About Mark Mark graduated from Hampton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. He was a credit analyst for 2 top commercial banks and Kidder Peabody, a Wall Street investment banking firm. Being an entrepreneur at heart, Mark founded Players Choice International (PCI), a sports and entertainment management company. Within 5 years PCI had established a client list that included Ray Allen (NBA), Vin Baker (NBA) and Ricky Bottalico (MLB). Mark was also the Executive Director of Ray Allen’s charity organization, the Ray of Hope Foundation. PCI negotiated NBA contracts, shoe endorsement deals, and the first athlete endorsement contract with Microsoft. Mark also brokered the sponsorship of NASCAR’s Rensi Motor Sports and driver Bill Lester, the only African American driver at that time. In 2001 he founded Zoë Consulting an enterprise that specializes in strategic planning, real estate investing, financial services, and business management. Under Mark’s innovative leadership, Zoe Consulting developed the marketing strategy for a $125 million real estate development project and area conference center in Philadelphia.