Mark Ang
{{Infobox person
| name = Mark Ang
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| citizenship = Canadian
| alma_mater = University of Toronto (BCom)
| occupation = Entrepreneur
}}
Mark Ang is a Canadian entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of the logistics company GoBolt.{{Cite web |last=Ang |first=Mark |title=Mark Ang - Author Biography |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/mark-ang |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/mark-ang/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang {{!}} NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show Speaker |url=https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com/speaker/mark-ang |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=nrfbigshow.nrf.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Claudio |first=Andre |date=2024-04-04 |title=Chain Reaction: Mark Ang of GoBolt on Leveraging AI |url=https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/logistics/mark-ang-of-gobolt-on-leveraging-ai-to-minimize-returns-shipping-costs-logistics-502947/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Sourcing Journal |language=en-US}}
Life and career
Ang was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He gained early business experience working in his family's property development business, where he managed construction projects.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=C. D. L. |date=2018-11-14 |title=Mark Ang: Lessons Learned as an Entrepreneur |url=https://creativedestructionlab.com/blog/mark-ang-lessons-learned-as-an-entrepreneur/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Creative Destruction Lab |language=en}}{{Cite web |title={{!}} A Bolt From the Blue |url=https://www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/a-bolt-from-the-blue/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.inboundlogistics.com}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang: Innovating Third Party Logistics Services |url=https://www.gobolt.com/company/mark-ang-ceo/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.gobolt.com |language=en-US}}
He attended the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Trinity College in 2017. During his time at university, he also served as a teaching assistant at Rotman Commerce.{{Cite web |title=Who is the CEO of GoBolt? Mark Ang's Bio {{!}} Clay |url=https://www.clay.com/dossier/gobolt-ceo#:~:text=Mark%20Ang%20is%20the%20CEO,America's%20largest%20electric%20vehicle%20fleets. |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.clay.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-ang/?originalSubdomain=ca |website=LinkedIn}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang: Making his Mark – Trinity Magazine |url=https://magazine.trinity.utoronto.ca/mark-ang-making-his-mark/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=Electrifying the shipping industry with A&S alum Mark Ang and GoBolt |url=https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/electrifying-shipping-industry-alum-mark-ang-and-gobolt |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Faculty of Arts & Science |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang - CEO & Co-Founder at Bolt Logistics |url=https://theorg.com/org/bolt-logistics/org-chart/mark-ang |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}
In 2017, Ang co-founded Second Closet. Initially a storage solutions company, it was later expanded and renamed to GoBolt, providing logistics, warehousing, fulfillment, and last-mile delivery services.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=GoBolt CEO Mark Ang Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 |url=https://www.gobolt.com/blog/gobolt-ceo-mark-ang-forbes-30-under-30/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.gobolt.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=2022-08-12 |title=The GoBolt Story with Mark Ang |url=https://www.thelogisticsoflogistics.com/the-gobolt-story-with-mark-ang/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=The Logistics of Logistics |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-04 |title=Co-Founded by Mark Ang (BCom 2017), GoBolt expands to U.S. |url=https://www.entrepreneurship.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/co-founded-mark-ang-bcom-2017-gobolt-expands-us |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Centre for Entrepreneurship |language=en}}
In 2024, Ang was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Manufacturing & Industry category.{{Cite web |last=Marina |date=2024-05-17 |title=Execution Over Ideas: Mark Ang from GoBolt |url=https://markmacleod.me/execution-over-ideas-mark-angs-philosophy-of-startup-success/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Mark MacLeod |language=en-US}}{{Cite press release |last=GoBolt |title=GoBolt Co-Founder & CEO Mark Ang Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 in Manufacturing & Industry |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gobolt-co-founder--ceo-mark-ang-selected-for-forbes-30-under-30-in-manufacturing--industry-302000169.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mark Ang, 27, Cofounder, GoBolt - 2023-11-17 - All Callouts |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/6557e45a73b59201b90d1312/mark-ang-27--cofounder-go/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=GoBolt's Ang Cracks Forbes' Top 30 List |url=https://www.connectcre.ca/stories/gobolts-ang-cracks-forbes-top-30-list/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Connect CRE Canada |language=en-US}}
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