Mark W. Brodsky

Mark W. Brodsky provides strategic guidance and coaching to help ExecuNet members land their next opportunity. This involves uncovering their unique personal value proposition and defining competitive differentiators to advance their careers. This also includes providing detailed feedback for improving a member’s personal marketing collateral—well beyond their résumé.

Mark is a results-focused executive coach and management consultant. His direct, pragmatic, highly-supportive approach is rooted in four decades of executive experience in leadership development, talent management, operations management and performance improvement.

Mark is known for his straight talk, keen insight and ability to help executives quickly get to the heart of issues, then respond with sound, workable solutions. He has served an array of Fortune 500 companies and other public, private, and not-for-profit organizations across industries including Chemical, Construction, Consumer Products, Consulting, Energy, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Military, Nuclear, Professional Services, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications and Transportation. In addition to ExecuNet, Mark is the Founder and Principal Consultant of BIG Consulting, a firm that helps organizations rapidly raise performance – then sustain results over time.

Mark has a BA in Psychology from East Carolina University; a Strategic Sales Leadership certificate from the University of Michigan, Graduate School of Business Administration; and a Human Resources Leadership certificate from the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business. His coaching is enhanced by his extensive experience serving as both an external consultant and internal corporate leader in roles that include: Executive Vice President of a strategic change consulting firm serving Fortune 100®; Director of Professional Development for a Fortune 50 company; and President and CEO of a startup that became a multimillion-dollar enterprise serving the Fortune 500.

What People Have Said About Working With Mark

“Mark is absolutely top-tier – an extremely competent and professional business executive, with unsurpassed ability to bring value and service to clients. Count on Mark to make the right results happen as a consistent top producer, a leader and a consummate team player.” —Bill Dunnington

‘During the twenty-five years that I have known Mark Brodsky, he has demonstrated a unique understanding of business development, consultative selling, executive leadership, management skill, and service delivery across a wide variety of topics and in a multitude of market sectors. He has consistently performed at a superior level, regardless of the task I know no other person who possesses his level of tenacity and persistence.
I consider him a personal friend as well as a highly valued resource where strategic thinking and the accomplishment of business objectives are concerned.” —Terry Hollon

“Thought provoking, engaging and consistent in every endeavor, Mark Brodsky is the consummate professional! I have had the opportunity to work closely with Mark as a member of the Board of Directors of ISA – The Association of Learning Providers (ISA), the only industry specific association exclusively dedicated to the success of training and performance firms. Mark’s knowledge and experience in customer service, organizational development, process analysis and management and performance management has significantly influenced the work of ISA’s Board and has helped shape the direction of the association for the future. In every endeavor, Mark consistently advocates consensus-based decision making that is measurable. He is a respected leader who can be counted on to create clarity and direction out of chaos. Personally, Mark’s calm and supportive approach to problem-solving has helped me to outperform my own expectations. He can be counted on to say what he means and mean what he says with grace and respect.” —Pam Schmidt

You can contact Coach Mark through the Career Strategy Group.