Mark Nissley | Driving Business & Corporate Development

Mark Nissley is a hands-on, high-performer in Pensacola, Florida, focused on immediate impact to growth rate, performance, and profitability, in any industry. Mr. Nissley has over 15 years in business leadership roles, primarily participating in entrepreneurial growth cycles, challenges, and successes. He has been involved in the creation and transition of 8 high-growth ventures with rapid revenue realizations of $1 to $20 million. Mr. Nissley has successfully launched brands in online media, telecommunications, biotechnology, energy, hospitality, and recreation industries.

Mark Nissley currently serves as a management consultant in multiple start-up and transition enterprises, with projected annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Current projects include Online Employment Media, a Pensacola, FL, company delivering highly optimized online employment advertising; and partnering with IDEA Inc., to develop high-volume themed destinations across the Caribbean. Recent projects include DeepGulf Inc , a Pensacola, FL start-up developing new technology to transport ultra-deep reserves of oil and natural gas; and Trinity DNA Solutions, a Milton, FL company bringing new forensic DNA resources to market.

In addition to business development, Mark Nissley served as Vice President of Operations for the Adaugeo Group, which held Advantage Credit International, a five-time Inc 500 winner. He has served as a Consultant with Idea, Inc. on numerous hospitality development projects. In previous roles as the President of The Team & Leadership Center and a trainer with Project Adventure, Inc , Mark Nissley delivered strategic planning, leadership development, and team building for clients such as Wells Fargo , General Electric, Coca Cola, Alfa Insurance, Pizza Hut, Dippin' Dots, Southern Company, Applebee's International, Grief Soterra LLC, the United States Marines, and the United States Air Force.

Mark Nissley achieves success through a dedication to teams, return on investment, performance management, and key performance indicators. This is supported by expertise in business operations management (HR, customer service, sales, marketing) and applied knowledge of corporate finance, including forecasting, capital acquisition, and business valuation. Mr. Nissley is on the board of multiple local Pensacola boards, including the High Growth Business Club, Leadership Pensacola, and the Entrepreneurial Development Council. He received his B.S. in Organizational Development and is a recent graduate of the University of West Florida graduate level Certificate in Entrepreneurship program. He is a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and has resided in Pensacola, Florida for 7 years.