Mark L. Olson
Chief Marketing Officer - Vice President of Marketing
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Grew USA Commercial Mortgage Co. from $275 million to $962 million in assets under management in less than two years, making it one of the largest U.S. private commercial real estate lenders.
Led USA Commercial Mortgage Co. to a successful reorganization and sale after my restructuring team uncovered massive fraud by the company's two principals. In this effort, I served as the primary spokesperson and point of contact for 7,000 investors, 115 borrowers, and state and federal authorities.
Launched the IBM Personal Computer Company and built a $1.5 billion order backlog for its flagship Thinkpad laptop computer line in less than six months.
Led a two-year international public relations campaign for one of Japan's largest computer conglomerates to win a high profile intellectual property dispute in the enterprise software industry.
Built VegasHotSpots.com to be the leading purveyor of packaged Las Vegas VIP nightlife entertainment; and, engineered acquisition of its largest competitor.
Took Red Brick Systems, Inc. from a 10-employee startup to the third-most successful initial public offering of 1996 behind Yahoo!'s IPO, a liquidity event equal to double our best projections.
Won some of the most prestigious awards in marketing, public relations, and advertising.
Accomplished cover stories in Fortune Magazine, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and USA Today.