Daniel Everist

About Daniel Everist

Daniel Everist is a fintech entrepreneur, college dropout, world traveler, and the founder behind multiple technology-driven ventures.

His primary focus and flagship company is Sprouter, where he serves as Founder & CEO. Sprouter is the all-in-one fintech marketing platform redefining how businesses connect, engage, and grow.

With nearly a decade of leadership at the intersection of technology, payments, and digital infrastructure, Daniel has guided Sprouter from a dorm-room idea into a rapidly expanding platform serving the hospitality, CPG, entertainment, and enterprise sectors. Beyond Sprouter, Daniel is also the founder of Sprouter Studios, a full-stack content and production agency supporting businesses with content creation, branding, design, and digital experiences. Together, Sprouter and Sprouter Studios operate as a unified innovation ecosystem, empowering companies to scale faster, operate smarter, and build stronger customer loyalty through both technology and storytelling.

Daniel’s entrepreneurial education began at the University of St. Thomas, where Sprouter was first conceived. As early traction, product demand, and the impact of COVID accelerated company growth, Daniel left college to scale the business full-time. His expertise was built through hands-on experience—working directly with clients across hospitality, CPG, entertainment, and emerging consumer brands, and applying those insights to shape Sprouter’s product and market strategy.

His work and lifestyle have taken him through major business markets including Scottsdale, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Dubai—immersing him in diverse cultures, high-growth industries, and global business networks. Deeply connected to the Scottsdale hospitality and nightlife community, Daniel leverages travel, networking, and on-the-ground industry immersion to continually refine Sprouter’s vision and expansion strategy.

Known for his forward-thinking approach, Daniel specializes in building high-growth platforms, architecting scalable go-to-market systems, and raising capital to accelerate emerging technology ventures.

His cross-industry experience continues to shape Sprouter’s evolution as a next-generation fintech marketing infrastructure powering the way businesses connect and transact.