How One Creative Idea Can Make Millions for Charities
With a legacy of artistic ability and fame in his immediate family, there was no question that Mark Ghiglieri would have a life filled with the pursuit of both furthering his own and others artistic abilities, and making life easier through philanthropic pursuits involving the art community whenever possible.
From a young age Mark was involved deeply in the artistic community. Exposure to the medium of sculpture, through his father Lorenzo Ghiglieri's stunning and revered artistry, opened a unique dimension of creativity to Mark. Throughout the years of his childhood, Mark was given the opportunity to explore his world and allow his mind to thrive creatively. This broad spectrum of involvement allowed him to develop a strong talent for recognizing and assessing marketable artwork.
In the early stages of Mark Ghiglieri's lifelong plan to give back financially to the artistic community, he started a small company called Millennium Fine Arts. Mark's goal was to reproduce a selection of his father's paintings and purchase some of the molds from his bronze sculptures. Phillip Morse agreed to invest in the project with him, and together they bought the mold collection and the rights to nearly 20 of the elder Ghiglieri's original paintings. The company successfully employed over 30 workers at it's peak. Although he made a priority of gifting to charities, in 1996 Mark decided to sell his interest to his partner Phillip Morse, so that he could pursue an idea that was forming for a more direct 'charity-related' business model.
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Masterpiece Investments Art Gallery
It doesn't take long to realize that Mark Ghiglieri has the necessary knowledge and skill to transform any idea into a profitable and successful venture for everyone involved. As far back as 1993, he has been brainstorming and having success in the art and investment world. With each new venture, fine tuning his process, and continuing to build new companies that are stronger and better than ever.
It is no surprise then that he is creating another unique opportunity with Masterpiece Investments Art Gallery in Naples Florida. The Gallery sits in beautiful Naples harbor; the building itself a work of art with columns and a lighted patio leading to the marina, where a 42" Fountain powerboat "Shenanigans" gracefully awaits passengers. The boat, which can reach speeds of 100 miles per hour, sleeps four and has a cabin that holds 11 passengers comfortably, is used primarily for entertaining guests of the Gallery, as well as for shore-to-shore transportation purposes due to its incredible speed.
The unmatched talent of Lorenzo Ghiglieri graces the workmanship on the body of each sculpture, however, the projects that are offered in the RevPac Investment Program are created by all of the Ghiglieri artists. Mark imagines all of the subject matter himself. Every piece is first an idea in his mind. Using the considerable talents of his family, together with his own abilities, the piece he has imagined is brought to life in a rendering by one of his talented siblings. A model is only sculpted from wax when the image on paper matches the one in his head.
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Raised on Adrenaline
Some of Mark's passions include:
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Sport Fishing The Oregon coast, more particularly the area in and around where the Tryon Creek meets the Columbia River, is home to more than teeming salmon; it is where Mark Ghiglieri played and fished as a boy. This is where he made cardboard boats and caught salmon with his bare hands, and where he first learned to love the water and fishing... |
PilotingEvery night for three nights in January 2005, Mark Ghiglieri had the same dream. He was flying a helicopter, over the ocean, in the same spot every night, and every night he would stop in the same place, and do all the same things in the dream. The sensation of flying the helicopter lingered with him every morning. On the morning after the third night, he called Precision Aviation Services and signed up to take the lessons necessary to extend his already extensive flying abilities to include helicopter pilot as well... |
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High Performance Power Boats Listening to Mark Ghiglieri talk about his current flame in high performance boats, a 42" Reggie Fountain called "Shenanigans" with 2200 HP that moves at 100 miles per hour and holds 11 passengers comfortably, it's difficult to imagine that his first boat was a 12 foot Zodiac with a 9 point Mercury outboard engine. |
RacingMark Ghiglieri does not fit the stereotype of the well-to-do playboy even a little. He leads a low-key lifestyle, in close proximity and contact with his parents and siblings, and maintains a strict schedule of business related endeavors. His demeanor is down to earth and friendly as well, and he talks with great nostalgia and pride of his childhood growing up on a ranch and almost exclusively in the outdoors... |
