Michael R. Clark, president of M. R. Clark Auction and Appraisal LTD, began his auction career after graduation from the Missouri Auction School and the Certified Appraisers Guild program in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since his company's beginning, he has lived by the motto "Treat everyone as you would want to be treated, be completely honest and fair and always do that little bit extra that separates the average from the exceptional". He regularly attends National and State seminars on "the Auction Method of Marketing" making a personal commitment to never stop learning new and better ways to meet the needs of his clients.

Michael is a native of the Franklin County area and takes an active role in various community service clubs and volunteer organizations.