Marshall Hays (born June 5, 1973) is an American entrepreneur. Raised in a suburb of Houston, Texas, Hays was a 1995 graduate of Trinity University, where he earned Bachelor of Science degrees in both accounting and marketing. He then attended Southern Methodist University and earned his MBA in 1998. While at SMU, Hays was the teaching assistant for the Electronic Commerce Class in 1996 while also founding his first business that same year, Hays Internet Marketing, Inc.
Hays Internet Marketing is an interactive agency that provided internet marketing consulting and development for clients such as AT&T, Fujitsu, and Nextel. The company also owns and operates several popular web properties, the most famous ones include VirtualKiss.com, WhoDoYouLove.com, DatingFun.com, and VirtualStapler.com.[1] Success of the dating advice related websites led to many radio interviews, 2 CNN appearances and Hays then becoming the co-host of a weekend radio show on 105.3FM in Dallas, Texas, in 2001.[2][3]
In 2004, Hays Internet Marketing stopped taking on new clients so that Marshall could serve as the Vice President of American Television Distribution, which produces and distributes television shows both in the United States and internationally. Hays also serves as the producer on the television shows STAG: A Test of Love, and Billionaires Car Club.