Mark is a Paragould, Arkansas native that graduated from Crowley’s Ridge Academy, Crowley’s Ridge College, Harding University, and has an MBA from Arkansas State University. He is married to Stacie Buck of Paragould and has two sons, Jared and Tate. Mark, most recently served as Executive Vice President/COO of BUNN Corporation, now speaks, and writes full-time as well as executive coaching. He, Stacie, and Tate currently reside in Paragould, Arkansas.
Mark loves challenges, both personal and professional. He would prefer to fail at a huge challenge than succeed at an easy challenge. In his career, he has always chosen to do the hard assignments and big challenges. In his opinion, the hard road is where personal and professional growth are realized. Personal challenges began early with the death of his father during his junior year in high school. Next came children and one with special needs. Most recently, a terminal disease diagnosis of hATTR Amyloidosis (also dubbed his superpower) with initial prognosis of less than a year to live. With some luck, love, faith, soul searching, study, and persistence, those challenges have only served to make the journey deeper and more meaningful.
Professional challenges include volunteering for multiple operational and financial rescues, both foreign and domestic, while working for a Fortune 500 company to most recently leading a medium sized mid-western manufacturer through growing pains and COVID-19.
He loves competing. He loves building teams. Personal wins include the completion of several marathons, MS150 bike rides, Ragnar Relay teams, and River to River team relays. Professional wins include growing people and building teams to achieve more than they dreamed possible. Mark’s book Joyous Leadership – Stories of Learnings Along the Way is now available in all formats. Click the button below to find your favorite retailer/format.
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