I am President and Founder of Rise Performance Group, founded on the belief that people are an organization’s most valuable asset. Building and other assets decay over time but people can become more valuable if they are in an environment conducive for growth. Strong leaders produce that environment. Today, too many people are looking for the leader rather than becoming the leader. At Rise Performance Group, we are intent about changing that. People will not passionately follow someone because they are told to follow them – they passionately follow someone because they respect that person and feel the mission is worthy. We believe every individual has leadership potential that needs to be unleashed. They just need guidance, direction and coaching so they can elevate their leadership abilities and trust their intuition. How do we build up these leaders? First, we work with organizations through in-house training programs designed to drive the mission, vision, values and priorities throughout the organization while giving team members the confidence that they can command respect and lead. We offer a monthly workshop called Unleash the Leader Within. This public workshop focuses on specific steps you can implement today to start building influence and leadership. Each week, I publish a blog that tackles a leadership issue. Our followers face a variety of leadership challenges; through the weekly blog, we can address many of these issues. Through my 25 years of leadership experience, I’ve led some great teams and made mistakes that caused me to lose teams. This experience, coupled with the coaching and mentoring I receive from John Maxwell and faculty members of the John Maxwell Team, gives me a unique perspective that can help my clients increase their influence, unite teams and accomplish extraordinary success. It is my passion to see individuals reach their potential by raising their leadership lid – after all, everything rises and falls on leadership.

President @ Today's business environment requires leaders to use technology to help them accurately and consistently judge, measure and develop the raw human talent in their organizations. Understanding a person's unique combination of traits helps leaders make better decisions of the employee's fit for a specific job or project. Rise Performance Group is passionate about helping companies maximize the potential and performance of top talent and leaders. From hiring, to assessing to developing, RPG provides consulting services to help at all levels of employee development. From January 2012 to Present (3 years 10 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCertified Trainer, Speaker and Coach @ Partnering with individuals and organizations to help them "rise above" by increasing leadership effectiveness through the understanding and application of John Maxwell's leadership principles. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Flower Mound, TXPresident Rise Performance Group @ From 2012 to 2015 (3 years) President Rise Performance Group @ From 2012 to 2015 (3 years) SVP, National Sales Manager @ Led new sales and account management teams for credit processing division of market leading payments processor. Rebuilt sales and account management teams with a focus on dramatic improvements in: new client acquisition, gross margins, cross selling, client satisfaction and retention. Accomplishments: · More than doubled new client sales while simultaneously doubling gross margin % per sale · 192% increase in annual new sales revenue · 299% increase in gross margin % per contract From December 2007 to January 2012 (4 years 2 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaRegional Sales Vice President @ Specifically responsible for identifying and acquiring new credit risk accounts through a new direct sales channel for emerging auto-resolution service. Closed new high margin agreements with Alliance Data, Litton Loan Servicing, Metavante, Bank of the West and GC Services in my first nine months. Developed relationships and solid opportunities with Citi, Chase and Countrywide. Accomplishments: · 200% of sales plan for the year From January 2007 to November 2007 (11 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaRegional Sales Manager @ Helped to launch a new compensation management solution designed for Fortune 500, multinational organizations, for an emerging application service provider. Identified the target market, developed messaging, developed opportunities and negotiated contracts. From December 2005 to January 2007 (1 year 2 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaRegional Vice President @ Managed business acquisition for management consulting firm. Directed marketing efforts and negotiated multimillion dollar consulting engagements with CEO’s, COO’s and Presidents of large organizations. Accomplishments: · $6.48 Million in 2004 new Revenue, 270% of plan · Ranked #1 in 2004 new revenue and #1 in 2004 new project starts From August 2002 to December 2005 (3 years 5 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaRegional Vice President Sales @ As Giga Information Group, directed total scope of Western Region sales for $70 million Research Company. Lead five District Directors with 30 indirect sales reports including hiring, motivating, mentoring and career development. Jointly guide development with product management to refine selling strategies and implement innovative marketing plans for new product launches. Managed monthly and quarterly forecasts and a $6 million dollar expense budget with P&L responsibility. Accomplishments: · As Vice President, achieved President's Club award for managing #1 worldwide Region with $22 million sales. · As Vice President, increased revenue growth per account manager by 42% after first 6 months · As District Director, achieved President's Club and was consistently ranked #1 or #2 district for revenue growth out of 10 North American districts · As District Director, sold and managed key accounts (Exxon/Mobil, Chevron, American Express, 3M, Wells Fargo, Wal-Mart) · As Account Manager, Rookie of the Year and Top Gun World Wide Sales for achieving 270% of quota From May 1997 to August 2002 (5 years 4 months) Dallas/Fort Worth Area

B.S., Business Marketing @ University of Phoenix From 2002 to 2005 Mark Fenner is skilled in: Strategy, Management, Salesforce.com, Leadership, Contract Negotiation, SaaS, Account Management, Selling, Leadership Development, Solution Selling, Team Leadership, CRM, Training, Sales, Sales Process, Coaching, Process Improvement, Strategic Partnerships, New Business Development, Marketing, B2B, Sales Management, Team Building, Risk Management, Enterprise Software, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Start-ups, Lead Generation, Financial Services, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Relationship Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Recruiting, Executive Management, Direct Sales, Sales Operations, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, P&L Management, Product Marketing, Product Management, Cross-functional Team..., Management Consulting, Consulting, Forecasting, Product Development, Budgets, Customer Retention