# Mark Hodges

> Mark Hodges is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wholesale Payments. He began supplying payment equipment from a Lubbock garage in 2007 and worked with Greg Bernstein to expand into merchant payment processing. A former account executive, he leads company strategy and policies. His public LinkedIn profile lists Aledo, Texas, and Texas Tech University.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Wholesale Payments
- **Organizations:** Wholesale Payments, Lubbock Credit Wholesale Equipment Co.
- **Education:** Texas Tech University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Wholesale Payments with Greg Bernstein in 2007., Led Wholesale Payments as CEO during its recognition on the 2022 and 2025 Inc. 5000 lists.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Started supplying payment equipment from a garage in Lubbock as Lubbock Credit Wholesale Equipment Co.; worked with Greg Bernstein to create the processing business Wholesale Payments.
- **2022** — Wholesale Payments ranked No. 800 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2023** — Wholesale Payments ranked No. 51 on the Inc. Regionals Southwest list.
- **2025** — Wholesale Payments ranked No. 686 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2025-11** — Wholesale Payments announced its eight-figure acquisition of textLIVING.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Wholesale Payments with Greg Bernstein in 2007.
- Led Wholesale Payments as CEO during its recognition on the 2022 and 2025 Inc. 5000 lists.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Wholesale Payments announced the acquisition of textLIVING in an eight-figure transaction, outlining plans for SMS, marketing automation and loyalty tools.
- **2025-11** — Wholesale Payments shared a birthday tribute video featuring colleagues’ messages to Hodges.

## Links

- Website: https://wholesalepayments.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hodges-4a9b565

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Last updated: 2026-10-27