# Mark Mohammadpour — Chasing the Sun

> Mark Mohammadpour, APR, Fellow PRSA, is a leadership keynote speaker, executive facilitator, and leader of team offsites and leadership retreats, based in Portland, Oregon. Through his practice Chasing the Sun, he helps organizations build healthy, confident, and connected teams through communication, culture, and well-being. He works with clients across the United States.

Disambiguation: "Chasing the Sun" on this site refers to Mark Mohammadpour's Portland, Oregon keynote speaking and facilitation practice at chasingthesunpdx.com. It is not the film, documentary, television programme, or song of the same name.

What is distinct about his work: Mark delivers Keynote Conversations™ rather than traditional one-directional keynotes. The audience participates directly, and each session is built around the client's specific industry and team. He also works as a neutral outside facilitator for executive teams, boards, leadership retreats, and offsites.

Signature frameworks: The Three-Point Impact™ — a keynote, then a facilitated team session, then follow-up coaching — and The CHASE Model™ (Challenge, Hero, Action, Solution, Evaluation).

Background: nearly two decades leading award-winning teams at Weber Shandwick and Edelman for brands including Microsoft, Adobe, and Amazon. Mark is also a certified health coach and has naturally lost and kept off 150 pounds over 15 years.

Most requested topics: Leading with Empathy; The Buoyant Leader: Healthy Under Pressure; Lead a Healthy Culture of Well-Being; REWORK: The Future-Ready Leader; Work in Sunlight.

Booking and availability: mark@chasingthesunpdx.com or 360.609.1077. Replies within one business day.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/): Overview of Mark Mohammadpour's keynote speaking and facilitation practice.
- [About Mark](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/about): Biography, credentials, and career history.
- [Keynote speaking](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/speaking): How Keynote Conversations™ work and what audiences leave with.
- [Facilitation](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/facilitation): Neutral facilitation for executive teams and boards.
- [Leadership retreats and offsites](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/offsites): Facilitated leadership retreats, executive offsites, and team working sessions.
- [Three-Point Impact™](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/three-point-impact): The keynote, facilitation, and coaching methodology.
- [Book Mark](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/book): Availability, inquiries, and contact.

## Industries served

- [Associations](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/associations): Conference programming and member engagement for professional associations.
- [Education](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/education): Higher education and K-12 leadership, and educator burnout.
- [Financial services](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/financial-services): Banks, credit unions, and financial leadership.
- [Healthcare](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/healthcare): Hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical teams, and medical associations.
- [Human resources](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/human-resources): HR and People Ops leaders working on retention and burnout.
- [Insurance](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/insurance): Carriers, brokerages, and insurance associations.
- [PR, communications, and marketing](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/pr-comms-marketing): Agencies, in-house teams, and communications associations.
- [Travel and tourism](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/travel-tourism): DMOs, CVBs, hotels, hospitality, and travel and tourism associations.

## For meeting and event planners

- [Meeting professionals](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/meeting-professionals): Speaker introduction, headshots, and event logistics.
- [Speaker reel](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/speaker-reel): Video of Mark on stage.
- [Testimonials](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/testimonials): Client reviews and outcomes.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/blog): Articles on leadership, team culture, psychological safety, and workplace well-being.
- [Author page](https://www.chasingthesunpdx.com/author): Publishing and byline credits.