As Founder and Client Executive at Strategic Development Group, Mark Williams specializes in manufacturing and office facility site selection and negotiation for mid- to large- size U.S. and multinational corporations in automotive and transportation, steel, chemical, distribution, and life science sectors.
Prior to founding Strategic Development Group, Mark served as Chief Development Officer for the South Carolina Department of Commerce, where he directed South Carolina’s domestic and global business recruitment activities, including the operation of Commerce’s international offices in Frankfurt and Tokyo.
Mark Williams has been a guest on 1 episode.
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218: What Site Selectors Wish Economic Developers Understood with Mark Williams
May 11th, 2026 | 26 mins 51 secs
ai and technology, client communication, corporate decisions, deal killers, eco devo, econdev, economic development, incentives, site readiness, site selection, strategic development group, time kills deals
Mark Williams joins Dane Carlson to discuss what 35 years in site selection taught him about corporate decisions, economic development mistakes, deal killers, client expectations, and why time kills projects.