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Mark Thurman - Mark has worked with executives, individuals, teams, and companies to achieve sustained, accountable success for more than twenty-five years. A Certified Public Accountant, he holds a BA in Economics from Fresno State University, a Masters in Organizational Psychology and a Professional Coaching Certificate from JFK University. During his ten years of CEO experience and five years of CFO experience, he was responsible for strategic, operational, budgetary, and P&L responsibilities for multi-million dollar operations was accountable to the governing boards of these companies. In his CEO/CFO roles, Mark had the opportunity and responsibility of being the executive spokesman for his companies in corporate, industry, governmental and community endeavors. He has worked on legislation and has helped lobby for industry initiatives, interacting with government regulators and joint power authorities during his tenure with the horse racing industry. Mark served as a partner in the public accounting firm of Thurman and Thurman, CPAs. As an outgrowth of accounting work performed by this firm for the racing industry, Mark developed software and a statewide database which calculated and stored the distribution of takeout from pari-mutuel wagering for the California Horse Racing Industry. While CEO of the California Horse Racing Information Management System, Inc, he served as the executive lead on the international deployment of a wide area telecommunications network linking the interstate horseracing industry. Mark developed and trained two major technical and development teams. His work for the California racing industry led to his association with a multi-national corporation that owned a number of North American racetracks. As CEO of a subsidiary company, he oversaw the technological development that was necessary to consolidate and centralize the operations of these very diverse enterprises. Mark has worked with major corporations and government agencies including Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Del Mar, Bay Meadows, Golden Gate Fields, Keeneland Racecourse, Gulfstream Park, Churchill Downs, Breeders’ Cup, Magna Entertainment Corp, the California Authority of Racing Fairs, the California Horse Racing Board, Scientific Games Racing, Nasrin and Matson. Focusing on individuals and how they produce their best results, Mark has demonstrated that each individual’s pathway to success is different. He has developed a reliable methodology which enables individuals to recognize exactly how they accomplish their goals, and further, the methodology enables clients to recreate this successful pattern when working on current projects. His 25+ years of business experience provides keen insights that help him assess, coach, mentor and motivate organizations to produce strategic, sustainable success. |
