All Mark Pollock Blogs

Job Purpose Everything we do is about inspiring people to build resilience and collaborate with others so that they achieve more than they thought possible. As Communications Manager, you will be responsible for delivering the offline and digital advertising and content creation strategy for our global Run in the Dark events, and for Mark Pollock’s […]

“’I’m paralysed and blind but I’m trying to walk again” Read article   

Through Mark’s role as a UBS Global Visionary he linked up with 5 time F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, and discussed ideas around the competitor’s mindset, risking failure in pursuit of success and how to stay resilient in the face of challenges. You can hear the full interview on the UBS Bulletin on Monocle Radio […]

Andrew Little and Daniel Cassidy from UBS On-Air podcast talk to Mark about how he is exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime. In particular they focus on the importance of storytelling in building meaningful relationships with scientists, technologists, investors and foundations. You can hear the full UBS […]

The therapies that have the ability to make a difference are locked inside university labs or underfunded start-ups. Mark presented that problem to his colleagues in the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders during an education module in Oxford along with his fiancée Simone George. The result was the formation of an initiative called the […]

On the Real Health podcast with Karl Henry, Mark explains how he applies Friedrich Nietzsche’s idea that ‘he who has a why to live can bear with almost any how’. Mark says: “If you know why you’re doing what you’re doing, then you can put up with the tough stuff. It sits over everything to […]