Mark shaped and cultivated my skills as a leader, communicator and business professional. His ability to grow and uplift people is unparalleled. He listens and understands the needs and concerns of those around him. Mark is almost always the smartest and most talented professional in any situation and leads collaboratively to ensure full participation and endorsement from any group.
Michele is among the most insightful and innovative leaders I have ever worked with. Michele has an innate ability to effectively lead groups from extremely diverse backgrounds and cultures. She has always been very relatable and people are quick to trust her leadership as a result. I honestly could not have been luckier to have had Michele as a leader, mentor, and friend throughout my career.
Mark acts with the highest level of professionalism as a leader while providing an environment of value, trust, caring, and understanding. Under the most stressful situations, he was always calm and collected while working with key stakeholders to resolve any issues that arose or could arise from a situation. It was always a pleasure working with him. I highly recommend him as a mentor. He does what he says he will do.
Michele is an excellent leader and mentor. She has an unending passion for self-improvement and applies that learning to benefit her organization and community. Her ability to personalize and tailor training for each individual ensured success in their growth and development.
Mark is one of the few individuals I've met that strikes an effective balance between the needs of an organization and the need of its associates. He considers all circumstances and takes the time to find effective win/win solutions. He communicates respectfully and is innately collaborative. His mentorship benefits each individual in their growth and helps them identify new paths to growth and advancement.
Michele is committed to the growth and success of others, always leading, coaching, mentoring, and opening new paths forward. Through her intelligence (IQ and EQ), hard work, discipline, and a relentless desire to learn and improve, Michele provides a matchless example of leadership. She consistently pursues the latest training, freshest perspectives, and most edifying opportunities. And whatever she learns, she masters, and is keen to share it with all those around her. She effortlessly bridges the business and military worlds and excels in both. Diligent, trustworthy, thoughtful, funny, curious, and smart, Michele is a terrific teammate, an exceptional leader, and one of the best humans
Of his myriad talents, I have always been most impressed with Mark's business strategy and creative problem skills. Mark's high aptitude and flexibility allow him to adapt to and understand any situation or circumstance. Again and again, I have seen Mark handle stressful issues calmly and strategically.
Michele served as a mentor to me and continued in this role after I retired. She was a wonderful commander who brought tons of her civilian knowledge and skill to her command position.
I have always been impressed with Michele’s knowledge, skill and integrity. Her years of leadership in business and in the military have given her a wealth of experience that she can draw on to handle a wide range of issues with a level head and compassion for everyone involved. Talking with peers and with people she has led you will learn that Michele is a good listener that actively works to help others learn how improve their skills and develop their own judgment to become leaders themselves.
Mark is an extremely patient and thoughtful leader. He is consistent in his approach toward excellence. Our projects were diverse. Working on everything from large-scale system implementations to brand campaigns, Mark possesses an innate sense of perspective that few leaders have. He's able to direct and help guide teams to long-term goals. He does this through thoughtful daily work matched with the ability to visualize the bigger picture. Mark is a leader that cares for people and offers powerful effective mentorship.
At the Leadership Team level, Michele is an expert in training and people development. Michele does an amazing job taking into account each individual and each unique team to provide the most effective training. The end result is that she empowers people to grow while aligning the training to achieve the company's objectives; that is no easy feat.
I have spent a significant amount of time working with Michele working through numerous organizational and people related issues. She has dedicated significant time to help me to improve my personal leadership skills. The most specific benefit to me has been her coaching regarding fostering tough conversations with individuals with distinctly different objectives, goals, personalities & backgrounds. Her leadership model allows people to be themselves and capitalize on their strengths but work as a team. She is an exceptionally effective coach and mentor. Her approach is simple, straightforward and easy to model. She very skilled at using everyday issues and moments to mentor and teach.