OWN YOUR EVOLUTION.

You don’t need a reset.
You need a rebirth.

You’ve built success.
Now it’s time to become someone who actually lives it.

Because high performers don’t burn out from doing too much —
They burn out from pretending.

You’ve built success. Now it’s time to become someone who actually lives it. Because high performers don’t burn out from doing too much, they burn out from pretending.

Speaker. Wellness Strategist. Performance Specialist. Inspiration Architect.

Unlocking Human Potential at the Highest Levels

Marquese Martin-Hayes is a globally recognized speaker, leadership trainer, and wellness advocate dedicated to removing mental, physical, and emotional barriers so people can perform at their peak. His work lives at the intersection of performance, wellness, and purpose—helping leaders not only achieve more, but live and lead from a place of deeper alignment.

Mental Fortitude by Design

He brings a rare blend of lived wisdom and embodied leadership to every room. As a former ultramarathoner who has completed multiple 50-mile races, Marquese understands what it takes to push beyond perceived limits. These were not just physical feats—they were mental crucibles. In another moment of strategic self-conditioning, he once endured 800+ sales rejections in a single day during his time in life insurance, deliberately using rejection to rewire his mindset and conquer the fear of “no.”

A Life Shaped by Movement

& Meaning

Growing up as a military child, Marquese developed a deep appreciation for adaptability, emotional intelligence, and human connection. His journey through endurance racing, raw vegan nutrition, spiritual recovery, and emotional healing shaped him into the dynamic storyteller and transformative coach he is today.

The Work: Reignite. Realign. Reclaim.

Marquese is known for helping leaders and organizations ignite cultural change, elevate team performance, and implement resilience strategies that prevent burnout. His Vital Signs Within methodology has guided professionals across industries to recover energy, reconnect to purpose, and lead with clarity and intention.

A Voice That Moves & A Presence That Holds

He is the author of Monday Again?! and a co-author of the #1 International Best-Selling book Ennobling Business for Success. Beyond keynote stages, Marquese is a skilled facilitator and host. In 2009, he co-founded The Marketplace, a Chicago-based learning community where he led bi-weekly conversations centered on identity, emotional healing, and transformation. He continues to host powerful in-person and digital conversations—including moderating wellness panels like “From Head to Toe: Infertility, Postpartum, Preparing for Perimenopause” at the Secure the Big Bag Summit.

Wellness Is A Way of Being

He is the creator of FUPA Water and the 15lbs in 30 Days wellness seminar, both of which empower people to reclaim their health, joy, and confidence. He also leads ongoing conversations around fatherhood, identity, and personal evolution through initiatives like #DaddyDialogs and #BeYourIcon.

“Self-awareness is the birthplace of transformation.” — Marquese Martin-Hayes

🔹 Vital Signs Within

Reigniting Purpose, Power & Peace in Your Org

Whether your team is facing burnout, disconnection, or mission drift, this talk reconnects them to purpose, builds emotional resilience, and reignites their power — from the inside out.

🔹 The Authentic Edge

Leading with Self-Awareness and Power

High-performing leaders know: influence starts within. This talk empowers your team to lead with emotional intelligence, clarity, and confidence in any environment.

🔹 From Burnout to Breakthrough

The Wellness Blueprint for High Performers

Today’s best teams don’t just hustle — they recover. This talk delivers a fresh take on wellness that fuels sustainable performance without sacrificing self.

🔹 Monday Again?!

Redefining Routine & Reclaiming Joy in the Workplace

Shift the collective mindset from burnout to breakthrough. Marquese unpacks four foundational rituals that turn routine into revival and spark renewed engagement.

🔹 Unmuted: No More Code Switching

Speaking with Truth, Trust & Presence

In a world that often rewards conformity, this talk invites a return to wholeness. Marquese helps individuals and teams release performative habits and speak with clarity, identity, and integrity — building cultures of authenticity and trust.

Ennobling Business for Success: Inspire-Ignite-Influence

Co-Author: Marquese Martin-Hayes

Ennobling Business for Success is a powerful collaboration of thought leaders, change agents, and business pioneers — each bringing a fresh voice to the urgent need for conscious leadership in today’s evolving world.

This #1 International Best-Seller, curated by Dr. Kasthuri Henry, redefines what it means to lead with purpose, integrity, and vision. It offers actionable insights and transformative strategies that inspire leaders to elevate culture, ignite potential, and influence with authenticity.

In his featured chapter, Marquese Martin-Hayes delivers a striking call to self-awareness as the foundation for lasting success. Drawing from over three decades of leadership training and transformational coaching, Marquese explores how identity, belief systems, and emotional intelligence shape the way we lead — and how unlocking personal clarity is the catalyst for collective excellence.

Whether you're an executive looking to shift your culture, a manager building high-performance teams, or a purpose-driven entrepreneur, Ennobling Business for Success will challenge, equip, and elevate you to lead from the inside out.

MondayAgain?! Four Essentials for A Healthy Lifestyle

Do you wake up dreading another Monday? Feeling like you're surviving the week instead of living it? In MondayAgain?!, transformational strategist Marquese Martin-Hayes breaks down the cycle of burnout, stagnation, and self-neglect — and replaces it with four essential pillars that lead to a vibrant, purpose-driven life.

Through powerful storytelling, practical tools, and raw honesty, Marquese reveals how your thoughts, movement, nourishment, and environment shape your ability to thrive. This isn't a typical self-help manual — it's a guide to total alignment: mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Written for professionals, leaders, and everyday people who feel stuck in the grind, MondayAgain?! offers a roadmap to reset your perspective, reclaim your energy, and design a lifestyle that works for you — not just your calendar.

If you're tired of merely managing your life and ready to master it, this book is your starting point.