During his more than 30-year career, Mark has been recognized for his contribution to the development and execution of real estate marketing strategies designed to attract high-net-worth consumers who enjoy exclusive access to a global portfolio of luxury residences through private residence clubs and condo hotels. His experience includes marketing strategy for two master-planned communities in Scottsdale, Arizona - Troon North and Pinnacle Views, and the re-launch of The Peaks Resort & Spa in Telluride, Colorado as a condo-hotel. Mark was a multi-million dollar Luxury Homes Specialist in Boca Raton, Florida with Nestler-Poletto Realty and a licensed mortgage broker with Leading Edge Mortgage.
For nearly 10 years, Mark served as the Chief Marketing Officer and member of the Board of Director of Planet Water Foundation, a global non-profit organization focused on providing safe, clean drinking water and hand wash education to rural communities located in 17 countries across the Asia-Pacific and Latin America. There, Mark worked with Global 500 companies to fund programs and provide donor employee project engagement (CSR) to expand Planet Water's donor base and awareness to ultimately reach more than 1 million beneficiaries, worldwide by 2019.
Mark has served as a strategist or executive for a variety of top luxury brands including;Audi of North America, Infiniti of America, Abercrombie & Kent, the Solstice Collection, St. Andrews Grand (Scotland), Troon Golf, The Napa Valley Reserve and The Peaks Resort & Spa.
Mark was as a recurring speaker for The Marketing Institute from 1997-1999, and has been featured or quoted in numerous publications including: The Wall Street Journal, The Robb Report, The London Observer, Golfing magazine and Entrepreneur magazine, among others. Mark is a University of Kansas alumnus of the William Allen White School of Journalism.