# Mark Lovas

> Mark Lovas is the co-founder and founding CEO of Trumaker, a menswear business established in 2012 with Michael Zhang. His career includes sales leadership at Cutco/Vector Marketing, work at Bonobos and later digital ventures associated with Best Version Media and Myopolis. His public LinkedIn profile lists Seattle.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur and business executive
- **Organizations:** Trumaker, Bonobos, Cutco/Vector Marketing, Best Version Media, Myopolis, Good Weather Wine
- **Education:** MBA, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
- **Known for:** Led a Cutco/Vector division that ranked first nationally four consecutive years, according to his podcast biography., Co-founded Trumaker and served as its founding CEO., Led Trumaker during its February 2014 Series A funding announcement.

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Joined Cutco/Vector Marketing as a sales representative.
- **1993** — Ran a branch in Tacoma, Washington.
- **2007-2009** — Studied for an MBA at USC Marshall.
- **2011-2012** — Worked at Bonobos before founding Trumaker.
- **2012** — Co-founded Trumaker with Michael Zhang and became founding CEO.
- **2014** — Trumaker announced a $6.5 million Series A led by Javelin Venture Partners.
- **2020** — Described the sale of Trumaker after five years and subsequent work with Best Version Media, Myopolis and Good Weather Wine in a November podcast interview.

## Achievements

- Led a Cutco/Vector division that ranked first nationally four consecutive years, according to his podcast biography.
- Co-founded Trumaker and served as its founding CEO.
- Led Trumaker during its February 2014 Series A funding announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Changing Lives republished his career interview as episode 337, Flashback Friday, on May 20. This is a republication, not a new role announcement.

## Links

- Website: http://www.marklovas.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklovas

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