
Innovation Leader
Pensacola, Florida Area

Innovation Leader
Pensacola, Florida Area
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GROWTH, PERFORMANCE, PROFITABILITY
Mark Nissley is a proven high-performer focused on impacting brand strategy, market delivery, and organizational development. He has 15 years in business leadership roles, primarily participating in entrepreneurial start-ups and turnarounds. These include the creation, transition, and growth of multiple high-growth ventures with rapid revenue realizations of up to $20 million. A documented ability to propel business development and operations has allowed Mark Nissley to achieve dynamic success across multiple industries and in multiple functions. He has successfully launched brands in online media, telecommunications, biotechnology, energy, hospitality, and recreation through the identification and capitalization of market trends. Mark has worked with capital, start-ups, small businesses, Inc. 500 and Fortune 500 companies.
CORE COMPENTENCIES
Start-Up - Turnaround - Pensacola Business Leadership - Business Development - Growth Management - Key Strategic Partnerships - Global Business Development - Branding - Product Launch - Public Relations - Emerging Market Indentification & Penetration - Revenue Channel Management - Profit Center Analysis - $20+ Million Budgets - CRM & Customer Retention - Project Manager - Operations Leadership - Human Capital Development - Strategic Planning - Performance Management - Team Building - Leadership Development
brand development, market strategy, business development, growth, productivity, profitability, intrapreneur, entrepreneur, start-up, turnaround, brand, launch, venture capital, angel funding, corporate development, operations, high growth, project management, operations, process mapping, team development, strategic planning, organizational development, TQM, key performance indicators (kpi), metrics, balanced score card, dashboard, business incubation, marketing, sales strategy
Certificate, Entrepreneurship, 2006 — 2007
12 graduate credit hours are focused exclusively on conceiving, financing, marketing, and growing a high growth entrepreneurial venture. Heavy on active case studies of venture capital, forecasting, and valuation, these sessions taught growth tactics and issues we didn't learn in business school.
B.A., Organizational Development & Management, 1997 — 1999
One of the top schools in the world for the leadership of conflict transformation (think peace negotiations for the United Nations), EMU champions a wholistic approach to business management that integrates people, systems, processes, and performance. Outstandin classes and educational cirriculum lead by a former SVP of OD at a Fortune 500.
BioChemistry 1990 — 1992
High School, 1986 — 1988
High School, 1985 — 1986
Boarding school outside Nairobi, Kenya.
brand development, market strategy, performance management, venture capital, angel funds, start-up, product development, social theory, global economics, new technology, mountain climbing, global travel, film, evolution, yoga, alternate energy sources
SHRM, ASTD, NBIA, Leadership Pensacola, High Growth Business Club, Entrepreneurial Development Council, Human Performance Task Force, Downtown Improvement Board, Pensacola International Film Festival, Belmont Arts Center, Pensacola Hospitality Round Table, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, iTen Wired
40 Under 40 (Pensacola New Journal, 40 people under 40 years of age making the biggest impact on the Pensacola community)
Leadership Pensacola 2005