Mission

The Shades of Green Network™ mission is to stimulate the growing green economy.

What We Do

The Shades of Green Network provides comprehensive business services, funding source options, deal flow, and top talent. SGN is founded by experts who specialize in leveraging social networks to involve and organize multiple professional disciplines in branding, marketing, financing, innovation, business plan development, web development, social media, training, education, events, and other professional services that can be mined from existing or emerging professional social networks. Join the movement today!



SGN Founders

David L. Marks, Co-Founder

David L. Marks has dedicated his personal and professional life to the prevention and remediation of toxic exposures to people, protecting the health of children and educating others about environmental issues, energy conservation, and green living. He has done so by utilizing his skills and experience in entrepreneurial business development, social and business networking, marketing, public outreach, and group organization. Mr. Marks is also a highly-trained musician/singer/songwriter and graduate of Berklee College of Music where his musical talents and love for creating art, new business, and protecting the environment began to intertwine.

Mr. Marks has founded green businesses, business networking associations, and community outreach organizations to encourage environmental, civil, and racial dialogues. He has developed e-mail marketing outreach and online campaigns, increasing sales by more than 250% for non-toxic cleaning products. He has organized forums on environmental health issues such as autism and cancer in children, and spearheaded green events to help homeowners “Go Green and Save Green”.

Currently, as co-founder of Shades of Green Network™, Mr. Marks co-developed the concept of Social-Consulting™ which is the process of accessing one's social / business network to create teams that work together in an integrated format to consult and incubate businesses or non-profits, helping them better achieve their goals. As a thought leader in the green space and the growing social networking movement, Mr. Marks’ mission is to help stimulate the green economy, get people back to work in the new sustainable business sector, better preserve the health of humanity, and protect the planet for his family, his community, and for future generations.

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Peter van Geldern, Co-Founder

Born the evening of December 31, 1964, I represent the last of the baby boomers. This unique position has inspired me to lead the charge in transitioning our post-consumer society towards a more just and sustainable way of functioning. Shades of Green Network, the green economy network, spearheads that mission by creating a meeting place on the web and in person for leading green professionals to network and create deal flow, to access investment and funding sources, and to offer human resources for growing green companies which when combined together stimulate the new green economy.

As a serial entrepreneur, I have started and run several businesses such as Idea Agents, an innovation agency, Synergy Group, a new media and event production company, Eco Smart Homes LLC, a green home design / build firm, and Peace University, an online education portal, to name a few.

With over 25 years of experience in innovation & design, I have become a multi-disciplinary leader in fields such as event production, documentary film making, intellectual property, start-up incubation, investor relations, branding, web and graphic design, social media marketing, strategic business planning, the green building & energy efficiency industry, building information modeling (BIM) and integrated design, town planning & project pitching, community supported agriculture (CSA) farming, and cause-based organizational development.

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