Mark Sanborn

Leadership and Team Building Expert, Author of International Bestseller, The Fred Factor

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$10,001 to $20,000
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Travels From
Colorado, United States

Leadership and Team Building Expert,
Author of International Bestseller, The Fred Factor 

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark Sanborn is known internationally as “the high content speaker who motivates.” He presents 90-100 programs every year on leadership, team building, customer service and mastering change. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted expert on leadership, team building, customer service and change.

Certified Speaking Professional

Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was recently honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession. Mark is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, made up of 20 of the top speakers in America.

Books

Mark is the author of nine books, including the bestseller The Fred Factor: How Passion In Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary which has sold more than 1.6 million copies internationally. His other books include You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference, Teambuilt: Making Teamwork Work, 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, Fred 2.0: New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results. His latest book is The Potential Principle: A Proven System for Closing the Gap Between How Good You Are and How Good You Could Be.

Video Training

He has created and appeared in 20 videos and numerous audio training programs. His video series Team Building: How to Motivate and Manage People made it to the #2 spot for bestselling educational video series in the U.S.

Clients

Mark’s list of over 2400 clients includes Costco, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, KPMG, Morton’s of Chicago, New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, ESPN, GM, IBM, Avnet, Sandvik and John Deere.

Awards and Recognition

Mark is a past president of the National Speakers Association and winner of The Cavett, the highest honor bestowed by that organization. In 2007, Mark was awarded The Ambassador of Free Enterprise Award by Sales & Marketing Executives International.

Education

A cum laude graduate of The Ohio State University, Mark worked his way through college as an After Dinner Speaker. After graduation, he was an Account Executive, Regional Manager and Associate Publisher in the magazine publishing industry.

Mark resides in the greater Denver, Colorado area with his wife Darla and sons Hunter and Jackson. Mark is also an avid downhill skier, scuba diver and motorcyclist.

UP, DOWN, OR SIDEWAYS: How to Succeed When Times are Good, Bad, or In Between

Discover practical ways to prepare for and deal with change - good, bad or otherwise - by focusing on the mindsets and methods that never change. Predicting the future is easy; predicting it correctly is very hard. Since we can’t be certain of what the future holds, what should we always be doing to ensure our success regardless of what happens? Originally created to help audiences through the aftermath of the economic downturn of 2008, this presentation contains strategies and tips extremely relevant to the COVID-19 crisis and any other unimaginable situations.

THE INTENTION IMPERATIVE: 3 ESSENTIAL CHANGES THAT WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER LEADER TODAY

Nobody ever got to the top of Mount Everest accidentally. Summiting the highest peak in the world takes clarity and intention; and so does leading successfully. Intentional Leadership = Clarity (knowing clearly where you want to go) + Intentionality (taking consistent action to get there). Clarity without consistent action is daydreaming. Consistent action without clarity is wasted time and effort. Just as the tools of successful mountaineering have changed and improved over time, so have the requirements of intentional leadership. Based on 33 years of working with organizations globally, teaching leaders and observing powerful shifts, Mark Sanborn has identified three essential areas of focus for leaders in the world.

THE POTENTIAL PRINCIPLE: HOW THE BEST GET BETTER

How do you keep getting better if you are already among the best? This is a critical question for successful leaders and organizations. What happens when complacency, outdated thinking or weariness stunts performance? What do leaders do when growth stalls, or when their teams are working below their true potential? In this presentation, Mark Sanborn provides the answer and teaches four powerful tools your audience can use to pursue their potential.

YOU DON’T NEED A TITLE TO BE A LEADER: HOW ANYONE, ANYWHERE, CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE

Based on over three decades of working with some of the world’s best leaders and companies, this keynote focuses on the true heart of leadership: making things better for others (and you don’t need a title to do that). Mark Sanborn proves how anyone at any level and regardless of title can make a significant contribution and a positive difference.

All Mark Sanborn Books

The Potential Principle: A Proven System for Closing the Gap Between How Good You Are and How Good You Could Be
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Fred 2.0: New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results
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Up, Down, or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times Are Good, Bad, or In Between
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Encore Effect : How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do
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The Fred Factor
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You Don’t Need a Title To Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference
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"Your content was outstanding. I can't recall a keynote address where so many of our participants were taking notes...As strong as your content was, though, your customization of the presentation for our company was even better. This took your content to a much higher level. I heard a number of comments from participants who remarked that you were the most effective speaker they have heard reference specific company information in a keynote presentation."

- | CUNA Mutual Group


"I've been fielding one rave review after another on your talk.... Not only did you customize your presentation to meet ASAP's need, you exceeded our expectations. That's something that no speaker I've hired for this has ever done, until now."

- | ASAP Software Express


"Needless to say, Mark, you scored a home run with the way you integrated the facts about Doubletree into your message. Everyone in the audience was spellbound by the amount of information you had about our company. Kindly make sure to include the Doubletree Hotels Corporation to your list of many, many satisfied clients."

- | Doubletree Hotels Corporation


“I was extremely pleased with your performance and overwhelmed that you hit every single key message about McDonald’s that I gave you. You definitely exceeded our expectations.”

- | McDonald’s Corporation

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The Potential Principle: A Proven System for Closing the Gap Between How Good You Are and How Good You Could Be
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Fred 2.0: New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results
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