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Mark Shunk, a Purdue graduate in industrial management, helps his clients at the O’Brien group realize their full leadership potential through coaching and operational assistance.

Shunk’s strengths include coaching individual executives and teams to communicate clearly and consistently (both internally and externally), coaching executives taking on increased responsibility, and coaching leadership teams in high-change environments to exceptional performance by creating trust-based relationships. A few of his past clients include Catholic Healthcare Partners, Mercy Health Partners, Philips Medical Systems, Luxottica Retail (LensCrafters), Limited Brands, Newland Communities, CenturyTel, Valassis, and Relizon.

Before joining the O’Brien Group, Shunk was president and CEO of Cadence Network LLC, where he led the development and growth of an award-winning, Web-based information services company with clients, such as The Limited, Blockbuster Video, and Key Bank. As vice president of sales and operations for Sempra Energy Solutions, Shunk was the senior executive responsible for all revenue creation for this leader in the rapidly evolving California energy market. For the previous 17 years, he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in Honeywell Inc.'s Home and Building Control organization at both the corporate and field level.

Shunk contributes his personal leadership through his affiliations with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Athletes in Action, and the Purdue University Krannert Business School alumni advisory board. He is also active in short-term mission work, education, and his church. Shunk, his wife, Suzy, and their two teenage children live near Cincinnati, Ohio.