Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Insight”
Athlete and founder of Foreseeable Future Foundation, Griffin Pinkow joins Mark to share the genesis of Foreseeable Future Foundation and how it serves youth that are blind or visually impaired to participate in sport, recreation and the workforce. This magnificent non-profit organization provides a platform and opportunity that is helping youth attain their goals. Mark and Griffin not only share …
SUMMERTIME BLISS, HOT (VERY HOT) YOGA, NOT FEELING LIKE YOURSELF How can three months pass so fleetingly? The heat, ice cream, fireworks, concerts and so much more make summertime incredible and hear how summer is embraced by Mark including how he lead a summer camp raid of a neighboring cabin for kids that were blind or visually impaired. Hot yoga …
Marcus Soutra. President of Eye to Eye (ETE) joins Mark to discuss Eye to Eye’s award-winning mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues. ETE trains high school and college students with learning differences, including dyslexia and ADHD, to mentor similarly-identified middle school students. ETE are an easy-to-implement social-emotional intervention with high-impact results ETE transitions students from a place of isolation …
Kirk Adams is the President and CEO of The American Foundation for the Blind whose mission is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. AFB mobilizes leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data. Kirk joins Mark to discuss the vital existence of AFB, who they serve and …
Philanthropist, Voice-Over Artist and Disability Advocate – Michele Spitz joins Mark to discuss her latest projects in which her voice is used to describe movie scenes, museum and gallery exhibits and more. Michele explains how audio description allows bind and or visually impaired persons the ability to experience entertainment through her narration that describes what a consumer can not see. …
THE ALL EMCOMPASSING GIANT WORLD OF SPORT & ITS IMPACT ON YOU, SLEEPING IN THE STREETS TO ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS Boston College faculty member and author Michael Serazio joins Mark to discuss his new riveting and eye-opening new book “THE POWER OF SPORTS: Media and Spectacle in American Culture”. The immense power of the big sports world to the local ball fields – …
TECH TITAN BREAKS GLASS CEILING WITH GRIT N GRIND, PREPAREDNESS ESSENTIALS AND MORE Rhonda Vetere, a seasoned and passionate global leader in technology shares with Mark how she developed her work ethic in both sport and business that has made her a juggernaut in the tech world. Rhonda reveals her 10 principles that her new book, “Grit and Grind” explains …
Mark muses about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born” and how mental illness is depicted including Lady Gaga’s powerful Grammy reception speech. Have Mark speak at your company, organization, conference and retreat to increase morale, productivity, confidence and more. Mark also has riveting talks for students k-12 and college on overcoming adversity, anti-bullying/anti-teasing, mental health, drugs/alcohol, …
DOCTOR EXPLORES OWN LOSS & IMPACT ON THE BRAIN, ESTABLISHING WORK ETHICS AND TUTORING A DOCTORS SELF Dr. Lisa M. Shulman joins Mark to explore the effects of losing and grieving a loved one on the mind, brain, and body. Interweaving her personal story with research on the neurology of grief, Dr. Shulman sheds light on loss as an emotional traumatic brain …
RUNWAY OF DREAMS, GOOD CHANGE FOR MEN AND RESOLVING RESOLUTIONS Mindy Scheier, President and Founder of Runway of Dreams Foundation (RODF), joins Mark to discuss how addressing a basic necessity for her son that lives with muscular dystrophy resulted in her establishing this phenomenal organization that is impacting countless lives . RODF is a non-profit that works toward a future …
