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“If you know what you want to do, go into that sector and that business — college is a waste of time; go chase that and get ahead of it. If you don't know what you want to do, go to college.”

Seth Marks
Senior Vice President of Extreme Value Sourcing, BIG LOTS INC
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On , Seth Marks, Senior Vice President of Extreme Value Sourcing at BIG LOTS INC, spoke about education during Seth Marks Takes Me Along for "Note 2 Younger Self": Owning Your Worth & Letting Go of Validation on Taylor'd Takes.

Seth Marks Takes Me Along for "Note 2 Younger Self": Owning Your Worth & Letting Go of Validation
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When you realize how much control you have over your value and stop looking for outside validation, everything changes. Seth Marks started his “Note 2 Younger Self” Instagram series because his teenagers straight-up stopped listening to him. Enter the Amygdala Whisperer with a selfie arm, an iPhone, and a lifetime of lessons, Seth began dropping motivational notes to inspire them… not realizing he’d end up inspiring hundreds of thousands of people. But here’s the thing: unlike most motivational speakers, Seth doesn’t just post quotes or bite-sized nuggets - you get the full story behind the lesson, the messy life moments that actually made him realize it. Seth is a true believer that we own the worth of our earth and the importance of not worrying about the outside because it all comes from within and you control that. He lives to be his true most authentic self, doesn’t care what anyone thinks, and shares it all: his separation from his wife, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Meredith Marks, how he became a better husband, building an energy vortex that actually serves you, dropping toxic people, and why Plan B’s can straight-up beat Plan A’s. We dig into people-pleasing, trying therapists like ice cream flavors until you find your favorite, thick skin in the age of trolls, the life lessons school won’t teach you, and how breakdowns often turn into your biggest breakthroughs. As Chicago natives, Seth and I bond over the greatest city in the world, chatting about where you’d actually find him and Meredith on a night out, the restaurant of their first date, his man crush on Caleb Williams (Chicago lovers, this one’s for you), and where he’d sneak off during their separation because he couldn’t cook. Andy Cohen, if you’re reading this, we need a Real Housewives of Chicago… and Seth shares whether he and Meredith would actually pack their bags. And just when you think you’ve soaked up all the wisdom, Seth drops his skincare routine (thanks to Meredith and all her PR packages), and we say out loud what we want for ourselves in the next five years. This conversation is a reset, a pep talk, and a hang all in one! https://taylordtakes.substack.com/p/seth-m...
Seth Marks

About Seth Marks

Senior Vice President of Extreme Value Sourcing · BIG LOTS INC

Seth Marks, Senior Vice President of Extreme Value Sourcing at Big Lots, has been discussing the company's turnaround efforts and his personal philosophy in a series of interviews and social media posts. In a December 2024 interview, Marks stated that Big Lots had announced 70% of its stores were four-wall profitable and that the company had hired an investment bank to find potential acquirers, with Nexus Capital Management as a partner. He described the company as "merchant-led" and said the inventory was "working harder" for the company, particularly in food and consumables. Marks also commented on the resilience of closeout merchants, noting that during the pandemic "the government had to legislate pricing because merchants like us were chasing down masks and hand sanitizer aggressively." He expressed concern that tariffs could "hurt the math" for the closeout industry. In a February 2026 Instagram series titled "Note 2 Younger Self," Marks shared personal reflections, stating that "if you know what you want to do, go into that sector and that business — college is a waste of time" and that he had "tried to turn around a company called Big Lots and it didn't make it," leading him to join a liquidation firm. He also discussed his marriage to Meredith Marks, a cast member of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," noting in a 2024 podcast that they had been together for 30 years and that she was approached by television producers for the show. In a 2022 family interview, Marks expressed pride in his children and said he wanted to split his time between New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and travel.

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