tedxnashville Archives - Marcus Whitney

unlocking your story is my next adventure.

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State of TN Human Resources

State of TN Keynote Speaker Marcus Whitney

An excerpt from this week's Two Worlds: My friend,

We have arrived at a fork in the road.

It's time for the tone to change.

Corner To Corner Spring 2019

When I moved to Nashville on Labor Day in the year 2000, with no degree, a pregnant wife and a one year old, I was able to get a job waiting tables within an hour.

Yesterday was TEDxNashville. TED and TEDx events are always a great time to expand our thinking, but for the last two years, they have taken on a different meaning for me. They represent a breakthrough, when I conquered the fear of sharing my idea about hustling to over 1000 people. It’s impossible to disconnect that…

Marcus Whitney is a technology entrepreneur who cut his teeth in Nashville, Tennessee. He learned his craft as an early employee at Emma and has gone on to be a co-founder of Barcamp Nashville, Jumpstart Foundry, Moontoast, and SouthernAlpha. Marcus went from being a college dropout waiter knowing no one in Nashville to a cornerstone…