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About Mark Sanborn - Leadership Development and Team Building Speaker:

Mark Sanborn is the president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea lab for leadership development. Leadershipgurus.net lists Mark as one of the top 30 leadership experts in the world.

In addition to his experience leading at a local and national level, he has written or co-authored eight books and is the author of more than two dozen videos and audio training programs on leadership, change, teamwork, and customer service. He has presented over 2400 speeches and seminars in every state and a dozen countries.

Mark is a member of the prestigious Speakers Roundtable, 20 of the top speakers in the world today. Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) from the National Speakers Association and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE).

Mark’s book, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary is an international bestseller and was on the New York Times, Business Week and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His latest 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 (released by Tyndale October 2011).

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.

What Mark Sanborn Talks About:

The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
Everyone makes a difference — the only question at the end of the day is What kind of difference did you make? Based on Mark’s internationally bestselling book on customer service, The Fred Factor, this highly motivational presentation shows you how to reinvent your business and life through taking responsibility, building relationships and creating value for customers and colleagues.

When you follow the Fred Factor, you learn how to continually create value for others, and it doesn’t have to cost a penny because you can replace money with imagination. The objective is to outthink your competition rather than outspend them. You’ll also understand why you need to reinvent yourself regularly. This program is a powerful way to get everyone from frontline employees to upper management focused on the importance of self-responsibility and creating value for those we work and live with. This presentation delivers to and beyond the workplace to show listeners how to enrich their personal lives as well.

You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference:
How do we get from where we are to where we want to be? and How to get people who aren’t titled leaders to take responsibility, lead when it is appropriate, and improve performance to create amazing results? Those are important questions in every organization today. Mark Sanborn’s high impact leadership presentation answers these questions by inspiring managers and employees alike to go beyond merely pursuing goals to achieving full potential. He’ll show you and your audience how having a title doesn’t necessarily make you a leader, and how lacking a title doesn’t keep you from leading.

natural born leaders, but leadership can be learned and this presentation shows your audience how. You’ll learn the skills that all leaders use for increasing ROI: Relationships, Outcomes and Improvements. This presentation teaches the essence of how to lead, or lead better, giving your audience the skills and strategies to go back and create a team of leaders rather than just be the leader of the team. You’ll get a practical blueprint for creating leaders at every level in your organization and learn how to reach new heights. You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader is a message that will resonate with those who aspire to make a positive difference — regardless of title or position.

The Encore Effect: How to Give a Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do:
Everybody has a stage. It could be one’s work, home or community. A remarkable performance on any stage commands an encore. The Encore Effect — Mark’s latest, high-content presentation — teaches how to achieve the kind of extraordinary performance on the job that leaves your customers, colleagues and community clamoring for more.

Passion is the fuel for a remarkable performance. Mark will share The Process through the pyramid of possibility that will virtually assure a remarkable performance. It’s the same methodology for achievement that Mark has used to become a bestselling author, hall-of-fame speaker and leading authority on leadership, service and turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. No matter what product or service you or your organization offers, this presentation will give you valuable insight into achieving and sustaining an encore performance that makes customers clamor for more.

(Your Title Here):Whether it's Leadership, Sales, Service, or Individual Performance, It's About Turning the Ordinary Intro the Extraordinary
After two decades of speaking, consulting and writing, Mark has a depth of material to use in crafting a message specific to your organization and environment. Based on your objectives, Mark can tailor an existing program around your meeting theme or develop a presentation unique to your group.

Whether you’re looking for an opening keynote speaker, closing keynote speaker or general session presentation, Mark Sanborn delivers a tailored program that will exceed your expectations.

Find out how Mark can bring his energy, enthusiasm and unsurpassed expertise to work for your organization. Clients who book Mark Sanborn for a keynote speech benefit from a memorable, educational and motivational experience.