Mark, aka Fligge, held senior marketing roles at a number of leading medical device companies prior to joining Introworks. He was the vice president of marketing at the start-up Egg Medical; vice president of interventional urology at Coloplast; and vice president of marketing at ACIST Medical. Prior to these roles, he spent 13 years at Boston Scientific where he rose from product manager to director of drug-eluting stents, the largest product category within Boston Scientific’s interventional cardiology business. Fligge holds a BA and MBA, both from the University of Minnesota, and while he wears maroon and gold proudly as a Gopher football season ticket holder, he looks swell in orange.

	1. What attracts you to medical marketing, specifically launching? Launching, relaunching and boosting marketing communications efforts can have a tremendous impact on companies and their market trajectory. I love being part of that creative force.
	2. What did you do for your summer vacation? Drove from St. Paul to the Badlands—Rapid City—Devils Tower—Miles City—Bismark and back. Great scenery and time with Lori and Louis Fligge.
	3. What are your all-time top-favorite 5 albums? The Velvet Underground & Nico Miles Davis — In a Silent Way Sun Ra — Lanquidity Cabaret Voltaire — The Crackdown David Bowie — Low
	4. What famous person do you really want to have dinner with? (No judgement.) He’s deceased — but a dinner with David Bowie would have been incredible
	5. A little-known fact about you is… I served on a jury for a murder trial. We found the defendant guilty.
	6. Three items on your bucket list, big or small are… More progress on our Mid-Century House Restoration A trip to Thailand A trip to Helsinki
	7. What is the Fliggeverse? I gain energy by working with great people. It’s a world where purpose fueled by belief in what can be done by working with a great team reigns supreme.