Communication coaching for founders & C-suite
Raise with authenticity.
Lead with calm confidence.
Over 15 years coaching founders and C-suite leaders to tell the story of their company in a way that moves investors, boards, and teams to listen and act.
What I do
Storytelling that moves capital.
I help my clients access authenticity and calm confidence in their storytelling — enhancing their ability to engage and influence others, resulting in higher valuations and faster fundraising cycles.
Mark harnesses lessons from over 20 years as a professional actor, plus over 3,000 hours of coaching founders and executives across 5 continents. Clients range from early stage startups to Harvard Business School, Google, Apple, McKinsey and AbbVie. Mark's learnings are put to work for your next board meeting, investor pitch, all hands, or keynote.
About MarkWho it's for
Who is this coaching for?
Founders raising capital
Seed to Series B founders who need to turn traction into a story investors trust — and remember.
- • Every data point also has a story.
- • Startups only execute as well as their CEO. CEOs need support too.
C-Suite executives
C-suite leaders who shape perception every time they speak to boards, teams or buyers.
- • Board & all-hands delivery
- • Keynotes & town halls
- • Crisis & change communication
Executive Team off-sites
Small group half day and full day sessions.
- • Build communication and/or storytelling skills for the whole Executive team
- • Build relationships and trust internally
The Work
3 Pillars
Engage
- Presence.
- Gravitas.
- Authenticity.
Show up with the calm confidence investors, boards, and teams instinctively trust.
Read more →Inspire
- Storytelling.
- Connection.
- Influence.
Tell the story of your company in a way that moves capital, talent, and customers.
Read more →Act
- Clarity.
- Vision.
- Courage.
Make the ask. Close the round. Get the room aligned behind your next move.
Read more →the outcomes
HIGHER
valuations from investors who trust the story
FASTER
fundraising cycles and cleaner board rooms
STRONGER
alignment across your team and stakeholders
In partnership with
The Pitch Show
Since Season 13, Mark has coached the founders on The Pitch Show to nail the story of their pitch — the opening two minutes that set the tone for every episode of the podcast.
listeners
raised by founders on the show
“Who you are being when you are saying what you are saying says more about what you are saying than what you are saying.”
Over 15 years coaching you on who you are being when you're saying what you're saying.