Mark is the founder & CEO of Fikes.  Mark’s initial start in business began as a traveling “pound the pavement” relationship-building salesperson throughout various parts of North America.  He later returned home to Washington and became a bootstrap entrepreneur in 2003 with humble beginnings initially working out of a tiny 10 x 10 storage unit. Only 7 years later with his company growth rate, he was featured in The New York Times!

Fikes has grown significantly since then now with over 3,500 active clients being served out of various distribution centers on the west coast thanks to his unrelenting vision, efforts, and the amazing team he’s built. He is also highly involved in supporting entrepreneurial endeavors and greater company success including his board service as a past president in EO Seattle.

Mark’s #1 Pillar is people, so he is also very active in supporting various charitable causes of all types to positively impact the community at large and people in need. Mark is often described as one of the most genuine, giving, and gritty people they know by anyone who knows him. He truly loves people and hearing from people so if you ever want to drop him a line personally his e-mail at Fikes was the very first at [email protected] so pretty hard to forget. 

He is a graduate of Montana State where he was an all-conference Division 1 Defensive Football standout.  He is married to his amazing wife Susie living happily with their two beautiful sons, Brayden & Ryder. When he’s not working he enjoys spending time with his beloved family, attending all major sporting events whenever he can as well as enjoying outdoor activities such as fly fishing, mountain climbing, & scuba diving.