Testimonials
November 8, 2005
“Mark has been a champion of social entrepreneurship for years and in fact was one of the very first government officials at any level to recognize its importance and make it a priority ... his imprint on the city of Seattle and his other clients over the years has been systemic”
Jerr Boschee,
Founder and Executive Director, The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs
July 4, 2009
“Mark is one of thos folks who took to heart the vision which drove Antioch College in its' heyday and which was sparked by the leadership of Arthur Morgan during the Great Depression. Now going into what may prove to be even worse (we have not yet experienced the coming world wide dust bowl brought on by global warming, but we know it is coming) Mark's commitment to social enterprise and understanding how it can work will hopefully serve us all through better understanding of the critical issues involved in bootstrapping entrepreneurial social changes.”
E. Daniel Ayres, Board of Directors, Growing Hope
June 15, 2010
“As his profile suggests Mark has had a remarkable career to date - managed to achieve a great deal & usually with the bare minimum of resources. That's a testament to his ability to identify ways for people and organizations to work together, despite bureaucratic or personal barriers. (He has been a great sounding board for me personally.)
More recently, he accepted the challenge to grow as an educator by enrolling in a PhD program, where he is already contributing mightily to social entrepreneurship in the academic world.
I've met few who are so plain-spoken (even blunt) yet able to do so diplomatically - his ability to juggle a dizzying array of stakeholders - and without looking as though he's juggling - is a talent that I'm not sure that even Mark realizes he has. To him, it's just getting things done in ways that are both fair AND productive. (Hmm... sounds like a social entrepreneur to me!)
I am honored to know Mark & I look forward to working with him for years to come.”
Norris Krueger, Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Economics
June 28, 2010
“Thanks for all of your work moving social entrepreneurship into the mainstream. After meeting you over six years ago as I was learning the field, I have been impressed with your ability to connect your professional consulting to your teaching. Your ability to lead the social entrepreneurship interest group at USASBE and your continual communications with the leaders in the field providing us with a regular listing of resources and current news is outstanding. Thanks for doing such a great job and keeping us on our toes!”
Debbi Brock,
William and Kay Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, Berea College,