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MARK VICTOR HANSEN

Focused solely on helping people from all walks of life reshape their vision of what’s possible, no one is better respected in the area of human potential than Mark Victor Hansen. Creating powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide for over 30 years, Mark delivers proven messages of possibility, opportunity, and action.

“You can easily create the life you deserve.” – Mark Victor Hansen

You may know Mark as “that Chicken Soup for the Soul guy.”

Established as a cultural icon in 1990, Mark and his business partner, Jack Canfield, created what Time magazine called, “the publishing phenomenon of the decade,” with over 170 titles in 41 languages and 110 million CHICKEN SOUP

STEVE GOTTRY

Steve Gottry was the founder and president of Gottry Communications Group, Inc., a full-service advertising agency, and Corporate Channels, a video production firm, both based in Bloomington, Minnesota, a Twin Cities suburb. He formed the company in 1970, and served a variety of organizations across the nation. Among his clients were HarperSanFrancisco, Career Press, Zondervan Publishing House, Prudential Commercial Real Estate, Warner Bros., United Properties, World Wide Pictures, NewTek, Inc., and Standard Publishing.

His firm was the winner of a number of national awards including three Silver Microphones for radio and an award for direct mail from the International Advertising Festival of New York.

FOR THE SOUL books sold worldwide—one of the most successful publishing franchises of all time.

Internationally known keynote speaker and personality

With his one-of-a-kind technique and masterful authority of his work, time and again he receives high accolades from his audiences as one of the most dynamic and compelling speakers of our time. Having spoken in more than 60 countries, Mark has shared his message of opportunity and action, and has inspired powerful transformation in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide.

Best Sellers

While the CHICKEN SOUP series has achieved phenomenal success, Mark’s other bestselling books include THE ONE MINUTE MILLIONAIRE, CRACKING THE MILLIONAIRE CODE, HOW TO MAKE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE THE BEST OF YOUR LIFE, THE ALADDIN FACTOR, DARE TO WIN and THE POWER OF FOCUS. Mark’s latest books include CASH IN A FLASH (co-authored with Bob Allen), RICHEST KIDS IN AMERICA, and YOU HAVE A BOOK IN YOU. Mark has also developed an extensive library of audio and video programs in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, publishing success and personal and professional development.

Media

His endearing and charismatic style captures audiences’ hearts as well as their attention in person, on television or radio, and in print.

Appearances: Oprah, CNN, The Today Show, and countless television, print and radio interviews

Quoted in: Time, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, New York Times, and Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

Mark has targeted the realms of television and feature film for his next steps in his own journey.

Through his library of audios, videos, and articles in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, wealth building, publishing success, and personal and professional development, Mark continues to create a profound influence.

Coaching and teaching aspiring authors, speakers, and experts on building lucrative publishing and speaking careers through his MEGA seminar series, Mark produces top-notch, results-oriented annual conferences.

Recipient of numerous awards honoring his entrepreneurial spirit, philanthropic heart, and business acumen, Mark was inducted into the Sales & Marketing Executive International Hall of Fame and accepted the Horatio Alger Award for extraordinary life achievement in the area of free enterprise leadership.

Philanthropist & Humanitarian

Working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes and Childhelp USA and establishing his own foundation dedicated to literacy as a means to end poverty, Mark firmly believes that giving back is paramount to his own personal happiness and success. He is proud to be the recipient of the Visional Philanthropist for Youth Award by Covenant House of California (2004) among others.

To book Mark for a speaking engagement, contact Debbie Lefever at (949) 764-2640 ext. 105 or email debbie@markvictorhansen.com.

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His agency was named “Small Company of the Year” by the Bloomington (MN) Chamber of Commerce. Steve was subsequently recognized as the “Small Business Advocate of the Year” by the Chamber.

Steve has also been the subject of biographical sketches in numerous editions of Marquis “Who’s Who in the World,” “Who’s Who in America,” and “Who’s Who in Entertainment” (1989-2009).

He and his wife, Karla, moved their family to Arizona in 1996, to leave the colder climate of Minnesota in order to enjoy 320 days of warm sunshine every year. He teamed up with Ken Blanchard in October, 1998, to collaborate on a number of publishing projects and has since developed writing relationships with several other best-selling authors.

In 2004, Steve was named Writer-in-Residence at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, where he taught a class called “Writing as a Career.” He is a current member and past president of Dobson Ranch Toastmasters. A man of many interests, he is an instrument-rated pilot, an avid semi-pro photographer and a devoted Arizona Diamondbacks and ASU football fan. He loves the outdoors and prefers to write at a remote campsite, near the ocean, in beautiful Sedona, or simply “out by the pool.”

Previous Works

Steve is the author of COMMON SENSE BUSINESS (HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, August, 2005), the co-author (with Ken Blanchard) of THE ON-TIME, ON-TARGET MANAGER, (Wm. Morrow, New York, January, 2004) and the co-author (with Linda Jensvold Bauer) of A KICK IN THE CAREER, (Priority Multimedia Group, Inc., Mesa, AZ , March, 2005). He also authored the original “fill in the blanks” book, THE SCREENWRITER’S STORY PLANNING GUIDE, which he and Mark have repackaged as SPEED WRITE YOUR FIRST SCREENPLAY.

He has written or co-written the screenplays for four produced television and video/DVD projects, including the script THE STORY OF JESUS FOR CHILDREN (now in 145 languages and viewed by nearly one billion people world wide), as well as JACOB’S GIFT (based on the bestselling book by Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson, 1999), and two episodes of WONDROUS MYTHS AND LEGENDS (Sony Wonder). He also writes, produces, and directs commercial and industrial video projects, and recently won the Aegis Award of Excellence for a pro bono video he created on behalf of UMOM New Day Centers, a group of homeless shelters in Phoenix.

As a ghostwriter, he collaborated with Dr. Ken Blanchard on THE GENEROSITY FACTOR (Zondervan 2002), and ZAP THE GAPS! (Wm. Morrow, 2002), among others. He did a major edit of Michael Gerber’s bestselling March, 2008, HarperCollins release, AWAKENING THE ENTREPRENEUR WITHIN, and recently contributed to a significant revision of Gerber’s book, THE E-MYTH ENTERPRISE (HarperCollins, June, 2009).

Steve’s Web “Portal Page” is www.SteveGottry.com.

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