Mark Sanborn

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Sanborn is an international bestselling author and award-winning keynote leadership speaker.

Hailed as one of the top leadership experts in the world, Mark has given more than 3,000 presentations in every US state and in 14 countries.

Sanborn has written 8 books, and "The Fred Factor" has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. His latest book is "The Intention Imperative: Three Essential Changes That Will Make You a Successful Leader Today." In 2019 he was ranked #5 leadership expert in the world by GlobalGurus.org, and he is the Leadership Expert in Residence at High Point University, the Premier Life Skills University.

Sanborn holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession.

Sanborn’s ideas are taught in 90 counties by Crestcom and his list of over 2600 clients includes Costco, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, KPMG, Morton’s of Chicago, New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, ESPN, GM, IBM, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Sandvik and John Deere.