Mr. Mars began his professional career with Martin Werbelow, LLP, a public accounting firm in Pasadena, CA. He has spent the last eleven years providing investment banking services for small cap and middle market companies. During this time, he has played an instrumental role in numerous corporate finance and advisory transactions such as initial public offerings, private placements of equity and debt, buy and sell side mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, fairness opinions and business valuations. His clients have covered various industries including, but not limited to, building and consumer products, retail, healthcare, restaurants, food & beverage, and technology & software. Mr. Mars has worked for such firms as Barrington Associates, a division of Wells Fargo Securities, Global Hunter Securities and Roth Capital Partners.

He continues to maintain an active Certified Public Account license with the State of California. He also holds the Certified Valuation Analyst professional designation and the Series, 7, 24, & 63 with FINRA. He is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. Mr. Mars graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.