MARK SAMUEL
TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHT LEADER
Entrepreneur | Speaker | Executive Producer | CEO/Board Advisor | Investor | Philanthropist
BIO
Mark Samuel has been dedicated to transforming businesses, culture, and individuals for over 40 years. He is an entrepreneur, investor, keynote speaker, philanthropist, and executive producer for the award-winning documentary, The Courage to Thrive, which has been featured in over 20 Festivals worldwide.
Having authored 7 award-winning and bestselling books on accountability and transformational leadership, Mark has been recognized as the leading expert in Accountability and a thought-leader for Transformational Leadership, with appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Fortune Magazine, and Forbes.
Mark’s legacy projects involve groundbreaking Apps and Self-Learning Systems to help individuals overcome fear and barriers to success and fulfillment including “My Picture of Success” to transform fear into an optimal experience for an upcoming surgery or medical procedure, and “Taking Charge of Your Success,” a self-learning program for Being the Best YOU Can Be and Taking Charge of YOUR Results based on Positive Accountability. Both programs apply Mark’s unique rapid change methodology used by Fortune 500 businesses on five continents.
As a thought leader, practical visionary, and sought after keynote speaker, Mark’s leading-edge methodologies are represented in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. His more recognized clients include Michelin, Texas Instruments, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada), Roche Pharmaceuticals, California State Universities, Kaiser Permanente, Saudi Electricity, Chevron, the Netherlands Health Care System, Ameren Utilities, and Habitat for Humanity to name a few.
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WHY HIRE MARK?
Why Inspire Your Audience with Mark Samuel
Mark Samuel has inspired audiences all around the world with his enthusiastic thought leadership that elevates people’s heart, mindset, and confidence. Mark’s interactive presentations build self-awareness, Emotional Intelligence, teamwork, and critical thinking using positive and practical thought-provoking messages that leave people feeling empowered and hopeful for the future. His style brings lighthearted humor, sincerity, and humility that audiences relate to regardless of age, gender, culture, or status. Utilizing his formal teaching background, Mark engages his audience to optimize experiential learning and practical application.
Mark’s breadth of topics is based on his experience designing and executing rapid business and culture transformation within entrepreneurial to billion-dollar companies around the world. His specific topics represent being recognized as an authority on Accountability and Conscious Business Leadership.
Mark’s 10 Most Popular Topics
Creating Breakthrough Changes in Your Life and Organization
3 Keys for Transforming Paralyzing Fear into a Positive Experience
Empowering Teams to Achieve Rapid Breakthrough Results
Building Execution Trust – The Key to High Performance
The Power of Positive (Inner) Accountability to Accomplish Your Dreams
Leading Urgent Business Transformation
Inspiring High Performance and Fulfillment at Every Level
Fostering Personal Ownership that Drives Success
3 Keys for Setting Priorities that Leverage Breakthrough Results
The 100% Principle to Foster Balance in an Overwhelming Environment
SPEAKER
Mark’s keynote presentations are inspirational, humorous, and actionable in a way that improves the workplace and people’s personal life. Mark has a unique way of expanding people’s mindset and giving people a roadmap for changing habits to increase effectiveness and success. Whether talking about organizational changes, leadership at every level or his specialty in personal, team and organizational accountability, Mark’s presentations link heart and practicality together to leave people inspired to take action.
Mark’s keynote speeches are entertaining, and involve audience participation that enlightens each person. As a result, they have greater ownership and apply the paradigm shifting concepts and tools presented. Ultimately, participants want to hear more, learn more, and are enthusiastic to integrate the message and strategies presented into the workplace and in their personal lives.
BOOK ACCOLADES
Gay Hendricks
Ph.D., Author of the Best-selling book, The Big Leap
“Mark Samuel’s book provides a highly useful roadmap to a higher level of functioning he calls ‘B State.’ Business leaders everywhere could benefit from reading this book and applying its powerful tools.”
Arianna Huffington
Founder, The Huffington Post and Thrive Global
"An inspiring guide to being accountable in all aspects of your life - from work to home to relationships...a roadmap to achievement and a source of practical wisdom."
Victor Cho
Former CEO of Evite
“I have focused on business and organizational transformation for the last 25 years, and I can attest that the key levers that Mark describes in this book work: a powerful shared purpose, collaborative vs. siloed priorities, and building positive energy—these are the pillars of a successful transformation.”
PODCASTS
Reimagining Teams
with Dr. Madelyn Blair
On The Brink
with Andi Simon
Old Rules to Break
The Tony Durso Show
The Power of Personal Accountability
with Charlie Hedges
The Power of Accountability
with Greg Voisen
B State - A New Roadmap to Success
Everyday MBA
Leveraging Thought Leadership
with Peter Winick
This is how you should build a team
with Debra Wood
Thought Leadership
with Mitch Levy
TESTIMONIALS
GALLERY
QUESTIONS FOR THE MEDIA
My Surgery Picture of Success
1. For 40 years, you’ve been supporting organizations in transforming their business and culture at the same time. Now you have made a major pivot to provide an App to help people prepare and heal from surgery. Why the change and why now?
2. What did you learn about working with organizations and leadership teams that helped you to develop the Surgery Picture of Success App?
3. What are the conditions for someone getting value from this app?
4. How much does it cost for someone to download this app?
5. What is in store for expanding the My Picture of Success App to improve other aspects of people’s lives?
Job Loss Fear from AI and the Effective Use of AI
6. Fear is in the air given the takeover of AI and the loss of jobs in the process. What can someone do to develop their career in this new business environment?
7. Everyone is using AI or needs to learn it for the future, but what are the pitfalls that people aren’t considering?
8. Taking Charge of Your Success is the latest product – a Self-Learning Program for all employees at every level that’s based on Positive Accountability. What is Positive Accountability and why did you create this product now at the end of your career?
Solving the Breakdown in Accountability in Politics, Media, Organizations and Families
9. Accountability is breaking down in government, organizations and families. What needs to happen to reverse this trend?
10. How do we turn accountability from feeling like punishment to something more positive and productive?
Leading Rapid Organizational Transformation
11. Turning to Organizational Change, what is one of the biggest misunderstandings about improving relationships in a team or organization?
12. What is the difference between sports teams, music groups, organizational teams, and families, and what are three steps you would suggest for improving teamwork in any team?
13. You mention improving relationships, yet you’ve been married 3 times. What advice do you have for others about creating a lasting relationship?
14. What is the most critical missing piece that organizations leave out that prevents high performance and a more positive culture?
15. How can someone get in contact with you to get more information about the Picture of Success App or your services to help organizations transform their business and culture?
Contact Mark
To schedule with Mark directly, please contact Aireal Taylor at:
[email protected]
1-518-637-4326