Meet Mark.
Hi friend!
Hello there! Great to "meet" you. 👋🏼 I have been loving life in the Red River Valley since 2020 + love meeting new folks. While work and life has continued to move me further north from my roots in Wisconsin, I can confidently say Fargo is as far north as I’ll be going. My husband, Nick, and I recently sold our house and packed up our life in Fargo to become full time lakers in Detroit Lakes, MN. While my work still often brings me to Fargo, I love working with creatives across all industries, all over the country. An excuse to travel? FINE. Twist my arm.
What makes me happy:
1. Finding a local spot for a good cup of coffee ☕️
2. Scoring tickets to a Broadway show 🎫
3. Pushing the check mark on the final task in an Asana project🕺🏼
4. Traveling to a new destination with my husband 🌎
5. Coaching and mentoring young people through the arts ☀️
6. A fresh set of office supplies 📓
7. Finally, and most importantly, DOGS 🐶
I am so glad you are here. Truly, thank you for checking things out + seeing what I am up to. I hope we can chat more soon!
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Founder + Lead Flow Finder
Always has a coffee in hand + music playing
Loves travel, reading queer romance, + taking photos of beautiful things
A matching set + chapstick in hand can always be expected
Teaches movement to young people but will refuse when you say “DANCE!”
Some things I have picked up along the way.
Lots of time + money were spent on these things.
Viterbo University December 2017
Master of Arts: Servant Leadership- Nonprofit Leadership
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire May 2013
Bachelor of Arts: Organizational Communication & Sociology
A few roles I have learned things from.
Senior Account Manager at Tellwell Story Co.
Operations Manager at Nicole Midwest
Director of Orientation Programs at the UW-Eau Claire
Freelance Choreographer + Director of Show Choirs
Uncle to 10 brilliant nieces and nephews
Father to 3 old lady animals. So much love, so much hair.
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Director of Naps
Always the first in the office and first to leave
Needs a pet break every hour
Will remind Mark when work has gone on too long
Enjoys long walks on the beach + a dip in the lake
So…. what is The Creative’s Flow?
Well… it all started with a consistent voice in the back of my head saying “You should do this for yourself. Stop playing by someone else’s rules. Make your own”. After years of trying to silence the voice, I finally stopped long enough to listen. What started as blurting out all my ideas to my built in bestie twin brother, Nick, later turned into a flight home with my brain on fire, writing for hours about all the things I wanted to help creative people do. I had heard the same messages from my freelance creative friends for years and it finally clicked: they need help and I can do it!
The Creative’s Flow is a creative support studio, designed to support creative entrepreneurs exactly where they are. I started this business with two main goals in mind: Help creatives do more of what they love and ensure more beauty gets out in the world. (Sounds great, right?!) To have the time, space, and energy to focus on creating, I come in as your right hand partner + flow finder, focusing on all things operations, systems, and process. This can include a wide array of options, such as ongoing collaboration, a systems overhaul, tool implementation, project + process management, communications, invoicing + expense tracking, and whatever else you may need to focus on you own creative avenue.
Long story short, I am here to help. As a creative at heart, I know how hard it is to make your creative passion your career while also remaining happy, healthy, and sane. If you’ll let me, I would love to help lighten your load.
You are brilliant + creative + deserve the time to do what you want to do.
Let me take care of the rest!