GOSHEN – Growing independent motorcycle manufacturer Janus Motorcycles announced the appointment of Mark C. Zweig as Chief Operating Officer. Janus Motorcycles, was recognize as the inaugural winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Indiana contest.
Zweig, who joined the business in April 2023 — first as an advisor, then investor, and later Chief Growing independent motorcycle manufacturer Janus Motorcycles announced the appointment of Mark C. Zweig as Chief Operating Officer.Financial Officer — led the company’s conversion from an LLC to a C Corporation, recruited a board of directors composed of seasoned entrepreneurs from the engineering, software manufacturing, and travel industries, and spearheaded efforts to raise millions of dollars in new equity capital, including the company’s current successful campaign on Wefunder.
“Mark has been deeply involved in the business for several years now, and this role is a natural evolution of the value he’s already brought to Janus,” said Janus founder and Chief Executive Officer Richard Worsham. “I’m excited to have him step into an expanded role as we move into a critical growth phase for the company. His experience building, scaling, and professionalizing businesses is exactly what Janus needs right now.”
Zweig is best known as the founder of Zweig Group, a four-time Inc. 500/5000-listed consulting, research, training and media firm serving the architecture and engineering industry. He was also the founder of Fayetteville, Arkansas-based, award-winning Inc. 5000 design/build/development
firm Mark Zweig, Inc.
He serves on the board of directors of California-based disaster-response firm Miyamot International, Inc., as well as several nonprofit organizations. Zweig is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and the author of Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Simple Wisdom for Starting, Running, and Growing a Business, winner of the 2022 Goody Award for Best New General Book on Entrepreneurship. He is also co-founder of the podcast Big Talk About Small Business, alongside partner Eric Howerton.
A lifelong motorcyclist who purchased his first motorcycle at age 13 and co-owned a small motorcycle shop while in college, Zweig has owned hundreds of motorcycles over the years. He first discovered Janus after seeing the brand featured on Jay Leno’s Garage. Worsham’s classical architectural education and background dovetailed with Zweig’s own interests, and the two initially connected by phone in 2019.
In 2020, Janus displayed motorcycles at Zweig Group’s annual Elevate AEC Conference in Denver. Zweig purchased his first of four Janus motorcycles shortly thereafter, and in early 2023 Worsham reached out to explore whether Zweig would be interested in helping guide the young manufacturer into its next phase.
“It was a marriage made in heaven,” Zweig said, “and a real opportunity for me to combine my love for motorcycles, design, and business — something I’ve always dreamed of doing. We are finally poised to make a major growth push in 2026 and have a real breakthrough year.”
“The timing couldn’t be better for this step,” Worsham added. “Mark has been part of nearly every important decision we’ve made in recent years, and formalizing his role as COO gives us the operational strength we need as we move into our next phase of growth.”
Janus Motorcycles (legal name Paragon Motorcycles, Inc.) is a 14-year-old company based in Goshen, Indiana. The firm handcrafts distinctive 250cc and 450cc motorcycles that harken back to an earlier era of simplicity, riding enjoyment, and quality craftsmanship.
Worsham has coined the term “rambling” to describe the style of riding favored by Janus owners and authored The Rambler’s Companion, a book exploring the philosophy behind both the riding style and the brand.
Janus is the only American motorcycle manufacturer utilizing Amish suppliers and offers millions of possible combinations of colors and options. The company employs a direct-to-consumer model, controlling the entire ordering, purchase, delivery, and service experience. Each motorcycle is custom-built for its owner using Janus’ online motorcycle visualizer.
