, dealmaking, integration), team building, go-to-market planning & measurement, strategic partnerships, social media community building and moderation, financial modeling, product strategy, international expansion, data product development & monetization, marketing asset development & monetization, B2B & B2C eComm, crisis management, public speaking, hybrid/remote workforce leadership & management

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Next Glass

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Our team is on a mission to connect producers, retailers, and consumers in the global beverage industry through software, data, eCommerce tooling, and marketing solutions. We own and operate an integrated suite of globally recognized and used products like Untappd, Untappd for Business, Ollie, Ekos, Oznr, BeerAdvocate, and Hop Culture.We are proud to be backed by PSG.https://nextglass.co/

Education

• Wake Forest University

  BS, Finance, summa cum laude, Honors in Finance, John Belk Stevens Scholarship

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Valuation
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Development
• Team Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Investment Banking
• Powerpoint
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Leadership
• Investments
• Venture Capital
• Leadership
• Management
• Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Financial Modeling
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&a Experience
• Equities
• Private Equity