We had the good fortune of connecting with Mark Rogers and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Mark, what do you attribute your success to?
The community is the number one factor behind the success of both of my brands.

Please tell us more about your career. How did you get to where you are today professionally. Was it easy? If not, how did you overcome the challenges? What are the lessons you’ve learned along the way. What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?
Co-founder and head coach of the Leander Wolfpack, a minor league developmental football team, and founder and head coach of Austin Simply Fit, the premiere personal training studio in Austin. I got to where I am today by building communities that care. It wasn’t easy, now that I think about it. I have learned the importance of structure and procedures within business. Heck, I learned how “to business”. Coaching and caring about people have always been the easy parts. My story is definitely an underdog story.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Stileswitch BBQ is definitely my favorite BBQ place in Austin. Being the live music capital, there are numerous options to catch great entertainment.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Jen Andrew-Partner, Krista Bergeron, Donivan Hodge, Shaun Duffenbach

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