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Mark Frasco

President & Founder

Mark Frasco, Founder and President, started COACT Associates in 2003 with unique insights into the process of strategic growth. With over 35 years of business leadership experience, as a founder, owner and partner of operating companies (COACT, VistaGroup, APTUS), holding positions of President, Vice President, General Manager, Sales Manager and Operations Manager, his reputation for cultural transformation, strategic growth and turnaround activities, has uniquely positioned him as a trusted advisor to leaders everywhere.

Mark has consulted with Fortune 500 manufacturing companies, such as Dana Corporation, Motorola, Alcoa, Wacker Chemical, Sony and Marathon Ashland, as well as small to large-sized service organizations, manufacturers, transportation/logistics, information technologies, engineering and construction, and varied other industry segments.

In the summer of 2002, Mark was selected as a facilitator of “Remembering and Rebuilding” – an event that brought 5,000 world citizens to Javits Center in Manhattan to have dialogue and give feedback on architectural designs for rebuilding and memorializing the World Trade Center site.

Mark was born and raised in Southern California, but his career drew him to Northwest Ohio where he earned a Master of Organization Development degree from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with honors in Corporate Finance from the University of Toledo.

Active in his community, Mark has served on several boards. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Research: Data Gathering and Feedback in the graduate business school of Bowling Green State University. He lives in Monclova Township, Ohio with his wife of more than 35 years, Kathleen. He and Kathleen are proud grandparents. Mark enjoys golf, which is only made better when he gets to fly to golf. Mark is a private pilot and enjoys the challenge of continuous learning that goes with his passion for aviation.

What’s the most unusual job you’ve ever had?
My dad was the warehouse manager for Gorton’s Seafood. It was 100,000 square foot frozen food warehouse. When I was 18, he asked if I wanted to help do inventory at the warehouse to earn some gas money. I put on the full-body freezer suit, entered the warehouse, and counted cartons of frozen fish. That first day was my last day at Gorton’s. Apparently, there was an issue with me taking three breaks an hour to enjoy the piping-hot chicken soup in the kitchen.

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