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Keynote Events
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Bring the energy and insight of The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury to your next conference or organizational event. Our team specializes in inspiring participants to embrace a positive, impactful future where they can make a real difference -- as you can witness in our LinkedIn Live events, our YouTube Channel, and on Spotify.
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We can kick off your events -- see Mark's Keynote at IntelliSys 2024 -- no matter how big they are -- see Mark's TEDx Talk.​
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Our content experts, media specialists, and change management professionals also collaborate with conference committees and organizations to deeply engage their members in aligning with their mission, goals, and objectives. From custom-tailored shows to thoughtfully designed preparation activities and follow-up events, we’ll create an experience that transforms your event into a catalyst for growth and motivation.
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Contact The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury team today at info@the professorislive.com to discover how we can empower your audience and energize your organization to take on the future with confidence and purpose.
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Executive Coaching for the Era of AI
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For all leaders, the world isn’t slowing down. Every day brings more demands, more complexity, and—thanks to the rapid rise of new technologies — more decisions to make. In the middle of it all, it’s easy to lose sight of where you’re going, why you’re going there, and what truly matters.
Executive Life Coaching with Mark Salisbury, PhD, is about bringing clarity to that complexity. It’s about helping you uncover your real purpose, design a path to achieve it, and lead in a way that not only gets results—but inspires everyone around you.
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Imagine walking into any room and being met with genuine enthusiasm. Imagine leading in a way that makes people appreciate your vision, respect your courage, and feel more optimistic just because you’re there. This isn’t just a dream — it’s the natural result of purposeful personal growth.
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Mark is one of the few people that really gets how hard it is to manage everything in modern life. He brings all these things together as a professor of computer science and also as a professor of change management where he directs doctoral studies in the area. This is the background he brings to you with your own personal journey to be the best you can be in these challenging times. Drawing from the powerful insights in Mark’s book, Leadership in the Era of AI, you’ll learn how to strengthen yourself in three key dimensions:
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Grow More Brains – Expand your capacity to think, learn, and innovate.
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Employ Collaborative Leadership to harness the collective intelligence of your team.
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Develop and implement a Problem-Solving Strategy that drives results.
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Leverage Artificial Intelligence to work smarter, make better decisions, and stay ahead of change.
Grow More Courage – Lead boldly and act with integrity.
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Embrace Opportunities to Lead Others, even when the path is uncertain.
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Endeavor to Do the Right Thing, no matter the cost.
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Share What You Have Learned so others can grow with you.
Grow More Heart – Lead with empathy and purpose.
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Convey Personal Integrity in every interaction.
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Believe in Something Larger Than Yourself to guide your decisions.
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Take on the Best Interests of Those You Lead, putting people first.
When you develop more brains, more courage, and more heart, you transform not just your leadership—but your life. You begin to experience each day more fully, appreciate the journey more deeply, and enjoy the lasting rewards of living and leading on purpose.
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Your future is not something to wait for. It’s something you create—one courageous, compassionate, and intentional step at a time.
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Mark is quite busy these days – which is the way he likes it – but he has room for a few individuals and teams that can benefit from his executive coaching. He can customize coaching services using a variety of ways to communicate from intimate in person sessions to online group
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Testimonials
Ildikó Oravecz (Ildi)
Chief Strategist, High Performance Consulting
Former NMISPI (New Mexico International Society for
Performance Improvement) Chapter President
When I served as president of the board of the local International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) chapter in New Mexico, my goal for our meetings was to provide value to our members. As a board we strove to engage entertaining, informative, and up-to-date speakers in the field of human performance technology (HPT). As such, we were always pleased to have Mark Salisbury speak at our meetings. Feedback from members was consistently positive after one of Mark's presentations, and learning more about our rapidly changing knowledge economy is of tremendous value to our audience. Mark shared several times over the years and because he tailors his message to audiences the focus is different each time. Meeting participants leave with new and fresh ideas that are applicable back on the job. Our chapter is made up of highly-educated training, development, and performance improvement professionals who appreciate practical information that they can immediately use, and that is what Mark offers. I am delighted to recommend him to any audience who seeks to not only understand the new "frontiers" of our knowledge economy, but also to prepare and plan for all the changes that the future will bring.
Diana Spendlove, MA, CPLP, ACC
Former Chapter President – ATD (Association for Talent Development)
Mark Salisbury serves as a catalyst and visionary for knowledge sharing; bringing a wealth of expertise and invaluable resource to the learning and performance community. It has been my pleasure to work with Mark a number of times; his material is leading edge, and HRD professionals are eager to learn how their current practices can be applied to the new learning economy. Mark genuinely engages his audience through personal stories threaded throughout his presentations that link back to key points of the learning experience. Participants leave feeling confident in their task to create, preserve and apply knowledge within the new workplace setting.
Patsy Boverie, PhD
Member National Speakers Association
Your keynote was not only very well received, but the favorite presentation at the Expo. You provided a genuine and extremely entertaining presentation, where you used humor to make excellent points. Often speaker's humor is separate from their message, but yours was right on the mark – your stories and examples were truly outstanding. I went from laughing out loud to listening intently to every word in order to not miss anything. You also involved the audience well throughout the presentation. I was especially impressed with your in-depth knowledge of performance issues in the workplace. Your cutting edge research and consulting examples provided the audience with a deep understanding of your message. I also loved your use of visuals – they were humorous, and they got the message to the audience. But most of all I was impressed with your genuineness. You made the audience feel like they knew you, which made them want to hear more and more from you. I would highly recommend you to any other organization that wants to unlock the secret of improving work performance.