Rodney Merriwether is the owner of Snack Man Vending, a full-service vending company in the Memphis area. He originally started in the vending business in 2003 on a part-time basis. At that point, he started Vending for All with 1 vending machine that he owned. He aggressively and strategically built his business part-time while working full-time in the warehouse/logistics industry. This consistent activity and steady growth allowed Rodney to make the decision to become a Full-time Vending business owner when his employer shut their doors late in 2011. Early in 2013, he changed the business structure and name to Snack Man Vending. Prior to the vending business, Rodney was focused on his career in the logistics industry. He graduated from Memphis State University with a BBA concentrate in Marketing/Logistics. He has held several supervisory positions with growing responsibilities at some large companies (Ingram Micro & Ozburn Hessey). Rodney is your basic hometown guy with dreams of doing more, having more and helping anyone that he can to do the same. He grew up in a small town (Grand Junction, TN) and developed ‘ole fashioned’ values that he uses to drive his business, today. He believes in community and strives for his business and social life to connect with the community to promote academic and economic growth.