Improving Lives through Technology with Josh Duntz of Metova

Summary

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Josh Duntz, President of Metova, a full-service technology mobile software and user experience agency that builds products, services and custom experiences for early-stage companies and global brands. Metova recently relocated to Bentonville, where its new headquarters is located in the Ledger building. Josh is also the Co-founder of Stasis, a digital health company that researches, designs and delivers therapies for autonomic nervous system reconditioning. Throughout the episode, James and Josh discuss Metova’s mission, how Metova differs from other custom software firms and what prompted Metova’s move to Northwest Arkansas.

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Show Notes

(0:52) Introduction to Josh

(2:32) About Stasis

(4:32) About Metova

(9:37) Emerging Technologies

(12:29) Metova’s Relocation to Bentonville

(19:09) Metova’s Workplace Culture

(21:13) The Evolution of Metova

(23:41) Why Companies Should Be Present in Bentonville

(26:25) Learning from Different Career Paths

(32:25) #BecauseBentonville Story

(37:50) Breaking into the Tech World

(41:34) Closing Thoughts

‍Links

James Bell

Bentonville Economic Development 

Josh Duntz

Metova

Stasis

Quotes

“We do everything digital transformation. Basically, if a startup or company has an idea, we can build that idea and put it into production and life, and then maintain that for however long they see fit.” - Josh Duntz, (4:33)

“I think the atmosphere and the people have been amazing since my time here. It’s cool to see such a diverse group of people that have relocated here from all over the country. I think that’s what you need to build really cool, interesting companies, diverse thoughts and people from different places.” - Josh Duntz, (23:41)

“I think a lot of people, when they’re on their deathbed, regret a lot of the things that they didn’t do, and I don’t want to be that person. So I’ve always followed my dreams and gone down the path of doing things that I wanted to do, even if they were risky or had a large likelihood of failing.” - Josh Duntz, (36:35)