Mark Thompson TOPICS: Success Team Building Leadership Management FEE CATEGORY:* 25.0k to 30.0k TRAVELS FROM: California Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Books & Videos Request This Speaker

Mark Thompson: Testimonials / Client List

“If you’re crazy enough to do what you love for a living, then you’re bound to create a life that matters. The book Success Built to Last wisely counsels you to go nuts about something meaningful. That’s what you’re here to do, for heaven’s sake. If you do that, then you won’t need to finish this book!”
HERB KELLEHER,
Chairman and Cofounder, Southwest Airlines

“In Success Built to Last, authors Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson share the wisdom of great leaders about sustaining success and having a fulfilling life at the same time. They show readers how to pursue their passions and achieve success beyond their wildest dreams, while staying true to who they are. The book is a ‘must read!’”
BILL GEORGE,
former Chairman & CEO, Medtronic and author of Authentic Leadership

“John Deere himself said ‘I will not put my name on a product that does not have the best in it that is in me.’ Imagine using that same standard in your personal life and career. When you commit yourself to excellence that would make you proud to put your name on everything you do, then you will have Success Built to Last.”
Robert Lane,
Chairman and CEO of John Deere & Co., Inc.

“At last, a powerful new resource, for leaders struggling to create ‘a life that matters,’ a guide book for the journey to greater significance for leaders across the sectors, around the world.”
Frances Hesselbein,
Chairman and Founding President Leader to Leader Institute, (formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation) and Editor–In–Chief of the Leader to Leader Journal

“You can make a difference if you put your passions to work in a way that builds a better life for you, your business and your community. Success Built to Last shows you how.”
STEVE FORBES,
Editor in Chief, Forbes Magazine

“In business and in life, lasting success takes teamwork, integrity and the courage to stick with what really matters. It’s the best five players that win the game, not the five best players. That’s what this book is all about.”
RICHARD KOVACEVICH,
Chairman, President and CEO of Wells Fargo

“There is no greater thing you can do with your life and work than find your passion and follow it–in a way that improves both yourself and the world. In this book you will learn from both unknown and famous people–inspiring leaders like Nelson Mandela and entrepreneur Michael Dell, along with schoolteachers, scientists, community workers, athletes, artists, Nobel laureates and the Presidents of nations.

“From Bono and Quincy Jones to Maya Angelou and The Dalai Lama, all the people you will meet in Success Built to Last challenged themselves to do more, be more and give back more than even they thought possible. Everyone wants success, but you can do better than that. This is an extraordinary book that finally reveals a meaningful ‘secret formula’ for success based on the lives of remarkable people.”
Sir Richard Branson

“The three co-authors of Success Built to Last have served on our corporate university advisory board since its inception. We have put these simple but eloquent principles and practices you’ll find here to work–developing leaders, building teams and creating great software. The book is both moving and practical. It also reflects the personal experiences of the authors–three leaders whom I admire and respect and, as far as I’m aware, is the most thoroughly researched work on enduring success and leadership available. The ideas are amazingly accessible.”
Spencer Clark III,
Chief Learning Officer of Cadence Design Systems

“Here at MasterCard International we have had the good fortune to work with Stewart and Joan Emery and apply many of the ideas that you will find in Success Built to Last. This book is a great read and provides excellent ‘real world’ examples for the reader to use immediately!”
Rob Reeg
Chief Technology Officer, MasterCard International

“An incredible book and a must read for anyone interested in achieving enduring success for themselves, their family, their stakeholders and community. This book is beautifully and compellingly written and it will help you summon up your passions on a daily basis.”
Jason Jennings

“Wonderfully poignant and readable book. A great blending of theory with application. Provides wisdom that makes common sense practical and accessible. Offers insights about how to make a life not just a living.”
Barry Z. Posner, Ph.D.
Dean an Professor of Leadership, Santa Clara University

“Want to pick the brains of extraordinarily successful people? My book can help you connect with one at a time, but the book you’re holding right now contains the lessons to be learned from over 200! For your career’s (and life’s) sake, I hope you read Success Built to Last this weekend. For the world’s sake, let’s hope this is the most read business book of the year.”
KEITH FERRAZZI,
CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight and bestselling author of Never Eat Alone

“Anything worth doing in life takes a team. If you want to Create a Life That Matters – as you will see in this book – you’ve got to recruit a team to your dream.”
DAVID STERN,
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association

“There is nothing more important you can do than create a life that matters for you and your family. That is the only way to achieve Success Built to Last. As a leader and a parent, you’ve got to read this book and then give it to the teens in your family!”
GREG FOSTER,
President of IMAX Films

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