which was founded in 2009 with co-founders JohnConstantine and Larry Cantrell. Prior to SOZO, Mark founded Advocate, MDFinancial Group, Inc., a leading Texas-based medical liability insuranceholding company, in July 2003. Since July 2003, Mark has served as itsChairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. He is also a founding partnerin several other companies including the Endowment Development Group, aHouston-based life insurance company specializing in placing large multimilliondollar life insurance policies throughout the U.S. market. Mark founded MurphyAdams Restaurant Group in 2007, which owns and operates Mama Fu’s Asian Houserestaurants throughout the southeast United States, and currently serves asChairman and Co-Founder.After his career with globalpublic companies such as Xerox and Johnson & Johnson (1985-1988), beginningin 1988, Mark then spent the next 12 years at Bostik Adhesives where he servedin senior management, sales and strategic business management roles for theirworldwide markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. In 1997,Mark then served as Global Sales Director for Bostik and General Manager ofBostiks J.V. Company Nitta-Findley based in Osaka, Japan and later purchased aminority interest in Ward Adhesives, Inc. and served as General Manager, andVice President of Sales and Marketing.

In 2008, Mark foundedSmall Business United, LLC, a non-profit organization that supports smallbusinesses. That same year, he co-founded ETMG (Employers Trust ManagementGroup). Additionally, he was the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of theYear Award recipient. He has been part of outstanding success by managing $200million global manufacturing & distribution businesses for Fortune 100Companies. Mark is an experienced entrepreneur with five successful priorbusiness start-ups, all of which remain in business today!