Mark Whitacre is Executive Director of t-factor of Coca Cola Consolidated, Inc. Mark was most recently Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CBMC, an organization that has impacted his life greatly the past two decades. Mark was an executive at CBMC from 2013 to 2020. From 2006 to 2013, he was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Science Officer at Cypress Systems, Inc., a California biotechnology company. His undercover work with the FBI during the ADM scandal was the inspiration for the major motion picture, "The Informant," starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre.

Story about Mark (04:12)

• I was 32 years old- half my life ago
• I became addicted to the CEO lifestyle
• Great company- but bad leadership

The informant  (8:01)

• My wife is the whistleblower, and I'm just the informant
• She convinced me to do the right thing
• I have 2 choices to be arrested or informant (wear a wire)

The Downfall (13:01)

• I was so worried about money as no one will hire me after this 
• My personal and professional hits rock bottom- to the point of wanting to end my life
• I was sentenced 8 years in prison instead of 6 months

Rainbow after the Storm (16:05)

• Strangers reached out to me and started to mentors me to turn my life around
• I become Christian on my first year in prison
• Why $20/mo is more rewarding than $20k/mo

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