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Lead healthy teams
Interactive keynote speeches, team offsites, and expert facilitation to help leaders build confident, connected, thriving organizations.
Lead healthy teams
Interactive keynote speeches, team offsites, and expert facilitation to help leaders build confident, connected, thriving organizations.
Mark leads conversations that help people feel Healthy, confident, and connected.
A former communications executive leading teams and strategy for global brands, Mark lost and kept off 150 pounds more than a decade ago. As Founder of Chasing the Sun, Mark’s mission is to empower people to shine in the family room and the board room.
Mark’s Leadership Keynote Conversations blend full attendee engagement, actionable insights, and current data and have been delivered to a diverse group of professional associations, non-profits, small businesses, and Fortune 50 companies worldwide.
Today, his most requested topics, including Leading with Empathy, The Buoyant Leader, and Lead a Culture of Well-Being, inspire people to grow with confidence, build their legacy, and prioritize human connection.
your team’s chief well-being officer
Healthy teams are wealthy teams
Companies that prioritize a culture of health and well-being (recognized as C. Everett Koop National Health Award recipients) outperformed the stock market by over 3x.
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Team facilitation:
As a neutral, expert team facilitator, Mark guides boards and executive teams through healthy conflict resolution, strategic pivots, and complex transitions to ensure agreement, build psychological safety and drive retention.
Keynotes:
High-energy, zero-fluff keynote interactive conversations that bridge the gap between high performance and well-being. Equip your conference or corporate event audience with actionable frameworks.
Offsites:
Move beyond the traditional “trust fall” with meticulously planned, ROI-driven offsites. We design custom experiences to clarify strategic goals, build genuine connection, and maximize the value of your team’s time away from the office.
upgrade to the Three-point impact
Transform your organizational culture with the Three-Point Impact. Instead of temporary 'perks,' you will establish a sustainable ecosystem of Healthy Communication, Culture, and Well-being.
The result? Your business becomes more resilient, your recruitment costs drop, and your bottom line grows because your people are at their best.
maximize your team’s time
Mark’s Keynote Conversations and offsite programs ensure every team member gains something from the experience. How? Read more to learn about our approach.
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Fortune 50 tested
Mark brings decades of executive leadership with the world’s biggest brands, including Microsoft and the U.S. Army. Mark brings the rigor of global communications strategy to the heart of your team’s culture.
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Empathy engineered by experience
Mark didn’t just study resilience; he lived it. A 150-pound personal transformation fuels a relatable, human-first approach that connects deeply with high-performing professionals facing burnout.
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Zero fluff. full impact.
Forget vague theory. We deliver The CHASE model: relatable, practical, and actionable frameworks designed to fit into your existing workflow immediately.
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piece of mind for you and value for your audience.
99 percent of attendees have found Mark’s sessions valuable, and 100 percent of his clients say he’s helped them achieve their event goals and would hire him again.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Three-Point Impact?
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The Three-Point Impact is an actionable methodology designed to bridge the gap between high performance and well-being. It focuses on ensuring consistency and follow-through through conversations hosted across the enterprise and workstream levels, directly improving the business's bottom line.
How does team well-being impact business ROI?
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Team well-being and psychological safety are the primary drivers of talent retention and execution speed. A healthy team resolves conflict faster, aligns on strategic goals, and prevents the "high-stakes burnout" that leads to costly turnover in Executive leadership.
How do you bridge the gap between high performance and well-being?
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Most corporate cultures believe high performance requires sacrificing personal well-being. Bridging that gap requires abandoning the traditional "hustle culture" and implementing empathetic leadership frameworks, structured team offsites, and intentional conflict resolution to sustain long-term growth.
What is the difference between an executive offsite and team facilitation?
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An executive offsite is the physical "event" or retreat where leaders gather away from day-to-day distractions to align on strategy. Professional team facilitation is the specialized skill used during that offsite, or in boardrooms, to neutralize conflict, guide difficult conversations, and ensure the team actually achieves its strategic goals.
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