Mark Stewart is a businessman, former lawyer, and educator. During law school, he supported himself teaching SAT prep courses. He felt he could do better for students and founded a tutoring firm of his own in 2001. Since then he has helped over 10,000 high school students enter competitive colleges, and many youngsters improve their math, English, and Science abilities in school.

His current businesses are Education Excellence, which gives students more post-grad opportunities through private guidance counseling, and Firm Connections, which helps under-employed people build stability and financial success.