GET OFF THE SIDELINES. GET BACK INTO THE GAME. FIND YOUR NEXT SUMMIT.
Mark works alongside leaders and their teams and sees many of them “sitting on the sidelines.” They’re playing it safe in their business, in relationships, and in all aspects of life. They’re afraid of experiencing another painful loss. So they pull back, employees disengage, and the organization suffers.
Mark has been down that road. He has been through extreme hardship on and off the field. Through that pain, he discovered principles, process, and tools that helped him discover what was next.
Mark can help your team re-engage and play full out. He will inspire your team to win and find their next summit.
MEET MARK PATTISON
Becoming the FIRST NFL player to climb the Seven Summits.
NFL
Mark played in the NFL for the Raiders, Ram's and Saints and is a vested member of the NFL Players Association.
ENTREPRENEUR
Mark is the Co-Founder of Venture Backed Front Porch Classics, a Seattle gaming company which was seen in over 700 retail locations and 7 countries with an exit. Mark is now the CEO of the FindingYourSummit.com
MOUNTAINEER
Mark will become the first NFL player to climb the Seven Summits. Mark has successfully climbed 5 of the 7 with Vinson & Everest to go.
PHILANTHROPIST
Mark is a member of Super Bowl Champion Chris Longs Waterboys.org team to raise money and awareness by building water wells for the people in Tanzania.
Waterboys.org
SPEAKER
Mark is an expert as a change agent for accomplishment. Mark shares his experiences in business, playing in the NFL and scaling the world's tallest mountains to articulate his "SUMMITS" vision on achieving goals.
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WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID
~ Global Marketing VP
Mark did a great job presenting to our marketing organization. He effectively tied his themes and mission around the 7 summits with current and future challenges, motivating our marketing teams.
~ National Channel Manager
Thank you again for supporting our meeting. It was a huge success and you received great reviews at the end of my meeting during the recap.
~ Tony Roussey, LEED® A.P.
Chief Operating Officer
Mark,
I want to thank you again, for providing the keynote address at our annual Alive 365 Symposium on Safety! Your tales of success attained in your personal and professional life, through hard work and perseverance, was inspiring and spot on to the theme of this year’s symposium, Quest for World Class Safety! You really hit a home run (or caught a TD pass) with our guests! Thank you and the best of luck as you chase your “lofty”dreams!
~ Principal Product Specialist
Great working with you today. Your presentation and message were very well received by our group. We’ve had awesome feedback. I’m glad we were able to make this work- thanks for being flexible with such short notice.
CAUSES AND PROJECTS MARK IS INVOLVED WITH
Waterboys.org is committed to giving back to the community through focused efforts around clean water, military appreciation, homelessness and youth in need.
Mark and his fellow Waterboys recently returned from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and raising over $133k and building clean water wells.
Learn more about the organization by watching the video below.
FOLLOW ALONG WITH MARK'S EXPEDITIONS
COMPANIES MARK HAS WORKED WITH
Mark has worked with over 700 retailers, dot com's and catalog companies over the past 20 years and has done business in multiple countries. Mark is now focused on building his digital and social media properties, "the summits project" to over 10 million uniques per month, public speaking, mountain climbing and taking corporate clients out on leadership retreats in mountain settings.
