Mark Smith

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About Mark Smith

Interested in connecting with mediation clients; full-time corporate leadership or board positions; consulting opportunities; meeting facilitation; outside counsel (non-attorney); running sales training workshops; and facilitating you achieving the best out of yourself and team. Connect via InMail or mark@preludetopeace.com for more information. Whether changing the governance of senior executives to empower their staff reduce costs, increase sales, and control their destiny; rely on my experience as manufacturing/sales executive to help a products manufacturer make a million dollar acquisition; help a family business transition to the next generation; or to look beyond the dispute at hand when helping attorney and litigants resolve impossible cases - life evolves. Successfully mediated 300 litigated cases since my first solo case in 2012 using of my own brand of Pragmatic Dispute techniques that focuses on Resolutions not "settlements" providing litigants their Prelude to Peace. Corporate Sales and Leadership: A game-changing corporate problem solver who nurtures strategic partnerships into untapped revenue streams while eliminating waste. Managed a sales team that generated over $125 million in an eight year period including my own direct sales of $25 million cumulatively while streamlining manufacturing technology delivering significant efficiency increases. Strategy Consultant: Naturally intuitive and seeks 360 degree global perspectives for creative solutions and hidden markets; consumer demand; outside the box ideas; operational flowcharts and simulations; IT dept; cash-flow statements; and work colleagues. Championing genuine relationships furthers an organization’s long-term vision and results.Specialties: Sales, Marketing, Foresight in Family Business Disputes, Negotiation, Brand Management, Creating Hidden Markets, Team Building, and Exceeding Expectations for Internal and External Customers.