Mark Taylor

Partner & Management Consultant @Surf Park Management

San Diego, CA, US

Surf Park Management (SPM) was created by a team of experts from the resort, marketing, hospitality, and wave park industries as a services provider to developers and investment groups within the growing Surf Park world. With their deep background in the oversight of operations of ski, golf and beach resorts combined with their passion and knowledge of surfing, SPM can provide the following array of Surf Park services: • Asset Management - Maximizing returns and upside potential for ownership and investor groups developing surf parks and associated mixed-use amenities• Operations Management – including oversight of retail, rental, food & beverage, surf school, programming & events, sales & marketing, administration, and reporting• Hospitality (Hotel/Lodging) Operations Management - Hotel/Lodging operations and marketing oversight aligned to support the operations of a surf park• Pre-Opening Business Planning – including market feasibility, budgeting, positioning, programming, sales & marketing, recruiting, and trainingSPM works closely with the Surf Park Central consulting team to support the next level of demands that groups launching a Surf Park venue require to ensure successful ongoing operations. Feature projects publicly announced include The Line Up at Wai Kai on Oahu that is currently in construction and slated to open in 2022, as well as the Cactus Surf Park in Gilbert, AZ. Find out more at

Simon Fraser University

BA, Kinesiology & Geography