Our guest for the July 1st edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: Mark Jameson, Chief Support & Development Officer, Propelled Brands

Mark Jameson, Chief Support & Development Officer, Propelled Brands

An experienced franchise and retail executive, Mark leads the FASTSIGNS® Franchise Development team in all aspects, from “lead to lights on”, which includes franchise sales, real estate and development services. He also oversees training and operations support and supply chain for the entire franchise system.

Before joining FASTSIGNS, Mark served as the VP of Franchise Development for franchise-owned brands at CCA Global Partners, including ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings. His extensive franchise background includes experience in franchise relations and operations, training and company store operations, marketing and merchandising, sales and development, real estate, franchise law, technology and intellectual property.

Mark is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of franchising in both consumer industries (home services, food and retail) and in business-to-business (flooring, signs and graphics). He joined FASTSIGNS International in 2009, and today he leads Franchise Support and global Franchise Development.  Since joining the company, the brand has added more than 200 locations domestically and signed international agreements to enter twelve new countries.

PropelledBrands.com

Phone: (214) 346-5600

Our guest for the June 24th edition of PlayMakers Talk Show: John D. Steinmetz, CEO & President, Vista Bank

John D. Steinmetz, CEO & President, Vista Bank

John D. Steinmetz serves as the President and CEO of Vista Bank and Vice-Chairman of the holding company, Vista Bancshares. At the time of his appointment to Bank CEO, the 110 year old company was a West Texas bank located in Ralls, headquartered in Lubbock, and focused primarily on agricultural lending. John helped turn a $58 million West Texas row crop bank into an $1.4 billion bank expanding the footprint into the Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin markets.

Established in 1912, Vista Bank operates 15 locations across Texas. Under John’s leadership, assets have grown by 530% in the last decade, breaking Vista into the Top 100 Texas Banks by asset size last year.

John took over as CEO in 2014, becoming the first in the company who was not a member of its founding family. Last year, Vista Bank left its previous headquarters in the Lubbock area and moved to Dallas, too. With about 160 employees and a customer base of more than 17,400, Vista Bank grew by 450 percent between 2010 to 2020.

VistaBank.com

Phone: (214) 416-8300