Mark Csordos by Barbara Hall

Mark Csordos started his first business (C&S Mystery Shoppers, Inc.) around the kitchen table and sold it four years later. Along the way he was featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Entrepreneur, and over fifty other publications. His first book on entrepreneurship, Business Lessons for Entrepreneurs, was published by Thomson Learning. He has spoken around the country on topics such as entrepreneurship, goal setting, time management, and sales. 

What is the one lesson you learned as an entrepreneur?

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Describe your background.

I graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 with a BS in Telecommunications, a minor in Leadership, and a specialization in News. I’ve held several short-term positions (internships and volunteer work) for everything from a large-scale corporation to a small start-up. In February of 2013 I packed up, moved to New York City and accepted my first full time role as a Digital Sales Assistant at Rodale, Inc.

What made you decide to enter into advertising/marketing?

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I had the privilege to do an interview with Nick Konawalik, he is the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing at the University of North Carolina at Charlottes Athletic Department. This interview took place on August the 15, 2013 in his office. The following is the transcript from this interview.

It is hard to start off a business and do it the right way, well here at UNC Charlotte (49ers) you are doing that in some ways seeing as you are starting a new football program here. So I would like to ask some questions about the start of the new football program…

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