The beginning of the road

Arrived in Adelaide and began a great childhood with loving parents. Followed Dad's footsteps into the Scouting movement & took up the sports of trampolining & gymnastics. Did pretty good at school. Had the odd fall off a motorbike.

Elite Sportsman

Off to Canberra and the Australian Institute of Sport on a Gymnastics Scholarship.

The beginning of MudMaps

It was now time for Mark to create his first startup. An inbound tour company that went on to win 3 state Tourism Awards & open an office in Silicon Valley.

With repeat clients like Bill Gates it wasn't long before the MudMaps network touched virtually every part of the globe.

The Beginning of Mentoring

Retiring from a successful career at Microsoft it was time for Mark to move back to his own endeavours. He started helping startups and began financial trading. He was involved in the growth of the EpiCorp business accelerator and the creation of the Capital Angels investment group.

His tourism expertise kicked in again as he commercialised and launched the global Decipher online knowledge base for the Sustainable Tourism CRC.

Noosa

Moving from Canberra to the warmth of Queensland Mark found himself in the Noosa region working with startups from SE Queensland and beyond.

Continuing to travel and work with global businesses he was a frequent visitor to USA, Canada, New Zealand, Asia, Africa & Europe. His volunteering work increases with NGOs in underdeveloped countries

Continuing his enjoyment of aviation Mark assisted several Australian teams at World Hot Air Balloon Championships and learnt to fly light sport aircraft

Digital Nomad

Leaving Noosa Mark and his partner, Linda, started travelling full time. First call was 8 startup weekends and a lap of Australia.

Leveraging his global network and connections further Mark introduces a range of services to assist raise capital and help investors find ideal investments.