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"Mark Nelson embodies the things you look for in a trusted advisor and friend. He is open, candid, caring, knowledgeable and credible in both business and in life, making him one of those people that you can simply count on… His ethics and integrity are of the highest standard and he is unfailing in his passion to do things right!"
        – Bill Ingham, Director, HR Global Services, The Clorox Company

"As the Executive Director of Bread & Roses, I have had the great honor and privilege of working very closely with Mark Nelson for nearly ten years. During his tenure on the Board of Directors, Mark served as Board Chair and Vice Chair, and as an active member of the Executive Director Search and Development Committees. Mark is a determined and charismatic leader, and he played a major role in helping the agency complete a successful transition from a Founder led organization, increasing gifts from individual donors and corporations, producing two very successful high-end benefit events, addressing leadership succession, and launching a strategic planning process. Mark brought to his role as director a number of important qualities that have enhanced the organizations strategic thinking and tactical performance.

These include:

  • His general business acumen and expertise in staffing and board recruitment.
  • His irrepressible passion for the daily work of the organization, along with his commitment to sound fiscal and personnel management.
  • His willingness to take bold steps on substantive questions, employing creativity without sacrificing fiduciary duty.
  • Mark brought a unique heartfelt exuberance to the work of the Board along with wisdom gleaned from his predecessors. When appropriate, he employed humor to help others remain creative and open-minded.
  • His enthusiasm for the mission and accomplishments of the agency became a bedrock of our board meetings and buoyed staff during challenging times.

Mark's years of service as a director and his generous commitment of time, talent, and treasure set a standard for all members of the Board."
        – Cassandra M. Flipper, Executive Director, Bread & Roses, Corte Madera, CA

"For over 10 years Mark Nelson served as the Executive Sponsor and key executive interface between the Nelson Family of Companies (NFC) and our organization. Under Mark's leadership, NFC provided SCEA with a state of the art contingent workforce management program. Mark's key insights and experience in the human capital, talent acquisition, and workforce management space served as a foundation for innovation, service, creativity, compliance, and talent delivery. As a trusted advisor, Mark maintained key relationships with the Human Resources, Operating, and Financial executives at SCEA, and his passion for strategic alignment, service delivery, and quality control were evident in every interchange."
        – Sally Buchanan, VP Human Resources, Sony Computer Entertainment America (Playstation)

"I have worked with Mark Nelson for the greater part of 10 years. Over the course of that time period, I have had the opportunity to get to know Mark on both a personal and professional level. I watched Mark help build the Nelson Family of Companies while serving as a key strategic resource for me and our contingent workforce and talent acquisition programs. Mark's unique and rare combination of entrepreneurial spirit and strategic insight, coupled with his incredible energy and extreme passion, makes him a special breed of business man. When I heard he was starting his own business consulting and advisory practice, I immediately thought his skills, experience, creativity, and innovation made 'pitching his own tent' the perfect choice."
        – Mark Bernardi, Senior Director, Trinchero Family Estates (Sutter Home)

"What has always impressed me most about Mark is his energy and passion for getting things done with and through others, while maintaining a special care and empathy for those around him. As a fellow Board Member, I had the pleasure of working with Mark on a number of key initiatives and although always goal oriented and strategic in his thinking, he accomplished the job at hand by making it interesting and enjoyable for the team. He inspired people by touching their hearts and minds through his special leadership quality and achieved exceptional results in all the projects. Working with Mark has left a deep impression on me. I think the world of him."
        – Sudha Pennathur, Founder/ CEO, House of Pennathur

"As a Board Member for the Nelson Family of Companies (NFC), I have had the opportunity to see Mark use his remarkable combination of strategic thinking and strong business relationship building to drive the success of an organization. Mark has earned a reputation for having excellent communication skills, exceptional market knowledge and credibility, and passion for the work he does. He certainly possesses the qualities of a trusted advisor who will bring great value to his Northern California client companies."
        – Janet McAllister, Board Director, Nelson Family of Companies

  
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