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About
Entrepreneur, operator, podcaster, and brand builder known for being the co-founder and CEO of the art and apparel company IKONICK along with hosting the podcast Open Residency. He is also known for his Instagram account @markbrazil where he shares entrepreneurship advice, business lessons, podcast clips, brand-building content, and updates on his companies with over 80,000 followers.
Before fame
He was a soccer player before discovering entrepreneurship while attending the University of Delaware and graduated in 2008. He and Jeff Cole started IKONICK in late 2016 and then began investing seriously in digital marketing in March 2017. He co-founded Open Residency as a creative agency in 2021 and launched the Open Residency podcast in January 2025.
Trivia
He has been featured on podcasts including The Kara Goldin Show, The Founder Hour, Bulletproof Business, and Changing Lives Podcast. His company IKONICK has held licenses with brands and figures including the NBA, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Monopoly, and Peanuts.
Family life
He is from East Meadow, Long Island, New York. His father worked on Wall Street and his mother was a speech pathologist. He has a sister.
Associated with
He has worked with and received backing from Gary Vaynerchuk and Scooter Braun.
