For more than a century, Inspirus has been a leader in rewards, recognition and employee engagement — helping companies transform their culture in meaningful, sustainable ways. Through our technology enabled solutions and services, we empower organizations with the tools and expertise they need to transform the employee experience.My responsibilities include:Conducting comprehensive assessments to identify areas for improvement in corporate engagement and culture.Developing tailored strategies to enhance team dynamics and boost overall productivity.Facilitating discussions focused on improving communication, teamwork, and employee satisfaction.Collaborating with management teams to integrate engagement initiatives into company policies and practices.Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of implemented strategies, making data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement.

Flatwater Foundation provides access to mental health therapy for those in need affected by a cancer diagnosis. This is accomplished by utilizing proprietary software and database management to allow direct access to traditional methods of counseling and therapy, as well non-traditional modalities such as equine therapy. The mental battle with cancer is overwhelming, as one diagnosis causes so many rough waves that extend far and wide. We seek to support the diagnosed, their families, and loves ones to bring families back to the serenity of flat water.Summary:Created marketing campaigns and events that have raised close to $8M since 2012 to fund 100% of the cost of therapy for families touched by a cancer diagnosis.TYLER’S Dam That Cancer event now raises over $1,000,000 in a year, awarded Top Philanthropic Effort (Globally) for 2017 by Stand Up Paddle Magazine.Placed over 2,600 individuals and families into care since 2014, at no cost to the program participants.Grown network of care from two care providers in Austin, TX in 2013 to 140 current licensed therapists covering much of Central Texas.Creator, PM and Lead Architect for coding of HIPAA-compliant software program that enables matching participants with care providers and tracking care, resulting in a dashboard showing real-time impact of the organization while reducing accounts payable process to one day.Produced full-length documentary for national distribution to increase awareness of the importance of mental health care when coping with a medical diagnosis.

While voluntarily building the program and process that is now Flatwater Foundation, Mark worked full time to produce global experiential marketing activations for DELL and the ALIENWARE brand of gaming computers. Highlights of the activations include management of the creation of a mobile marketing vehicle featured on television show 'Inside West Coast Customs' (now on Netflix), as well as production and management duties for DELL presence at CES, Comicon, E3 and other national trade show exhibits.Role included management of Brand Ambassadors, site selections, tour routing, staffing, and creative development.

Giant Noise is a full service Entertainment PR/Marketing firm located in Austin. TX. Mark handled accounts for Austin Monthly Magazine and Rebel Rebel, an Austin-based production company.Mark is also the founder of the International Marketing division, Giant Abroad. Giant Abroad produces superior quality recruiting tools, from interactive DVDs to photography libraries, by utilizing a deep passion for study abroad and the most creative methods for communicating everything that an individual program has to offer. Giant Abroad was created to get more Americans out in the world, to experience other cultures and truly open their minds to new ways of living.

Supervised a team of seven Managers and Assistant Managers with an advertising budget of over $250M pertaining to all local wireless market initiatives, as well as sports sponsorships and special event activity for AT&T nationwide.Selected by GSD&M to temporarily work as an Associate Advertising Director at AT&T Headquarters due to company growth associated with acquisition of Bell South.Proven ability to simultaneously manage over 30 briefs covering over 200 designated market areas, originated by multiple ad agencies.

Drafted marketing plan and produced sales materials for Sweet Briar College Study Abroad program.Sold full project scope, business marketing plans along with the project budget to Sweet Briar College Board of Directors for approval.Lived for over a year in a residential condo in Seville, Spain in order to gather video and photography for production.Produced marketing videos on short notice for program director’s presentations to national universities.Created original interactive DVD to use as a sales tool to recruit national universities, and delivered 3,000 copies of the material to study abroad offices for promotional use.