Mark was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from The Ohio State University. He currently resides on a small family farm of 10 acres in Waynesville, Ohio. He and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 27 years, and have 9 children, 3 of which are siblings adopted from Ethiopia. Together, the family raises miniature donkeys, chickens, horses, and bees. For the past 12 years, Mark has been a participant in the Strategic Coach program, designed for entrepreneurs. He is also a Board Member of a Child’s Hope International, a ministry focused on orphans and children around the world.