Mark Setch is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), having logged over 3 600 coaching hours. The MCC is the highest globally recognised credential within the coaching industry. This credential is held by less than 4 percent of coaches globally, and to date Mark is only one of a small number of coaches within Australia who hold this credential. He has mentored over 400 coaches throughout Australia. As Director of Training with Neurocoaching Australia, Mark oversees the ICF accredited coach training programs. Mark is a Sessional Educator and Mentor Coach with the Australian College of Applied Psychology, working with students in the Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching) program. For 30 years Mark has also served as a church pastor, currently leading Peace Christian Community in Redcliffe on a part-time basis, thus enabling him to devote time and passion to coaching, mentoring and training.
In 2011, after commencing coach training, Mark founded Unleash the Leader (now marksetch.com) as a coaching and training company, in pursuit of his personal vision to enable people to unleash their life and leadership potential.
As a Personal Development and Leadership Coach, Mark has the training, skill, experience and passion to release untapped life and leadership potential within individuals, teams and organisations through individual and group coaching, keynote speaking and training workshops. Mark’s ability to enable people to discover the root cause of the obstacles to growth and effective leadership have enabled people to step up to a new level of confidence, competence and fulfillment within their personal and professional life. His clients include managers in business, government and not-for-profit organisations, small business owners, university lecturers, army officers, ill and injured soldiers, long-term unemployed, pastors and school chaplains.
This includes almost 1 000 hours of coaching long-term unemployed through The Salvation Army Employment Plus, and over 1 200 hours of coaching ill and injured soldiers within the Australian Army. Complimented by his training in neuro-coaching, Mark has accumulated a wealth of experience in coaching people to be resilient in every aspect of their life, and has applied this with great success when coaching leaders in business and other professional settings.
Mark has served as a Professional Supervisor for School Chaplains, Community Care Workers, and Coaches.
Mark has pastored three churches, with the focus of his preaching and teaching being to equip people to live lives of love, grace and hope within their personal and professional lives. He is well-known for his capacity to genuinely relate to people of all ages and walks of life, and has thus officiated at hundreds of weddings and funerals out of his desire to serve and support all people, regardless of whether or not they have any church connection. For over 30 years he has been sort after as a mentor of emerging young leaders who wish to grow in their ability to live out their faith within their personal and professional life.
Prior to commencing pastoral ministry, Mark worked as an Accountant within the Australian Government, and so all of these expressions of training and experience are part of the fuel that inspired Mark to enable people to unleash their life and leadership potential.
Mark is married to Kerri, his wife of 24 years, and together they have two young adult sons. In his spare time Mark loves to read, walk along the beach, and catch up with friends, especially if good coffee is on the agenda!
Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a Bachelor of Theology, a Doctor of Ministry degree, a Diploma of Life Coaching, a Certificate IV in Business, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. He is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) & Matrix Therapies.
Combined with his genuine heart for people, Mark’s work has resulted in lasting transformation in people’s lives, which is then positively reflected within in the organisations and communities in which they live, work and serve.
This is a brief snapshot of Mark’s career. His full CV can be downloaded below. You can also read Mark’s personal journey below, and the vision and values that inspire him.
