3 Life-Changing Facts with Mark Baker

What if your dream is to live with wolves in Bali?

Throughout my journey, I've been lucky to meet founders and leaders from all over the world. I always ask them the same question: What are the three things that changed your life? This content series is about sharing their incredible insights. Because behind every successful company, there’s always a human learning to lead in a new way.

I met Mark Baker in Bali, surrounded by dogs, nature, and an energy that’s hard to shake off. And right there, in front of his Wolf Lodge, I asked him the question I always ask people who’ve radically changed their lives: what are the three things that changed you forever?

But this wasn’t just an entertaining story. It was a life manifesto. One of those conversations that grabs you by the shoulders and says, “listen, closely.”

Today, Mark leads a creative community in Bali. He left New York’s nightlife behind to build something deeply different. Not just lights and parties anymore, but regenerative farming, wellness, media production, restaurants, and above all, vision. And through all of it, three core ideas keep him focused like a compass.

The first: Never stop chasing your dreams. Even if they sound crazy. Even if no one believes in them. “People will tell you that you can’t do it. But no is not an option. You’ve got to work hard, keep that hunger alive. It’s tough, brutal at times, but anyone who tells you it’s easy is lying.”

The second: Success isn’t about status or stuff. “I’ve had all the toys: jets, Ferraris, yachts. But that’s not where happiness lives. In the end, it’s the quality of your life that matters. The way you live each day. You have to be able to look in the mirror and ask: am I proud of the person I see?”

The third: Choose your freedom. “Why wait 50 years to enjoy two weeks on a beach, when you could build a life you love right now? Live today. Work hard, yes, but enjoy the ride too. Find your balance, your island, your pack.”

Those words stayed with me. Because, in many ways, they’re the wild and free version of what we want to do with Groow. We help SMBs build a future that’s not just productive, but human, sustainable, and meaningful. We guide them to choose a different path, one where technology doesn’t mean alienation, but freedom. Where AI isn’t just about efficiency, but about reclaiming time for what really matters.

And if today I can work from Bali, or Milan, or Dubai, it’s because we had the courage to believe in a new kind of business. Flexible, connected, global… but also grounded, and with the heart in the right place.