
Built through experience, not theory
I'm typically brought in when a leadership team is working hard but not moving fast enough. When strategy is clear on paper but isn't translating into performance. When the CEO knows something is off — but can't pinpoint exactly what.
That's the gap I close.
Over 30 years I've served as COO, EVP, and senior operating leader at companies from $20M to $2B — across industries and stages of growth.
I've been in the room when the strategy was built and in the room when execution broke down. I know what both look like — because I was accountable for the outcome, not just observing it.
I work directly alongside your leadership team — not from the outside looking in
Mark Sapienza
Most advisors hand you a strategy and walk out the door. I stay in the room until execution is real.
That means working side by side with your leadership team, building systems that make accountability automatic — not something you have to chase.
When this works, the CEO stops being the system and starts leading it.
No pitch. No proposal. Just 30 minutes to talk through where you're stuck and whether I can help.