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C. Michelle Bryan
Owner of Sweet Maddie's Bakery, Board of Directors of the Executive Women in Government, & Federal Executive
Marcus Hill ‘aka” The Ultimate Connector!
Marcus has helped me in more ways than I have words to describe. Marcus is a leader that believes in the power of people and relationships. He is the ultimate connector. I call him the ultimate connector because developing new, and strengthening existing relationships is organic to Marcus. By connecting with Marcus, one will typically only be “six degrees” or less from achieving another vital connection.
Marcus knows everyone, and everyone knows Marcus. I have been amazed by his ability to connect with others, maintain, nurture, and share meaningful professional relationships. He has and continues to be influential in connecting me with people supportive of me, my professional goals and career progression!
Katherine Coffman
Executive and Leadership Coach, ACC Coffman Coaching, LLC
Marcus helped the members of the Senior Executive Success “SES” Academy improve their leadership skills through his multiple engagement of group and individual mentoring sessions. Marcus provided invaluable mentoring related to his decades of practical experiences in the federal executive and managerial realms from his successful civilian and military career. Specifically, Marcus provided insights on how to hold self and organizations accountable, bring out the best in teams, identify creative approaches to increase employee engagement to effectively lead teams, and effective ways to improve decision making based on strategy and planning vs reacting to problems.
Marcus’ interaction with the diverse executive group helped to quickly develop a strong, supportive bond among the members of the leadership forum. Through his skill in leading discussions of case studies and one-on-one mentoring, he encouraged members to discuss their organizational challenges, identify options, and develop action plans. Through experiential learning processes, Marcus supported the members to bring in new ideas to help them gain a better understanding of organizational issues and dynamics and compare those with other organizations. Marcus was impactful in the self-reflection process that is the most important part of the experiential experience for SES Academy participants.
Dan Gephart
Training DirectorFederal Employment Law Group
I have had the great pleasure of working with and getting to know Marcus since he started teaching for the Federal Employment Law Training Group. Marcus is an excellent communicator with a deep understanding of the full inner workings of the Federal workplace.
Marcus has extensive knowledge on Ieadership development, relationship-building, and diversity/inclusion initiatives.
His resume is unmatched. He has had great success at everything he’s done, making a substantial difference at each stop along the way. Talking with Marcus is so easy. For someone with so much knowledge, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more down-to-earth and likable person. Yet, I feel I learn something significant every time we talk.
Marcus cares about customers and he cares about results. He ensures that he is as fully prepared as he can possibly be before he takes on a new project.
Angela Bailey
Retired DHS Chief Human Capital OfficerFounder & CEO, AnandaLife, LLC
In the past six years, I have had the pleasure of partnering and strategizing with Marcus on several complex and high-visibility projects, including growing our leaders, implementing forward-leaning inclusive diversity programs, and ensuring the health and safety of our employees.
Marcus is always professional, looking for the good in people, yet managing to keep his eye on the business of FLETC and DHS. He understood that our people were the key to our overall success and he invested his personal and professional equity into ensuring everyone had an opportunity to grow, develop and exceed their mission goals.
You will find no better partner than Marcus in helping you to develop your leaders, strategize about the future, and advise and coach you through the thickets. And, at the same time, you’ll gain a friend and partner that will feel like you’ve known him forever.
Daniel W. Auer
Principal of The Auer Group, LLC,
Career Special Agent and Chief-of-Staff, Criminal Investigation Division, IRS (Retired)
Site Director – FLETC, Office of Cheltenham Operations (Retired)
In my capacity as Chief-of-Staff (acting) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, I had the opportunity to witness first-hand Marcus Hill’s executive skillsets in management, mission readiness and organizational support. His recognition of the importance of relationship building has allowed him to develop an extensive network of colleagues with a variety of expertise both in the federal and private sectors. His sensitivity to employees as people and his focus on valuing all diversity, created an environment for honest dialogue in tackling complex issues. His mentorship was instrumental in helping me navigate the Department of Homeland Security, Senior Executive Service - Candidate Development Program and the advancement of my 30+ year career in federal law enforcement.
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