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Everything mark does as a motivational speaker is about inspiring people to build resilience and collaborate with others so that they achieve more than they thought possible. Mark pollocks blog adventure athlete, professional speaker. He is also the cofounder of run in the dark, which is a global fundraising running series. The mark pollock story released in ireland and coming to the uk in the new year, tells how. In addition, mark is the subject of the acclaimed documentaries blind man walking andunbreakable the mark pollock story, he has been awarded honorary doctorates by the royal college of surgeons in ireland and also from queens university belfast. Directed by award winning filmmaker ross whitaker ross whitaker is one of irelands most respected documentary filmmakers. Mark pollock became the first blind person to race to the south pole, ten years after he lost his sight at the age of 22. Buy making it happen by whitaker, ross, pollock, mark isbn. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, pollock became an adventure athlete competing in ultraendurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the south pole. As part of a threeman team called south pole flag, alongside simon odonnell and inge solheim he took 43 days in january 2009 to complete the amundsen omega 3 south pole race. Mark pollock motivational speaker, collaborator, young. Mark pollock personally speaking bureau book keynote speaker. In 1998, aged 22, mark pollock had the world at his feet. Mark pollock born february 29, 1976 is an international motivational speaker, explorer, and.
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Oct 11, 2014 a film about simone and mark, called unbreakable. After losing his sight at the age of 22, pollock journeyed to the south pole in a race the first sightless person to do so. The mark pollock story is now touring the uk book your tickets for the october 2015 london and manchester dates on. He has competed in ultraendurance races in extreme environments, including running six marathons in seven days across the gobi desert, the everest marathon and the dead sea ultra marathon in jordan.
Mark pollock keynote speaker london speaker bureau. With a certain amount of cruel serendipity, irish filmmaker ross whitaker had set out to make unbreakable, a documentary about pollocks extraordinary facility for inspirational achievement, before his subject suffered the accident which. A sentimental portrait of a man who constantly triumphs over physical adversity. Meet the unbreakable mark pollock culture northern ireland. But four weeks before his wedding, an accident left mark paralysed from the waist down and threw his life into turmoil once again. May 08, 2017 in addition, mark is the subject of the acclaimed documentaries blind man walking and unbreakable the mark pollock story, he has been awarded honorary doctorates by the royal college of surgeons in ireland and also from queens university belfast. When faced with lifes toughest circumstances, how should we respond.
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Everything mark does is about inspiring people to build resilience and collaborate with others so. The inspirational story of mark pollock s amazing strength and positivity in the face of incredible obstacles throughout his life. Having read business and economics at trinity college, he looked all set to graduate and take up. Ten years after losing his sight at the age of 22, mark pollock became the first blind person to race to the south pole. Mark is now on a new expedition with the mark pollock trust, to find and connect people working in science, technology, communications and finance to fasttrack a cure for paralysis. Book hire mark pollock book a motivational, business and. The first in the new trailblazer chronicles series, a partnership between the oxford foundry, said business schools entrepreneurship centre and skoll centre for social entrepreneurship. Unbreakable is a new feature length documentary that tells the extraordinary story of the adventurer mark pollock, the man who was blinded at 22, but still made it to the south pole and was then. Unbroken, he became the first blind man to race to the south pole.
It is a purpose so incredibly exciting that mark pollock rarely thinks about the hardship of the how. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, mark pollock went on to compete in ultraendurance races across deserts, mountains and the polar ice caps and was the first blind person to race to the south pole. The mark pollock story released in ireland and coming to the uk in the new year, tells how they have overcome seemingly impossible hurdles. Mark pollock is delivering virtual talks and online.
Mark pollock helps people to build resilience and collaborate with others so that they achieve more than they thought possible. Mark is an explorer and collaboration catalyst who helps people achieve more than they thought possible. How do you find the strength to go on after witnessing a loved ones tragic murder. Mark pollock who lives in dublin the first blind man to race to the south pole is suing enda and madeline cahill over his 25foot fall onto the patio of their home in henley five years ago. Tickets for this movie are not available at this moment. In 2010, mark pollock was left paralysed after falling from a second story window.
Taylor jenkins reid on writing the book that captured reese. A tragic fall left blind athlete, mark pollock, paralysed. For holywoods mark pollock, the end of one challenge really does represent the dawn of something new. He is on a mission to find a cure for paralysis through the mark pollock trust. Adventurer, athlete and author, mark pollock was the first blind person to race to the south pole. Unbroken by blindness in 1998, mark went on to compete in ultra endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the south pole. Mark pollocks keynote on human enhancement provides your people with insight into the transformative intersection of technology and humankind as he explores a cure for paralysis using robotics, neuromodulation, ai and vrar. About mark pollock curing paralysis in our lifetime. A new documentary film is now being screened throughout the country and the one in cork will be in the gate cinema on monday 6th oct 2014. The mark pollock story 2014 mark pollock becomes the first blind person to race to the south pole, and after an accident leaves him paralyzed, he becomes a leading advocate for.
Mark doesnt just talk about the transformative intersection of technology and humankind he lives it. Mark pollock keynote speakers bureau and speaking fee. The three pillars of the book are recognising the facts, taking action, and building a team. May 20, 2010 buy making it happen by whitaker, ross, pollock, mark isbn. The unbreakable mark pollock week 4 of ignyte started with an unforgettable experience. Expert on adversity, resilience, leadership, collboration, and innovation.
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