Leadership Speaker Mark Sanborn

Developing Leaders in Business and in Life

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted authority on leadership, team building, customer service and change.

Mark graduated cum laude from Ohio State University. In 1978-79 Mark served as the National President of the FFA, a youth organization of 500,000 members. In addition to his work as a business educator and author, Mark continues to be an active leadership practitioner. Most recently he served as the president of the National Speakers Association.

Sanborn has shared his expertise with audiences in every state and several countries. Recently he was a speaker for and the moderator of Influential Leadership, a 72 city, 16 country simulcast featuring some of the top leadership experts of the day including Marcus Buckingham, Patrick Lencioni and John Maxwell.

Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association 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. He is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, made up of 20 of the top speakers in America.

Mark's Most Request Speaking Topics include:

• The Fred Factor
• You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader
• The Encore Effect
• (Your Title Here)

Sanborn is the author of seven books, including Teamwork: Making Teamwork Work, Sanborn on Success and Upgrade: Proven Strategies for Dramatically Increasing Personal and Professional Success. Mark's book The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary, is a national and international best seller. His most recent release, You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader, is making an impact on leadership development at every level.

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

Mark's list of over 1,500 clients includes: Capital One, Costco, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Key Bank, KPMG, Morton's of Chicago, Motorola,  New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, Time Warner, Upsher-Smith, U.S. Department of the Interior, USPOS, Wachovia, and Washington Mutual.

He resides in the greater Denver, Colorado area with his wife Darla and sons Hunter and Jackson.

For client testimonials and a client list, download Mark's Speaker Packet.