Mark Riffey is the CEO of Rescue Marketing Inc, a Columbia Falls, Montana based firm that specializes in helping small business owners get the most out of their marketing and technology dollar and implementing techniques, strategies and solutions to put your business on autopilot.

After 17 years in the software business, Mark purchased several small, struggling companies. Surviving their turnarounds taught valuable lessons in marketing, customer service, seeking out partners, hiring and systemizing a business.

Mark now uses the experience and lessons learned during those times when helping a business owner "makeover" a struggling business. He is Montana's only Dan Kennedy-certified Independent Business Advisor.

The father of 2 teenage boys, Mark is heavily involved in Scouting, having run summer camps, and served as VP of Marketing for Montana Boy Scouting. He is currently the Scoutmaster of a northwest Montana troop, helps the local high school jazz band raise funds for its activities, and serves on the local Rotary chapter's board of directors.