Masterclasses
Trusted By
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Apple
- BBC
- Bank of America
- Deloitte
- Financial Times
- Goldman Sachs
- Guinness
- HSBC
- Johnson & Johnson
- MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table)
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
- Meta
- Microsoft
- Nespresso
- Pfizer
- Red Bull
- TED
- UBS
- Unilever
- Visa
- World Economic Forum
Unbreakable framework
Each masterclass takes one of the three decisions in the Unbreakable Framework and turns it into a practical model: The Competitor’s Mindset, The Resilience Cycle and The Trust Imperative. Leaders and their teams leave with a clear, repeatable way to deal in facts, differentiate between what they can and can’t control, and do what it takes to get the job done.
Masterclasses in 3 steps
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Talk
Mark delivers a short keynote to introduce his story and frame the session.
(15 to 20 minutes) -
Interview
Using set questions provided by Mark, the client or MC interviews him to understand how to implement what he has proposed in his short keynote.
(15 to 20 minutes) -
Q&A
Attendees ask Mark questions, facilitated by the client or MC.
(15 to 20 minutes)
Choose your masterclass
Exploring Performance Potential - The Competitor’s Mindset
About the masterclass
What do you get?
In-person, virtual or hybrid?
Topics Covered
- Choose to be competitors, not spectators
- Develop clarity to drive performance
- Treat recovery as a high-performance non-negotiable
Turning Challenges into Opportunities - The Resilience Cycle
About the masterclass
What do you get?
In-person, virtual or hybrid?
Topics Covered
- Choose to be realists, not optimists
- Confront the facts of their current reality
- Focus on what they can control as opposed to what they cannot
Collaborating to Solve Complex Problems - The Trust Imperative
About the masterclass
What do you get?
In-person, virtual or hybrid?
Topics Covered
- Choose to be collaborators, not soloists
- Raise ambition, not lower it
- Create the conditions for collaboration
What does your organisation need?
Keynotes
Built on his Unbreakable Framework, Mark’s keynotes on performance, resilience, and collaboration give leaders and their teams a working decision-making tool for the moment unexpected challenges strike. Audiences don’t just leave inspired. They leave with a clear, repeatable way to respond.
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COACHING
Mark takes on a small number of coaching clients at any one time, and he is selective about who he works with. His coaching is one specific conversation about how to deal in facts, differentiate between what you can and can't control, and do what it takes to get the job done. It is for leaders who want that conversation and are ready to act on it.
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Set against an incredibly challenging and turbulent period for our business, Mark Pollock was exactly the right person to offer perspective for our team. Rather than simply sharing his story through a keynote, Mark backed up his experiences with the tools for us all to face the facts, focus on what we can control and work out a path forward. The response has been superb, and it has prompted conversations at Glanbia Performance Nutrition about how we will confront challenges in the future.
It was a privilege to have Mark address both our customers and our Management Team at Google. He delivers that rare combination of inspiration, perspective and practical insight that forces his audience to really reflect on how they rise to their personal challenges and set goals that seem unachievable. He delivers his message in a deeply personal, humorous and memorable way that lands with his audience.
Mark provided a powerful perspective to the assembled media at Davos. Mark doesn’t just talk about the transformative intersection of technology and humankind, he lives it. As he explores a cure for paralysis, he helped people understand the human dimension of the fourth industrial revolution at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.
When looking for a leadership speaker focused on resilience, Mark Pollock immediately came to mind. Mark offered the perfect perspective on leadership in a crisis during his keynote and interview. The impact was immediate and the feedback from our colleagues has been exceptional.
Inspirational, insightful and impactful. That’s how our senior leaders described Mark’s keynote and it’s why we invited him back again and again.
Mark gave our newly formed global team a shared language for tenacity and collaboration. Direct, warm and meticulously prepared. If you want a team to leave the room ready to take ownership of what comes next, book Mark.
Booking FAQs
Yes. Mark Pollock has been a keynote speaker for 25 years, speaking for hundreds of organisations worldwide. He offers three keynotes, all built on his Unbreakable Framework:
- Expect Problems, Explore Possibilities (leadership, performance, teamwork)
- When the Challenge Chooses You (resilience, decision-making, mindset)
- Where Humans and Technology Collide (change, technology, adaptation)
Mark Pollock has spoken for hundreds of organisations, including Accenture, Bloomberg, Google, Mercedes F1, Red Bull, Goldman Sachs, Unilever, Microsoft, Pfizer and UPS, as well as at TED, Davos, the World Economic Forum, Talks@Google, EG and Wired.
Mark Pollock speaks about performance, resilience and collaboration, with keynotes and masterclasses covering leadership, decision-making, mindset, teamwork, change and technology. Every session is built on his Unbreakable Framework and gives audiences a working decision-making tool, not simply a shot of inspiration. They leave knowing how to deal in facts, differentiate between what they can and can’t control, and do what it takes to get the job done.
Mark Pollock’s keynotes are talks of 30 to 60 minutes followed by Q&A, suited to leadership summits, sales kick-offs, all-staff meetings and conferences.
His masterclasses go deeper on one of the three decisions in the Unbreakable Framework, giving participants a practical model they can apply immediately. Each runs for 45 to 60 minutes in three parts: a short talk from Mark, an interview led by the client or MC using set questions provided by Mark, and audience Q&A.
Mark Pollock’s keynotes run for 30 to 60 minutes, including Q&A. His masterclasses run for 45 to 60 minutes.
Yes. All of Mark Pollock’s keynotes and masterclasses can be delivered in person, virtually or hybrid.
Mark Pollock speaks to groups of every size, from leadership teams of 10 people to conference audiences of 5,000.
Yes. Every talk is tailored to the audience in the room. Mark Pollock offers every organiser a pre-event briefing call to understand the audience, the goals of the event and how his session fits into the day, and he arrives early for a sound check. After the session, he spends time with attendees for one-to-one conversations.
Mark Pollock has been blind throughout his 25-year speaking career and paralysed since 2010, so connecting with a room he can’t see is something he has refined over many years.
The connection starts before he arrives on stage. A briefing call with the organiser helps him understand the audience, the goals of the event and how his session fits into the day, and he arrives early for a sound check. On stage, he speaks from his wheelchair using a lapel or headset microphone. He uses no notes, prompts or earpiece, delivering every talk entirely from memory, with three or four short videos, depending on the length of the talk, to bring his story to life. As he explains: “Once I’ve been wheeled into position on stage by my care assistant, I begin speaking. I can’t see the audience, so I connect with them through the ups and downs of my story, with some lighter moments and a few laughs along the way. My aim is to move people emotionally. It’s not about me. It’s about how they feel, and what they do when I’m gone and their next challenge appears.”
After the session, he spends time with attendees in one-to-one conversations. The practical arrangements for organisers are set out under “What does Mark Pollock need from event organisers?”
Yes. Mark Pollock works one-to-one with a small number of CEOs, senior executives and leaders in high-performance sport, using his Unbreakable Framework as a working decision-making tool on what they are facing right now. Every coaching relationship starts with a call, so both sides can decide whether working together is right.
Mark Pollock has been blind since 1998 and paralysed since 2010, and has spoken at events all over the world. His requirements are straightforward. He travels with a care assistant, needs a hotel room with a level-access wet room, a ramp at least 90 cm wide if the stage is raised, and a lapel or headset microphone. He also plays three or four short videos during his talk. Full details, along with headshots, biographies and the speaker pack, are on the For Event Organisers page.
Mark Pollock’s fee depends on the format, location and length of the session. Please contact Mark directly, or your speaker bureau, for a quote.
For speaking engagements worldwide, contact Mark Pollock directly at speaking@markpollock.com or on +353 87 223 3372. For engagements in North America, Hawaii, Mexico and the Caribbean, contact Neal Shiller at WWA Agency on neal@wwaagency.com. If you are working with a speaker bureau, they will coordinate all of the details with Mark.