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An engaging forum to examine and discuss a vast array of everyday obstacles and challenges facing adults and children today.
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Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Marcus Soutra. President of Eye to Eye (ETE) joins Mark to discuss Eye to Eye’s award-winning mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues. ETE trains high school and college students with learning differences, including dyslexia and ADHD, to mentor similarly-identified middle school students. ETE are an easy-to-implement social-emotional intervention with high-impact results ETE transitions students from a place of isolation and uncertainty to a newfound sense of assurance and belonging. Together they form a chain of confidence that changes the world. Learn more: https://eyetoeyenational.org/
Have Mark speak at your company, organization, conference and retreat to increase morale, productivity, confidence and more. Mark also has riveting talks for students k-12 and college on overcoming adversity, anti-bullying/anti-teasing, mental health, drugs/alcohol, celebrating differences, self-entitlement, senior send-off and more. All of Mark’s talks are from his vast life experience. Reviews, videos, booking info and more at: www.markfarrellmotivation.com Email: mark@markfarrellmotivation.com
“Mark’s willingness to use his disability to uplift others is both generous and remarkable. His message resonates with all of us who have worked hard to overcome life’s adversities. If you’re looking for a podium speaker, look elsewhere. Mark stays on the move and keeps the audience engaged. Thank you, Mark”
Johnny Callebs KAPP Executive Director
“Mark Farrell is a dynamic speaker who will captivate the audience by sharing his personal story of how he was able to overcome challenges in life and worked his way to success. We scheduled Mark for 45 minutes, but our students were so engaged in his story that Mark spoke for over 1 hour. I still have students approach me and discuss Mark's message and say, "if he could do it, so can I”
Christine Crielly School Counselor
Holland Brook School NJ
“Mark invigorated our conference! His genuine enthusiasm and professionalism, combined with an amazing topic, made for a marvelous presentation”
Catharine Leahy - Speakers Chair Princeton University
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Kirk Adams is the President and CEO of The American Foundation for the Blind whose mission is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. AFB mobilizes leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data. Kirk joins Mark to discuss the vital existence of AFB, who they serve and how it’s changing perceptions and creating career opportunities for job seekers with vision loss with companies including Google, Microsoft and more. Kirk’s journey lead him to ultimately become a pioneer in the non-profit industry where he is dedicated to creating a world unlike his own when he completed college cum laude he was unable to attain a job due to his blindness. After a slight reinvention (and a decade of finance employment), Kirk found himself on a path he was destined for where he and blazes trails, establishes relationships and educates the private sector and more so persons with vision loss can simply have the opportunity to fairly succeed. Learn more at www.afb.org
Have Mark speak at your company, organization, conference and retreat to increase morale, productivity, confidence and more. Mark also has riveting talks for students k-12 and college on overcoming adversity, anti-bullying/anti-teasing, mental health, drugs/alcohol, celebrating differences, self-entitlement, senior send-off and more. All of Mark’s talks are from his vast life experience. Reviews, videos, booking info and more at: www.markfarrellmotivation.com Email: mark@markfarrellmotivation.com
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“Mark’s willingness to use his disability to uplift others is both generous and remarkable. His message resonates with all of us who have worked hard to overcome life’s adversities. If you’re looking for a podium speaker, look elsewhere. Mark stays on the move and keeps the audience engaged. Thank you, Mark”
Johnny Callebs
KAPP Executive Director
“Mark Farrell is a dynamic speaker who will captivate the audience by sharing his personal story of how he was able to overcome challenges in life and worked his way to success. We scheduled Mark for 45 minutes, but our students were so engaged in his story that Mark spoke for over 1 hour. I still have students approach me and discuss Mark's message and say, "if he could do it, so can I”
Christine Crielly
School Counselor
Holland Brook School NJ
“Mark invigorated our conference! His genuine enthusiasm and professionalism, combined with an amazing topic, made for a marvelous presentation”
Catharine Leahy - Speakers Chair Princeton University
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Philanthropist, Voice-Over Artist and Disability Advocate - Michele Spitz joins Mark to discuss her latest projects in which her voice is used to describe movie scenes, museum and gallery exhibits and more. Michele explains how audio description allows bind and or visually impaired persons the ability to experience entertainment through her narration that describes what a consumer can not see. Learn more about Michele and her devotion to improving the lives of persons with disabilities: www.womanofherword.com
From Britney Spears, the Muller report to the NY Mets opening day…much is discussed in this compelling segment of Insight.
Have Mark speak at your company, organization, conference and retreat to increase morale, productivity, confidence and more. Mark also has riveting talks for students k-12 and college on overcoming adversity, anti-bullying/anti-teasing, mental health, drugs/alcohol, celebrating differences, self-entitlement, senior send-off and more. All of Mark’s talks are from his vast life experience. Reviews, videos, booking info and more at: www.markfarrellmotivation.com Email: mark@markfarrellmotivation.com
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“Mark’s willingness to use his disability to uplift others is both generous and remarkable. His message resonates with all of us who have worked hard to overcome life’s adversities. If you’re looking for a podium speaker, look elsewhere. Mark stays on the move and keeps the audience engaged. Thank you, Mark”
Johnny Callebs
KAPP Executive Director
“Mark Farrell is a dynamic speaker who will captivate the audience by sharing his personal story of how he was able to overcome challenges in life and worked his way to success. We scheduled Mark for 45 minutes, but our students were so engaged in his story that Mark spoke for over 1 hour. I still have students approach me and discuss Mark's message and say, "if he could do it, so can I”
Christine Crielly
School Counselor
Holland Brook School NJ
“Mark invigorated our conference! His genuine enthusiasm and professionalism, combined with an amazing topic, made for a marvelous presentation”
Catharine Leahy - Speakers Chair Princeton University
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
THE ALL EMCOMPASSING GIANT WORLD OF SPORT & ITS IMPACT ON YOU, SLEEPING IN THE STREETS TO ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS
Boston College faculty member and author Michael Serazio joins Mark to discuss his new riveting and eye-opening new book “THE POWER OF SPORTS: Media and Spectacle in American Culture”. The immense power of the big sports world to the local ball fields – how athletes (novice to pro), parents and viewers are hooked into the endless sports cycle that can leave both a financial and time deficit in our lives. Drawing on in-depth interviews with dozens of high-profile leaders and professionals in sports media and journalism, as well as those in the business and marketing of sports, the author reveals how sports reflect and influence issues and trends relating to not only identity and community but also technology, commerce, masculinity, patriotism, violence, and religion.
Kirsten Corley of NJ Covenant House will not rest until youth homelessness declines and is doing so through innovative programs and events like hosting “sleep outs” in various areas in NJ that promote the vital need for funding, employment readiness, providing tools for youth to succeed and much more. Want to leave your comfy home for a night to help abolish teen homelessness…learn morewww.sleepout.org
Have Mark speak at your company, organization, conference and retreat to increase morale, productivity, confidence and more. Mark also has riveting talks for students k-12 and college on overcoming adversity, anti-bullying/anti-teasing, mental health, drugs/alcohol, celebrating differences, self-entitlement, senior send-off and more. All of Mark’s talks are from his vast life experience. Reviews, videos, booking info and more at: www.markfarrellmotivation.com Email: mark@markfarrellmotivation.com
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“Mark’s willingness to use his disability to uplift others is both generous and remarkable. His message resonates with all of us who have worked hard to overcome life’s adversities. If you’re looking for a podium speaker, look elsewhere. Mark stays on the move and keeps the audience engaged. Thank you, Mark”
Johnny Callebs
KAPP Executive Director
“Mark Farrell is a dynamic speaker who will captivate the audience by sharing his personal story of how he was able to overcome challenges in life and worked his way to success. We scheduled Mark for 45 minutes, but our students were so engaged in his story that Mark spoke for over 1 hour. I still have students approach me and discuss Mark's message and say, "if he could do it, so can I”
Christine Crielly
School Counselor
Holland Brook School NJ
“Mark invigorated our conference! His genuine enthusiasm and professionalism, combined with an amazing topic, made for a marvelous presentation”
Catharine Leahy - Speakers Chair Princeton University