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
What Happens During a Coaching Session?
What Happens During a Coaching Session? I always end my first coaching session with someone new to the program by asking this question: “Was this session what you thought a business-coaching session would be?” The answer is almost universal. They tell me they were...
business tips I learned from Dad
Business Tips I Learned from Dad Twenty years ago, I wrote an article titled “Business Tips I Learned from Dad.” At the time, my daddy was turning 71, and I wrote the piece in honor of him. Henry will be 91 years old on August 22. He still practices...
serious summer fun
This summer, I had the opportunity to go on two different parent-child trips that were coordinated by the same organization. One was a weeklong educational sailing trip with five boys, two dads and a boat captain. The other was a trip to Camp Sequoyah near Anniston....
Different Approaches to Same Fundamentals
Last time I talked about legendary Birmingham banker Ollie Sandlin, who worked for one of Birmingham’s premier banks for more than 50 successful years. In addition to being an asset to the bank as a senior vice president in the Commercial Development Division, Ollie...
sales according to ollie
Ollie Sandlin is legendary in our town. The retired banker was a senior vice president in the Commercial Development Division of SouthTrust Bank (now called Wells Fargo.) His responsibilities included calling on business customers and properties and providing them...
Corsini on winning: how you win is everything
Let’s conclude our conversation on winning today by talking about the right way to win. It is directly tied to doing the right thing. Winning at all costs is out of vogue. While it never was authentic, it once was popular to focus on winning no matter what it took....
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