Mark Leigh Bouris (born 30 November 1954) is an Australian businessman who is best known as the founder and chairman of Wizard Home Loans, Australia's second largest non-bank mortgage lender behind Aussie Home Loans. He is now the chairman of Yellow Brick Road, a business which he founded in 2007.[2] Bouris was the host of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia from 2011 to 2015. He has also hosted The Apprentice Australia and The Mentor, and has written numerous books and appeared on various podcasts. He manages Instagram and YouTube on social media.
Early life
Bouris was born in Punchbowl, New South Wales to a Greek father of the Greek Orthodox faith and an Irish-Australian mother of the Roman Catholic faith.[3] and lived in Punchbowl until the age of 18.[4] Bouris attended Benilde High School in the nearby suburb of Bankstown.[1]