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Seven Summits of Inspiration

Most of us are in search of something greater — to find an elevated purpose in our work and in our lives. But, we may also lack the discipline or practical knowledge for how to set a course to achieve it.

Find out how Mark pulled himself out of his personal struggles 10 years ago by setting a big goal. To climb the Seven Summits (which are the highest mountains on each continent), how on Everest summit day, overcame being snow blind, face burned, missed a cyclone, an outbreak of Covid & ran out of oxygen descending, yet still persevered to summit Mt Everest.

Mark’s pyramid of success strategies help business leaders and their teams get off the sidelines, re-engage in life, and win by applying a proven set of principles, process, and tools which Mark has applied to thrive in the NFL, mountains and now helping Maven, the parent company to Sports Illustrated up-list to NASDAQ in 2021.

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Invite Mark to Keynote Your Event

While most people talk about achievement, Mark has actually DONE it, multiple times through his Pyramid of Success formula! Who better to talk to your audience or team about setting big goals (NFL, Mt Everest, Sports Illustrated) and then attacking them than Mark? He's got the experience, credibility and business chops to back it up. PLUS, 10% of Mark's speaking fee will be donated to Emilia's Everest Challenge through Higher Ground, a not-for-profit dedicated to bridging the gap between disability and belonging.

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What Mark Brings to Each Presentation

Inspiration

Motivation

Experience

Perspective

Credibility

Videos of Mark in Action

Get Inspired To Achieve More

The Pyramid of Success was created by John Wooden & then adapted by Mark’s Hall of Fame coach Don James. Now Mark has created his own version called the Seven Summits of Success. In his speeches, Mark teaches audiences to achieve at their highest level using this framework.

Speaker Testimonials

The event turned out great—and you were such a huge part of that! People left energized and excited, and committed. I could not have been more pleased with how it went. We will have to have you back! I can’t say it enough. Thank you!!!

Marc Wilson

CEO/Founder, Q Sciences

We were honored to host Mark Pattison as our keynote speaker at our 2022 Kickoff event. Mark’s presentation was engaging & insightful. From a career in the NFL to how he overcame adversity to reach his incredible goal of summiting the tallest peaks of each continent (Seven Summits), his story was nothing short of inspiring. The Q&A portion was well received - our employees could have peppered Mark with questions for hours! Thanks for helping us kick off the year, Mark!

Joel Gard

President, Xpress Technologies

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.

Medtronic

Principal Product Specialist

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.

Canon

National Channel Manager

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!

Tony Roussey

Chief Operating Officer of LEED® A.P.

Mark brought inspiration as a keynote speaker to our annual conference without any rah-rah, but in a genuine sense, and real-life application. He was able to break his life lessons down into teachable business concepts.

Steve Crespo

CEO of Security 101

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.