Speaking & Conversation
Invite Mark to speak
Mark speaks with athletes, universities, writers, readers, combat-sports communities and organizations about the damage people carry, the stories they build from it and the systems that can help them keep moving.
Core topics
- TBI, CTE and the hidden cost of contact sports
- From toughness to honesty: recognizing when the brain is in trouble
- Fighting, identity and life after competition
- Creating Try Not to Die and making readers responsible for the story
- Independent publishing, collaboration and building Vincere Press
- Turning personal damage into useful work without romanticizing it
Formats
Keynotes · Panels · Classroom visits · Athletic-program talks · Podcast interviews · Workshops · Bookstore events
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