The Magnolia Story(63)

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Chip was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was raised in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business with a degree in marketing. Chip is an entrepreneur by nature, and started and sold many small businesses before Magnolia. Having grown up spending time on his granddad’s ranch in North Texas, Chip became a true cowboy at heart. He was made for hard labor and always preferred digging ditches to academic pursuits.

Joanna, also known by friends and fans as “Jo” or “JoJo,” was born in Kansas and raised in the Lone Star State. She graduated from Baylor University with a degree in communications and was inspired to join the world of design while interning in New York City. Joanna decided to open a home decor shop, Magnolia Market, in 2003; bringing her NYC-inspired ideas and eye for design back to Waco, Texas. She soon discovered this passion complemented Chip’s construction experience, and together they began remodeling and flipping homes.

Mark Dagostino is a multiple New York Times bestselling co-author whose career has been built through the sharing of uplifting and inspirational life stories. Before becoming an author, he served ten years on staff in New York and LA as a well-respected correspondent, columnist, and senior writer for People magazine, sharing powerful interviews with many diverse personalities. Today, he lives a somewhat quieter life in New Hampshire—in a home that he really wishes Chip and Jo would come fix up!