Mark grew up in Detroit Michigan then moved with his parents to a farm in grade school.  Growing up in both a rural area and city gave exposure to both worlds, his grand parents were farmers.  Participating in public speaking in Future Farmers of America and several other sports in school.  Mark became comfortable talking to anyone from an early age.  After High School Mark attended Michigan State University studying Agriculture and Marketing.  Most of Mark’s career has been in Sales and Marketing to the farm and ranch industry for a variety of companies.