Marc Corsini
Experienced CEO Coach, Vistage Advisory Group Chair, Trusted Advisor and Avid Hiker. I help executives do what they do better—both in and out of the office.
About Marc Corsini
I help CEOs, business owners, and senior executives become better leaders, build stronger organizations, and live more meaningful lives.
For more than 30 years, I have worked alongside business leaders facing the challenges that come with growth, responsibility, and success. While every engagement begins with a business opportunity or leadership challenge, the conversation often extends beyond strategy and performance. It also includes relationships, purpose, faith, personal growth, and the question every leader eventually faces:
What does success really look like?
My role is not to tell people what to do. It is to help them think more clearly, see their blind spots, challenge their assumptions, and make better decisions. Through executive coaching, consulting, and Vistage peer advisory groups, I create environments where leaders can have honest conversations, learn from one another, and grow both professionally and personally.
I believe leadership is an inside-out journey. Business success matters, but it becomes far more meaningful when it is aligned with what matters most in life. That belief inspired my 7 F’s of True Success framework and my four books on leadership, balance, and personal development.
Today, I serve as a Vistage Chair, leading CEO and Key Executive peer groups in Alabama while continuing to coach executives and business owners across a variety of industries. The greatest privilege of my work is watching leaders become not only more successful, but also more grounded, more self-aware, and more fulfilled.
As I enter what I call the Fourth Quarter of life, I find myself increasingly focused on significance over success, relationships over accomplishments, and impact over recognition. My goal is simple: to help people become the best version of themselves while living a life they are proud to call their own.
My wife Susan and I live in Birmingham, Alabama. We are blessed with three children, a growing circle of lifelong friendships, and opportunities to serve others through our faith and community.
Success is not just what you accomplish. It is who you become along the way.
Marc’s Blog
Busy Is the New Stupid
A friend sent me a YouTube video of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates (two of the world’s richest men) talking about the value of time. The video is titled, “Busy Is the New Stupid.” In the video, Gates talked about how surprised he was that Buffett had so few things...
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
This week’s blog is from Briana Dudley, an Industrial & Organizational Practitioner + Executive Coach at our firm, who uses her expertise in behavioral sciences to help our clients improve company communications, further employee development, and help new hires...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
With Valentine’s Day coming up on Thursday, I thought I’d add a little levity to this week’s blog. However, in an effort to help you do what you do better, I’m going to tie this to a couple of the 7 F’s of True Success—namely Family (that includes Friends) and Fun. As...
If God Was Interviewed on 60 Minutes …
Recently, I read Faith Under Fire by Roger Benimoff. It’s a memoir about his time serving as an Army chaplain during his second tour of duty in the Iraq War. At the beginning of the book, he recounts a time when he was asked to give a one-minute talk to the troops....
A.G. Gaston and His 10 Rules for Success
A friend of mine told me about one day, years ago, when her daughter came home from elementary school clearly disappointed. The teachers had assigned parts for the 4th grade Alabama History play that day. The play was an annual event and a big deal, and all the little...
I am thankful for …
At work and in life, I strive to live each day with a thankful frame of mind. I realize I have so many things to be thankful for, and I am humbled by that fact. Like many of you, I find the holidays to be the perfect time to relax and enjoy family in all its...


