Mark Duke Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

After 25 years working with executives to develop strong company cultures, develop and train leaders, inspire workforces and recruit and retain employees, I decided to take my experience and work as an executive coach and company culture consultant. After retiring from Corporate America at the age of 48, I still wanted to use my expertise, experience and passion for inspiring people in the workplace, developing leaders and grooming leaders to grow within organizations. It has been a pleasure to work with Executives that are working to grow their people and develop strong company cultures. I have a unique approach to executive coaching - one that is out of the box and unconventional, yet successful. I have a customized approach that is tailor made for each individual that I work with. While an unconventional method isn't the approach for everyone, it works well for those who connect with progressive thinking, a customized plan and an open mind. One of the joys of being "semi-retired" is that I get to choose the executives I work with, which makes my job fun and rewarding! The other joy is having time to enjoy my kids and grandchildren and watch them grow. It is a blessing to have the freedom to do what I do because I love doing it. I don't do it for the money, and I'm not actively looking for clients, but somehow clients always seem to find me.I am also in the process of completing my first book regarding my life journey and the unique experiences I have encountered along the way.

Was responsible for building, overseeing and directing the Human Relations Organization. This included all employee recruitment, retention, training and development, compensation/benefits, employee communications and branding, employee relations, and employee satisfaction. Was charged to drive a change in the company cultural and improve employee satisfaction while the company was doubling in size.

I started in the company's 2nd largest division as the Director of Human Resources where we reduced turnover from 110% to 15%. Sucessfully stopped three union drive efforts and reduced the number of lawsuits against the company. Developed a recruitment and retention program that was awarded "most innovative" by Mayor Daley of Chicago. I was then promoted to the company headquarters in Denver, Co where I oversaw all the human resources functions and was resposible for creating an employee branding campaign "Do Work that Matters." Through leadership training and development we trained and inspired employees to go beyond the call of duty in the workplace.

-- all HR functions for the customer service call centers-- handled employee relations for technical and field operations employees-- maintained a union-free environment

-- responsible for start up with PeopleExpress airlines because of mergers, staffed and recruited for new cities and location-- maintained union free work environment-- employee relations

Master Of Div., Crisis Counseling

Bs, Recreation & Physical Education