Mark Ford
Mark Ford is the editor of The Palm Beach Letter.
Mark started his first business when he was 11 years old. In the decades since then, he's started hundreds more.
Mark grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island, NY. He has a BA from Queens College, CUNY, a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and did PhD work at Catholic University. After college, Mark joined the Peace Corps and spent two years teaching students at the University of Chad in Africa.
In 1982, Mark moved to Palm Beach County, FL and took a job with a small publishing company. He worked as an apprentice to a well-known businessman in South Florida. He helped that company grow to $135 million in annual revenues, became a multi-millionaire himself, and retired at age 39.
After a year of writing poetry, he became a consultant to the health and investment publishing industry. He was involved in the development of dozens of multimillion-dollar businesses, including one whose revenues recently exceeded the $400 million mark.
He has also written a dozen books on entrepreneurship, personal productivity, and wealth building. Three of these were New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-sellers.
Mark recently turned 60 years old and "retired" again. He now focuses on growing his investments and writing in The Palm Beach Letter.
Mark currently lives in Palm Beach, FL, with his wife, Kathy.
Paul Mampilly
Paul Mampilly is an investment analyst and contributing editor for The Palm Beach Letter.
Paul grew up in India and came to the United States in 1986 to study. He received degrees in finance at Montclair State University and Fordham University. Paul passed his Chartered Financial Analyst tests and got an MBA in 1998 (Fordham). Paul has been an analyst, a portfolio manager, a trader, and an operations specialist. His work history includes stints at companies like Deutsche Bank, ING, and Bankers Trust.
Paul currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and two children.
Tim Mittelstaedt
Tim Mittelstaedt is an editor for Palm Beach Income.
Tim is Canadian by birth, but spent the majority of his childhood in East Africa. He graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he received a degree in Marketing Management for Commercial Real Estate.
After graduating college, Tim spent five years in the commercial real estate industry analyzing shopping centers and finding investment opportunities for high net worth individuals.
Tim has been actively investing in stocks and options for over a decade, and he currently manages investment portfolios for several family members.
Tim lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two young daughters.
Whitney Harris
Whitney Harris is the web director for Common Sense Publishing.
Whitney designs and manages the online presence for Common Sense Publishing and its products.
She received her bachelor's degree in art from Florida State University where she studied various media, including drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography, digital art, and carpentry.
Whitney worked for the university for five years providing program support and information management. She returned as a student for her graduate studies and completed her Master of Science in Management Information Systems.
A resident of Florida for thirteen years, Whitney lives in Palm Beach County.
Erika Lasker
Erika Lasker is the director of customer relations for Common Sense Publishing.
Erika oversees our customer service and sales team. She makes sure our customers receive quality service from The Palm Beach Letter.
Erika grew up in Maryland. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Baltimore.
Erika recently moved to Palm Beach County from Baltimore. In her previous job, she worked for Stansberry and Associates Investment Research for four years, which is another affiliate of Agora, Inc.
