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Discover The Path to Sustained Excellence: Strategy, Culture, and Team by Mark Turner, former CEO of WSFS. This insightful book reveals the core principles that drove a small community bank into a regional and national powerhouse.

Advanced Praise For The Book

  • Mark Turner and associates offer a compelling, close-in account of how to build a company dozens of times faster than its competitors through a combination of culture and character. For getting going and moving fast, here is the instructor's manual for principled growth. With gripping insider accounts of everything from CEO sabbaticals to crisis comebacks, The Path to Sustained Excellence is a driver's manual for taking charge and leading change when it really counts.

    —Michael Useem
    Faculty director of the McNulty Leadership Program, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania;
    Author of The Edge: How 10 CEOs Learned to Lead

  • In a turbulent world, The Path to Sustained Excellence is a vivid, engaging, and inspiring story of leadership in action. I highly recommend this exceptional book to everyone running, or looking to run an organization-you will come away with actionable, invaluable insights for the present moment and for years to come.

    –Ram Charan
    Author of 36 books including The New York Times best-seller, Execution

  • Once I started reading The Path to Sustained Excellence, I could not put it down. I highly recommend it, not just for WSFS' inspir- ing journey, but for the book's very practical advice for those who truly want to succeed in business and make a difference.

    -Raj Gupta
    Former CEO/chair of multiple Fortune 500 companies; author of Eight Dollars and a Dream

  • The story of WSFS looks a lot like Mark Turner's personal story. Both had to scrap their way to the top, overcoming plenty of challenges along the way. This is an inspiring and enjoyable read about an important Delaware institution, and a leader who contributed so much; not just to his bank, but to his state.

    —the Honorable Jack Markell
    Former governor of Delaware

  • Mark Turner is a "master leader" who transformed WSFS Bank from a small player in the banking capital of the nation to a formidable competitor amongst all the majors. His "secret sauce" for success is shared with those who hold this book, including extraordinary lessons for others to follow by way of technology, customer centricity; and even a unique and incredibly insightful innovation in selecting his own successor. The book is a must- read for any leader who wants to shift the gears of corporate performance up a few notches, and enhance TSR.

    –Dennis Carey
    Vice chair, Korn Ferry; author of Boards That Lead and Talent, Strategy, and Risk

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the Book

At just 44 years old, Turner became CEO of WSFS, steering the company through economic shifts, crises, and opportunities with a clear strategic vision. Now in retirement, he shares the principles that shaped his success—helping businesses and individuals alike achieve sustained excellence.

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Mark Turner - Former Chair of WSFS Bank, BOD First Bank and LaSalle U

"Over 25 years at WSFS Mark and his team grew WSFS 10 times in asset size, 20 times in revenue and profit, and 30 times in market value. Mark guided WSFS from a market value of approximately $100 million to over $3 billion on the NASDAQ exchange, outperforming the shareholder returns of peers and broader indexes by a factor of many times.m. Listen up as Mark shares highlights from his long, storied career and his new book, "The Path to Sustained Excellence."

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More About WSFS?

More information about WSFS' remarkable history and legacy can be gleaned from a book by Mark's predecessor, Skip Schoenhals, which can be found in the link below

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