M. A. Curfman, PMP
I am Mac to most people…Mark to my family.
I am a life-long learner, intent on making a difference in people's lives.
My Personal Vision: I am a servant-entrepreneur who influences and transforms people and organizations. I speak to, train, and coach leaders around the globe. I write, publish, and produce sought-after blogs, training programs, videos, and best-selling books. I build and lead highly motivated teams of people as I invest and engage in many entrepreneurial ventures. I am loving, generous, and kind to my wide circle of friends and family.
The Status of My Vision: I am a work-in-progress.
My Experience: I have over 35 years of leadership experience in business and government. I am a professional speaker and trainer, a coach, a writer, an entrepreneur, a project manager, and a consultant. I have previously served as a professional city manager, a city and regional planner, and a state and local government researcher and consultant. I have traveled and worked in 46 US states and in countries on five continents.
M. A. Mac Curfman is the founder and principal of M.A.Curfman Learning, a global training and coaching firm. He is also the founder and Chief Coffee Guru of Mac’s Java Coffee Roasters, a specialty coffee roasting company. Mac also founded Go Global Inc., a small not-for-profit organization that provides leadership development in West Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Mac has been an entrepreneur and an iconoclast thinker his entire career. He has earned a tremendous reputation as a go-to resource and as a non-conventional problem-solver. The breadth of his knowledge and experience in diverse industries, businesses, and government agencies has made him a unique asset to thousands of enthusiastic consulting, training, and coaching clients. In addition to his tremendous range, Mac's deep expertise includes leadership development, strategic thinking and planning, project management, small business marketing, and business and personal communication.
Professional and Business History
M.A.Curfman Learning™
M.A.Curfman Ventures, LLC | Columbia, SCChief Learning Evangelist | 2009 - Present
Provide professional and personal development services, including durable and technical skills training (live and virtual), keynote speaking, meeting and retreat facilitation, instructional design, content development, and resource development. Presented nearly 3,000 speaking and training sessions.
Organizational and Operational Audits
Process Improvement/Business Process Management
Business Planning
Strategic Development & Planning
Consulting Services
Leadership Development
Team and Talent Development
Project Management
Management and Supervision
Entrepreneurship
Business and Personal Communication
Business Analysis
Marketing, Sales, & Customer Service
Organizational Development
Finance and Accounting
Public Speaking
Personal Development
Personal Financial Literacy
Software (Productivity, Project Management, Finance, Business Management)
Training/Speaking/Coaching Topics
Mac’s Java Coffee Roasters
Chief Coffee Guru | 2010 - Present
Responsible for all facets of the coffee roasting business, including the eCommerce website, sales, marketing, coffee roasting and packaging, and shipping & delivery.
Mac's Java Coffee Roasters, LLC | Columbia, SCDale Carnegie Training®
Training Consultant | 2007 - 2009
Responsible for business development, lead generation, sales, marketing, client management, and assisting in the instruction of Dale Carnegie Training® products and services.
Dale Carnegie Training of South Carolina | Columbia, SC
Mac Curfman has been married to his college sweetheart, Amanda, for over 35 years, and they have two children. Their daughter is also an entrepreneur who owns and runs a photography business and creative marketing firm. Their son loves museum work and works at a museum in Charleston, SC. He’ll shortly be headed off to graduate school to study Public History.
Well-traveled, Mac thrives in diverse cultures. He has traveled to and worked in 47 U.S. states and countries on five continents. He regularly travels to and works for extended periods in West Africa.
Of course, he loves roasting and drinking coffee! His favorite coffee is Indonesia Sulawesi Kalossi Tana Toraja.
Mac is an avid outdoorsman. He loves hiking, camping, fly fishing, hunting, recreational pistol and rifle shooting, and spending time in his backyard around the fire with family and friends.
Mac is a bibliophile. He reads about 100 books annually, and his library includes approximately 4,000 volumes.
Shortly, Mac will release his book, “You Want Me to Manage a What?”: A Rubber-Meets-the-Road Approach to Project Management. He is also working on his next book, “LEAD!: Important Actions of a Leader.”
MGT of America
Columbia, SCActing Regional Director | 2005 - 2006
Management of regional office, including profit/loss, sales and marketing, leadership of staff, and management of regional consulting projects.
Senior Consultant | 2003 - 2006
Managed projects for state/local governments, Federal agencies, k-12 schools, and universities. Engagements included operational audits, compensation and classification studies, executive searches,
Borough of Hatfield, PA
Hatfield, PABorough Manager | 1989 - 1996
Responsible for the operations of a municipal government in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Operations included Public Works, Electric Utility, Sewer Utility, Urban Planning, Zoning/Land Use/Permitting, Finance & Budgeting, Community & Economic Development, Parks & Recreation, Police services, and Fire & Emergency Management.
[Municipal government CAO/COO]Public Planning & Management Group, Inc.
Founder/CEO/Principal Consultant | 1996 - 2003
Founded this award-winning government advisory practice. Responsible for all aspects of the business, including business profit & loss, business development, sales and marketing, and leadership of a staff of 20 people. Was principal consultant on land use, economic development, executive searches, and operational audit projects. In addition, was Interim City Manager for several different municipalities. The firm created and managed consulting and direct operations projects for state and local governments in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the US.
Hatfield, PALower Gwynedd Township, PA
Interim Township Manager | 1988 - 1989
Responsible for the operations of a municipal government in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Operations included Police, Fire, Emergency Management, Public Works, Water & Sewer Utility, Land Use Planning, Zoning, Finance & Budgeting, and Parks & Recreation.
Assistant Township Manager | 1987 - 1989
Oversaw planning, zoning, permitting, and inspection operations. Project manager for the construction of a new municipal government complex.
Spring House, PA[Municipal government CAO/COO]Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
1980 – 1984 | BA-Political Science
Univesity of Maine, Orono, ME
1984 – 1986 | Public Administration
Professional Certifications and Acolytes
PMP
The PMP acknowledges candidates skilled at managing the people, processes, and business priorities of professional projects. The Project Management Institute, the world’s leading authority on project management, created the PMP to recognize project managers who have proven they have project leadership experience and expertise in any way of working.
Certified Entrepreneurship and Business Life Coach
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
Former AICP
The American Institute of Certified Planners provides the only nationwide, independent verification of planners' qualifications.
Former CGFM
A Certified Government Financial Manager is a professional certification issued by the Association of Government Accountants in the United States.