Personal profile
Marko holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois. Before his work in leadership development he competed as an Olympic athlete over 800 and 1500 metres, at three Games — Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
He is a Certified Energy Management Professional Coach and works as a keynote speaker, executive facilitator and motivator. His expertise lies in sustainable high performance, empowering leadership and human energy management.
His professional experience spans financial services, technology, healthcare and consumer industries, as well as safety and emergency response environments.
Focus of consulting and training work
Marko’s consulting and training work centres on sustainable high performance in demanding environments: on human energy, loadability and personal resilience, on leadership under pressure and organizational change, and on executive and team development seen through the lens of energy management.
Alongside that: optimizing focus, attention and executive brain function; habit change through tiny steps and triggers; meaningful conversations, connection and psychological safety — and the impact leadership has on stress, engagement and performance.
How to become a hero
“The future of human performance is not about controlling the workload — it starts by increasing the loadability.”