Speaking

SPEAKING

Demo Video (3:45 mins)

Mark's Keynote Topic
Corporate Events, Annual Conferences, Trade Associations, Sales Meetings, Awards Banquets

UNnormal People

WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE... BETTER IDEAS... THE AUDACITY TO THINK BIG... AND THE TENACITY TO SEE IT THROUGH

Normal people have normal ideas, do normal things and get normal results
But...
If you want your business to:

stand out from the competition
turn customers into fans
have more fun

Then you're going to need UNnormal People

UNnormal People who:

would rather explore the potential of their Curiosities than hide comfortably inside their familiar skill sets and past sucesses
are driven to act on their ideas by a confident Audacity instead of being paralyzed by self-doubt or a fear of failure
have the unshakable Tenacity to be fascinated by all the setbacks, roadblocks and challenges that have normal people quitting in frustration

Mark's entertaining and inspiring keynotes draw stories and lessons from many of his own UNnormal adventures

Don't expect the standard self-help fluff
Mark shares everything he has learned from exploring his own curiosities.

You get it all... the failures, the frustrations, the setbacks and the successes

completed a 600 mile journey from Washington DC to Ottawa, Canada on a skateboard
ran the entire 100 mile length of the Florida Keys
ran 274 miles across Pennsylvania
Ran/crawled 44 miles, South Rim to North Rim to South Rim across the Grand Canyon
completed a 26+ mile marathon up and down the Philadelphia Art Museum (Rocky) steps
(see the "about" page for more)

Audiences learn how Mark uses his CAT philosophy to act on his Curiosities, think with Audacity and push himself with Tenacity.

In other words: HOW TO BE UNNORMAL PEOPLE

Audiences learn how to:

step confidently into an uncertain future instead of clinging to the false security of past success
thrive on the chaos of growth
enthusiastically do what needs to be done whether they "want to" or not
become fascinated by the same challenges that have "normals" quitting in frustration
recognize fear as just undeveloped confidence

Mark Has inspired audiences in 38 states over the last 20 years
He has led everything from intimate workshops with small groups of key people to major keynotes to a large audiences. His largest was over five thousand.

His style is a mixture of:

entertainment
audience involvement
inspiration.

Entertaining (so they'll be engaged)
Mark is a master storyteller. He believes in putting his own advise into action and shares with his audience all the ups and downs of going after his own UNnormal goals. There was the impromptu gymnastics class he taught to a crowd of Nepalese kids in the Himalayas. Or the struggle of pushing a heavy loaded touring bicycle 5000 miles around Europe. Or the disastrous outcome of diving off a ten meter platform to impress a girl at the age of fourteen. (We've all been there.)

Audience Involvement (so they'll remember)
Before entering the corporate world Mark learned the craft of speaking from inspiring teenage athletes. He quickly discovered that he has a lot more fun when his audience is having a lot more fun. He has been known to give phone book tearing lessons, stage hilarious flexibility contests and stump his audience with frustrating bar bets.

Inspiration (so they'll take action)
All the entertaining and audience involvement is for nothing if they don't leave with mind full of take away ideas that they can start putting into action before they even leave the room. Rather than temporarily motivate a reluctant crowd into briefly flirting with a "better attitude" Mark aims to create a true mind-shift moment that has a lasting effect.

Be UNnormal!

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"Those who were in attendance this morning and heard your presentation, raved about it. Now everyone who did not attend is a bit jealous and anxious to hear you speak tonight."

"Wow! What a buzz Mark created at our recent membership meeting. His lively presentation combined all the elements we look for in a great program. It was fun, inspiring and informative."