Mark Carpenter

Mark Carpenter is a speaker, author, and serial storyteller.

Expert on

Leadership

Communication

Team Building 

Fee Range

$5,000–$10,000

Travels from

UT, US

Biography

Mark Carpenter is a speaker, author, and serial storyteller. He’s on a mission to increase the humanity in corporate leadership – to get people to lead like people rather than positions. In addition to inspiring people from the stage, Mark teaches people how to more intentionally tell stories that teach, lead, sell, and inspire to accomplish business and personal goals. He is the co-author of the best- selling book “Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences Into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire.” Leveraging a 20-year career in corporate communication, 10 years working as an adjunct professor of communication, and 15 years facilitating training, Mark couples a lively, engaging style with purposeful, impactful learning. When he’s not speaking, training, or creating new content, Mark is likely in the mountains near his home in Utah, playing the piano, bragging about his grandchildren, or writing children’s books.

Speaker Videos

Lead Like A Person, Not A Position

First-time people leaders are often promoted to their role because they have been high-performing or long- standing individual contributors. But leading people isn’t the same as contributing individually. Yet we often don’t focus on developing people skills in new leaders. Learn why this is a problem and three steps we can take immediately to help new managers lead like a person rather than like a position.

Teach, Lead, Sell, and Inspire

Every position requires us to connect with other people. Whether leading a team, working with customers, speaking to large audiences, or selling to individuals, we need to teach principles, lead people, sell ideas, and inspire action. We often try to do this through facts and data, but one of the most effective tools for connecting people is storytelling. Learn why stories connect us as people and how you can add this skill to your leadership toolkit.

Communication and Conflict Resolution

Effective communication is necessary to accomplish business goals, but conflicts and miscommunication are a regular occurrence. We’ve been talking since we were small children, so why is effective communication so difficult? Learn the barriers to effective communication and simple steps to communicate clearly, particularly during times of conflict. Discover how to disagree without being disagreeable.