Steven Bates

Steven Bates has a diverse work experience spanning different industries. Steven currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Richstone Marble and Granite LLC, a family-owned business specializing in countertop craftsmanship and customer service. Prior to this role, they worked at Hobsons as a Sales Manager and later as an Account Executive, focusing on improving college and career readiness initiatives for schools and districts. Steven also had a role as an International Account Executive at Hobsons. Steven has also held sales-related positions at Cvent, where they worked as a Sales Team Lead and Senior Sales Associate. In addition, they had an earlier role as a Sales Associate at Cvent. Furthermore, they served as the President of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. and worked as an Account Executive at Campus Special.

Steven Bates earned a BBA in Management from James Madison University from 2007 to 2011. Steven then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business from 2015 to 2017.