Leading Well – Elevate Your Leadership, Increase Your Impact

Lead with clarity.
Live with purpose.

Most executive leadership coaching is too shallow to matter and too generic to endure.

Experienced leaders do not need more techniques or frameworks. They need perspective, discernment, and a thinking partner who understands the real weight of executive decisions.

I work alongside senior and executive leaders who are navigating complexity, consequence, and long-term responsibility. My role is not to prescribe quick fixes, but to help you think clearly, decide wisely, and lead in ways that endure.

Leadership today is heavier than it looks

If you are leading at a senior or executive level, you already know this.

The questions are more complex. The trade‑offs are sharper. The cost of misalignment is higher. And the decisions you make shape people, culture, and long‑term outcomes.

Many leaders are surrounded by advice, tools, and opinions, yet still find themselves carrying the weight of leadership alone.

My work creates space for clarity. It brings depth where leadership has become reactive, fragmented, or unsustainable. And it supports leaders who want their influence to be effective, faithful, and human over the long term.

Mark

How I work:

I offer three distinct pathways, each designed for experienced leaders who want more than surface‑level insight.

Navigate – Executive Leadership Retainer

An ongoing, high‑trust coaching partnership for senior leaders who need a trusted thinking partner in real time.

Navigate is designed for leaders facing high‑stakes decisions, complex relationships, and sustained pressure. Rather than a fixed curriculum, this work evolves alongside your leadership context, offering perspective, steadiness, and strategic support as situations arise.

This pathway is ideal when leadership demands are continuous, and the cost of isolation is high.

Leadership Clarity Intensive

A six‑month, high‑touch executive coaching experience for leaders who want deep insight into how they lead, decide, and relate.

Accelerate integrates the Birkman Method with your lived leadership environment to build a precise understanding of your patterns, strengths, stress responses, and impact on others. The focus is clarity that translates into wiser decisions, stronger communication, and sustainable leadership rhythms.

This pathway is suited for leaders ready to invest in meaningful, measurable growth that endures beyond the program.

Team Development Intensive

A Birkman‑based leadership experience for executive and senior leadership teams.

Expand strengthens trust, communication, and alignment by addressing real team dynamics beneath the surface. Every participant completes a Birkman assessment and receives an individual debrief before a custom‑built team session. The result is clearer expectations, reduced friction, healthier decision‑making, and stronger collaboration.

This work is practical, data‑informed, and designed to improve how leadership teams function under pressure.

Who I work with:

My coaching is designed for leaders and teams who:

Carry significant responsibility and influence
Are navigating complexity rather than certainty
Want clarity and steadiness, not quick fixes
Are willing to reflect, adapt, and grow

If you are looking for generic leadership advice or surface‑level motivation, I am not a good fit.

If you are looking for a trusted thinking partner and coach to help you lead with wisdom, alignment, and long‑term perspective, we should talk.

Who am I?

My coaching draws on decades of senior leadership experience, including my current role as President of MB Seminary and my work as a certified Birkman Professional.

I understand what it means to lead within complexity, to work with boards and executive teams, to guide change, and to make decisions that affect people and institutions over time. Leaders trust me because I have carried the pressures they face and can help them navigate those pressures with clarity and purpose.

Outside the boardroom, I train as a trail runner and hybrid athlete. That discipline reinforces an important leadership truth. Clarity, resilience, and endurance are built through intentional rhythms. The same is true for leadership.

Testimonials

What They Say

Mark's coaching helped me understand myself and others in new ways. I’ve noticed real growth in how I communicate and collaborate with my colleagues, making leadership feel more natural and connected.

Demi O

I highly recommend Mark’s leadership training program for business leaders to better understand your personal leadership style and the leadership style of your team members. It is full of informative content that can be immediately utilized in the work place to improve your team dynamics and communications.

Brian A

Birkman coaching opened my eyes at how I am portrayed by others in the work field and what kind of leader I strive to be. It also narrowed areas that were my strengths and gave me the motivation to invest in myself in order to advance my career.

Tasha M

Mark's unique combined professional and personal experiences, along with his ability to coach and communicate, have been invaluable to me as a learning leader in my life and professional position. I would highly recommend his coaching to any individual who is aspiring to become or grow as a leader, regardless of vocational field.

Erik B

I loved the simple, yet meaningful 6×6 Leadership lessons. I can easily take these lessons and apply them and share them with my team. I also appreciated the group dynamic. The lesson on leadership voice helped me to understand why I lead and speak the way that I do, and gave me the freedom to lean into that voice (instead of feeling guilty about it) while developing others.

Craig T

I really appreciated seeing how some of what I normally do in my work is actually different from my interests. In addition, it was eye-opening to see how different I respond under stress. The most valuable part of the Birkman assessment and follow-up meeting was seeing how what I need from others differs from how I typically operate.

Randy W