Mark Black

"Mark not only did the work to understand our business and current environment but he also delivered a first class talk on resilience to our Oncology Business Unit at AstraZeneca. He skillfully leveraged his own personal background and stories to deliver a strong dose of perspective to our team and a framework for overcoming challenge and embracing change. Given the current environment with COVID-19, this session could not have been more timely for our group. Thank you Mark for leaving a lasting impression on this group!"

"Mark's ability to quickly connect with our organization, through his extraordinary personal experience, was amazing. His message on the power of a positive mindset in the face of adversity, challenge, and change as presented within his framework of a resilience roadmap to drive personal and professional growth, both energized and inspired our employees to break through barriers at work and in their personal lives. Mark delivered the best hour of the year for us."

Mark delivered an excellent session. I have attended several trainings on resilience in the past and this was the best one I have ever heard. I could listen to Mark all day.

"The strategies Mark shared and the connections he made to our people, ensured that the presentation will have an impact that goes far beyond the day you spent with us."

I have attended past retreats, and I have never seen the team so upbeat, so positive, and so engaged. Mark's presentation style and the strategies he shared, created an environment of positivity, encouragement, and energetic collaboration. It was exactly what the team needed.

Our primary objective was to offer an inspirational message to the audience… to ignite meaning in their everyday work. Simply hearing your story would have done that, but the fact that you made the effort to draw the connections between your experience and the message we wanted to convey, took it to another level.

In my executive leadership role with the American Red Cross, I have attended many conferences and heard many, many speakers. I can honestly say that Mark Black was among the best. I'm confident that Mark's messages made a lasting impact on our attendees.

Mark's presentation was highly impactful both from a personal and professional lens. The personal journey he shared with the audience highlighted the importance of being resilient in times of change; to face the challenges and adversities head on; to understand what is truly within your control; and to let go of what's not.

Mark shared a personal story that was very touching and helped us think about how to apply his learnings to our own lives. His talk made us all realize how we can apply ourselves better. Even though our event was virtual, we said he would have gotten a standing ovation if it were a live event.

Mark's presentation was incredibly inspirational while also being very human. Although his circumstances are extraordinary, he tells his story in a way that makes it relatable (and fun) for the audience.

Mark's presentation is very motivational but also gives solid tips on how to re-think and change the course of your life.

When we were looking for a guest speaker, Mark's story was interesting to us. We wanted to be inspired and learn more about resilience. We asked Mark Black to present to our organization and provide us with techniques to build more resilience. It was an amazing hour of thoughts, ideas, and steps we can take and overcome adversity. Marc's style is professional, calm, and authentic. We were captivated with his story and how he achieved his goals. After the presentation there was an enormous number of positive comments: "I was so moved with Mark's story and what he did to be successful" "I started to exercise again, and I feel better" "I felt that I can overcome some of my issues - one step at a time" "The key message I took away was WHY you want to do something and HOW you are going to do it? It was a very clear message for me to set better goals. Thank you, Mark," Thanks to Mark for a creative, inspiring, and informative session. We came away with specific ideas on how to create and achieve goals - one step at a time.

Mark provided exactly what we wanted our people to hear. Since he spoke to us, I have heard our management team talk about how powerful Mark's content was for their people.

It was amazing to have Mark kick us off today with a message that resonated so well. I actually had one advisor who had sent in a complaint about an underwriting process to me yesterday, send a retraction and apology today. He said he has to focus on what he gets to do, not what he has to do. Excellence in action!

When Mark came on stage, he immediately connected with the audience. It was amazing to see how people truly listened to what he had to say. Mark is THE keynote speaker you need for your next event.

Mark is a gifted storyteller. He uses his life lessons to illustrate how we can change and adapt our behaviour in the presence of chance, and what can feel like, defeat. The Resilience Roadmap Framework is a great tool and Mark's stories made it come to life and made it stick.

The feedback on Mark's program was very good! We wove messages from Mark's program into several of the panels over the following day and our leaders left saying they felt very empowered.

The resilience roadmap was an exceptionally clear infographic and Mark contextualized the elements masterfully. It was exactly what we needed to hear. Few speakers are this concise with constructs or contextualize as Mark did. He left us with tools that could be practically applied to our world. This was one of the better virtual sessions I have attended.

I had the good fortune of meeting Mark over several days at our recent YPO conference. Mark's story is incredible and his insights and coaching are spot on. The impact personally was immediate. I'm pleased to provide a strong recommendation to consider including Mark in your conference plans.

Mark's message really resonated with our audience. The need for resilience is universal and so Mark's resilience framework, and his story, apply to a wide variety of audiences. Anyone who decides to book Mark for their event will see a great benefit.

Oh my gosh, what a great start to our day! Mark really connected with our audience. As he was telling his story, he was relating it to us and what we're doing as an organization. Mark's program was full of takeaways.

Mark provided an outstanding message for our team. Thank You!

You hit a home run!

The whole team was really inspired and energized by Mark's presentation. Mark's message and the way in which he delivered it, touched exactly the right nerves.

Thank you so much for your time today. I have to tell you, the session inspired me, and those I spoke to told me that they really benefited from the session. I am so grateful to have heard your story.

Mark's presentation was awesome! There was a lot of great content that I will remember. One key message that stuck with me was that our proudest accomplishments are often our most difficult.

We had so many positive comments from people after Mark's presentation. He very much hit the mark. Our CEO said "Mark Black was amazing! He was so relevant to us."

Mark showed us that it is up to all of us to take action; to live with what we cannot change and not dwell on it, and focus on what we can change. I will remind my work team of this whenever they go down the path of complaining. I loved Mark's storytelling. It is so important to remember that we have the power to make a change, no matter how big or small. We are resilient.

Fantastic presentation! That was exactly what we needed to hear!