About us

StrongerWork was not born in a boardroom.

It was built in the real world, inside workplaces, alongside employees navigating pressure, conflict, burnout, financial strain, family challenges, and the quiet stressors that rarely show up on performance dashboards.

Where the work came from

Two decades of direct workforce exposure.

Our roots trace back to 2005, when our founder began working directly with employees inside organizations, gaining a rare, unfiltered view into the pressures, conflicts, and personal challenges that shape performance.

  1. 2005

    Corporate Chaplaincy

    Our founder began working directly with employees inside organizations. That work provided a rare vantage point into organizational life — not from policies or engagement surveys, but from thousands of confidential, human conversations.

  2. 2013

    Resource Employee Care

    The work evolved, expanding beyond traditional support models and deepening partnerships with businesses that recognized a simple truth: employee struggles are business realities, whether leaders see them or not.

  3. 2022

    StrongerWork

    StrongerWork was established with a clearer mandate and broader mission — helping businesses function better by understanding the human realities driving them.

The StrongerWork pillars

Operating principles, not slogans.

These are shaped by decades of direct workforce engagement — they guide how we work with organizations and their people.

Clarity builds credibility

What StrongerWork is not.

We deliberately avoid categories that often create confusion or misaligned expectations.

Who does the work

The people in the room.

Al Marquiss

Partner · Trainer · StrongerLeader Coach

Al’s career blends the experience of founding and acquiring multiple small businesses and working in several Fortune 500 leadership roles, giving him a practical understanding of the challenges leaders face when trying to grow a company, align a team, and execute at a high level. While both worlds shaped him, his passion has always been with entrepreneurs and high-performing leadership teams committed to building something meaningful.

At StrongerWork, Al works with leaders through coaching and workshops focused on vision, mission, and values, strategic planning, operating systems, communication, mental fitness, finance, talent recruitment and alignment, leadership development, influence, sales, negotiation, and executive presence.

Ready when you are

Stronger people become stronger employees, and stronger employees build stronger companies.

A 30-minute call with your leadership team. We’ll show you where performance is slipping. No pitch.