Celebrating the bold leaders who disrupt
markets, revolutionize industries and transform lives
DALLAS, June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US)
today announced that John D.
Steinmetz, President and CEO of Vista Bank was named an
Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Southwest Award winner.
Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards
program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies.
Mr. Steinmetz was selected by an independent judging panel
made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs and other business
leaders. Candidates were evaluated based on their ability to create
long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to their
purpose and the demonstration of growth and substantial impact,
among other key indicators.
"When Abe Minkasa said, Vista Bank 'is on a mission to
finance the 'American Dream' for all who dare to chase it,' he
could not have said it any better," noted Vista Bank President and
CEO John Steinmetz. "Our program is
truly disrupting a traditionally deep-rooted industry by creating a
quality pond through an ecosystem that teaches people to fish,
helping those willing to put in the work find a path to 'yes.'
While it's an incredible honor to win this award, that has never
been why our team set out on this journey. We do this to ensure
that regardless of where someone is from, if they are willing to
anticipate and sacrifice consistently, they too can accomplish the
'American Dream.' That is why I am genuinely thankful to have been
given this platform to raise awareness and get banks nationwide
involved in changing how our country invests in and elevates our
low to moderate income communities through the power of small
business.
I am incredibly grateful for my supportive family, our
super-talented and loyal team, and the entrepreneurs who allow us
to call Vista their Bank. I also want to congratulate my fellow
winners, whose remarkable achievements inspire us all."
As a Southwest award winner, Mr. Steinmetz is now eligible
for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 National
Awards. The National Award winners, including the Entrepreneur Of
The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced in
November at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the
nation's most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading
companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award
winner will then move on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of
The Year® Award in June 2025.
Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes many different types of
business leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial
spirit. The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped
their business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow
their company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an
existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and
multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a
legacy business model to fortify it for the future.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the
leadership of entrepreneurs such as:
- Barbara Smith of Commercial Metals
Company
- Hamdi Ulukaya of Chobani,
Inc.
- Holly Thaggard and Amanda Baldwin of
Supergoop!
- Das and Nipa Nobel of MTX Group
- James Park of Fitbit
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- Jodi Berg of Vitamix
- Kendra Scott of Kendra Scott LLC
- Michael Happe of Winnebago
Industries
- Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of
LinkedIn
Corporation
- Tom Brennan of Sol-Ark
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Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members
of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs. They
receive exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and
wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in more than
60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other
entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning
Women™ (Winning Women) program and the EY
Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) to help connect women
founders and Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively,
with the resources, network and access needed to unlock their full
potential.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young
LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting
sponsors PNC Bank, Cresa, Marsh USA, SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation. In the Southwest program, sponsors also include
Platinum sponsors DFIN and Haynes and Boone LLP, Gold sponsors
BGSF, Marsh and Roach Howard Smith & Barton and Silver sponsors
Big Picture Inc., Pierpont Communications and The Slate.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® has
celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious visionaries who are leading
successful, dynamic businesses in the US, and it has since expanded
to nearly 80 countries and territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of
independent judges select the regional award winners every June.
Those winners compete for national recognition at
the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where
National finalists and award winners are announced. The overall
National winner represents the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The
Year® competition. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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PR Contact: Cathy Landtroop
Company: Vista Bank
Tel: 806.729.1979
Email: media@vistabank.com
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