Leadership, strategy & organizational performance · Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

I've built, led, and transformed organizations on three continents. Let me help you do the same.

Leadership development, strategy, organizational optimization, and change management for Hawaiʻi's businesses, community organizations, and non-profits.

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About Nā Koa Solutions

Aloha! I'm Mark Snakenberg.

President, Nā Koa Solutions. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. Born and raised on Oʻahu.

PMP · Cleared · AI Fundamentals & Data Literacy certified · Punahou School · Hawaiʻi Pacific University · U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies

For 21 years I led Army organizations of up to 1,000 people. I've worked for civilian and defense clients alike. I redesigned a children's hospital's project office and lifted its efficiency by more than 50% in three months. I advised a foreign defense ministry through a $4.57M transformation, ahead of schedule with zero rework. And I ran the largest leader-development program of its kind in the Pacific, training 500+ senior leaders from five countries while reducing labor cost by 66% with AI and automation.

Mark Snakenberg, President of Nā Koa Solutions

Why you can trust the advice

I've done this for teams of ten and organizations of ten thousand.

One number for each kind of work we do.

Leadership development

160+

of the top 4% of Army leaders educated for field-grade command; course satisfaction improved from 78% to 91%

Program & project management

74

projects delivered; 8,500+ specialists trained

Wargaming & exercise design

29+

tabletop exercises and crisis simulations; 375+ multinational staff certified in emergency operations center (EOC) procedures

Change management

3

transformation initiatives affecting 400+ employees, completed successfully

Organizational optimization

20+

data projects; 90% improvement in workflow efficiency from integrating AI and automation into a client's processes

Executive coaching

97

professional development seminars; 200+ employees promoted and 5 direct reports selected for senior management

Local roots

Honolulu is home

Born and raised on Oʻahu. Educated at Punahou School and Hawaiʻi Pacific University. Years of DoD and leadership development experience here. We serve Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

Services

Seven ways we help organizations get better.

Every engagement is scoped to your objective and priced for it. The first conversation is free.

Wargaming, exercise design & team building

Tabletop exercises, crisis simulations, and team-building days built around a real objective, not a trust fall.

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Executive coaching & leadership development

One-on-one coaching for owners and executives; cohort programs for leadership teams.

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Training design & strategic planning facilitation

Curriculum and train-the-trainer programs; facilitated planning sessions and executive offsites.

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Defense transformation & multi-domain operations advisory

Doctrine, capability assessment, and force-design advice for defense organizations and allied ministries.

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Fractional program & project management

PMP-certified program leadership, or a project office stood up from scratch, without the full-time hire.

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Organizational optimization

Operating model, cadence, and workflows, and the AI and data tools that make them measurable.

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Change management & transformation adoption

The people side of transformation: readiness assessment, program design, or a fractional change leader.

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Also available: keynotes, webinars, and public speaking on leadership, planning, and organizational transformation.

Have something else in mind?

I've built just about anything you can think of, and I'm happy to do the same for you. Let's have a conversation about where you are and where you're taking your organization.

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What leaders say

Four people who hired me, worked for me, or worked beside me.

  • "Everyone seeks his insight."

    Mark is an outcomes-based project manager that focuses on delivering high-quality products for the client, that far exceeds their original expectation. Complimenting and following onto his tremendous career as a highly successful Army career, Mark has transitioned into a defense consultant and project manager and developed a highly regarded reputation that is without peer. Clients, executive leaders, teammates, and those that he manages seek his fact-based opinion and summary. Everyone seeks his insight. A true value to any organization or team that needs his critical skill set. A critical thinker and strategic visionary.

    John "J.D." Williams
    Program Manager | Global Leader | Experienced Communicator | Defense Consultant | Systems Engineer | Veteran | Retired Colonel

  • "He will be a force-multiplier to any organization he works for or with."

    Mark was one of the absolute best senior leaders I have had across my career to date. He exemplified what it means to care for those you lead. I would gladly serve under or beside Mark in any capacity and at any time. He will be a force-multiplier to any organization he works for or with and will foster the best work environment possible while meeting or exceeding all organizational objectives.

    Thomas Bolton
    Strategic Intelligence Leader | Counterterrorism & Geopolitical Specialist | Expert in Global Threat Assessments & ISR | TS/SCI with CI Poly

  • "I cannot recommend him highly enough!"

    Mark possesses rare talent, and is the candidate of choice for any leadership or consulting opportunity. The first time I hired Mark as a senior manager, his organization distinguished itself as the #1 of 28 in a division of 4,000 employees. The second time I hired Mark to manage a major portfolio to improve Afghan defense force capability, his team excelled at performing missions of great strategic importance to the U.S. Government while consulting with our allies to meet shared goals. He is an amazing advisor, exceptional communicator, and innovative thinker who gets results—I cannot recommend him highly enough!

    Peter Jones
    President & CEO, National Infantry Museum Foundation; President, PLJ & Associates LLC

  • "Hiring Mark is the easiest decision you will ever make."

    Mark is exactly the kind of candidate I seek when hiring for executive positions of great responsibility. Mark and I have worked together three times over the past 15 years, and he has a well-deserved reputation in our industry for providing inspirational leadership in difficult situations. Whether as an advisor, planner, thought leader, chief operations officer, or executive, Mark excels at building teams and designing systems to solve strategic problems. I personally appreciated the dedication and trust Mark put into his people, his commitment to developing them to their full potential, and the energy he brought to every scenario we faced. Hiring Mark is the easiest decision you will ever make—do not pass on the opportunity to acquire his talents and broad experience!

    Richard Creed
    Director, U.S. Army Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate

Our promise

All we sell is our undivided attention.

We listen first. We never recommend a product you don't need. If we can't help but know someone who can, we'll refer you. And it won't cost you a dime. Because that's how we'd want to be treated.

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