Mark Pollock's blindness presents daily challenges. Things we take for granted, like crossing a road become much more dangerous and difficult. Other challenges, like racing to the South Pole, seem entirely out of reach.
Mark helps people redefine what is possible, reach their potential and go on to inspire team motivation.
Mark lost his sight when his retina detached aged just 22, at that stage, a promising business and economics student at Trinity College and an international rower. A career in investment banking and life as he knew it quickly faded from view. In the depths of despair, Mark contemplated giving up.
He felt he had lost his identity. But quitting had never been part of his life before, so why start at 22? After going blind, Mark decided to persist in fulfilling his potential, pursuing challenge after challenge. Ten years after losing his sight he completed a world first, racing over 1,000 kilometres to the South Pole.
Drawing on his experience of desperate lows and reached heights, Mark inspires and motivates business, sports and public audiences throughout the world. His motivational message is one of deciding to take control and making things happen:
Contact Mark about his Motivational Speaking
Mark spoke at our sales conference in Austria. The impact was instant and the messages continue to affect our people. His delivery was awe-inspiring and truly humbling, which forced us all to take a step back and consider how we face challenges and make decisions. Empowering our teams to take action and avoid excuses is key to our success as a business and Mark’s story demonstrates how to do that.
Andy Shaw, Sales Director, Red Bull UK
