Born December 18, 1980 in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Mark Essien is a Nigerian entrepreneur, software developer and startup investor. He is the founder and CEO of Hotels.ng, one of the first and most successful online hotel booking websites in Nigeria.
Before founding Hotels.ng, Mark Essien had previously built a file sharing software called Gnumm (acquired by Snoopstar.com), followed by a language learning startup called Ingolingo.
In the video below, Mark Essien shares his success story as he speaks on Leveraging networks to build a business. Watch.