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Mark Pollock

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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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"Great on stage - very inspirational - excellent examples and very relevant in a challenging business environment."

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Why you should book speaker Mark Pollock

  • Mark is a very popular speaker and clients praise him for his storytelling skills and valuable insights. Mark is the kind of speaker you can’t go wrong with.
  • The audience might recognize Mark from his popular TED talk “A Love Letter to Realism in a Time of Grief” which got over 1.5 million views the first 6 months and has moved and inspired millions of people.
  • Described in the Daily Telegraph as “a story of courage, determination, and hope“, speaker Mark Pollock has used his hard-earned expertise to help people achieve more than they thought possible in over 300 organisations.
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Unbroken by blindness in 1998, the strong-willed speaker Mark Pollock went on to compete in ultra endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps, including being the first blind person to race to the South Pole. He also won silver and bronze medals for rowing at the Commonwealth Games and is a sought-after motivational speaker.

Why you should book speaker Mark Pollock

  • Mark is a very popular speaker and clients praise him for his storytelling skills and valuable insights. Mark is the kind of speaker you can’t go wrong with.
  • The audience might recognize Mark from his popular TED talk “A Love Letter to Realism in a Time of Grief” which got over 1.5 million views the first 6 months and has moved and inspired millions of people.
  • Described in the Daily Telegraph as “a story of courage, determination, and hope“, speaker Mark Pollock has used his hard-earned expertise to help people achieve more than they thought possible in over 300 organisations.

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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Special Virtual Keynote by speaker Mark Pollock

Challenge is the Opportunity

Sometimes we choose our challenges, sometimes our challenges choose us. What we decide to do about them is what counts.

Audience takeaways:

  • Build resilience and maintain motivation.
  • Embrace change and unexpected challenges.
  • Chart a path through uncertainty.
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Special Virtual Keynote by speaker Mark Pollock

Expecting Problems as we Explore Possibilities.

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:

  • Embrace a competitor mindset to pursue success.
  • Deal with fear and anxiety.
  • Develop a performance bias.
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Special Virtual Keynote by speaker Mark Pollock

Optimist, Realist or Something Else?

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:

  • Maintain a positive attitude.
  • Balance conflicting emotions in times of uncertainty.
  • Navigate a path through a crisis.
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Special Virtual Keynote by speaker Mark Pollock

Bringing people together to solve complex problems

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.

Audience takeaways:

  • Understand the value of collaboration in delivering results.
  • Adapt and sustain teamwork.
  • Lead teams by galvanising around a common goal.
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    Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock

    Adversity & Challenges — Maintaining A Resilient Mindset Under Pressure

    • Sometimes 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.

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    Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock

    Leadership & Motivation — Leading Through A Crisis And Developing Intrinsic Motivation To Move Forward

    • Uncertainty and change typify a crisis and it’s difficult to lead in such circumstances. By providing your people with insights into the resilience, attitude and decisions of others facing extreme circumstances you will help them to develop the intrinsic motivation to move forward.
    • Mark Pollock’s keynote on leadership and motivation delivers deep insights for leaders to navigate through the crucible moments they face and lead others to achieve more.

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    Mindset & Performance – Challenging Expectations To Perform At A Higher Level

    • It is tough to deliver world class performance. Your people won’t do it by chance. With a high-impact catalyst you can help them act with the courage to make it happen.
    • Mark Pollock’s keynote on mindset and performance is that catalyst – it challenges your people to examine expectations of themselves and others to perform at a higher level.

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    Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock

    Collaboration & Teamwork — Creating And Motivating Dispersed Teams Across Disciplines And Geographies

    • Galvanizing 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 Pollock’s keynote on collaboration and teamwork provides your people with insight into how high-performance teams get things done when others can’t.

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    Keynote from speaker Mark Pollock

    Human Enhancement – Exploring The Intersection Where Humans And Technology Collide During The 4th Industrial Revolution

    • Exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide is essential for businesses to maintain their competitive edge. By raising the consciousness of your people to the human dimension of the 4th industrial revolution, you will empower and encourage innovation at the edge.
    • Mark Pollock’s keynote on human enhancement provides your people with insight into the transformative intersection of technology and humankind as he explores a cure for paralysis using robotics, neuro-modulation, AI and VR/AR.
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Mark told a very moving story and the audience loved his quiet and humble personality.

Helga Merete Fardal

Netlife Dialog

Great on stage - very inspirational - excellent examples and very relevant in a challenging business environment.

Marine Reynaud

Hotwire

“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

Swiss Re, Asia

“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

Baileys & Smirnoff, Diageo

“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

Avolon
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