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Chris Mettler is Founder and President of Sovereign, a marketing technology company, where he leads strategy and business development. Previously, Chris founded a credit-card-comparing service called CompareCards and also co-founded SnapCap, a company that links small businesses with nontraditional lenders. Chris is also a minority owner of the Miami Marlins professional baseball club and serves on the board of directors of ServisFirst Bank (Nasdaq: SFBS). He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds an MBA in Business Strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina. Jon Yarian is a writer, speaker, serial entrepreneur and performance coach. He is Senior Vice President of Operations and Strategy at Sovereign and is the co-founder of Outline, an award-winning brand studio. Previously, Jon founded a strategic communications consultancy, served as a press secretary on Capitol Hill, and led national accounts for a Washington, D.C., public relations firm. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.