Mark Bentz

Mark Bentz

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Paralympian - Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Wellness

Mark Bentz is an entrepreneur and a massage therapist, a practice strategist, a speaker, an educator and a philanthropist with a passion to help others. Mark Bentz has kind, genuine, approachable, open and passionate nature and he also has an amazing ability to connect, inspire, mesmerize and create immediate change in people.

MARK BENTZ BIOGRAPHY

Mark Bentz is a speaker, entrepreneur, and coach with a passion for helping others to live an exceptional life, without limitations. Born and raised in Vancouver, Mark Bentz was diagnosed with degenerative eye disease at the age of 9. By the age of 19, Mark had lost virtually all of his eyesight. Yet, he has never allowed the loss of his sight to stop him from achieving his goals physically, mentally and professionally.

Mark Bentz started out as a competitive alpine skier, making headlines in 1984 when he won 2 gold medals at the Winter Paralympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. This athletic path took him from alpine skiing to hockey. Mark is an active member of the Canadian Blind Hockey Association – he sat as the vice president of the association and spends his spare time teaching visually impaired youth and young adults to build resilience through hockey.

In addition to his dedication to helping young people hone leadership skills through athletics, Mark Bentz is the founder and director of Electra Health, Canada’s largest multidisciplinary clinic. Mark’s greatest passion is to teach others what he has learned through his navigation of the business and health world with a disability. As a business coach and speaker, Mark wants to support others as they grow their own companies in business and teach others that you really can live an exceptional life as a business owner, without limitations!

Videos

Podcasts

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Mark Bentz Topic Presentations

get hungry, get focused and take action - the art of resiliency and overcoming adversity in business

  • Keynote Presentation
  • Mark speaks to business owners and professionals about the encounters they will inevitably face when it comes to adversity in their business. Adversity is an essential component to success, but on the other hand, it is also the most important driving factor in failure.

    It’s how you handle this adversity that separates a successful business and professional career from a failure. Having dealt with extreme adversity in losing his eyesight, Mark’s approach to tackling adversity and building resilience is a tried-and-true method. In this talk, Mark educates you on the most effective approach to overcoming any adversity in the workplace, setting your business on a trajectory towards success.

make everyone count - the power of collaboration in the workplace

4 keys to an exceptional life

Testimonials

Mark delivered an extremely motivational speech moments before our 1st International Blind Ice Hockey series game in Pittsburgh. The team came out pumped up and realizing, they were playing for something bigger than the game. Mark is the real deal! He is open and passionate for all of the staff and the players love his energy. He has an amazing ability to connect, inspire and create immediate change in people. I couldn’t recommend Mark more highly!

Luca DeMontis

General Manager
Team Canada for Blind Ice Hockey

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Books

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