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About Mark Collard
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"Success to me is living life powerfully, causing inspiration & vitality to be present in the world."
My purpose in life is to inspire and empower.
I'm a people-person, and I love an audience. I bring a natural warmth and energy to everything I deliver, from adventure-based training and team development programs to voice-over and MC engagements.
I earned my Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree in 1985 and completed my Master of Business Admin (MBA) degree in New York in 1987.
After working as a management consultant for two years, I accepted a training internship with Project Adventure Inc in 1990, and returned in 1991 to establish the organisation in Australia. Over the course of the next 10 years, I grew the business twenty-fold.
On top of delivering an average of 120 days of adventure-based programs each year, I was also busy hosting weddings, trivia programs and conferences for a diverse range of groups. As I developed a mastery of my vocal talents, I also attracted regular radio, television, audio book and video voice-over gigs.
I am grateful that my various skills have allowed me to travel all over the world, including every corner of Australia, and frequent trips to the United States, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan.
On a personal note, I have… |
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Been struck by lightning twice (yes, twice!); |
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Camped on the lawns of Australia's Parliament House for 3 nights (as part of a anti-logging protest); |
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Walked gingerly on a bed of nails (part of a crazy stunt); |
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Never been able to back-up a car towing a trailer; |
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Been lucky enough to find six four-leafed clovers; |
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Estimated that I have spent the equivalent of approx 4 months of my life inside a steel tube hurtling through the air at 800kmh. |
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Mark lives in a mud-brick home in the hills east of Melbourne with his gorgeous wife Gilly. |
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