ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark Pollock became an adventure athlete competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including being the first blind person to race to the South Pole. He also won silver and bronze medals for rowing at “The Commonwealth Games” and set up an international professional speaking business.
In 2010, a fall from a second story window nearly killed him. Mark broke his back and the damage to his spinal cord left him paralyzed. Now he is on a new expedition, this time exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime.
Chairman of Collaborative Cures and exited founder of the global running series “Run in the Dark”, Mark has been involved in catalyzing collaborations worth over $150 million on his mission to cure paralysis. He was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, served on the Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement and the Advisory Board of Cybathlon. In addition, he is a Wings for Life Ambassador (Europe) and was on the Board of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (USA) for a decade.
Currently Mark is pursuing a Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance at Dublin City University, he is the author of “Making It Happen” and is the subject of the acclaimed documentaries” Blind Man Walking” and “Unbreakable – The Mark Pollock Story”.
Mark has been awarded honorary doctorates by The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and also from Queens University Belfast. Furthermore, he holds a diploma in “Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century” from Harvard University, as well as degrees from Trinity College Dublin and UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Be sure to follow Mark's work at the links below:
https://www.markpollock.com/
https://collaborativecures.com/
https://www.instagram.com/markpollockexplorer/
This podcast is proudly sponsored by my coaching business, Action Over Obstacles Lifestyle Performance Coaching, where I coach clients to help them break through personal barriers and create lasting lifestyle improvements through 1:1 coaching, group coaching, and transformational challenges.
I am a Certified Alcohol-Free & Positive Psychology Performance Coach and hold a Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology. I utilize a Solutions Based Forward Focused Coaching approach grounded in the Six Pillars of Optimal Lifestyle Performance which are:
- Optimized Sleep
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- Consistent Movement
- Quality Nutrition
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