Mark Pizza

Between being CIRE’s CFO and my art, it’ll be a while before I travel to the remote destination of Antarctica. But anything good is worth waiting for. Australia and Asia also are on my bucket list. Along with another remote destination: The Galápagos Islands. I’m drawn to remote places. Protected from mankind. They’re just so hopeful. Also, gravitate to nature. I’m an artist. Nature, city lifestyle, capturing energy in a fleeting moment—these impact my creative process, photography, digital overlay, various materials. Turn the page to my LinkedIn: creative collaborator, business & team development, creative & production operations, account services, project management—with Paramount and Toys R Us. My right brain/left brain, equal. Creative work; it takes money, operations, budgets. Bringing anything to life involves finances. Production, workflow, operations; siphons down to financial. Financial management crosses over, touches everything. Creative should surprise. But, budgets, numbers, financials, never.