Breaking Boundaries: A Paralysis Pioneer
UK, USA
Explorer, innovator and collaboration catalyst well-known for being the first blind person to race to the South Pole
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Mark spoke at our Google Emerging Markets event. His message of resilience and leadership really resonated with our dynamic, international team. His ability to balance both the darker and lighter sides of his life experiences prompted us to think about how we approach our challenges.
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Mark Pollock, a renowned motivational speaker, is the solution you’ve been searching for to inspire your organization and propel it to greater heights. When you book Mark Pollock for your event, you’re not just inviting a speaker; you’re inviting a catalyst for change and resilience.
Mark’s journey, unbroken by blindness and marked by exceptional achievements, is a compelling narrative of determination and perseverance. He overcame his blindness to become an adventure athlete, competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and even the polar ice caps. He was the first blind person to race to the South Pole, winning silver and bronze medals for rowing at the Commonwealth Games.
In 2010, Mark faced another formidable challenge, a fall that left him paralyzed from the waist down. This adversity didn’t deter him; instead, he embarked on a new expedition, exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime. As Chairman of Collaborative Cures and founder of the global running series Run in the Dark, Mark has catalyzed collaborations worth over $100 million on his mission to cure paralysis.
When you book Mark Pollock as your keynote speaker, you bring the spirit of resilience, collaboration, and innovation to your organization. Mark’s story is a testament to the human capacity to achieve the extraordinary, and his role as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader underscores his leadership excellence.
Mark Pollock’s achievements and his commitment to a noble cause make him an unparalleled choice for your event. So, why wait? Book Mark Pollock today and infuse your organization with the motivation and tools it needs to conquer any challenge that comes its way.
See keynotes with Mark PollockSometimes we choose our challenges, sometimes our challenges choose us. What we decide to do about them is what counts. Deciding to be a competitor, a realist, and a collaborator offers your people a chance of maintaining a resilient mindset under pressure.
Mark Pollock’s keynote on adversity and challenges uses the power of active decision-making to deal with challenges, regardless of where they come from, to help your people become more resilient.
Uncertainty and change typify a crisis and it’s difficult to lead in such circumstances. By providing leaders and their teams with insights into the resilience, attitude and decisions of others facing extreme circumstances Mark helps people to develop the intrinsic motivation to move forward.
Mark’s keynote on leadership and motivation delivers deep insights for leaders to navigate through the crucible moments they face and inspire others to achieve more.
It is tough to deliver world class performance. Leaders and their teams won’t do it by chance. With a high-impact catalyst they have a chance of building the courage to make it happen.
Mark’s keynote on mindset and performance is that catalyst – it challenges leaders and their teams to examine expectations of themselves and others to perform at a higher level.
Galvanising a disparate group of people around a common goal is not easy. Yet when it happens, when we collaborate, that is when major breakthroughs happen.
Mark’s keynote on collaboration and teamwork provides leaders and their teams with insight into how high-performance teams get things done when others can’t.
Exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide is essential for organisations to maintain their competitive edge. By raising the consciousness of their teams to next generation technologies, leaders will empower and encourage innovation at the edge.
Mark’s keynote on human enhancement provides leaders and their teams with insight into the transformative intersection of technology and humankind as he explores a cure for paralysis using robotics, neuro-modulation, brain machine interfaces and AI.
Mark told a very moving story and the audience loved his quiet and humble personality.
Helga Merete Fardal
Great on stage - very inspirational - excellent examples and very relevant in a challenging business environment.
Marine Reynaud
“Mark’s insight into resilience hit the perfect note for our Swiss Re Leadership Forum in Singapore. His delivery balanced both the darkness and lighter sides of his life experience. Critically, his messages resonated with our international leadership group, catalysing conversations about how we deal with challenges in our organisation."
CEO and Regional President
“It was hugely inspiring to listen to Mark’s contribution at our Guinness global off-site. The next day we spoke about the importance of being realists – fully appreciating the reality of our situation, and being determined to improve it. And, the notion of being a competitor rather than a spectator fed into much of our work during the rest of our meeting. We look forward to working with Mark in the future.”
Global Head of Beer
“Mark’s talk at our session for high-potential start-ups was incredibly uplifting and balanced with a wonderfully wry delivery. How someone can manage to tell a story such as his and still make the listener think deeply about themselves as he does, well it’s beyond me. It was a perfectly pitched contribution for our audience of entrepreneurs.”
Head of Marketing
At our recent kick-off for Citrix Northern Europe, Mark shared his incredible story of how to adapt and remain resilient in the face of ongoing uncertainty and change. As well as Mark’s keynote outlining his approach to tackling challenges, he shared a mental model for how we can all turn challenges into opportunities during an interview led by his colleague and co-host, Paula Cunniffe. The impact was fantastic and opened the door for all of us to reflect on how we are tackling our own challenges both personal and at work.
Carole Valette, Area Vice President Northern Europe
In the weeks following Mark’s talk I have seen managers at LinkedIn reference Mark’s approach to solving complex problems. His talk was inspirational and can be applied in our daily business lives.
Director, Northern Europe & Growth Markets
Mark provided perspectives from his own experience and research on how to deal with challenges and opportunities that appear along the way. He took the time to understand our situation and completely tailored the content and messaging to align with our areas of focus. His words prompted many conversations throughout our conference and beyond. It was thought provoking and empowering.
Xeljanz Global Marketing Vice President
We have had many guest speakers, but no one made a lasting impact quite like Mark. The feedback from the team after his speech was incredible and unanimously positive. Mark’s inspirational words had a huge impact on the team and helped them to put their own challenges into perspective. His message resonated throughout the remainder of the conference.
President
Amazing, humbling experience, Mark held a room of over 400 people and you could not hear a pin drop – his messages on continuously reinventing yourself and using challenges to define your future was done in an engaging, perceptive, inquisitive and humorous way. His insights truly connected with the audience on so many levels. Mark is proof that it’s one thing to read the theory but quite another to live it.
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