George Mullinix is a graduate of Washington College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History. He then earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore. While going to school at night, George joined M&M/Mars, where he worked for 10 years. He then spent several years working for Pillsbury Foods, followed by over a decade with Brach’s Confections. Determined to live and raise his family in the Chattanooga area, George purchased CMC Publications, now CMC Media & Marketing Group – a company that publishes premier publications in print and online and also offers digital marketing services through a strategic marketing agency (Digital Smart Marketing) dedicated to creating best-in-class advertising, content creation, leading-edge SEO/AEO, website development, and other important tactics that increase sales and profits for its clients.