Mark Richards

Mark Richards is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for developing unique products and services that solve interesting problems for the majority. Mark is particularly interested in discovering the most clear and direct path from an idea into a tangible product, business or service. Mark W Richards started over a dozen companies, his first one in 1990. All of his companies have a wide range of functions. Mark Richards' diverse and practical experiences have provided a great foundation for him to help execute ideas.

Mark Richards founded his first company in August of 1990; it was a manufacturing company that developed and produced waste liners for the transportation industry, including boats, ships, dumpsters and trucks.

After that, Richards founded over a dozen companies in industries ranging from high performance boat design and production of short run corrugated boxes and advanced intermodal packaging.

Mark Richards founded PolyClean USA, is co-founder at Seed Charleston and won the Earnst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.