Mark F. Thimmig - Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

As the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Eco Power Crypto, (www.ecopowercrypto.com) I lead the strategic and operational direction of a pioneering sustainable Oil and Gas, Bitcoin mining, and Data Center company based in Houston, Texas. My role encompasses overseeing all facets of the business, from energy partnerships to deploying cutting-edge Bitcoin mining along with modular Data Centers and ensuring operational excellence.With a strong focus on innovation, scalability, and sustainability, I manage critical functions, including budgeting, forecasting, regulatory compliance, and team leadership, fostering partnerships that align with our vision of integrating off-grid renewable energy solutions into cryptocurrency mining and powering modular data centers.

Conservaco LLC, Ignite Agency, has served as a full-service marketing and PR Agency for over a decade. Serving as Chairman, CEO, and Founder, the agency based in Irvine, CA, and Houston, TX is an AI-powered curator of multiple brands, bringing creative depth and breadth to the world of marketing, digital experiences, communications, and capital acquisition. Working with clients around the globe we offer custom website development and public relations, to help clients build their brand, gain market leadership, and raise capital. We have extensive experience in all forms of crowdfunding to help clients navigate the capital-raising experience.We are experts in launching and re-launching new brands and products. Our public relations skills have made us market leaders in creating and promoting Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns along with non-equity Kickstarter and IndieGoGo campaigns. The Ignite Agency is one of the top crowdfunding marketing firms in the world, having helped our clients raise millions of dollars.We work with inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses around the world, leveraging the power of AI to help put them on the map to raise capital and launch new brands, products, and companies. www.Ignitecfp.com / www.conservaco.com

Irvine, Ca, Us

Esportz Entertainment Corp., moving at the speed of inspiration, is now among the largest dedicated esports news organizations in the world with over 90 professional freelance esports reporters, photographers, and videographers, Reuters global esports partner providing news coverage globally for all things esports.Esportz Entertainment Corp., Esportz Network is an esports media company and Reuters News Partner focusing on esports and gaming news over the past four years. As Chairman, CEO, and Founder, I led the development of a global news team that included innovative podcast shows along with daily key industry reporting.

Mindstream LLC began as a media and entertainment company and over the years evolved to meet new demands in the market of more pressing need. Mindstream is currently exploring new opportunities leveraging Chat GPT 4 and other AI tools.

Served on the Board of Directors for iSIGN Media Solutions Inc. a TSXV Company listed as (ISD.V), a leading interactive mobile advertising solution for advertisers, manufacturers, retailers, and advertising agencies worldwide while becoming the world standard for mobile messaging, both in advertising (Smart Antenna) and in public security (SAM).iSign Media Solutions Inc is a data-focused Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company. It is engaged in gathering point-of-sale data and mobile shopper preferences to generate actionable data and reveal valuable consumer insights.

BlueAtom VR based in Irvine, CA was created to offer VR Consumer Technology focused on building and marketing location-based Virtual Reality Entertainment Experiences to malls, movie theaters, bowling alleys, and arcades looking to generate revenue with a VR experience in their venue. As an Investor and Chief Marketing Officer, I supported the company for three years until the company was sold.

Today Entertainment Network, TenTV is an entertainment network powered by an integrated digital distribution platform designed exclusively to reach viewers in select airports and high-traffic venues with engaging, relevant content while extending mobile connectivity.My team provided the TEN-TV contemporary HD programming acquisition and management covering the latest news, sports, and entertainment that viewers enjoy watching. We reached millions of viewers where they are gathering, traveling, eating, shop, relaxing, and connecting to get on-screen and mobile entertainment.TEN-TV displayed curated content on dedicated screens throughout the environments we served to ensure wherever you go, we're with you. The content offered also spoke directly to the specific interests, spending habits, and shared time of local viewers.

Mark led Office Systems Warehouse a buyer and seller of a wide range of high-quality new and pre-owned office furniture specializing in pre-owned Haworth modular furnishings. The company served large and small business and education clients across the state of Florida.

Privilege Capital Ventures LLC, objective is to maximize the return to our Investors. We do this by identifying and investing in some of North America's most exciting companies each offering the greatest potential for economic growth and return on investment.

Privilege Capital Partners LLC was originally founded to develop the CODA Electric Car distribution, new/used electric vehicle sales, service, parts, and F&I business in South Florida. Having been awarded the CODA Dealer Franchise for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, significant investment and preparations were made which also included ZERO Motorcycles along with Solar Panels for residential and commercial applications. With the March 1, 2013, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filing of CODA, the company shut down all dealer activities and turned to long-term value creation through a range of business and real estate investments. Privilege Capital Partners, LLC, (PCP) focused on market-making ventures with strong management teams and powerful intellectual property in high-growth segments.

Mark Thimmig is a Co-Founder of 3x30 Yoga, LLC, The studio, staffed by internationally certified yoga instructors offered instruction in Ashtanga, Vinyasana Yoga. The 3x30 Yoga Mantra is, “Three 30 minute classes per week will change your life!”

Mark Thimmig served on the Board of Directors at Envictus Workr. This innovative technology company fostered the belief that ALL students are capable of achieving their full potential—they just need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to do so. Envictus launched a new portal called Workr in 2015. Workr’s mission, capture, improve, and share the world’s professional knowledge.

Estate Building Services, LLC., was founded in 2006 on a philosophy determined to provide professionally trained and expertly supervised personnel in the building services industry. The top quality and first-class service we delivered became the hallmark of our award-winning company. Estate Building Services, LLC. provided building services and solutions, built around the unique needs of each client. Clients included IKEA, along with many other corporate and school facility clients throughout the state of Florida.

Mark served as President working in close association with the Phaeton Automotive Group to provide automotive industry business development services on a global basis. Mark identified new business opportunities for investment in the US, Canada, and the Middle East. Developing relationships, initiating LOI’s, and Due Diligence to advance prospective deals through acquisition.

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Ca

Mr. Thimmig served as President of the Phaeton Automotive Group one of the largest privately held automotive groups in Canada - www.phaetonauto.com. The Phaeton Automotive Group with sales of more than $400 million operates new vehicle dealerships in Toronto and London, Ontario, representing, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge. Each of these dealerships consistently ranked in the highest levels of customer satisfaction, new/used sales, service, parts, and F&I performance, winning multiple awards.As President Mark focused on addressing the challenges of developing relatively new Hyundai dealerships along with Toyota’s significant setbacks from recalls and the Japanese Tsunami that seriously damaged Toyota’s ability to manufacture and distribute new vehicles. Mark had full P&L responsibility, working with every facet of dealership and group operations. He provided leadership to six General Managers and over 350 employees. Mark also participated in the design and construction of a new Richmond Hill Toyota dealership, over 70,000 square feet and situated on 4.5 acres of land.

Mark Thimmig founded Mavericks in Education Florida, LLC in October of 2007. This innovative 21st Century Education Company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is dedicated to the design, development, and operation of Charter Public Schools serving high school-age students that need an alternative approach to earning their state-recognized high school diploma. While the company launched the Mavericks High School model in Florida, the educational model was designed to work as a charter school, school-in-a-school, or as a contract school throughout the US, and internationally.9 Mavericks Charter High Schools were opened serving thousands of high school students in Florida who require an HS diploma along with college prep and job-seeking skills.Nationally recognized model for high school transformation and innovation. Serving thousands of new students each year with many new HS graduates. Sold Ownership in 2011.

Mr. Thimmig was appointed CEO, President of the Varsity Group Inc. a NASDAQ-listed company. As CEO President and a member of the Board of Directors, Mark was responsible for all aspects of Varsity Group’s book and school uniform businesses, headquartered in Washington, D.C.Mark reengineered the company’s distribution systems, IT infrastructure, and all aspects of the sales and marketing process. He recruited new talent for each key department to improve operations and position the company for significant growth and additional expansion through mergers and acquisitions. In 2008 the company merged with Follett Corporation and the Uniform Division was sold to SchoolOne.

While at White Hat Ventures, Mark led substantial growth and innovation to become one of the nation’s largest education management services organizations with over 2,000 employees, 22,000+ students, and 51 schools.Driving a strategic agenda that has made this company one of the fastest-growing, most profitable companies in America. Responsible for all day-to-day operations with four distinct education delivery models, hiring superior talent and promoting a top 100 workplace culture, launching valued educational products/services, addressing media and legal challenges, generating revenue, controlling costs, and managing P&L to agreed-upon benchmarks and targets.• 10 schools to 51, revenues $9M to $167M, profitability 10X, internally funded, 350 to 2,000 employees• 3,500 to over 22,000 students. Established National leadership position in High School dropout education with Life Skills Centers 50+% market share along with thousands of HS graduates.• Expanded company offerings from 2 to 9 brands, including a fully accredited multi-state K-12 distance learning program with over 5,000 students enrolled in Ohio alone.• Expanded company offerings from 2 to 9 brands, each providing extensive growth opportunities.

With a passion for improving student learning, Mark championed a vision to revolutionize the way in which students, parents, teachers, and administrators interact and share information by developing and applying new web-based technologies. Learning Pays.com became an integrated application service provider that delivered the first end-to-end solution accessible through one secure webtop to K-12 education institutions.• Forged industry-leading vision and management team, raising more than $5 million in seed capital.• Established investment community contacts and developed $30 million capital markets offering.• Initiated strategic partnerships and alliances with IBM, AT&T, HP, and many others.• Created powerful branding and communications that differentiated the company and value proposition.• Developed patented applications, successfully completed a multi-million-dollar sale of the company.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Mark Thimmig was an early member of the Auto Nation Team which grew the company from $250 Million to $20 Billion in 3 years. As a key member of the leadership team, recruited and mentored directly by Wayne Huizenga and Steve Berrard, Mark contributed on numerous fronts providing industry knowledge and relationships that supported the rapid new vehicle merger and acquisition strategy which has led to the company's meteoric growth and sustained profitability. Mr. Thimmig was involved directly in every new vehicle dealership acquisition approval for 400 automotive franchises – all vehicle manufacturers selling in the US Market) over the first three years along with market restructurings and facilities development projects.• Key management team member that grew a $250 million company to the largest automotive retailer in the world, a profitable, Fortune 100 - $20 billion company in three years.• Leading strategist for national retail expansion and new distribution agreements with all global auto manufacturers. • Team player in 400 dealership franchise mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and business integrations totaling more than $15 billion. Capital expenditures committee member overseeing a $225 mil budget.• Primary contact with senior auto and association executives, crisply articulating and evangelizing the company's value proposition, building industry partnerships, and managing all acquisition approvals.• Participated in the development and execution of brand and market strategies leading to the launch of AutoNationDirect.com, with first-year E-commerce revenues exceeding $1 billion.• Developed comprehensive market planning and statistics group leading to superior market intelligence and acquisition targeting.

Gb

Mark Thimmig provided senior management consulting services on a worldwide basis including vehicle, product, and service distributorship, retailing formats, new retail technologies, field staff organization, structure, and voice-of-the-customer.• Extensive international travels working with senior clients throughout the world on a wide range of business strategy and growth initiatives.• Designed sales and marketing systems and processes for a new Korean auto manufacturer planning global rollout.• Developed distribution network profiles for automotive manufacturer, evaluating expansion in China. • Designed new Saudi Arabian distribution and retail network for global auto manufacturer.• Participated in redesign of the firm’s MBA Recruiting Program, attracting premiere consulting talent.

Mark served as General Director of Trinity Motors with operations in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kiev Ukraine. Mark successfully revitalized the FSU - General Motors distribution and retail business while also adding Hummer (Covered by CNN in Moscow), and Opel products to the company’s portfolio and participating in several strategic US/ Russian Conferences. While in Moscow, Mark was interviewed by Leslie Stahl for a 60 Minutes special on Russia. Mark led the development of Russian language software to support the company’s fixed operations. Numerous challenges were met daily while operating in one of the most demanding political and business environments in the world.

Mr. Thimmig worked internationally in Kuwait following the Iraq war and the first US liberation of Kuwait in 1991. Mark served Yusuf A. Alghanim & Son’s, General Motors’ largest overseas distributor of North American vehicles as a General Manager. The organization overcame extraordinary obstacles to rebuild the company and achieve record growth in a war-ravaged country.

Mr. Thimmig became a GM Dealer in 1989 with his investment in Robinson Lesline Buick, renamed Plaza Buick in Wichita, Kansas. As General Manager, Mark led a significant turnaround in sales, CSI, employee culture, and profitability for the dealership while also leading the design and construction of an all-new 5-acre dealership facility.The facility was completed in record time within budget and was considered a GM “Benchmark” facility. Mark led the Zone in numerous categories of performance.To further the profitability of the dealership and provide a wider range of entry-level vehicles, Mark won a New Subaru Dealer appointment which was added to the existing Buick dealership, making a further contribution to the company’s product offerings, profitability, and value.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

As a Motors Holding Branch Manager, Mr. Thimmig managed GM’s venture capital operations in the Midwestern USA; acquiring numerous automotive dealerships, installing qualified dealer operators, advising operators to achieve targeted buyout plans, and working on capital acquisitions as well as facilities design, project development, and construction.Mr. Thimmig served on over 50 GM dealership boards and conducted hundreds of board meetings and dealership reviews.While working in several areas of the plant, Mark won numerous awards from GM for production innovations. He then went on to join the GM Sales and Service organization receiving ten management promotions over his 13-year career.Throughout his GM career, Mark worked with hundreds of automotive dealers helping to evaluate their operations, provide recommendations for continuous improvement and oversee dealer development.

Finance For Senior Executives, Finance

Executive Development Program, Executive Management

Bachelors, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude