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Explorer, innovator and collaboration catalyst well-known for being the first blind person to race to the South Pole
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In 2010, Mark Pollock was left paralysed after falling from a second story window. He is on a mission to find a cure for paralysis through the Mark Pollock Trust. He is also the co-founder of Run in the Dark, which is a global fundraising running series. Mark’s personal story has inspired people and companies all over the world.
Selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and appointed to the Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement, the heartening speaker Mark Pollock is on the Board of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (USA) and is a Wings for Life Ambassador (UK). As a speaker Mark Pollock is motivational and engaging. He has changed the lives of many people with his inspirational keynotes and actionable tips to navigate change under pressure and create motivating teams.
Acknowledged as an expert in smashing expectations, Red Bull UK’s Managing Director describes him as “awe-inspiring”. Head of SMB Sales says he “started a conversation about challenging conventional wisdom that is ongoing at Google”. And Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, described Mark as one of “the most inspiring people I met”. One thing is for sure: A keynote with our excellent speaker Mark Pollock will not disappoint.
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Sometimes we choose our challenges, sometimes our challenges choose us. What we decide to do about them is what counts.
Audience takeaways:
In the midst of a crisis, spectators sit on the side lines holding back.
Competitors step into the arena as they pursue success and risk failure. The choice is ours.
Audience takeaways:
The tyranny of uncertainty typifies a crisis. It demands us to adapt our behavior as we seek to create stability where there is none.
Audience takeaways:
Human beings have faced seemingly impossible challenges before. So, in times of great uncertainty, it’s worth remembering that history is filled with accounts of the impossible made possible through human endeavour. And, when that endeavour is combined with others through collaboration, that is
when major breakthroughs happen.
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Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock
Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock
Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock
Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock
Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock
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.”
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