After succeeding on Wall Street, where he was a wealth manager, financial planner, and consultant for both small businesses and non-profits, Marc decided to pursue an MBA.

While pursuing his MBA, Marc ventured into event promotion for young professionals, which led him to recognize the untapped market of lifestyle options for the upwardly mobile man of color. Combining his appreciation for urban style aesthetics and high end luxury, he founded Mr. Refined™ Magazine, an online lifestyle magazine for the contemporary man.

Mr. Refined™ Magazine is an incarnation of Marc’s style transformation from Sugar Hill to Westchester to Wall Street. Mr. Refined™ is the rebirth of cool and luxury – the modern renaissance of the fashionable man of color. It is Marc's (a Harlem native himself) homage to the Harlem Renaissance Man modernized.

Marc is also passionate about investing in the future of young men of color from the city's underserved neighborhoods. As part of this commitment, he volunteers for iMentor, as well as continuing to consult for non-profits serving this population.

Marc is a true renaissance man - entrepreneur, financial guru, mentor, and style visionary. His belief that entrepreneurship is essential to economic empowerment led him from the streets of Harlem to Wall Street.