Ktn: Sharon Lynne Wyeth

Mark Juarez - Published writer, designer, teacher, certified masseur and avid cyclist, Mark established The Happy Company in 1992, with his personal savings of $22,000. Within three years, the company was earning $20 million and garnering the number five slot on the "Top Ten Companies" list for Northern California. It rose to the number two position on the "Top Ten Fastest Growing Companies" list in the Bay Area in 1996. Happy Massager, his flagship product, was the world's best-selling massage tool. Through The Happy Company, Juarez has invented and managed the development cycle of more than one hundred products, trademarks, and copyrights. The inspiration behind his products was to introduce what he calls "the caring touch" to the world and that touch extended him into the non-profit sector.