Jody Josten – Member Marketplace Inc.

About Jody Josten

National Partnership Manager
jody@membermarketplaceinc.com

Jody has worked in sales and business development throughout her career, more recently managing membership services strategy for an economic development organization, developing revenue growth strategies and leading a board tasked with community wide business support strategies.

As the National Partnership Manager, she uses her experience to help guide strategic initiatives for our partners across the U.S.

How Economic Development Can Support Black Businesses

August 30, 2022 By Jody Josten

August is #NationalBlackBusinessMonth. Founded by Black entrepreneur Frederick E. Jordan Sr and historian John William Templeton, National Black Business month brings awareness to the strengths and struggles of Black founders in the United States. Black-owned businesses with employees represent an estimated 2% of all employer businesses. Black, minority and historically underrepresented … [Read more...] about How Economic Development Can Support Black Businesses

What it means to be mission based

March 22, 2022 By Jody Josten

For the last two years, we’ve put together an annual report which summarizes what we’ve accomplished for the year with the help of our public and nonprofit partners, our thoughts and plans on where we are headed, and overall trends which impact the small businesses we support. This has been a time for us to reflect and reset at the beginning of the year, looking at goals and asking ourselves … [Read more...] about What it means to be mission based

Economic Opportunity for Small Businesses In The Digital Age

January 26, 2022 By Jody Josten

In a 2020 survey from Mainstreet America, only 53% of small retailers used e-commerce strategies during holiday shopping. Surprising, considering that the growth of online commerce has drastically changed the retail industry in the last few years. Online commerce remains an untapped resource for many small businesses, and represents a key area of focus for economic developers centered on … [Read more...] about Economic Opportunity for Small Businesses In The Digital Age

Welcome to the Member Marketplace Inc Blog!

January 17, 2022 By Jody Josten

Welcome! If you are new to our community or just stopping by to learn more about what we do, we are happy to have you! Visit our “how it works” page to learn how we work with local community and economic development organizations to help small businesses thrive. If you aren’t familiar with our origin story, we are born of small business owners ourselves. Our founders, Cherie and Rob Edilson … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Member Marketplace Inc Blog!