Are You Here To Be A Successful Author? 155Mark Thompson
“Anyone who’s even thinking about making a run at a successful career
should abandon being advised, in a sense, by other people.”Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller Success Built to
Last. He brings to every engagement two decades of experience as a senior
executive, board member, management coach, producer, and investor in
growing businesses. Mark helps your team embrace rapid change, ignite growth
as leaders, and engage with influential people who are driving the future of
your brand. Our thought leader programs inspire deeper relationships with
your communities of interest around the world.
As an executive coach and producer of leadership programs, Mark is
passionate about unlocking the unique insights and skills of hundreds of
remarkable people around the world — from executives, entrepreneurs,
nonprofit leaders and billionaires, to the presidents of nations and the leaders
of small and large organizations.
Mark’s ability to draw out the relevant personal and business stories
from thought leader interviews formed the foundation for the book Success
Built to Last, and also resulted in many audio and video programs including
the Charles Schwab CEO series, Women on Leadership, Seven Sacred Secrets
with Maya Angelou, and the DVD program Creating a Life that Matters.
Forbes Magazine included Mark on its list of America’s leading venture
investors with the “Midas” touch in 2004. He has been an investor and chairman
of many technology and media startups. He worked for a dozen years for Charles
Schwab, serving in a variety of senior roles, including Chief Communications
Officer and, later, as Executive Producer responsible for the customer
experience of Schwab.com.
Mark is a venture investor, management advisor and former board
member of private and public companies. He served as Chairman of Rioport,
Inc., which popularized the MP3 player; he was Chairman of Integration, Inc.,
a communications semiconductor company; and Chairman of VMAX, which
was the exclusive distributor of Micron PCs in China. He has been a speaker
at London Business School, Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, The
Economist and Fortune Magazine conferences, The New York Stock
Exchange summits with The Churchill Club and Financial Executives
Institute. He served on the Council of The Heartland Circle Thought Leaders
Gatherings.
He also created the Leaders of the New Century series through his
production company, Network Public Broadcasting International, and was a
contributor and host for CEO and executive interviews for thought leaders
programs by Korn Ferry International and Ernst & Young.
Mark has a passion for education and educational media, particularly
for those in need. He volunteers his time and money to independent producers
of public broadcasting and to classroom and scholarship programs for
elementary and graduate education programs.