
Mark Breslin
1000+ Presentations, 400,000 people + 30 years as a CEO working with top leaders = immediate, relevant, strategic, actionable content.
Mark Breslin is a seasoned construction industry leader with deep roots in the field. As the fourth generation of a construction family, he has served as CEO of one of the largest heavy civil contractor's associations in North America for decades. He is also a highly sought-after public speaker and trainer, having spoken to over 400,000 construction leaders and workers.
He has extensive experience providing training to field leaders, including forepersons, general forepersons, and superintendents. His onsite programs have been presented at major construction sites across North America, including the Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas, the 9-11 rebuild in New York, and the solar fields in the Mojave Desert.
Mark works with some of the most successful construction companies in North America, helping them develop and implement leadership programs, build culture, and launch mentoring initiatives. His unique understanding of the industry and authentic communication style make him a valuable asset to any organization.
Mark Breslin is a seasoned construction industry leader with deep roots in the field. As the fourth generation of a construction family, he has served as CEO of one of the largest heavy civil contractor's associations in North America for decades. He is also a highly sought-after public speaker and trainer, having spoken to over 400,000 construction leaders and workers.
He has extensive experience providing training to field leaders, including forepersons, general forepersons, and superintendents. His onsite programs have been presented at major construction sites across North America, including the Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas, the 9-11 rebuild in New York, and the solar fields in the Mojave Desert.
Mark works with some of the most successful construction companies in North America, helping them develop and implement leadership programs, build culture, and launch mentoring initiatives. His unique understanding of the industry and authentic communication style make him a valuable asset to any organization.
From Transactional to Transformational
A compelling look at the strategic necessity for the industry to move beyond transactional employment and the economic, generational and operational factors that drive the need. It is not just the Great Resignation – it is the Great Refusal. Talent now refuses to be paid to be unhappy, undeveloped, geographically limited or slotted without a personalized future plan. Talent shortages; retention challenges; and “stupid money” are universal employment challenges for contractors – and trading...
Growth Mindset
Learn how professional leaders can perform in their roles more effectively by elevating how they think, learn and act. Create a culture that cultivates a growth mindset for your organization and better understand the relationship between your growth mindset and success at the office, on the jobsite and even at home.
Takeaways:
- Learn how professional construction leaders can develop and grow exponentially in their roles more effectively by elevating how...
The Five Minute Foreman
Based on the book, The Five Minute Foreman; Mastering the People Side of Construction, this leadership training program provides concrete lessons for field leader improvement. Designed in a manner to make an immediate impact on field operations, the training program covers lesson plans that tell foremen exactly what to do and say to get better results from their crews, and on their projects. It also is about getting foreman to understand, and accept, the role of manager and professional in...
Leading Positive Change
Change is not something that just happens to you in business. It is a dynamic process that needs to be managed. Just like estimating, materials, labor and other key variables, change is something that takes a serious and disciplined approach to adaptation and implementation.
Takeaways:
- How to obtain buy-in to necessary change
- Establish the do’s and don’ts of change strategy
- Understand how to neutralize those seeking status quo, or...
Alpha Leadership
Based on the book Alpha Dog: Leading Managing and Motivating in the Construction Industry this leadership-training program provides concrete lessons for construction professionals who want to improve team and individual performance.
The training program is designed to make an immediate impact with those involved in field operations. The curriculum touches on all leadership levels, provides a strategic look at the “homegrown nature” of leadership...


