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Mark Zweig

Zweig Group

Experienced entrepreneur and founder of two Inc 500/5000 companies, one on the list four times, both still in business. Founder of Zweig Group, a consulting, research, publishing, media, and training company serving the AEC industry. Founder or co-founder and/or part-owner of other businesses as well. Leading management and business expert in the architecture and engineering industry. Founder of Zweig Group, twice named to Inc 500 list, once on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing privately-held firms. Skilled in Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Start-ups, Leadership, Human Resources Management, Organization Structure, Ownership Transition, Financial Management, Recruiting, and Marketing. Entrepreneur in-Residence teaching new venture development and small business management—now in the newly-created Dept. of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation at The Sam M. Walton College of business since 2005. Have also taught as an adjunct in The Fay Jones School of Architecture. CFO/Partner in Janus Motorcycles, an entrepreneurial independent maker of hand built, small displacement motorcycles based in Goshen, Indiana. Real estate developer/investor/general contractor. Founder/Owner of Mark Zweig, Inc., an Inc 5000 design/build contracting company. Designer and builder of multiple award-winning residential and commercial projects. Owner and property manager of commercial, multi-family, and single-family properties. Former Chair of two Vistage Groups in NWA. Vistage International is an international support group for CEOs and key executives of privately-held companies. Author of “Confessions of an Entrepreneur” and 13 other books. Writer for The Zweig Letter. Contributor to The Walton College Insights and The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

Speaking at

Thu 13 Nov 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM (GMT-06:00) Central Time Fayetteville Town Center, Ozark Ballroom 1

Leadership for Place: Empowering Every Role to Shape Our Region’s Future

Leadership is not reserved for titles at the top. It is expressed through the daily actions of people in every role and in every organization. In this keynote, Mark Zweig will share practical insights on how leadership at all levels can help guide Northwest Arkansas toward growth that is both impactful and distinctive. Following his talk, Randy Wilburn will join him in a fireside chat to explore how genuine placemaking, rooted in the unique identity of each community, depends on leaders who are willing to step up, listen, and act with vision. Together, they will highlight how cultivating leaders across sectors is essential to ensuring the region grows the right way.

 

Approved for LA CES HSW- 3 hours

Three days of innovation, insights, and meaningful connections.


Fayetteville, AR

November 12-14, 2025

Join us in Fayetteville, Arkansas on November 12-14, 2025