Hi, I'm Mark Mathews, In the past 24 months, I've had the privilege of delivering my keynote 200 times to over 50,000 people, spanning 35 different cities across 10 countries.And here’s the thing: almost 90 percent of the people who attend my talks don’t surf, and many have never even swum in the ocean.Yet, I haven’t once received a rating below 4.8 out of 5.From sales kick-offs in Vegas and leadership workshops in Singapore to partner summits in Dallas, Texas, and safety summits in North Queensland—I’ve spoken to real estate agents, insurance brokers, pharmaceutical reps, executive assistants, hairdressers, orthopedic surgeons, tradies, high-performing athletes, and even 10-year-old school kids.So, what makes this keynote resonate so deeply, regardless of the event theme, location, or audience demographics?It’s because at the heart of my keynote are universal messages that drive all forms of performance—whether in business or personal life. The power of direction, meaning, gratitude, and team support.And thanks to the incredibly talented surf filmmakers and photographers I’ve collaborated with throughout my career, I have a library of breathtaking footage that never fails to captivate audiences.Here's what some of my recent clients said about my keynote : “𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔. 𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅”“𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘𝒔. 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅.”"𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒆-𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. 𝑰𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌’𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑."Whether you’re a leader looking to inspire your team, an event manager aiming to create a memorable event, or someone looking to push beyond their comfort zone. I'm here to help. Click the blue “Connect” button above to stay informed of all my upcoming events.