Joy Bateman, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, is gaining recognition nationally for her talent as an artist and a publisher. She has successfully produced two books; The Art of Dining in Memphis and The Art of Dining in New Orleans, and is now working on her third, The Art of Dining in Nashville.

Joy has also built a reputation as one of the region’s leaders in media sales. For the past twelve years she has served as senior account executive for Memphis Magazine. Prior to that, Joy spent 17 years as senior account executive with The Memphis Business Journal. Ken Neill, publisher of Memphis Magazine, describes Joy as “A legend in her own time,” and despite current economic conditions, she has continued to produce unparalleled sales in both publishing and media.