Malena has worked in radio, television, corporate marketing and then co-owned an ad agency before starting her branding consulting firm, Athena Institute in 2006. That was also the same year she became a published author with her debut novel The Stork Reality. Since then, Malena has continued her writing and branding career while raising three children with husband, editor Rod Lott.

In 2011, the couple started Buzz Books, an indie multimedia division of Athena, to publish fiction, creative non-fiction and business books. Lott is pictured above with Mari Farthing, Buzz Books’ senior editor.

Lott has won numerous advertising and writing awards and was named 40 under 40 with OKC Biz. She has branded nearly 150 companies and products. She has traveled around the country speaking on writing and advertising topics and loves to meet fellow business entrepreneurs and writers.