Mark DeVolder

Global Change Management Expert
Transformation Thought-Leader
Award Winning Top 10 Speaker in Change Management

Dr. Mark DeVolder is a global change management expert and thought leader on transitions and transformation. As a pioneer in the field, Mark launched a new way to navigate change … empowering leaders to move confidently through change.

Mark’s transformational message has inspired leaders and teams at top organizations like McDonald’s, US Air Force, Royal Bank of Canada, PwC, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb. In over 25 countries and on 5 continents, Mark has guided high profile clients through some the most daunting challenges: from coaching NASA rocket scientists in reinventing themselves to steering healthcare professionals through multi-billion dollar mergers, to fostering a safety-first culture in leading oil industry firms.

In his ground-breaking book, Perpetual Pivot: How the Best Leaders Thrive during Exponential Change, Dr. DeVolder shares insights and strategies gleaned from years of experience at the forefront of change management. Mark teaches the unique strategy of Empowered Change™, equipping leaders and teams to adapt to change and embrace challenges in order to accelerate growth and transformation.

Mark's keynotes deliver more than just engagement and insight; they are also fun, packed with practical tips and actionable takeaways that attendees can start using right away. People frequently praise Mark's high energy, audience engagement, and inspiring message, which not only ignites excitement about the future but also equips them with the practical tools and knowledge to capitalize on opportunities for growth in the midst of change.

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Past Hosts Include:

Sellers Dorsey
Constellation Energy
Ethos Veterinary Health
FP Canada
Plan It Financial Corp

Professional Engineers Ontario
Hilti
Human Resource Management Association-Estonia
Suncor Energy
BPO, Bogota, Colombia

Rave Reviews About Mark DeVolder

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Mark DeVolder was fantastic, highly engaged with the audience. The best part, we walked out of the room with tools to help us with change management.

- Marlene Stanger, Operations Lead, Monsanto

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"Mark’s keynote was inspiring and timely, helping energize our team to drive meaningful change in healthcare."

-Sellers Dorsey

"Mark was amazing! So much energy and an engaging, informative message."

-Constellation Energy

"You were a wonderful speaker, Mark! Your message was timely and spot on, and we're all eager to step through the door!"

-Ethos Veterinary Health

"Mark is such a dynamic speaker!"

-FP Canada

"Mark’s presentation was such a breath of fresh air! An incredible delivery! The mark of a professional!"

-Plan It Financial Corp

"“Mark’s virtual keynote energized the audience and he provided us with tools to apply to our organization.”"

-Professional Engineers Ontario

"“Mark kept us glued to our screen, very entertaining and interactive, a true artist!”"

-Hilti

"Mark DeVolder was fun, brilliant, charismatic, refreshing and truly inspiring."

-Human Resource Management Association-Estonia

"Dr. DeVolder’s strategies for managing change are timeless, relevant, universal in appeal, and of practical value to anyone."

-Suncor Energy

"Dr. DeVolder’s presentation was deep and important for our development in a daily changing world."

-BPO, Bogota, Colombia

"Dr. Mark DeVolder was very insightful. He speaks with lots of humour and engagement of the crowd. Very appreciated by our team!"

-Purolator

"Mark’s keynote was amazing, full of great information for our members. It was a huge success!"

-Certified Management Accountants

"Many of our executives stated that you gave them more to think about than any speaker in the past regarding navigating change and transition."

-Motion Industries

"Nearly a month after the conference, my colleagues are still talking about his presentations."

-California Dental Association

"Mark DeVolder was fun, brilliant, charismatic, refreshing and truly inspiring."

-Estonian Human Resource Management Association

"An outstanding presentation! Dr. Mark DeVolder has tremendous charisma and made his message so powerful that we will all benefit from it!"

-Oman Air

"Mark’s presentation style is very engaging and humorous and he provided a powerful and inspirational message."

-Calgary Stampede

"Mark did a fabulous presentation! Many of our team members referencing his presentation throughout the rest of the week, which told me it was very valuable and just what we needed! Inspiring, fun, with takeaways for each to use."

-ServiceMax/GE Digital

"It doesn’t seem strong enough, to just say that I’d recommend Mark. If you get to work with Mark, you’re really lucky! Mark did a brilliant job. He was at the top of his game and the top of the keynotes for the conference. He really connected with the audience."

-ChangeBoard, Dubai

"Mark DeVolder was fantastic, highly engaged with the audience. I have never seen the entire audience stick with the keynote speaker the entire time. It was fantastic. The best part, we walked out of the room with tools to help us with change management."

-Monsanto

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Future Proof: Navigating Change with Confidence and Excitement

Future Proof: Navigating Change with Confidence and Excitement Imagine a new way to change: unhurried, composed, and confident instead of the usual frenzy, chaos, and uncertainty. The Empowered Change strategy presented in this high-impact keynote equips participants to transform the pace of change ...

Future Proof: Navigating Change with Confidence and Excitement

Imagine a new way to change: unhurried, composed, and confident instead of the usual frenzy, chaos, and uncertainty. The Empowered Change strategy presented in this high-impact keynote equips participants to transform the pace of change and drive sustainable success by providing a clear roadmap for navigating the stages of change.

This program is perfect for leaders and teams in the midst of constant change who are:

Going through organizational growth, such as mergers and acquisitions, leadership changes, restructuring, and digital transformation
Navigating their team members’ reactions to the volatility, complexity, and ambiguity in their work and life (like frustration, anxiety, confusion, and fear)
Feeling unprepared for their evolving roles and responsibilities or unable to change at the rate and pace needed to keep up with ever-increasing changes

After this intensely practical session, the audience will leave with:

A Journey-map framework for understanding any change they experience
A personal plan for confidently navigating the transitions between each stage of change
The skills and mindset for boldly mobilizing through disruptive change to accomplish their objectives

Harnessing the Hurricane: Leadership Secrets for Successfully Navigating Change

Drawing from more than two decades of working with global industry leaders, Mark distills the secrets of effective change leadership into the five essential mindsets demonstrated by top leaders. This program is perfect for leaders and managers who are: Leading significant organizational changes tha ...

Drawing from more than two decades of working with global industry leaders, Mark distills the secrets of effective change leadership into the five essential mindsets demonstrated by top leaders.

This program is perfect for leaders and managers who are:

Leading significant organizational changes that require alignment, buy-in, and engagement
Struggling to keep up with the constant evolution of work, including remote/hybrid work, digital transformations, and new business models
Needing to adapt to, anticipate, and initiate disruption in their industry

During Mark’s high-octane presentation, your audience will learn how to:

Avoid change-paralysis and develop change-ready thinking and behaviors
Overcome decision-quicksand and make smart decisions faster
Develop a leadership mindset for navigating themselves and their team through any change

On Fire! Energized Together Everyone, Every Day

This keynote empowers the audience to eliminate the mindsets and actions that extinguish motivation and enthusiasm and instead create life-giving opportunities to energize everyone every day. This program is ideal for anyone in the organization who is: Navigating multiple changes in the organizatio ...

This keynote empowers the audience to eliminate the mindsets and actions that extinguish motivation and enthusiasm and instead create life-giving opportunities to energize everyone every day.

This program is ideal for anyone in the organization who is:

Navigating multiple changes in the organization, some happening simultaneously
Experiencing change saturation because of the pace and rate of constant change
Frustrated and stressed about having to do more with less while contending with unclear direction and communication

The audience will leave with:

Tools for identifying which of their current behaviors build up and tear down engagement
Strategies to increase engagement in four key areas: clarity, competence, influence, and appreciation
A proven plan for igniting every employee’s passion for teamwork, communication, and innovation

Unstoppable Resilience: Developing the Mindset of Champions

Resilience is the quintessential element (aka. secret sauce) behind champions and successful teams. This highly actionable keynote teaches the audience how to instill this mindset into the DNA of their culture and team. This program is perfect for leaders and teams who are: Responsible for creatin ...

This program is perfect for leaders and teams who are:

Responsible for creating unity, well-being, and engagement in their team
Tasked with delivering profitability and high performance during organizational change and disruption
Seeking to create a resilient culture throughout their team and organization

The audience will leave with:

Strategies for increasing elastic thinking, continuous learning, and unstoppable perseverance
The motivation and tools to increase innovation, creativity, and risk-taking in their personal and professional lives
The ability to cultivate a growth mindset of unlimited potential in the face of adversity, stress, and disruption

Getting to Target Zero: Developing High-Performance Safety

Hazards and challenges abound in the fast and frenzied pace of business today: potentially dangerous situations, increased regulations, growing mental health issues in the workplace. However, the most common barrier is change itself. This safety keynote addresses the obstacles that cause people to d ...

This program is perfect for leaders and teams:

Working in a highly regulated environment that is under the pressure of constant change and government regulations.
Dealing with stressful, potentially dangerous, time-sensitive situations and crises.
Fostering a safer workplace environment such as physical safety, psychological well-being and healthy workplace protocols.

The audience will leave with:

A framework to understand and navigate the changes they experience through the lens of safety.
Tools to identify current behaviors and practices that build high-performance safety and which practices tear it down.
The education and motivation to take the first step toward high-performance safety.