Mark Smith

About Mark

Mark Smith is a Duke-certified Health and Wellness Coach based in New Bern, NC, offering both virtual and in-person coaching through Olive Tree. His focus is on helping people take back control of their health, especially those navigating heart health or metabolic challenges like high blood pressure, diabetes, or weight concerns.

Mark's path to coaching wasn't a straight line. He came from a blue-collar background, earned his degree at 40, and spent nearly a decade serving as a North Carolina magistrate. That career put him in a position of responding after unfortunate events had already happened, and over time he felt a clear pull toward something different. He wanted to help people before the crisis, not after. That conviction led him to Duke's integrative health coaching program, where he trained in evidence-based strategies for sustainable behavior change.

His Approach

Mark coaches from a place of genuine understanding. He knows what it feels like to deprioritize your own health and how hard it can be to make lasting changes stick. Because of that, he meets people where they are, without judgment, and focuses on intentional, achievable steps rather than overwhelming overhauls.

He works with individuals ready to make real progress on their health, relationships, balance, career, or life transitions, and also partners with healthcare, fitness, and wellness professionals who want their clients better supported between visits.

His Mission

Mark's goal is to help people build something stronger, one small, intentional step at a time. If you're ready to move from where you are to where you want to be, he'd like to walk alongside you in that process.