Joel McKay Smith

CEO

Sandy, Utah, United States35 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 40+ years of entrepreneurial experience.
  • Advocate for impactful business and social solutions.
  • Expert in building strategic partnerships.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned entrepreneur with expertise in AgTech, Cleantech, and community-driven initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic InitiativesCommunity EngagementSustainable DevelopmentCommunity Empowerment

Other Skills

Integrated MarketingSenior AdministrationAgtechCleantechWater techEntrepreneurshipStart-upsMobile DevicesManagementMarketing StrategySalesBusiness StrategyLead GenerationSocial Media MarketingOnline Marketing

About

I am an active entrepreneur, super connector, and advocate for impactful business, economic, and social solutions. Over the past 40+ years, I’ve successfully launched, managed, and advised multiple companies, products, and projects across broadcasting, communications, hospitality, people, and tech verticals. My career is rooted in innovation and building connections that matter—whether it’s establishing tele-services and remote work opportunities that have employed thousands or developing scalable solutions for rural and urban communities. As a principal at Green Street Growth Advisors, I work feverishly on initiatives like Regenazome, which focuses on regenerative solutions to transforming nonproductive land and water into productive and sustainable ecosystems that empower local economies These projects and purpose portfolio align with my passion for bridging innovation and opportunity to empower long-term growth and resilience in rural spaces. I also serve as a strategic advisor at AspireAbility.io, where we connect learning and employment. AspireAbility defines COMPETENCIES, MEASURES attainment, UPSKILLS talent, and ANALYZES outcomes to create pathways for individuals and organizations to excel. Additionally, I’m proud to be an advisor to auticon.us, a social enterprise and IT consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum. With operations in Salt Lake City, Utah, and across multiple countries, auticon combines tech expertise with a mission to foster inclusivity in the workplace. Previously, I served as President and now as an advisor to Neoito Inc., a mobile and web development company that builds lightning-fast applications for startups and enterprises worldwide. With offices in Kerala, India; Salt Lake City, Utah; London, UK; and Oslo, Norway, Neoito continues to push the boundaries of innovative digital solutions. Beyond my professional roles, I actively serve on boards and advisory panels, driven by the belief that you must "Give to Get." I thrive on mentoring and connecting people with opportunities that create meaningful impact. When I’m not collaborating with communities and organizations, I’m writing, mentoring, and exploring ideas that connect the dots between business, family, fun, and purpose. Discover more insights, lessons, and reflections on my Substack: joelmeister.substack.com Let’s connect to explore how we can create something extraordinary together.

Experience

35 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs
Average Tenure
6 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Green street growth advisors

Principal

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • Leading strategic initiatives in event planning, community engagement, and technology integration at Green Street Growth Advisors.
  • Spearheaded the restructuring of rural and urban development projects, resulting in increased efficiency and profitability.
  • Developing channel and granular partnerships in agtech, cleantech, and water tech sectors to drive innovation and sustainable growth.
Integrated MarketingSenior AdministrationStrategic InitiativesCommunity Engagement

Neoito

Advisor, Former President

Jul 2020Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

  • I previously served as the President of Neoito Inc. based in Salt Lake City Utah and now serve as a Strategic Advisor.
  • Neoito is a multinational ISO 9001:2015 certified web application development company based in Kerala India, with a significant presence in the USA and Norway.
  • Neoito's expertise lies in lightning-fast web and mobile app development with specialized technologies such as Angular, Nativescript, Node.js, MongoDB, and Firebase.
  • My role is to continue to expand Neoito's reach in Startup, Rural and Business communities in the USA via my personal and professional network and via business development and community outreach.
  • Sound interesting? let's chat!
  • joel@neoito.com
  • 801-999-8342
  • http://calendly.com/joelmckaysmith

Auticon us

Strategic Advisor

Sep 2019Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

  • Strategic advisor for the creation and promotion of the Utah market for this amazing Neurodiversity based managed services company. auticon is an international information technology consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as Information technology consultants. auticon identifies as a social enterprise

Aspire ability

Chief Community Officer

Apr 2019Present · 7 yrs · Payson, Utah, United States

  • At http://aspireability.io In everything we/I do we perform 360°s of individual employees. Change your talent management reality with a job 360°. Which position in your organization keeps you up at night? We help you understand exactly what’s not working right with that role. Through interviews, focus groups, and surveys, we provide you a perception-versus-reality gap analysis. This foundational step puts you on the path to a more objective, data-driven talent acquisition, development, and retention strategy.

Advisor tlc

Former Strategic Advisor - VP Sales

Mar 2016Dec 2016 · 9 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

  • For most successful Financial Advisors, “Fortune is in the follow-up”. Advisor TLC provides products and services to make your customer feel appreciated, valued and motivated to not only return for repeat business, but also to recommend you to their friends and family.
  • Advisor TLC Financial Advisor Marketing provides a Cloud Based Software Suite to help you quickly and easily gain referrals by prompting your customers with surveys and using social media to promote your bushiness.
  • Advisor TLC makes keeping in touch as simple and hands off as possible. http://AdvisorTLC.com

Futureindesign

Former Strategic Advisor - Founding Board Member

Jan 2016Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

  • After a fantastic 2 year run, I will be focusing more on the 25Kjobs.com tour and our pursuit of multiple opportunity hubs in Utah and other states. Please support this awesome 501C3
  • www.FutureInDesign.org -
  • FutureInDesign (FIND) reduces and prevents cycles of poverty through experiential training in technology and design for marginalized youth. Together with a community of supporters and local businesses, we provide these youth with real world experience, portfolio building and
  • assist them in finding jobs and internships. Together we are providing technology resources and training to marginalized young adults and increasing the ability for the tech world to build their capacity in ways they didn't foresee, from places they least expected.

Accelerant business solutions provider

CEO, Partner, PI - BSP, Community Capital, Innovation Engines

Dec 2014Present · 11 yrs 4 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

  • Accelerant Business Solutions Provider (‘Accelerant’) was established in 2014 for the purpose of strengthening mainstream America through job creation and education offered at local Opportunity Hubs across rural America.
  • The Opportunity Hub also functions as a shared coworking space for local startups and small companies, and we host of various trainings including classes on entrepreneurship and coding bootcamps. For corporate clients and partners, Accelerant offers sales management and fulfillment, technical support, product distribution, interactive marketing, and business consultation.
  • Sound interesting? let's chat!
  • joel@accelerantbsp.com
  • 801-999-8342
  • http://calendly.com/joelmckaysmith

Insidecaller.com

Former President and CEO (Chief Engagement Officer)

Aug 2014Mar 2015 · 7 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

  • Inside Caller was a Boutique Relationship and Services Provider, Owned and Managed by Industry Veterans, Specializing in Revenue Orientated Campaign Development and Fulfillment.
  • I focus primarily on generating and maintaining mutual interest and trust between Inside Caller and Clients as I identify/maintain mutual objectives and revenue targets.
  • Initially targeting the needs of Utah's Startup and Early Stage companies, and branching out from there.
  • The Spirit of Inside Caller continues to live on as AccelerantBSP

Spindle, menetwork and yowza!!

Director of Business and Market Development

Jan 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · 8700 E Vista Bonita Dr, Suite 260 | Scottsdale AZ 85255

  • Spindle is a leading provider of white-label mobile and integrated payment solutions for banks, financial institutions, telecommunication innovators and merchants that are looking to offer secure, flexible, and cost-effective mobile commerce services to their customers.
  • Spindle delivers its products both as a standalone solution or in concert with existing payment, acquiring, and acceptance offerings to create a robust, multi-functional mobile commerce ecosystem.
  • MeNetwork - Brilliantly simple mobile commerce + marketing.
  • Merchant discovery, mobile payment, and loyalty... all in one place.
  • Yowza!! - puts savings in your pocket by bringing you exclusive mobile coupons and deals from thousands of merchants nationwide! All you need is a smartphone!
  • Spindle and Parallel Solutions joined forces in 2013 combining products, relationships and expertise.

Parallel solutions

Director of Sales Engineering and Solution Integration

Sep 2010Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · 750 Kearns Blvd Suite 150 Park City, UT 84068 PO BOX 681283 Park City, UT 84068

  • Parallel Solutions is an innovative payment processing solutions provider created for businesses that sell goods and services directly to consumers via the Internet, Direct Response (Satellite Radio, Traditional Radio, DRTV, and Print), Multichannel Retail, Membership-based Businesses, Continuity Based Programs, and general eCommerce.
  • Our core focus is to provide transaction processing and consultative merchant services for both card-present and card-not-present customers.
  • My primary role is to fully vette and qualify NTVA (Non Traditional Vertical Acquisition) clients, products and channels .

Opiop "our product is our process"

Consulting, Marketing and Product Representation

Oct 2008Dec 2017 · 9 yrs 2 mos · Sandy, Utah

  • Founded in 2008, OPiOP (Our Product is Our Process) is a process/cause consulting, referral/relationship management, product development/representation firm which is the primary engagement engine/legal entity utilized by Joel McKay Smith for collaboration and connecting companies and individuals.

Plusone company

Co-creator of Pop and founding CIO and system architect now senior advisor and popCX evangelist

Jan 2008Present · 18 yrs 3 mos · Utah

  • I joined PlusOne Company initially as a process consultant to establish initial systems and relationships and ended up serving as their CIO for almost 4 years. After years of leading Marketing, Sales, and Technology teams I came to PlusOne with a vision to build and support the best sales management system (The PlusOne Platform) in the DR industry and mutliple sales and financial verticals.
  • I have been described by others as the type of CIO that can equally understand business strategy and technology strategy brought immense charisma and capability (others words) to the PlusOne team.
  • I enjoy an ongoing professional relationship with PlusOne and continue to work on ongoing synergies.

Lab11

Director of Business and Strategic Development

Jul 2006Oct 2008 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Salt Lake City, Utah

  • LAB11 specializes in Open Source implementations of our core framework, project management, coding and support capabilities.

Usdtv

Director of Channel Marketing

Aug 2004Jul 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos · Arkansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Texas

  • Coordinated the Launch and Interactive Sales and Marketing efforts of the Salt Lake, Las Vegas, Albuquerque and Dallas/Fort Worth markets. Part of the community wireless team that attained proof of concept for a voice, internet and entertainment triple play product/service for Walmart in Bentonville AK.

Citadel broadcasting co

Director of Interactive, Promotions and Marketing

Sep 2000Sep 2004 · 4 yrs

  • Started with Citadel Internet Network in a virtual office position working with team based out of Providence R.I. with over 150 site and eventually managed the interactive for 8 radio station sites in SLC as well as the Promotions and Marketing of 3 stations.

Green street social club at trolley square

Manager/Bartender

Jan 1992Jan 1996 · 4 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • The Spirit of Green Street:
  • The Best Happy Hour Ever, Then and Now, Green Street Social Club was not just a place. It was the best in Utah. Bob and Tom created something legendary.
  • Rob Slingerland and I built on that foundation, turning it into a hub of energy, connection, and the best happy hour ever. People came for the drinks, the camaraderie, and the unpredictable magic that happened when risk-takers and creatives collided. I was not just in the mix. I was part of the heartbeat. Singing, stirring the pot, and making sure every night had its own rhythm. When I took the mic at the Salt Lake Acting Company,
  • Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash was my anthem. It was more than a song. It was a declaration. A perfect metaphor for the energy we poured into every night, every deal, and every connection. But Green Street was always more than the party. It was where relationships formed, ideas took shape, and futures were built. That same spirit now drives **Green Street Growth Advisors**. Rob and I are bringing it to life with the same DNA but a sharper focus. We are still driven by relationships and built on the fire that made Green Street legendary. What was once the best happy hour ever is now a powerhouse for growth. The difference is that now we scale companies instead of cocktails. The fire will never burn out.
  • David, thank you for finding this footage. It is wonderful to remember a time long gone but still here.

Park city entertainment center, inc.

General Manager

Jan 1988Jan 2000 · 12 yrs

  • In the Summer of 1987 a group of friends and I decided that Park City needed live music during arts festival and we opened the "the bar with no name"
  • Due to numerous conflicts with neighbors and lack of capital, this venture only lasted a couple months but led to my involvement with the "Park City Entertainment Center" AKA "Z-Place"
  • The next 13 years of my life I had a phenomenal experience with Bob Savin (of Savin Copier fame) and his Son in law and Daughter running the numerous ventures in the historic memorial building on main street Park City.
  • I hosted numerous host parties for the Sundance Film Festival and enjoyed many national acts including Mat "guitar" Murphy, The Blasters and Romantics and Kenny Loggins to name a few.
  • Managing a full service family fun center including bowling alleys and arcade, deli, the Jammin Salmon tavern and being landlord for the Quilted Bear craft mall and the legendary "O"Shucks were also part of this lengthy span in my resume.
  • My Finale with the memorial building was the opening of Harry O's and Buena Vita prior to my leaving the excitement of the nightlife to settle down and become a father.

Education

University of Utah

Attended — Business/Marketing

Jan 1984Jan 1987

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