Experience: Florine Mark, president and CEO of The WW (Weight Watchers) Group, Inc., is the leading US franchise holder of Weight Watchers International. The WW Group, Inc., an internationally recognized weight loss enterprise was created as a family business by Mark from the ground up. Mark acquired franchises throughout the Midwest, East Coast, Canada, and Mexico. Some of these franchises were sold in 2003 in a lucrative deal to Weight Watchers International, but Mark retained all operations in her home state of Michigan, as well as in Northern Ontario, Canada. She serves as an advisor and board member on approximately 35 committees and civic organizations, and at one time was chair of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mark's empowering message on weight loss, self-esteem, and self-growth positioned her as a highly sought after speaker across the country. She hosts a weekly morning radio show, "Remarkable Women," and can also be seen each week on "Ask Mark" a weekly segment on WXYZ (ABC-Detroit). In 2004, Mark fulfilled a lifelong dream of publishing her first book, Talk to the Mirror. In it, Mark speaks from the heart about what it takes to triumph in all areas of life. Mark's career has been filled with numerous accolades including being the first woman inducted in the National Management Association Hall of Fame in 2004. Mark holds an honorary associate's of arts and sciences from Schoolcraft College and an honorary doctorate of commercial science from Central Michigan University.