Mark Sanborn is an American author, professional speaker, and

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. He is best known for his book ''The Fred Factor: How Passion In Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary''. The book, inspired by postman Fred Shea, sold over 2 million copies worldwide and became a ''

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Early life

Sanborn graduated with

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from

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. After graduating, he worked as an account executive, regional manager and associate publisher. In 1978-79 he served as president for the

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, and later served as president for the

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Career

Sanborn holds a certified speaking professional designation from the

(NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame (CPAE), and Speakers Roundtable. He is also a recipient of the Cavett Award in recognition of his contributions to the speaking profession, and the Ambassador of Free Enterprise Award by

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. Sanborn has written and co-authored eight books. He has also authored various videos and audio training programs on

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. His video series “Team Building: How to Motivate and Manage People” made it to the #2 spot for bestselling educational video series in the U.S. He is also the president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., a leadership development company. Leadershipgurus.net lists Mark as one of the top 30 leadership experts in the world. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis. Sanborn is the Leadership Expert in Residence at High Point University.

Bibliography

*Teambuilt: Making Teamwork Work, Master Media Pub Corp, 1994. *The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide to Making the Ordinary Extraordinary!, Executive Books, 2002. *You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference, Crown Business, 2006. ASIN: B000JMKR9S *Developing Leaders in Business and Life, Made for Success, 2008. ASIN: B001BZIWY4 *The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do, Crown Business, 2008. ASIN: B001EW52FG *Encore Effect, Random House Business, 2009. *Up, Down, or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times Are Good, Bad, or In Between, Oasis Audio, 2011. ASIN: B005RTV936 *Fred 2.0: New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results, Tyndale House Publishers, 2013.

Awards

*NidoQubein Philanthropy Award, NSA Foundation *Cavett Award, National Speakers Association Free Enterprise Award *Inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame *SMEI Ambassador of Free Enterprise award *Global Top Gurus Award

References

External links

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Fred Factor

You Don't Need a Title

Encore Effect
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