The Jason Cavness Experience

Automating the Future of Marketing — M.H. Lines, CEO of Stack Moxie


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M.H. Lines is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stack Moxie, a company transforming marketing operations through automation and AI. In this conversation, she and Jason Cavness unpack what it means to build a high-integrity startup in an AI-driven world — exploring leadership, fundraising, diversity in tech, and the delicate balance between speed and ethics in innovation.

From Microsoft to entrepreneurship, M.H.'s journey offers a blueprint for founders navigating complex systems, data privacy, and the human side of technology.

Episode Highlights

• The "last mile of AI" — solving reliability challenges in marketing automation • How DevOps principles shape Stack Moxie's AI foundation • Fundraising, leadership, and diversity in tech startups • Product management and the ego problem in decision-making • Privacy, cold outreach, and cybersecurity in modern marketing • The gender pay gap and bias in venture capital • Seattle vs. San Francisco — comparing startup cultures • Why mentorship, empathy, and sales still drive innovation

Guest Bio (Condensed)

M.H. Lines is the visionary CEO and Co-Founder of Stack Moxie, a platform automating marketing and sales operations with the precision of DevOps and the intelligence of AI. Her background includes building Microsoft's Marketing Operations Center of Excellence and developing systems that redefined operational reliability.

With an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Finance from Florida State University, M.H. combines strategic insight with deep technical fluency — leading the charge to make AI automation both trustworthy and human-centered.

Guest Links

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhlines/ Company Website – https://www.stackmoxie.com/ X (Twitter) – https://twitter.com/mhhanley

Guest Quote / Advice

"My dad always says — nothing happens until someone sells. You can have the best tech in the world, but if your systems stop your sales team from selling, you don't have a business."

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