WHEN ORGANISATIONS WANT TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THEIR LEADERS CONNECT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS AND INSPIRE THEIR TEAM,

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MARK LERUSTE.

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OnE OF THE WoRLD’S LEADING COMMUNICaTION EXPeRTS, MaRk HELPS LeADERS CUT THRoUGH THE NoISE AND SHaRE STORIeS THAT CReATE GENUINE HuMAN CONNeCTION AND DRIVE ReAL CHaNGE.

35+

1M+

TEDx VIEWS

ORGANISATIONS
TRANSFORMED

RAISED
FOR CHARITY

6,000+

LEADERS
IMPACTED

3M+

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Mark Leruste is an unforgettable inspirational speaker, leadership communication expert and bestselling author of Glow in the Dark.

As Founder and CEO of StoryCast®, he teaches leaders how to harness the power of personal storytelling to connect with audiences, motivate teams and drive organisational success.

His highly engaging talks have inspired thousands of leaders and professionals at some of the largest and most influential organisations in the world, including Google, Microsoft, Nike, BNP Paribas and the NHS. 

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Mark hosts the award-winning podcast The Unconventionalists® and serves as a guest lecturer at INSEAD. A former seven-figure fundraiser for the Movember Foundation, he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Guardian and the City of London named him among their "50 Most Inspiring People."

His TEDx talk "What They Don't Tell You About Entrepreneurship," has garnered over a million views and was recognized by Steven Bartlett as 

“THe NuMBER OnE TED TALK EVERy ENTREPENEUR SHOULD WATCH.”

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BUSiNESS FoR GOOD

Mark is a founding patron of The Bates Foundation, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming young lives through education, mentorship and martial arts. The foundation currently supports more than 3,500 children across 10 scholarship academies based in slums, orphanages, schools, and rescue centres throughout Africa, Asia, and South America.

In addition to its martial arts and education programmes, The Bates Foundation has launched a food initiative that provides daily meals to children, often the only meal they receive that day, ensuring they have the nourishment they need to learn, grow and thrive.

Mark donates a portion of his speaking fees every year to help sustain and expand the foundation’s mission of empowerment and opportunity.

“We exist to transform young lives through a unique approach to education that focuses on soft skills and character development. We mentor children through incredibly difficult transitions in some of the toughest living conditions on the planet.”

- The Bates Foundation

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"UNlESs yOU HaVE A stOry, YoU DoN'T HAVE A Way to CoNNeCT WiTh pEoPle"

MARK'S ABILITY TO CONNECT QUICKLY WITH ANY AUDIENCE, COMBINED WITH HIS HIGHLY ENGAGING, PERSONAL AND HUMOROUS DELIVERY STYLE , MAKE HIM THE PERFECT INSPIRING CONFERENCE OPENER OR MEMORABLE CLOSING SPEAKER.

Mark regularly speaks to Fortune 500 companies, global conferences, annual company all-staff meet-ups, leadership summits, team offsites, employee retreats and top business schools around the world.

His deeply transformative insights have captivated thousands of individuals at global conferences and some of the largest and most influential organisations in the world.

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