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Leadership by Design

He is a maverick leader and a born storyteller with a timely and inspiring message.


A time of talent shortages calls for a greater sense of purpose and concerns about millions of workers being left behind in increasingly automated workplaces, Peters shows how businesses can – and must – step up to solve these problems.


Failure to do so, Peters says, will make businesses the victims of an economic and social system gone awry. But success will benefit both leaders and those who work for them as well as their enterprises, communities, and the economy.

Leading Family Success

Grow with Community + Collaboration

Leading Family Success

Having lived through many challenges, Mark survived to see his family business recover and thrive through financial and cultural challenges. Through his own story of how Butterball Farms went from near-death to an employer of choice, he helps the family business grow for generations. 

Develop Talent

Grow with Community + Collaboration

Leading Family Success

Mark's innovative approaches to talent development, recruitment, and addressing key employee needs have helped his own and other enterprises think differently about their talent. 

Grow with Community + Collaboration

Grow with Community + Collaboration

Grow with Community + Collaboration

Mark believes that challenges can be addressed more effectively if enterprises work together. Tremendous gains can be made not only for the enterprise but for the community. He helps enterprises recognize these opportunities.

Previous Titles

PURPOSE, AGENCY, AND PEACE IN TURBULENT TALENT TIMES

HAVING IMPACT ON SYSTEMS OUTCOMES, STARTING WITHIN OUR OWN ENTERPRISE.

FROM IGNORANCE TO INSIGHT AND IMPACT: THE STORY OF HOW BUTTERBALL FARMS WENT FROM NEAR DEATH TO EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

CULTURE. IT’S INTENTIONAL

*I WANT LIFELONG EMPLOYMENT, JUST NOT WITH YOU

Thought Leader Spotlight

The Source is about meaningful leadership that succeeds in running a profitable business, improving people's lives, and impacting the community.


 The Retention Trap challenges leaders of small and mid-sized enterprises to break free from the cycle that prioritizes costly wages and benefits without addressing the deeper 

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Speaking Engagements

  • The SOURCE
  • Fresno Business Council
  • WorkLife Partnership
  • McDonald's Supplier Network
  • SJV Manufacturing Alliance
  • Prairie Family Business Association
  • UNC Asheville Family Enterprise Center
  • Delaware Valley Family Business Center
  • Louisville Family Business Center
  • Wisconsin Family Business Center
  • New Haven Center for Family Business
  • Hope Ministries-Baton Rouge 

Panel Appearances

  • SJV Manufacturing Alliance Summit
  • Wisconsin Family Business Center
  • Loyola University Supply Chain & Sustainability Summit
  • McDonald's Supplier Summit
  • MISHRM Annual Summit
  • Econ Club of Grand Rapids
  • Delaware Family Business
  • Aquinas College
  • AMDG
  • WorkLab Innovations
  • Governor's Talent Investment Board
  • Hope Ministries-Baton Rouge
  • UNC Family Business
  • Prairie Family Business Association
  • New Haven Center for Family Business
  • Louisville Family Business
  • Win-Win Workplace Summit
  • US Chamber of Commerce Foundation National Learning Network - TPM

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