Mark Stephens

Executive Director of Leader Development

Mark is a Leadership coach, Trainer, Speaker and Author. His passion is using his God-given talents and gifts to build sports leaders around the world so the Gospel can reach every coach and every competitor. After twenty years of volunteer work with FCA and nearly twenty years of working on staff with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mark is excited to join SportsLife Leadership marrying his passions with the SportsLife mission.

Mark’s grandpa name is Coach. He has a passion to help his family and global sports leaders by taking the coach approach in life. He holds certification of Leadership Coaching from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and is a certified trainer for Jon Gordon Company. He coached high school wrestling for twenty years, and in the following fifteen years, he coached his four daughters in lacrosse, soccer, golf and volleyball. In 2019, he was inducted into the Bowie High School Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Mark loves to compete in Pickleball, workout in the gym, and is the author of the Amazon bestsellerThe Coach Approach: A better way to lead in business and beyond.

Mark and his wife, Rhonda, reside in Panama City Beach, Florida. They have four daughters, two sons-in law, two grandsons and a dog named Pepper.