Meet the architect
ABOUT MARK
Too often, the leaders who look like they “have it all” wake up each night in a cold sweat. They’re plagued by anxiety, depression, and thoughts of suicide—all while needing to inspire confidence in shareholders, break new ground in business, and keep chasing after success.
For unaligned executives, exiting a company can create a time of deep crisis. The cracks they hid under their executive masks can no longer be hidden after the pursuit of success ends or changes. They’re left with all the difficulties and imperfections they ran from in the first place.
Mark Fujiwara views these “cracks” with a kintsugi-inspired approach, drawing on the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. For Mark, these breaking points can become sites of strengths when leaders pursue real inner work, find and lead with peace, and uncover their ikigai—their highest purpose.
Mark Fujiwara is a Modern Samurai, transformation architect, keynote speaker, and conscious wealth advisor who helps ultra-high-net-worth leaders transform their lives. He has spoken at The Oxford Union and delivered keynotes at The REAL Mental Health Foundation Summit in London. With over two decades of experience in wealth management, and after a powerful personal journey with his own mental health, Mark is changing the conversation around mental wellbeing for high-achieving executives.
He’s the founder and CEO of Sanctuary 88, an invitation-only program curating transformative experiences for ultra-high-net-worth leaders. Mark also delivers comprehensive family office advisory services for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices; serves as an Executive Ambassador for The REAL Mental Health Foundation;serves as one of three Executive Ambassadors globally for The REAL Mental Health Foundation; holds a board seat with The Good Life Movement advocating for mental health as a civil right, and is the author of Beyond the Hustle: Conquering Mental Health Challenges in Entrepreneurship.
Through wealth architecture, curated transformation experiences, personal writings, and speaking engagements, Mark guides leaders toward their purpose, helping them address mental health challenges and find joy, presence, and alignment
The Book
In Beyond the Hustle: Conquering Mental Health Challenges in Entrepreneur, Mark Fujiwara offers a new framework for executives navigating life after exit.
Mark brings readers into intimate discussions with pathbreaking founders whose exits triggered a moment of deep crisis, change, and transformation. Mark explores why the exit is so challenging for entrepreneurs, offering practical strategies that combine ancient Japanese philosophy with cutting-edge mental health approaches. He provides a roadmap to help you align your personal growth and professional success with your highest purpose.
Beyond the Hustle features candid conversations with entrepreneurs including Melissa & Doug Toys co-founder Melissa Bernstein, with a foreword by TOM Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie.
Speaking
Mark Fujiwara has delivered keynotes on stages including The Oxford Union and at SPEAK in New York.
Mark Fujiwara’s talks combine deep honesty, Japanese principles, and mental health advocacy. With a dynamic and spiritual approach to wealth, leadership, and happiness, Mark inspires deep change in audiences.
His work destigmatizes mental health, drawing on his experiences with loss, depression, and thoughts of suicide. Mark’s vulnerability creates a bridge, carrying audiences from silence and isolation to openness and life-changing ideas.
Mark's signature keynote, 'The Five Japanese Values,' takes audiences through the transformational arc from Wabi-Sabi (embracing imperfection) to Ikigai (highest purpose). His talk on the '20 Modalities'—the practices that brought him back from planning his own suicide—has moved audiences from silence to breakthrough