Mark grew up on a family farm running sheep, beef and cash crops in the Nelson area before attending Telford Rural Polytechnic in 2008, graduating with a Diploma in financial and Farm Management.
Following Telford Mark worked between a high country station and finishing block running sheep, beef and deer near fairlie before sustaining a working injury seeing him return to the family farm.
In 2016 Mark went to study a Bachelor of Land and Property Management (Rural Valuation/Farm Management specialisation) at Lincoln University graduating in 2020. During his last 4 months of university Mark worked for a Farm consultant firm based in Christchurch which carried on for a further 8 months before opening Agriviews Ltd in 2021.
Outside of work, Mark enjoys getting out into the country side hunting and fishing, spending time with friends, training and competing sheep dogs.