Mark was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He received his BS degree in Finance from Boston College.
After getting an MBA from Tulane University, Mark worked at IBM for 13 years before forming Communiqué (1994) that became the South’s fastest growing ISP. After Communiqué, Mark merged multiple businesses and became the Chamber’s Rising Tide Small Business of the Year. In 2002, As President of the Louisiana Technology Council (LTC) he helped Louisiana rise from 49th to 32nd out of 50 states in technology employment and was selected by the Governor as Technology Leader of the year for Louisiana in 2005.
Mark is a professional speaker, a leadership coach and moderates CEO Round tables for the State of Louisiana (10+ years). Mark personally published the book, “GIVE A DAMN! – The Ticket to Cultural Change.” As a bestselling author, his book discusses how a GIVE A DAMN attitude can culturally make a huge positive difference in all lives. He is now working with his wife Elizabeth to publish series of young children’s books to encourage them and people of all ages to “make a splash” or do their part to make the world a better place. Their first book, Camilla Learns to Shine is the first in their series of books titled, "Camilla Makes a Splash."
Currently Mark is the CEO and co-founder of Evolve Media, a patented start up AI video development company that allows users to create a single video from multiple videos automatically, and it’s all done in minutes. As a Board member of EO of Louisiana Mark was awarded the “Marshall Klein Louisiana Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2019.
His goal is to create a Give A Damn revolution that consists of ONE MILLION+ members.