EY Announces Carter Malloy of AcreTrader as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Southwest Award Winner

Entrepreneur Of The Year Celebrates Ambitious Entrepreneurs Who are Building a Better World


Fayetteville, Ark., June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Carter Malloy, founder and CEO of AcreTrader was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Southwest Award winner on June 24 in Dallas. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Malloy was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.

”It’s an incredible honor to be selected for this award and to represent our region as a hub of innovation and growth. I’m deeply grateful to our team at AcreTrader and the broader business community for continually inspiring and supporting our company’s mission of bringing transparency to the land market,” said Carter Malloy. 

AcreTrader is a land investment and technology company that empowers its customers to buy and sell land investments smarter through advanced technology, data and expertise. Since its founding in 2018, AcreTrader has broadened access to research, buy, sell, and invest in shares of land for thousands of investors, registered investment advisors, farmers, and landowners across the United States and Australia.

For nearly four decades, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and made a positive impact on their communities. Entrepreneur Of The Year Award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs, with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, insight and wisdom of program alumni and other ecosystem members in over 60 countries — all supported by vast EY resources. Since 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 US executives.

As a Southwest award winner, Malloy is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 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 2024.  

The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has honored the inspirational leadership of entrepreneurs such as: 

 

  • Andreas Bechtolsheim and Jayshree Ullal of Arista Networks
  • Daymond John of FUBU 
  • Hamdi Ulukaya of Chobani, Inc.
  • Holly Thaggard and Amanda Baldwin of Supergoop!
  • Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company
  • James Park of Fitbit
  • Jodi Berg of Vitamix
  • Joe DeSimone of Carbon, Inc.
  • Kendra Scott of Kendra Scott LLC
  • Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn Corporation
  • Sheila Mikhail of AskBio 



About AcreTrader

AcreTrader is a land investment and technology company that empowers its customers to buy and sell land smarter through advanced technology, data, and expertise. Since its founding in 2018, AcreTrader has broadened access to research, buy, sell and invest in shares of land for thousands of investors, farmers and landowners across the US and Australia. AcreTrader Financial, LLC, is a registered broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC offering access to farm and timberland investments to accredited investors through its platform. For more information, including terms of use, privacy policy and risk factors, visit acretrader.com.


Securities offered through AcreTrader Financial, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. 

Alternative investments are considered speculative, involve a high degree of risk, including complete loss of principal and are not suitable for all investors. Learn more about the risks of investing in farmland and the nature of the asset class by looking at our general risk factors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with your financial or tax professional. 
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, N.A.; SAP America; and the Kauffman Foundation. In the Southwest, sponsors also include Platinum sponsors Colliers International, Donnelly Financial Solutions and Haynes and Boone LLP, Gold sponsor Roach Howard Smith & Barton, and Silver sponsors D CEO, Marquee Events and The Slate.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year® 
Entrepreneur Of The Year® is a prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall Award winners go on to compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

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