FROM Life Science Leader (Rob Wright): “Any good leader will tell you that they couldn’t do their job without being surrounded by a high performance team. In the hustle and bustle of getting through the daily grind, we tend to lose sight of the important role our teams play in our success, and we in theirs. I refer to this as the soft side of leadership. Mark Scharenbroich, Emmy award winning keynote speaker and author, refers to it as “Nice Biking” someone, an expression he coined from observing Harley Davidson owners interacting with one another.” [Read full review]
FROM Downers Grove Patch: “Students and staff at Downers Grove North High School enjoyed a unique all-school assembly Friday featuring Emmy Award-winning motivational speaker Mark Scharenbroich. The assembly—sponsored in part by the North High Parents Club, Jostens and Boom Entertainment—focused on Scharenbroich's two secrets for making the most of high school: live freely and love a lot. Highlighting the transformation most students experience between freshman year and graduation, Scharenbroich encouraged students to embrace their interests and passions, and become engaged members of the Downers Grove community. [Read full article]
FROM MidwestBookReview.com: “Connecting to others is a guide to find success in any avenue of life. Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life is a guide to forming those little bonds that mean so much in the world of business. Through two little words used as an example, the simple phrase of ‘nice bike’ lets you know that you understand what's important to them, are willing to talk further, and acknowledges them. Stating that connections are so simple yet so important, Nice Bike is a business and motivational guide with a clear goal that it does well.” [Reposted by reviewer with a 5-star rating on Amazon.com]
FROM ThePowerofSmallBook.com: “Every so often, we come across a book that echoes our NICE philosophy and touches our hearts. A few days ago, that’s just what happened when we received a copy of Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life from the author, Emmy Award-winning keynote speaker and humorist, Mark Scharenbroich. . .” [Read full review]
FROM Blog Business World (Wayne Hurlbert): “Mark Scharenbroich provides an invitation to see and engage people in a new and refreshing way . . . I highly recommend the motivational and life transforming book Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life . . . to anyone seeking to develop and enrich their interpersonal relationships with other people. For business people, the book presents guidance for engaging employees and customers in deeper and more meaningful ways that lead to more fulfilling relationships within and outside of the organization.” [Read full review]
FROM The Idea Exchange with Brenda Murphy (BLOG): “Since I began hosting The Idea Exchange, I have read many books. (89 during my first year - 2009, and 123 during 2010). If you only read one (1) book this year, this is the one! I was very pleased to be able to talk with Mark Scharenbroich . . .” [Read full review] |
Motivational Business Speaker - Mark Scharenbroich
 John Stumpf, president and CEO of Wells Fargo, calls Mark “an original … the best motivational speaker I’ve ever heard.” Chicken Soup for the Soul™ creator Mark Victor Hansen says Mark is a “wow of wows … magical, mesmerizing, motivating … brilliant.” And Sue Steen – CEO, SERVPRO states: “Nice Bike is a life changing philosophy that is simple to apply in everyday situations. Make this book mandatory reading for your organization only if you want to build a culture of excellence at every level.”
They’re not the only ones. Clients constantly remark on his unconventional approach, knockout humor, and personal stories with universal appeal. All focus on the relationship side of creating results, connecting people to people, management to front line, team member to team member, company to customer.
Professional Background
 While earning a degree in mass communications at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, Mark wrote, directed and performed in a comedy troupe called Mom’s Apple Pie. The group performed together throughout the Midwest in the ’70s, and when it disbanded, Mark went solo and combined his comedy training with motivational speaking.
Soon after, Mark was employed by Jostens—the leading manufacturer of class rings, yearbooks and graduation products—to speak to their customers throughout North America. In 1981 Mark was featured in a film called “The Greatest Days of Your Life … (So Far),” which was seen by millions of viewers worldwide. It earned him the Golden Apple and Silver Screen film awards.
Mark left Jostens to create a communications company, and became noted in education as a leading expert in the area of leadership and student engagement. He then expanded his message of employee engagement into the association and corporate market.
Mark’s new book, Nice Bike – Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life shares powerful stories based on the three actions steps of acknowledge, honor and connect.
Mark and his wife, Susan, founded Scharenbroich & Associates, Inc. Today, they've been married for more than 30 years and continue to partner in the company, which serves business and education clients internationally.In 2010, they established NiceBikeHonorsVeterans.org to honor the memory of Mark’s father and to support veterans causes with a portion of the sales from his book, Nice Bike.
On the Scharenbroich Mantel
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Axiom Business Book Award (Gold, 2011, Category: Coaching/Mentoring) for Nice Bike |
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Ben Franklin Book Award (Silver, 2011, Category: Psychology) for Nice Bike |
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Emmy award for an ABC TV special. |
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National Speakers Association’s Hall of Fame inductee (Council of Peers Award of Excellence) |
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National Speakers Association’s Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) |
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Golden Apple and Silver Screen award for the film, “The Greatest Days of Your Life … So Far” [Video preview] |
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Telly, Remi, Aurora and International Health and Medical Film awards for video programs. |
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