Testimonials

Mark Repkin was our Keynote speaker at our National Sales Meeting in January. Leading up to our meeting, he and I had discussions about our business, our customers, and the challenges we often face in our marketplace. As a result of our discussions, Mark came very well prepared to make the most of his time with us. We had an awesome day, with a great mixture of Mark’s prepared insights combined with team engagement and “real time” discussion on the thoughts/ideas/questions from the sales team. The feedback afterwards was this was our best sales meeting yet, and our time spent with Mark was highlight for everyone. His insights have had a lasting influence, as we continue to discuss his ideas on our weekly calls. I would highly recommend Mark to others.

Mark has a knack for asking thought-provoking questions, listening intently, and understanding the things you may not even be saying. He understands how to navigate the often complex nature of balancing business outcomes with personal priorities. He gives me something (often multiple things) to think more deeply about after every session. There are tangible takeaways that I have implemented into my daily routine every time we meet. Most importantly, how I show up as an Executive, how I prioritize my time, and how I assess business opportunities have all improved through my work with Mark.

My name is Scott Sontag and I have been a regional manager for approximately 15 years with two organizations. During my time as an RM, I have experienced scenarios in which I have needed and utilized a strong sales coach. Mark Repkin has been a consistent mentor and sales coach over the years helping me to navigate my sales and management career driving me to be a better sales leader to my teams. Mark can listen, understand and work to collaborate with you to not only solve immediate concerns but to also provide you the tools you will need for future scenarios that may occur. Overall, I would recommend Mark Repkin for your organization helping your salespeople and management maximize their sales opportunities.

In early 2017 I was introduced to Mark Repkin by a friend and mentor. At the time I was looking for some guidance with regards to my business and after one conversation with Mark, I knew there was a reason he was suddenly in my life. I hired Mark as a coach for 6 months and learned sales strategies that I still use to this day. Mark has become a dear friend as well. Anytime I call, Mark picks up and he always seems to have the answer for what I'm seeking. He's truly an amazing human being.

Mark is a trusted adviser to both my business and me personally. I frequently turn to Mark for his pragmatic insights on sales strategy and his comprehensive business perspectives. Every time I talk to him, I learn something new. Over the years I have implemented many of his recommendations that have led to rapid results and positive financial impact.

I have introduced Mark to many people in my network - On every occasion these people have thanked me for the introduction.

Since I started working with Mark he has challenged me to examine my current assumptions and push forward using the truth about my product and how it helps people. He has helped redirect my paradigm on selling. He's also reinforced my belief that a salesman, when using his skills correctly, is really an asset to the customer in the buying process.

Working with Mark was a great experience. I was on the right path, but needed a little help course correcting to keep me on track. Mark helped me tweak my resume, making it more concise, focused, and shining a light on my strengths. He also guided me in writing a strong cover letter which garnered quick responses from job posters. Mark has quickly become my "go to guy" for all those tricky job search questions like how to reach out to potential employers, the best time to follow up, and how to gain an edge over your competition. He has been invaluable in my career search. I highly recommend working with Mark.

I met Mark through a private equity networking group in the middle of 2016 and immediately became intrigued in what he did because it appeared to be different than most other sales trainers. I've been through a number of training programs, but after speaking with Mark, I decided to invest in my own professional growth because I had a growing family and needed and wanted to double my income. I participated in the 2-day boot camp and still participate in the ongoing training calls 2x/week. The content of the trainings, plus Mark's help, which has been above and beyond, has given me the techniques, mindset, and accountability to reach my goal of doubling my income this year. I would recommend that anyone who is looking to grow as a sales professional, no matter the level they're at, speak with Mark to find out if he can do the same for them.

Mark is really a coach at heart: he motivates the team, strategizes the play, assesses the competition, and knows how to get the best outcome from all involved. I worked on contract for C-A-G and he taught me volumes on the incentive industry, challenged me to bring new ideas to the table, and made me feel supported in any project I worked on. I would gladly work with him again in an instant.

I was in a career transition, feeling fearful, doubtful, and hopeless about finding a new job. After working with Mark, I felt “hope” for the first time. He really listened to me and provided encouragement, structure, and guidance. Equally important, he helped me uncover how my skills were transferable. We collaborated on taking my resume from meaningless, uninteresting stuff, to truly powerful statements that reflected my uniqueness. Despite not having interviewed in like a hundred years, Mark coached me through the process of representing myself confidently and concisely. I was amazed how fast I landed at a great company. Thank goodness for having Mark by my side.

I have been lucky enough to work with Mark not only as a sales coach, but also as a trusted mentor both personally and professionally. Mark is someone who cares deeply about the individuals that he works with and takes the time to understand who they are as person, not just as a sales person. I have grown substantially in my business and life as a result of my time working with Mark and am extremely grateful for what he has helped me to accomplish.

I was fortunate enough to have Mark enter in the the Interm VP role at the company I work for 6 months. Little insight on me is I am one the Top sales associates within my origination. Yet Mark has literally taken me to the next level from being an average sales associate to an All Star sales associate. He has helped me , Reduced my need for approval, Improved my belief about asking for more money, Changed my outlook on how I recover from sales rejection, learned how to ask challenging questions and overcome fears, Confidence in myself, and sales posturing in front of the client. Not only did he help me within the organization I work for but in all aspects of life. All around great guy, I would highly recommend him to any organization.

When he's not telling insightful stories that can be useful in problem-solving and gaining new perspectives on lingering problems, Mark Repkin is your biggest cheerleader, telling you to trust your gut and coaching you to think strategically and to listen carefully. Mark is a delightful, charismatic person, and he brought out the best in my team. He's that guy you want to have in your back pocket at all times.

I could not recommend Mark enough. Mark mentored me during a time where I did not have confidence in myself or the career I wanted to get into.

Mark challenged me to go outside the box, and to strive for success. He gave me impactful ideas, resources, and tools, to branch myself out in my field and to help me create my own “brand”.

Mark’s experience in the real world as a business leader helped me to understand what it takes to become successful within your field of work. This could be networking, communication skills, and or ways for you to be seen and noticed in your career.

What’s great about Mark is not only did he help me to develop my confidence and sense of self, but he truly cared about me, my talents, and what I wanted out of the mentoring. Mark takes the time to get to know you and understand you so he can equip you with knowledge that is invaluable. I walked away knowing Mark truly cared for me and my success.

Mark gave me the confidence to go forward with my dreams even if they didn’t go into the direction anyone would have imagined they could. Mark gave me life and career advice that I could never take for granted. Now I manage a group of individuals for a fantastic company. I would absolutely say much of that confidence to lead people was grown and cultivated with Mark’s mentorship.

I fully appreciated my time with him and would recommend him to anyone who was struggling to find their way in their career. I was blessed to have Mark in the time of my life that I did.

As a leader in our organization, Mark has been a mentor to his team and a tremendous guide as part of the leadership team. His team grew under his leadership, developing new skills and abilities that helped transition the sales organization to a new structure and use of new tools. As a peer on the leadership team I benefited greatly from Mark’s insight and ability to bring knowledge and experience to the planning table. I learned from Mark’s approach to strategy development and ability to bring a team to consensus and action. It was an honor to work with Mark.

Several months after our National Sales Meeting, the strategies Mark Repkin introduced continue to resonate. His compelling keynote on innovative sales techniques and pushing beyond traditional boundaries has markedly improved our team's performance. This lasting impact is a testament to the power of his insights.

I highly recommend Mark Repkin as a sales leadership coach. As a business owner, driving profitable sales was my primary focus, but leading the sales team wasn't my sweet spot or passion. That's where Mark stepped in and made all the difference. I sought his expertise to develop a sales leadership methodology aligned with my style and approach with the ultimate plan to find a suitable replacement for myself. With Mark's coaching, I found my stride in sales leadership and had so much fun along the way. He played a crucial role in bringing on a full-time sales manager who fit our culture and excelled in driving sales. Thanks to Mark, I gained the freedom to focus on other essential aspects of the business!

For 3 years in a row, I was named the #1 sales producer out of 800 sales people in my company. Nobody reaches that height without coaching and guidance along the way. Mark has been such an amazing private coach to me. He constantly challenges my beliefs and pushes me to reach outside of my comfort zone. He taught me that sales skills alone won’t cut it, and he showed me “how” to dig deep and leverage my talent within.

I'm the Founder and Executive Director of a nonprofit with an audacious mission. Fundraising isn't something that comes naturally to me, and Mark has been a tremendous help to me learning how to overcome my own blocks around money and fundraising. As I'm also a coach myself, I pride myself on my ability to be highly introspective and I have a really good idea of where my own blind spots are - but as the saying goes, "you can't see the label of the jar that you're in". Mark helped me to see these challenges with an objective lens and helped me learn to not let them keep me playing small. I definitely recommend Mark to anyone who is looking for coaching around this issue, or others!

Mark Repkin did not ask me for a recommendation. I asked him if I could do it and I asked him repeatedly. I've always found it humorous that a professional athlete can have 10 people coaching him or her, but most of us go it alone with nobody to help us. I started seeing Mark because I wanted to elevate what I do and how I do it. His eyes on how I interact with clients has had breathtaking results. The impact has been a game-changer. It's not his incredible ideas (which are often), it's that I'm more able to create my own excellent results because I know him.

As far back as I remember, I've been encouraging Mark to become a sales consultant. I was thrilled for him when I learned he joined BSK. Countless times over the years I have turned to Mark for real-world business advice and sales strategies. I can specifically point to the revenue his suggestions helped generate. I've already given him several referrals and will keep pumping those out.

We began working with Mark Repkin in June of 2018 for our Inside Sales/Sales Development Team of 6 Reps. We we’re struggling to prove that Inside Sales and Appointment Setting were worth investing in over our first 3 quarters. By October, every Sales Rep had hit or exceeded their metrics of Appointment Setting each and every month – because Mark helped us create the framework, messaging, simplicity of ‘booking the appointment’, and implementing the right hiring/recruiting processes. We went from trying to consultative sell, to simply identifying leads and booking appointments for our Client Executive team to then progress Leads through the funnel. Within 5 months of working with Mark, we now have gotten approval to invest further into the Business Development engine and grow the team up to 12 people in 2019. Mark thank you for helping us get off the ground and showing us how to fly! Sky is the limit for us now to fill the top of the funnel and identify leads!

I was privileged to work with Mark at iPromo for over a year and was inspired by his intelligence, professionalism and impact on our organization.He demonstrated great ability to analyze 'opportunity' areas, then propose and implement action plans to improve results.One major project was his evaluation of our sales staff's abilities and company's marketing goals in the development of a new, multi-faceted commission structure that optimized the individual strengths of the sales force. Additional skill sets include development of his management staff, implementation of Salesforce (CRM) and great inter-department communication skills.
As corporate controller, it was great to work with a Chief Revenue Officer who possessed such strong understanding of the financial statements, budget process and strategic objectives of the company.

Mark and I have known each other for over ten years. He has natural coaching abiliities and mentored my sales and leadership skills as we partnered to obtain business.

Mark has great relationship skills and is generous with his time and caring. Now that he is a partner at Big Swift Kick, he is working with my newest salesman and is doing an excellent job in providing him with the tools he'll need to be successful. The systems and processes they are instilling in him are creating the cornerstone for his future success.

I highly recommend Mark and Big Shift Kick. Mark's investment in LinJen has contributed to our success.

I have had the pleasure of working and training with Mark over the past decade. He is amazingly creative and understands the sales/marketing space like few others. I always leave my conversations with Mark a bit smarter and a bit challenged. Mark is very good at challeging the status quo and coming up with better ways to advance his sales team and their goals. I would highly recommend Mark's work and his organization.

Mark is a great leader, mentor and just a really nice person to be around. He thinks outside of the box and encourages his team to do the same. Mark is a true professional and is there if you need his advice. You feel smarter and a bit challenged after conversations with him. He makes you look at any situation from different angles and simply brings out the best in you. It was a great honor to work with Mark. I highly recommend him to any organization that strives for success and needs an inspirational leader and a mentor.

I first worked with Mark at the Incentive Research Foundation. His insights and actions led to the revitalization of the Education Committee and his focus on aligning people with their interests was persistent and successful. Innovations like pod casts filled with wisdom snippets from industry leaders and his approach to shaping the personality of working groups demonstrate his significant impact on the IRF's role as the leading independent source of incentive research.

He is a credible business person with an intuitive understanding of people and motivation.

As his client at Certif-A-Gift, Mark's ability to craft a rewards strategy that was on-target and seamless while leading a fulfillment team, reflected his status as our trusted adviser and a go-to partner.

A professional in sales, leadership and innovation, Mark demonstrates his credo that unless you are trying something new, you aren't trying at all.

Mark is that unique person that allows you to blend a client and a friendship without taking either for granted. Mark is a true professional and is always looking for an opportunity to align the best resources available for his clients. In that pursuit, he is making true friends along the way. I value Mark's business relationship and friendship.

Mark is an inspirational leader and has a gift for bringing out the best in his people. He is amazingly creative and insightful, and encourages this kind of thinking to fully engage his team which has led to profitable revenue growth at Certif-A-Gift. I consider him a great mentor, who will always have my respect and admiration.

I don't think there's an adjective in the dictionary that adequately defines Mark. He's fiercely intelligent, a great teacher and communicator, and exhibits emotional intelligence in all his actions.

I met Mark through a mentoring program where he helped me understand how to better myself and what I want out of my future. Anyone can provide you with answers, but Mark took the time to teach me the tools I needed to move forward with my life and skills that I could recycle into new situations I encountered in the future.

Mark helped me reframe the way I looked at problems and problem-solving in the workplace, how I set and maintained personal goals, and ultimately self reflect on the qualities that matter most to me when searching for jobs. He assisted me in creating a task list in order to land my current internship, and as I start applying to full-time jobs I find that I am revisiting my notes from our visits rather frequently. I am forever grateful for our introduction and look forward to keeping in contact throughout our careers.

Mark Repkin is my favorite coach (and I have had many). I first connected as a member of a Sales Leader Peer Group he facilitated. Impressed by his guidance, I sought 1:1 coaching to enhance my leadership skills. When I transitioned from Sales Management to running the overall business, Mark played a crucial role in identifying and selecting a new sales leader. His guidance was instrumental in my leadership journey. Highly recommend!

As CEO with over 300 employees, there is never a day without an unexpected challenge. It can feel very lonely at the top because the buck stops with me. Yes, I have a valuable leadership team to talk through specific business topics, but I need someone to soundboard with who has ZERO bias. Someone whose total focus is Me, Me, Me. That person is Mark Repkin. Mark has coached me for many years, and somehow right when I think it’s doom and gloom, he helps me uncover a way toward a bright outcome. I gain a minimum of a 10X ROI every time we meet.

While working with Mark I have seen my "sales game" stepped up drastically. As a former collegiate golfer at the division one level, I am no stranger to coaching. In the same way that my former golf coaches have taught me to be a top performing golfer, Mark coaches me to be nothing short of a "top performing salesperson". In order to be that top performer I need a strong mental game. As my sales coach, Mark serves me by making sure I am accountable to my own goals, “replays the tape” with me so I can better understand the decisions I made. As a result I am building muscle memory and that means speed in closing business, and winning more. By working with him I feel more confident in executing on the sales fundamentals, and have more courage to get beyond the “head trash” in my way. Overall I’m a better professional with Mark by my side.

When I was CEO of Empire-Today, LLC, one of the largest carpet retailers in the US, I turned to Mark Repkin for sales consulting. We had a sales force of over 1000 reps, in 40 markets, and Mark helped design incentive programs that yielded a 38% lift in top line with significant contribution margin. Now as the President of Paint Squad, I once again look to Mark and the BSK team to developing an archetype for a productive sales rep. Mark and his team have helped us in the evaluation and selection of our latest sales talent. He knows just the right means to select top performers, it's really a neat gift he posses. Our next endeavor will be working with them on sales training and sales messaging.

Mark and I became acquainted through a mentoring workshop at my alma mater, Elmhurst College. From our initial kickoff meeting through our final face to face of the program, Mark was truly the best Mentor any Protégé with professional experience could wish to be connected. A perfect example of Mark’s exemplary talent can be taken directly from the core directives of the workshop:
• Focus on the importance of establishing the mentoring relationship
• Discovery of how to be an active participant in the personal and professional development process

Mark innately homed in on my strengths and weaknesses, allowing us to vault past these critical yet basic principles into a coaching relationship which we maintain to this day. His commitment to performance coaching is second to none. I would highly recommend Mark for not only his coaching abilities around sales strategy and leadership development, but for his remarkable candor which turns each meeting into a clear path to growth.

Mark is one of those rare managers who also naturally serves as an inspiring mentor for the whole team. The quality most notable to Mark was his ability to motivate and teach the team in a manner that let you learn on your own. Mark was my go-to person for indecision within the company ranks as well as conflict. Though he’s never one to draw attention to himself, Mark's positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable.

When you have the chance to know somebody's family and work environment, it's very easy to tell if there is harmony in both life aspects. I can tell that Mark Repkin is one of those valued member of our society that know very well how to keep this balance; therefore it's very ease to recomend someone like him not only as a trusted business partner but someone with integrity.

Thanks Mark for being a good Role Model.

Mark is an incredible person to work with. He has a great ability to really listen to what people are saying. His leadership skills are impeccable, and his talent for driving forward with a positive attitude are bar none. It was a pleasure to work beside Mark. I would highly recommend Mark to any organization.

Mark’s impact and effects were absolutely groundbreaking, he truly helped improve our company exponentially as well as shape the company culture. He vastly improved everything he touched, from sales approach, to motivational sales contests, employee recognition, compensation plans, vastly improving company-wide communication, company morale, and coaching the company’s coaches. His expertise and vision drove our company to improve immensely.

On a personal and professional level, Mark coached me to learn and grow exponentially. I’ll always be grateful for the time I had the opportunity to work with him. I would absolutely consider Mark one of the biggest and greatest mentors I’ve ever had in my life, easily the best. In my time with Mark I learned a lot about time management, being a valuable team member, managing others, hiring, increasing sales, working with others, and even a lot about my professional and personal life and habits.

Mark easily has one of the greatest professional minds I’ve encountered; it was easy for me to fill an entire notebook of absolutely essential and amazing professional techniques, strategies, and what I could only call “Repkinisms”, as they seemed so unique and unequivocally effective. Mark has a unique gift in his ability to coach and work with everyone in an organization on a very specifically individual basis. I’ve never met anyone with the ability to coach, mentor, and approach to so many unique personalities on a very personal level.

Without question anyone with the opportunity to work with Mark will absolutely benefit immeasurably; his ability to benefit any individual or organization is absolutely invaluable.

Mark is and exceptional sales coach and person. He gifted me a coin that had an animal on it and is something I related too. He told me when ever I was feeling like I was not in control of my thoughts or the situation to reach into my pocket and realize that I have the power to handle anything or any situation. I have since moved on from working in the same organization as Mark but always remember to carry that coin with me everywhere. Mark will always be one of the best mentors I have ever had. I am glad that I wrote down every little thing he taught me. The most important piece of advice he taught me wasn't in a cliche saying but how he treated me as a person. He was intentional, honest and cared about ME. Thanks Mark for changing my life and helping me a better person.

Our company, DivvyHQ, has partnered with Big Swift Kick, and I've had the pleasure to work with Mark. I have found him to be a highly qualified professional with exceptional follow-up skills. Mark is extremely knowledgeable and has helped us hire some great people!

I am more aware of my strengths and weaknesses because of my conversations with Mark. His observations of my words are profound. He rephrases my sentences and he really makes me think about what I said. He reads between the lines and he says things to me that I am too afraid to say about myself. I wish that I could start my day every morning with a conversation with Mark. His positive energy and views of how to deal with situations are always inspirational.

Working with Mark inspired me to evaluate my business and how I could improve it and grow in several areas. Mark exhibits strong interpersonal skills and friendly helpful attitude. He is an excellent go-to person for conflict resolution and problem solving with excellent insight. Mark’s positive attitude and the respect others is a breath of fresh air.

There is one project in college that I will never forget because it brought Mark Repkin into my life. I am fortunate enough to have been able to keep in contact with Mark after my undergraduate years as he has helped shape me into the professional that I am today.

When I started working with Mark, I was very uncertain about my future and what I wanted to do after college. Over the years, Mark has always been just a phone call or an email away from a positive, impactful conversation. Through helpful tips, high-level career assessments, and many insightful conversations, Mark put things into perspective pointing to the bigger questions I needed to be asking myself.

Mark has helped me learn so much about myself and what circumstances are important to me to be happy and successful. Once unhappy in a former job, Mark has helped uncover my natural abilities through reshaping my thinking. I am now at a company that not only suits me but brings me joy.

Aside from providing me with invaluable information, he has taught me the importance of networking and even arranged meetings with some of his connections – all for my benefit. Without a doubt, Mark is one of the wisest and caring mentors I have ever had and it is an honor to work with him.

Mark and I have known each other for well over a decade. He was a client while at Certif-a-Gift. We became friends and I invited him to join a nonprofit board where we served together and his contributions in thought leadership, resource allocation and strategic priorities were enormous.

Mark is one of the most strategic thinking clients with whom I have ever worked. He's constantly striving to better understand what motivates people, how to create more value in relationships and why and how people buy from one another.

It is a rare individual who is capable of seeing what the desired end game is and then tracing their way back to the present moment while keeping in mind that which first serves the other party's needs. That is Mark's greatest skill.

Mark is the consummate advisor who has nothing but your best interests in mind.
He will push you hard when you are vague or lost which is exactly what entrepreneurs need.
It is can be lonely running your company. I can tell Mark things I cannot tell my team.
I have developed multiple new revenue streams by using Mark to vet the ideas.
Anyone wanting to ‘next level’ their game should consider Mark for coaching.

Mark is one of the best sales professionals I've encountered in my 30-year career. As a sales mentor, he worked with me to understand my personality and style so he could adapt his coaching accordingly. I've read dozens of sales books, but Mark opened my eyes to what true professional selling is all about, especially for complex B2B enterprise sales. I give him a 10/10 and would recommend Mark to anyone looking for a sales coach/mentor. You won't find anyone better.

Mark has been a tremendous asset to me personally and to my agency. In a nutshell Mark 'gets it.' He asks the right questions and challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and look at my business strategically.

Every time I turn to Mark with a problem, I always get 'to the point' tactical advise that helps me to address challenges and anticipate potential issues. One of Mark's qualities I admire most is his ability to identify the root of the problem and not to sugarcoat his take on the situation and most importantly getting you to act quickly to deal with a problem.

Mark is one of those rare individuals who genuinely care about your success and takes it 'personally' to see his clients make a meaningful transformation in sales, marketing, and operations to run a healthy company.

I have known Mark for several years as a sales coach, mentor, and friend. When I think of Mark, characteristics that immediately come to my mind are– exceptional listening skills, sincere, accessible, talented, authentic, teacher, coach, candid and on and on. He has helped me acquire new skills that have helped our company achieve double digit growth year after year and build a reputation as a company that solves problems rather than being viewed as a commodity. Through Mark’s training I have gained the confidence to continue developing my sales skills, and I appreciate his time and honest, objective feedback!

Mark was brought in to drive revenue though reorganizing the sale structure and alignment of sales talent. His positive impact reached well beyond the sales department and quickly influenced the entire organization. He launched a motivating commission plan and introduced a new Sales Support department. I’m a huge Mark Repkin Fan! (But in full disclosure, I am a bit biased because he saw potential in my leadership abilities, my desire to ascend to a management role, so he ultimately promoted me to Sales Manager.) Under his guide, I was the front-line person responsible to implement his plan. Mark always emphasizes the importance of creating a culture where people can thrive by aligning them to their strengths. In a short time, every single sales producer was performing at 30% or greater. Another significant change Mark created was a recruiting strategy that uncovered top-talent we had never seen before. His methodology in assessing candidate’s potential for success led to hiring amazing people who ramped-up at a rate of 2X faster than we have ever seen. (He also made some BOLD moves by “cleaning house” of non-performers and non-supporters, that opened up time for us to focus on performers not detractors.) I’m thankful Mark saw the potential in me. I honestly cannot say enough about Mark, but I'll end on this...through his encouragement and words of wisdom, I intend to follow the same path he follows; respect people and protect profits.

I am inspired by Mark’s wisdom and his authentic approach. When Mark came in as the Chief Revenue Officer, everyone talked about how quickly they could see the positive impacts he was making for the company. He immediately set the tone for a new sales culture by establishing expectations for sales reps to bring out their best. Mark uncovered performance barriers and had a major triumph when he eliminated the antiquated comp plan and replaced with an exciting and motivating one! Even though he was in an Executive role, he still made time to engage with me and share strategies to improve my selling performance. I am a better sales professional having been coached by Mark, and I know I can always rely on him to serve as a mentor to me.

I can say that I will sincerely miss working with Mark on a day to day basis. Mark did not hide in his corner office. Rather he made it a point each day to swing by and ask me how my day was. He even regularly stopped by to leave a piece of delicious chocolate on my desk to brighten my day. Mark took me under his wing and showed me the endless outlets to express myself in my craft and beyond. Mark believes that the knowledge and experience he has cultivated in his career should be spread around to help improve the lives of his co-workers and his company. Effective and a pleasure to work with, Mark will make a great asset to any organization lucky enough to snatch him up.

With Mark's guidance and insight, I've had many "A-ha" moments. Mark has helped me gain clarity and put the pieces together for successfully building my business.

I generally rely upon letting my work speak for itself, but when I wanted to advance my career it became clear I needed some professional assistance. Mark helped me refine my resume to leverage my talents, guided me in recalibrating my career trajectory and helped identify the additional skills I would need to reach my goals. He coached me on developing my network and showed me how to get in front of the right people. My time spent with Mark as a career coach has been well worth the investment, as he has never failed to deliver clear, concise and insightful coaching. I highly recommend Mark to anyone looking for an edge.

I had the good sense to hire Mark in 1993, and the good fortune to work with him for over 20 years at The Certif-A-Gift Company. Mark is self-motivated, dedicated to continuous personal and process improvement, and has a talent for cutting through the clutter to evaluate issues, and make sound recommendations for improvement. He has keen analytical skills, and works diligently to ensure the desired results are achieved. He is an effective coach and mentor, and finds great satisfaction in helping others become the best that they can be. When Mark left Certif-A-Gift he was VP of Sales and Marketing, but a title isn’t an accurate indicator of the tremendous and broad-based contribution Mark made within the company. He is a strategist, a leader, a manager and a doer, and is a terrific asset to any organization.

In what little time that I was fortunate enough to work with Mark I found him to be extremely professional, empathetic and an intelligent and experienced mentor. I would strongly endorse Mark for any Executive Role in any type of company.

If you are an average of the five people you spend the most time with, then you will want Mark to be one of those five. In my time spent with Mark, his influence helped me improve my management, strategic, and creative decisions. Even as I worked outside of his team, he was always accessible to work with me on reaching any goals I wanted to achieve in career or life. He's a tremendous asset to any company that cares about culture, as Mark is amazing with all people -- positive, encouraging, and quick to inspire. He has a knack for crafting a story that is relatable and compelling, which I felt reflects on his abilities to sell and understand his customer. Although I didn't work with him in a sales capacity, I do know Mark as a polished leader that makes everyone around him better.

Mark is a very successful executive and sales leader. He is always a positive individual who wants to see others success. I was consistently motivated and challenged to be my best by Mark. A tremendous leader whose skills would be of value to any organization.

Mark is a hard working, very bright, results driven excutive. He is very through
which enables him to make very effective decisions. I highly recommend Mark
to anyone who gives him an opportunity to impact their organization.

From my vantage point and business experience, the most impactful leaders I have studied, and have worked for, embody the attributes of my colleauge and friend, Mark Repkin. Excellent leaders have to create the vision, and then get buy in from stakeholders, to sales to employees.They posess a realm of confident humility, are analytical, yet sensitive and aware of obstacles that may impede the goal. But most of all, they are "genuine & trustworthy". Mark embodies all these traits. He excels at "problem solving" and is a "gifted" out of the box thinker. His passion, collaboration and inclusionary style engages any team. His "pats on the back" and encouragement during our time at Certif-A-Gift certainly added fuel to my passion for the business. I can assure you, that any customer or management team can trust Mark to provide the thought provoking scenarios that today's business leaders need to; grow their revenues, keep customers loyal and ensure their employees are productive and engaged.