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Mark is a licensed pharmacist with expertise in health technologies and healthcare operations, focused on healthcare innovation and improving patient care. Mark’s career has spanned roles in front-line pharmacy, pharmacy ownership, consulting, non-profit management, telehealth and developing health tech software.

Over the years, Mark has gained extensive experience working across and leading teams in both non-profit and corporate healthcare environments in a variety of different roles, from operations to project management to product ownership. He has experience managing multi-stakeholder projects in healthcare on a global scale and brings that expertise to provide a global perspective.

How is working with founders through APEX different from more traditional advisory or mentorship roles?

Working with APEX differs from traditional advisory or mentorship roles because of the support you have from the Alacrity team and other APEX advisors. It’s so valuable to have a whole team of experts in different areas that can jump in to support you and your founders; this provides so much additional value to the companies supported by APEX because they are not just getting 1 advisor, but the whole team and their collective expertise.

Given where global markets are at right now, what makes this opportunity especially important for founders?

Given the current situation with the global markets, this opportunity is especially important for founders because it helps you mitigate risks to your business while also capitalizing on emerging opportunities. With the growing volatility and change happening in the global economy, new doors are opening while others are closing. It’s important to have the confidence to explore these emerging opportunities and APEX provides you with the support and expertise to confidently do so.

"With the growing volatility and change happening in the global economy, new doors are opening while others are closing. It’s important to have the confidence to explore these emerging opportunities..."

Mark Zhou, Scale-Up Advisor

What’s one question every scaling founder should be asking themselves?

Think about where you want to be in 6 months. Do you have the right team around you to achieve that?

Inside APEX with

Mark Zhou

How is working with founders through APEX different from more traditional advisory or mentorship roles?

Given where global markets are at right now, what makes this opportunity especially important for founders?

What’s one question every scaling founder should be asking themselves?

Inside APEX

Jeannette Allan

Access global markets with APEX