Connectionmark™ Expands Ecosystem with Strategic Advisory Partnerships and Launches Decision Room™ to Support Small Business Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — September 14, 2026 — Connectionmark, LLC, a Colorado Springs-based strategic advisory firm serving small business owners, today announced the expansion of its ecosystem with strategic advisory partnerships through the alignment of a distinguished group of advisors and collaborators, along with the launch of The Decision Room™ a forum designed to help business owners navigate growth with greater clarity, confidence, and connection.
After celebrating their 1-year anniversary in June of this year, the expansion reflects Connectionmark's commitment and human-centric approach to providing small business leaders with access to trusted knowledge, strategic insight, and meaningful relationships that strengthen both business performance and personal leadership.
"Our vision has always been to create an ecosystem where business owners have access to the right conversations, the right perspectives, and the right people at the right time," said Mark Bittle, President and Founder. "The Decision Room™ is an extension of that vision, providing a place where leaders can work through challenges, gain fresh insight, and make better-informed decisions."
The Connectionmark advisory ecosystem brings together experienced professionals who share a commitment to thoughtful leadership, authentic relationships, and helping organizations thrive.
Among those joining the ecosystem are:
Dr. W. Garret Goggans, founder of Goggans Consulting, who helps organizations develop highly engaged people and build strong, cohesive cultures that drive meaningful business results. Through his work, Dr. Goggans, helps leaders and organizations understand and refine the gap between the effort they demand and the results they achieve through purpose-driven performance. His work demonstrates that investing in people ultimately strengthens organizational performance.
Lauren Colizza, MS, CSCS D, RSCC, USAW 1, founder of Colizza Performance & Consulting, helps individuals, leaders, and organizations unlock sustainable high performance through the principles of resilience, human performance, leadership, and purposeful change. People discover what truly drives lasting success, not through physical strength alone, but through clarity, resilience, and the courage to begin again. With nearly three decades of experience in strength and conditioning, sports performance, cardiac rehabilitation, and coaching. Lauren has worked with everyone from elite athletes and military personnel to everyday individuals rebuilding their health after illness or injury. Her unique career has allowed her to bridge the worlds of athletic performance, healthcare, and leadership development.
Shonie Bauer, SHRM-SCP, is an experienced human resources professional who partners with organizations to build healthy workplace cultures, develop leadership, and support one of every business's most valuable asset, its people. Shonie is able to see a clear path for organizations to develop and maintain employee relations supporting a strong internal and external organizational culture.
Daniela Schreckengost, founder of Mind Your Patterns Academy, LLC, specialized coaching, training, and professional certification company serving service-based entrepreneurs who need both practical business direction and deeper identity-level alignment.
At the center of the expanded ecosystem is The Decision Room™, an experience intentionally designed to move beyond traditional networking and surface-level business conversations. It provides business owners with a trusted environment for strategic discussion, practical insight, leadership development, decision-making clarity, and honest conversations about the realities of business ownership and growth.
Supported by Connectionmark's network of strategic advisors, The Decision Room™ creates opportunities for leaders to collaborate, challenge assumptions, explore new perspectives, and leave with actionable ideas that help move their businesses forward.
Connectionmark believes small business owners deserve more than transactional advice, they deserve trusted partners who understand the challenges of entrepreneurship and are invested in their long-term success. By bringing together experienced advisors across multiple disciplines, the firm continues to build a collaborative resource designed to help business owners focus on what they do best while having access to the expertise they need to grow with confidence.
About Connectionmark
Connectionmark is a Colorado Springs-based strategic advisory firm built by business owners for business owners. The firm helps small business leaders gain clarity, direction and confidence through strategic planning, workshops, advisory boards and a vetted partner network. Connectionmark focuses on developing the decision-making capability of the owner so businesses can grow with stronger leadership, better alignment and less dependency on outside advice.
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Meg Sneddon
Senior Marketing & Communications Strategist
Connectionmark
Email: meg@connectionmark.com
Phone: (650) 759-4404
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Mark Bittle
President and CEO
Connectionmark
mark@connectionmark.com
719.313.1070
www.connectionmark.com