Transformation Executive
Mahsa
Marks.
Turning business ambition into delivered change
Embedded executive leadership through growth, transition and transformation.
Based in Sydney. Available for interim, fractional and advisory engagements across Australia.
TRANSFORMATION LEADERSHIP
What I do.
Executive ownership when the business needs to change
I work alongside founders, CEOs and boards when growth, transition or transformation has created a gap between where the business is going and its ability to execute.
I step into the business to establish priorities, align leadership and take responsibility for delivery across people, process and profit. This may be as an Interim COO, Interim General Manager, Chief Transformation Officer or Transformation Director, or through a fractional executive or board advisory engagement.
Transformation has been my work for over 15 years, across operations, leadership, technology and governance. I work across strategy and execution and remain accountable for turning decisions into results.
Seven years coaching more than 100 founders, executives and senior leaders sits underneath how I lead. It taught me to recognise what is happening beneath the presenting problem, work through the human dynamics of change and bring people with me through difficult decisions.
“Successful transformation is never just operational. It is human, cultural, and touches every part of your organisation.”
When to bring me in
Growth has outpaced the business
The opportunity is there, but the leadership, structure or operating foundations have not kept pace.
Performance and value are leaking
Cost, complexity or poor visibility is making it difficult to see where value is being lost.
Critical change needs an executive owner
A major initiative is competing with business as usual and no single executive has the capacity to carry it from decision through delivery.
Leadership or governance needs to mature
Decision-making, accountability or governance is no longer adequate for the size or direction of the business.
Preparing for investment, succession or exit
The business needs stronger leadership and operating foundations to withstand scrutiny and function without depending on a few key people.
WHO I WORK WITH
Founder-led and privately owned businesses navigating growth, transition or transformation
I am best suited to businesses that have reached a point where their ambition, complexity or pace of change has moved beyond their current capacity to execute.
My experience spans professional services, technology, engineering and education, with mandates ranging from operational scale and technology transformation to executive transition and governance maturity.
62%
Revenue growth delivered for a private training institute while building the foundations for international expansion.
100+
Founders, executives and senior leaders coached over seven years.
28%
Reduction in system and licensing costs delivered through a technology and operating transformation.
Elise Freeman, Chief Operating Officer
“Mahsa has a rare ability to diagnose what's holding a team or system back, and then quietly but powerfully lead the change that gets things moving again.
She matured our operations, introduced scalable systems and structures, and always kept one eye on long-term strategy. Mahsa doesn’t just implement solutions—she builds momentum and leaves behind stronger, more aligned teams.”
Kristen Wonch, Founder and CEO
“Mahsa is the perfect combination of tough and compassionate. I have grown my business massively and overcome difficult hurdles along the way.”
WHEN THE BUSINESS NEEDS TO CHANGE, SOMEONE NEEDS TO OWN THE OUTCOME
If growth, transition or transformation has created a gap between where your business is going and its ability to execute, let’s talk.
Available for the right interim, fractional or advisory mandate across Australia and New Zealand.