Who is Mark Danaher?
As a coach, trainer, and educator, I help career professionals and coaches build meaningful, purpose-driven lives and careers. My work blends strengths-based coaching, practical strategy, and human connection—because career development isn’t just about job titles. It’s about clarity, alignment, and living a life that fits.
Whether I’m coaching one-on-one, leading a certification training, or speaking on stage, my focus remains the same: helping people uncover their potential and take confident, mindful steps toward lasting professional growth.
I bring three core principles to my work:
- Genuine curiosity about each person’s unique path
- High-integrity approach to coaching and training
- Practical strategies that create real results
My experience includes developing award-winning career programs, partnering with organizations to build strong teams, and guiding individuals through meaningful career transitions. Whether I’m leading a workshop, delivering a keynote, or working one-on-one with clients, my focus remains consistent: providing the tools and support needed for authentic professional growth.
I believe everyone has untapped potential waiting to be discovered. My role is to help illuminate the path forward and guide you through the journey of professional transformation.
Certifications and Credentials
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | International Coaching Federation
- Certified Professional Coach | IPEC
- Energy Leadership Index, Master Practitioner| IPEC
- Certified Career Counselor (CCC) | National Career Development Association
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | State of Connecticut, License #2197
- Master Trainer for FCD and SCDA | NCDA
- Holistic Narrative Career Professional (HNCP) | OneLifeTools
- Certified School Career Development Advisor (CSCDA) | NCDA
- Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) | NCDA
- Job and Career Development Coach | Career Development Network
- Teacher Certification | Central Connecticut State University
- Gallup Certified Strengths Based Coach | Gallup
My Mission
I’m on a mission to help people find work that lights them up—and build careers that align with who they are.
I’ve experienced burnout, confusion, and the frustration of misalignment firsthand. That journey taught me how powerful it is to pause, realign with your strengths and values, and move forward with purpose.
Today, I guide others—career coaches, educators, professionals—through that same transformation. Together, we break through fear, doubt, and burnout to create real, lasting change.
My Vision
Is to make a positive impact on the world. I want to help people over come their fears, find their purpose, find their passion and live the lives they actually want to live. So many times I see people stuck in jobs they hate, doing things they don’t want to do. When people are stuck in these kind of situations, they won’t create the positive impact on the world that they actually want to make. They feel unmotivated, lost, bored, burnt out and stuck in a place they don’t want to be. I aim to be a driving force in changing that.
People can make their own positive impact on the world when they do what they love. In doing so, people will be happier and the world we live in will be a better place because of it. I want to compound this effect by being a guide, teacher, coach and mentor to those who are ready to step into their purpose and calling in life. Helping others become guides, teachers, mentors and career counselors is one of the things I aim to do. The more we empower others to live the life they want to live, the more change we can create on a larger scale.
My Hobbies and Interests
I am an explorer and I love the outdoors. I’m very active so I love to move and exercise. I’m an avid cyclist, paddle boarder, and trekker. I see amazing sights in the places I go so I enjoy doing photography. I am a family man who loves spending time with them on all sorts of adventures.
