Mark Sanborn

Mark Sanborn has been listed as one of the top thirty leadership experts in the world by Leaderhsipgurus.net. He is the president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., the idea lab for leadership development.

Besides his experience with leading both at local and national level, he has written and co-authored eight books. His popular books  include You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference, The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do, and Up, Down or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times are Good, Bad or In Between.

His international bestseller however was The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, which was on the New York Times, Business Week and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The sequel will be released in 2013, and will offer new stories, illustrations and insights into creating customer loyalty, innovative products, services and experiences. In addition to his books he is also the author of more than twenty four videos and audio training programs. These training programs are on leadership, teamwork, change and customer service.

Mark has presented over 2400 speeches and seminars in every state and a dozen countries. He is also a member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, a society composed of twenty of the top speakers in the world. He holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from National Speakers association, where he is a former president and winner of the Cavett Award, the highest honor granted by that organization.  He is also a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame.

Mark lives in Highlands Ranch, CO with his wife Darla and two sons, Hunter and Jackson.