BIography
Mark Lado is a consultant, advisor, author, entrepreneur, world business leader, husband, father of 2 boys, former CrossFit gym owner, former PADI scuba divemaster, US Navy veteran, and developer of Factory Showcase Culture companies. His hobbies include; competitive Olympic Weightlifting and CrossFit, traveling, reading, writing, and exploring new cultures.
He was born in Utica, New York, and currently lives in Baldwinsville, New York. Mark earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from SUNY Polytechnic and an MBA from University of North Florida.
He loves visiting new places to experience different cultures, foods, drinks, and languages. He is very interested in understanding and improving business operations, mainly in the manufacturing sector. Mark has lived and worked in Australia, China, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, UK, Germany, several US states, and has visited over 30 countries, with plans to visit more.
He admires people with similar interests, such as Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs, Marcus Lemonis from The Profit, Andrew Zimmern from Bizzare Foods, Bear Grylls from Man vs. Wild, and Joe Teti and the other experts from Dual Survivor. He is sure there are many others too, as they all have a similar trait, and one he shares—they all seem to experience great satisfaction from getting into a new situation, learning about it, adapting to it, and overcoming or accomplishing a challenge.
Mark enjoys several TV shows, including How It’s Made, Extreme Engineering, Top Gear, Through the Wormhole, Wonders of the Universe, Physics of the Impossible, and Star Talk. For him, these shows provide a forum to think, be creative, explore the unknown, and fantasize about it.
He was born in Utica, New York, and currently lives in Baldwinsville, New York. Mark earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from SUNY Polytechnic and an MBA from University of North Florida.
He loves visiting new places to experience different cultures, foods, drinks, and languages. He is very interested in understanding and improving business operations, mainly in the manufacturing sector. Mark has lived and worked in Australia, China, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, UK, Germany, several US states, and has visited over 30 countries, with plans to visit more.
He admires people with similar interests, such as Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs, Marcus Lemonis from The Profit, Andrew Zimmern from Bizzare Foods, Bear Grylls from Man vs. Wild, and Joe Teti and the other experts from Dual Survivor. He is sure there are many others too, as they all have a similar trait, and one he shares—they all seem to experience great satisfaction from getting into a new situation, learning about it, adapting to it, and overcoming or accomplishing a challenge.
Mark enjoys several TV shows, including How It’s Made, Extreme Engineering, Top Gear, Through the Wormhole, Wonders of the Universe, Physics of the Impossible, and Star Talk. For him, these shows provide a forum to think, be creative, explore the unknown, and fantasize about it.