Mark Shunk

Mark Shunk has used his unique combination of strategic business vision, leadership energy and management experience to pursue a number of innovative and successful business ventures in a wide array of corporate and entrepreneurial settings.

As President and CEO of Cadence Network, LLC, Mark led the creation, development and explosive growth of an award-winning web-based information services company with marquee clients such as The Limited, Blockbuster Video, Bob Evans Restaurants and Key Bank.

As Vice President, Sales and Operations, for Sempra Energy Solutions, Mark was the senior executive responsible for all revenue creation for this innovation leader in the rapidly evolving US energy market. For the first 17 years of his career, Mark held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Honeywell Inc.’s Home and Building Control organization including leading their Healthcare Business Unit.  In this role he oversaw development and delivery of market-leading efficiency improvement services for hospitals and health systems world-wide.

As a past recipient and current provider of executive coaching, Mark has an in-depth understanding of the difference coaching can make in a senior executive’s work and life.

Since joining the O’Brien Group in 2002, Mark has focused his efforts on helping his clients realize their full leadership potential through intensive one-on-one coaching, executive team development and operating strategy assistance. Clients have included Catholic Healthcare Partners, Philips Medical Systems, Luxottica Retail (LensCrafters), MemorialCare Health System, Middlesex Health System, SouthCoast Health System and CenturyLink.

As a past recipient of executive coaching, Mark has an in-depth understanding of the difference executive coaching can make in a senior executive’s work and life. His ability to relate to client business issues that he, himself, has dealt with make him extremely effective in helping his clients get more and better work done, with less effort. By focusing on their innate gifts, he enables them to become the kinds of leaders their organizations need through developing new, life-long leadership behaviors. His particular strengths include coaching individual executives and teams to communicate clearly and consistently (both internally and externally), coaching senior leadership teams in high-change environments to exceptional performance by creating trust-based relationships and leveraging the influence that results with powerful strategy, as well as coaching executives who are taking on increased leadership responsibility.

Mark has contributed his personal leadership through his affiliations with The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action, and the Purdue University Krannert Business School Alumni Advisory Board. He is also active in short-term mission work, and in leadership in his local church. Mark and his wife Suzy live near Cincinnati, Ohio.  Their son and daughter are pursuing their college degrees in California and Michigan.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University.