Building A Business And The Power Of Stories

Episode: Building a Business And The Power Of Stories

Guests: Hust Williamson, Mary Scott Jameson and Hodges Markwalter

Welcome to another episode of What’s Your Story where we host in depth conversations with business leaders to explore how they use storytelling to engage their audiences.

Taking on the journey of entrepreneurship is not an easy feat and it’s not for the faint of heart. It takes passion behind your product or service and quite a bit of gusto on how you deliver your messages to investors and potential customers.

And today, we have two entrepreneurs joining us: Mary Scot Jameson and Hodges Markwalter.

Here’s a little about each of them:

00:01:55- MARY SCOTT JAMESON, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF SITANO- An Atlanta native, Mary Scott Jameson, is Sitano’s co-founder and CEO/Creative Director. Mary Scott attended the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Art History and minor in Spanish. She began her career in fashion almost 10 years ago in the Neiman Marcus buying program in Dallas, TX as an assistant buyer. Since then, she has pursued various positions in HR, conference and event planning, and business development in the multi-family real estate and alternative asset management industries. She enjoys sketching, running, playing tennis, hanging with friends and interviewing female founders on her podcast, She Had A Vision. She resides in New York with her husband, Walter. 

·       https://www.shopsitano.com/

·       Instagram: @sitano_official

·       [e-mail]

00:06:27-HODGES MARLKWATER, CRO AND CO-FOUNDER OF VIVA FINANCE- Hodges Markwalter is the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Office of Atlanta-based VIVA Finance, a fintech upstart that provides working Americans access to fair and affordable credit. His responsibilities include overseeing VIVA’s growth initiatives, including digital marketing, partnerships, and revenue operations. Hodges also assists with operations and personnel matters at VIVA. Prior to co-founding VIVA, Hodges worked at Truist Securities as an analyst in their Equity Capital Markets group. Under Hodges and his brother Jack’s leadership, VIVA has originated over $180,000,000 in consumer loans and improved the financial health of 30,000+ customers. Hodges earned a BA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame, graduating with Cum Laude honors.

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