Mark McKearn with Jerry Vance, Founder and Managing Partner of Preferred CFO Jerry conducted a one hour Workshop titled "Turn On the Headlights" with my Phoenix Valley Vistage CEO Group The workshop helped my business leaders to evaluate the capabilities and deliverables of their current financial team and to gain an improved understanding of the 6 critical financial tools every CEO needs to plan and execute strategies with confidence. Jerry has more than 30 years’ experience as a Controller and CFO and has spent the last 16 years specifically as an outsourced, fractional CFO Mark is a retired ..read more

A 20 minute discussion with Peter DeMarco on the challenges small and medium sized business leaders face when recruiting, hiring and retaining top talent. Peter discusses the Five Meta Competency Areas he coaches leaders to use when evaluating people for their organization.  You can build an "A Team" with "B Players".  Peter DeMarco is an Executive Coach, Organizational Consultant and Ethics Educator who is the Founder of Priority Thinking LLC. He’s an accomplished author and has twice been named a Top 100 Thought Leader on the topic of Trust by Trust Across America. His upcoming boo ..read more

Business leaders are faced with huge challenges today, some of which have never been seen in modern business times.  Did you catch my recent live? I revealed front line input on how leaders across the country are dealing with all of it.  ..read more

Vered Kogan, is a thought leader, executive coach and nationally recognized Mindset and Change expert.   She spent 3 1/2 hours with my Vistage Peer group of CEOs sharing her presentation, THE HUMAN SIDE OF CHANGE: HOW TO TRANSFORM YOURSELF AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.   The presentation was centered around an interactive workshop focused on understanding and mastering your MINDset to achieve your personal and professional goals.   Her workshops have helped hundreds of people transform their career and life through the power of their thoughts. She represents the high caliber of speaker ..read more

Wellbeingness is defined as the combination of wellness and wellbeing. It includes mental, emotional, and physical health, energy, and performance (MEP/HEP). Mark McKearn, Vistage Chair and Traci Fisher, The Wellness Coach discuss Traci's presentation to Mark's Vistage CEO Group ..read more

Read article here: https://tinyurl.com/yxq6thag So now that we are into the 4th quarter of 2020, how are you finishing the year strong?  Are you making time in the coming weeks to step back and focus on your business versus in your business?  How has your strategic plan changed? What stays the same?  Where do you need to make adjustments?  How does that translate to your priorities in 2021 and beyond? I’d strongly recommend that you make the time for you and your senior leadership team to step away and look strategically at where you are and where you’re going.  Start ..read more

With the job market more competitive than it has been in decades, and predictions that 41% of the workforce will change jobs in the next year, businesses must have the right systems in place to find and keep only the best people. West Point Graduate, retired Army Colonel, and Vistage CEO group leader Mark McKearn, and Ryan Englin, CEO of Core Matters tackle head on the challenges facing today’s small business leaders attracting, hiring and retaining hourly employee talent. As the CEO of Core Matters, Ryan helps growing companies with hourly employees implement a proven process to fill every po ..read more

A leadership discussion with Steve Dwyer, Senior VP and Leadership Consultant for Teamalytics. A global leadership and consulting firm that works with medium to large companies in business and sports. The discussion focuses on leaders understanding their personal constraints and how that impacts their behavior and ultimately the performance of their team ..read more

Join West Point Graduates, retired Army Colonels, combat tested leaders, and executive coaches Chris Kolenda, and Mark McKearn, as they tackle head on the challenges and opportunities facing today’s small business leaders heading into the second half of 2021. If you own or lead a business - this video is for you! The light at the end of the tunnel isn’t a train. Vaccines are available to all Americans and life is returning to normal. Ballparks, concerts, and flights are full and with $1.4 trillion saved by Americans in 2020, discretionary spending and donations are on the rise. The outlook is ..read more

How's morale in your company? What are you doing to improve it? By definition, Morale is about confidence, enthusiasm and discipline How are you improving morale in the midst of our current times, with health and economic concerns, social injustice and unrest and now add to that the dog days of summer?    I would suggest that as a leader you focus on the fundamentals.  Much about how your people feel, their morale, depends on how you and your team of leaders are showing up on a daily basis.   Are you inspiring them to reach their full potential?  Do you give them confi ..read more