Mark Reino

Mark is the CEO and Agency Principal of Merit Mile, a full-service, award-winning communications agency focused on helping global clients accelerate business growth. Mark steers the leadership of Merit Mile across strategy, human resources, client services, and engagement results. Mark is also the CEO of Intelliva Software; a software-as-a-service start-up focused on project and people management, and professional services automation.

Mark launched his career nearly 20 years ago working for two Fortune 500 advertising industry leaders after receiving his B.S.B.A. from Nichols College; studying abroad at Regent’s University, London England; and earning his MBA from the University of Miami. Mark is a hands-on leader and operator that takes pride in the assembling the right people and teams for the job. Mark has been featured in a number of industry publications, interviewed on various radio and TV outlets, and is frequently invited as a guest speaker at events on various marketing topics including branding, technology marketing, sports marketing, and corporate communications.

Outside the office, Mark currently serves as a Trustee to the Board of Directors for the Boca Raton Historical Society; is a founding board member of the South Florida Interactive Marketing Association; and a member of the Nichols College Athletic Hall of Fame (lacrosse). In 2022, Mark was ordained as a Knight within the Sovereign Order of St. John (OSJ), one of the oldest Orders of Chivalry still in existence with the high purpose of aiding the sick and the poor while funding the most critical of needs of local charities.

When he’s not fulfilling his professional and volunteer roles, Mark enjoys spending time with his two children, traveling, and embracing a variety of athletic pursuits including periodically wiping the dust off his clubs for a round or two of golf.