Marc Sparks: In the News
Chuck Bloom: Lynn Sipiora for Texan of the Year
sourced from: The Dallas Morning News Posted by Marc A. Sparks in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX on Dec 04, 2008 03:06 PM CST on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 She has never thrown the winning touchdown pass to capture the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl or Super Bowl, nor has she won a Grammy or political office. All she has done is … change the world, at least for some people in need in Collin County. As executive director of the Samaritan Inn, the county’s only homeless shelter, Lynne Sipiora marshals the task of providing food, shelter, counseling and the possibility of a better future to folks many would rather forget. And on April 9, she fulfilled the goal of opening Gateway...
Read MoreMarc Sparks Charities
Marc is very active economically, physically and emotionally, in several charities: The Samaritan Inn (www.thesamaritaninn.org) is a non-profit organization, which is the only homeless shelter in Collin County, Texas. Established in 1984, The Samaritan Inn has provided millions of meals and has helped thousands of homeless people regain their independence with comprehensive programs and the help of caring individuals and corporations. Sparks sits on the Finance Advisory Board and has been integral in bolstering both financial aid and long-term volunteers for The Inn, allowing the facility to assist an even larger demographic of homeless in North Texas. Sparks believes...
Read MoreMarc Sparks History – Chapter 4
Marc Sparks latest endeavor of Splash Media, LP is the culmination of a five-year friendship and business relationship between Sparks and Chris Kraft. While Splash Media is a full-fledged video and film production company with three state-of-the-art “Live” studios in Addison, TX, Sparks’ entrepreneurial vision and Kraft’s technology expertise have led to Splash focusing on a B-to-B-to-C concept – providing video content, focused on consumer product training. Sparks and Kraft have launched TSTN (The Success Training Network) distributed via traditional television and Splash’s proprietary streaming platform, SplashStream. Sparks’ business passion is...
Read MoreMarc Sparks article: Made in the USA – spoiled brats by Craig R. Smith
Sometimes you read an article that puts everything into perspective. I recently found this article by Craig R. Smith and found it to be truly profound and accurate. Marc Sparks By Craig R. Smith © 2008 The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right? The same magazine that employs Michael (Qurans in the toilets at Gitmo) Isikoff. Here I promised myself this week I would be nice and I start off in this way. Oh what a mean man I am. The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is...
Read MoreMarc Sparks History – Chapter 3
In 2000, Marc Sparks ran a tombstone ad in the Dallas Morning News, looking for a business model that “needed” an entrepreneur with his talent, experience, vision and tenacity. Out of the hundreds of opportunities that flooded his office, God shone the light for Marc on one in particular – a unique software start-up operation. While Sparks didn’t know how to even turn a computer on, much less know about software code, he forged ahead anyway as he clearly saw a perfect match. Previously, Sparks was forced to leave a company he had devoted nearly 100% of his time to – and while his former ‘advisors’ and colleagues pointed fingers at him and the SEC investigated, he...
Read MoreMarc Sparks History – Chapter 2
In 1989 Marc Sparks started yet another highly successful endeavor in the construction surety bonding industry which ultimately morphed into the property and casualty insurance industry. Sparks acquired his local recording agent’s insurance license, a surplus lines license and a managing general agent’s license. Over the next ten years, Sparks focused on the goal of fully integrating the insurance industry. This vision meant not only selling an insurance policy to a consumer but included servicing the policy, fully managing the claim, financing the premiums, and even taking a portion of the risk. To finally fulfill the vision, in 1996, Sparks and a minority partner...
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