Mark Lefko | Founder + CEO
Mark Lefko has a vision that business leaders can find
consciousness, collaboration and friendship in the power of groups
and community. Many refer to him as a master facilitator, masterful
connector of people and Conscious Business Leader.
Mark brings passion, direction and extensive experience as a
successful businessman, CEO mentor and business roundtable
facilitator to the organization. In 2001, Mark founded the Lefko Group,
one of the nation's leading facilitators for corporate retreats,
CEO peer groups and transformational roundtables. Since then he has
coached / mentored 100+ CEOs and Presidents and led countless
strategic planning retreats, team-building sessions, corporate
think tanks and industry roundtables. In 2011 he Co-Founded the
Conscious Leader Nework with Runa Bouius. Mark is known for his
high-energy, effective meeting facilitation, a high level of
consciousness and incisive professional and personal
guidance.
Mark has transformed his 35-year corporate background - seven
years with Arthur Andersen, as CFO and COO for a large national
mortgage banking company, as a mergers & acquisitions partner
for an investment banking firm in Los Angeles and as Chairman for
TEC (now Vistage), a CEO membership organization - into a purpose
that rises above the bottom line. His intention is to lead by
example and uphold the highest level of integrity, creativity and
collaboration.
Mark also is a teacher and speaker, serving as a visiting faculty
member at the Business School for Entrepreneurs in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, where he taught business owners how to increase their
company's market value and has been a speaker for the National
Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 101 Business
Leadership Forum and a facilitator/guide at the Conscious
Capitalism, Inc. CEO Summit as well as produced and facilitated the
Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Learning Journey for CEOs at
Patagonia.
Special Acknowledgement to Runa Bouius,
Conscious Leadership Catalyst, www.runa.la who was
the Co-Founding Partner of the Conscious Leader Network with Mark
Lefko for her contributions and collaboration in the creation of
the Conscious Leader Network that was the predecessor and blueprint
for the Conscious Leadership Connection.