He is a specialist in personality styles and their applications in personal, management and organizational settings. He consults with clients and companies regularly on such areas as: increased work satisfaction; career transitions and finding a career that you will love; effective team building and communication; maximizing work strengths; and developing strength-based leadership and management skills.
Mark is a certified trainer in the award winning training series: Crucial Confrontations. He is also a certified trainer in the Emotional Social Competency Inventory 360 (ESCI), a powerful assessment tool for leaders to assess and maximize their leadership competencies.
EXPERIENCE
Mark has coached and trained over 10,000 individual and corporate clients. He is a widely sought after as speaker and trainer. He has given inspirational talks and training sessions to a wide range of audiences, including: corporate executives; government agencies; private corporations; numerous high schools and colleges; professional agencies; and church organizations.
EDUCATION
Mark has a M.Ed. in Adult Education from Western Washington University with a specialization in Training and Development, and Career Coaching. He has a post graduate training in Computer Technology and Education from Seattle Pacific University, and a BA in Education from Western Washington University.
Mark has also been a high school principal, a career counselor and teacher, and a former high school teacher of the year.
Mark is known as one of the premier specialists in career and workplace issues. As one of the top rated trainers in the Northwest over the past 20 years, Mark has trained and coached local small business owners as well as Fortune 500 companies.
PERSONAL
Mark is a devoted husband and father. He and his wife Christa have been married for nearly 30 years and have 3 wonderful children: Mark and Christa have recently welcomed their new son-in-law into their family.
Check out their hilarious wedding clip that landed them on Good Morning America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3E9U3GDrmI&fmt=18
Clients
National
- Alaska Airlines
- Microsoft
- Expedia
Local
- SimpleBox
- Elements Hospitality
- Faithlife
- Barlean’s Organic Oils
- Superfeet
- WRS – Western Refinery Services
- All American Marine
- The Woods Coffee
Churches, Ministries, Non-Profits
- Cornwall Church
- Christ the King Church – Bellingham
- UGM – Union Gospel Mission – Seattle