PUBLIC RELATIONS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND TEAM FACILITATOR
You Keep Everyone Else’s Story Straight. Mark Helps You Prioritize Your Story.
Mark helps companies build healthy, confident, and connected PR, communication, and marketing teams.
Trusted by the most influential organizations in the world
“Mark Mohammadpour firmly subscribes to the time-proven Service Profit Chain: happy and healthy people = happy and healthy clients = happy and healthy businesses. Partnering with Mark is an asset for any company looking for a strategic employee well-being partner to reduce turnover and help meet their business objectives.”
— Kim Sample, PR Council
About Mark
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A former communication executive who led award-winning teams and strategy for global brands like Microsoft, Adobe, and Amazon, and who has naturally lost and kept off 150 pounds over 15 years, Mark Mohammadpour combines Fortune 50 leadership experience with certified health coaching expertise.
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Mark comes from inside the communication world; he spent years as an executive at Edelman and Weber Shandwick, leading award-winning campaigns for global brands.
He is a PRSA Fellow and APR, which means when he walks into a room of PR and comms professionals, he’s not an outsider explaining their world back to them. Instead, Mark’s a colleague who’s been in the same pressure-cooker environments, managed the same impossible client expectations, and lived through the same cycles of always-on culture that make this industry as challenging as it is rewarding.
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His Keynote Conversations blend full attendee engagement, actionable insights, and current research. Today, his most requested topics, Leading with Empathy, The Buoyant Leader, and Lead a Culture of Well-being, are built around one conviction: healthy employees are your greatest competitive advantage.
Who We Help
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The Goal: Reducing client and employee burnout.
The Result: Growing client relationships and budgets, and a reduction in team turnover.
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The Goal: Breaking down silos and leading with empathy during crises.
The Result: Improved cross-functional trust and a culture that attracts top talent.
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The Goal: Providing high-value, "sticky" leadership tools for your members.
The Result: Increased member loyalty and high-impact conference programming.
What We Address
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We address a profession that’s been undervalued and misunderstood for decades.
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Practitioners who are tired of being “the spin team” in the org chart.
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Young talent leaving the field before they’ve seen what it can be.
“We brought Mark back because his custom interactive workshops take to heart the specific challenges we want to tackle. He brings data to back up every single one of his key points and recommendations. He ensures his programs are respectful of the needs of the staff as well as adherence to our HR policies.”
— Weber Shandwick
Keynote Conversation Topics
“I brought Mark in to speak at a conference of CEOs and senior executives; one of the toughest, most discerning rooms you can put a speaker in front of. And he owned the conversation. He can stand in front of a room full of chief executives and challenge their thinking with total confidence, then make every leader in that room feel personally seen. Mark is not merely a speaker you hire; he's a partner you keep.”
— Elizabeth Edwards, Founder and President, Volume Public Relations
Book Mark for your event.
Email Mark at mark@chasingthesunpdx.com, call him at 360.609.1077, or fill out the form below.
Mark will respond to you within one business day.
Frequently asked questions
How can agencies reduce senior-level talent churn and burnout?
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Reducing agency churn requires a shift from treating burnout as a “cost of doing business” to prioritizing team health. Mark Mohammadpour helps agency owners implement a Communication Charter that defines boundaries for “after-hours” client requests and manages communications channel fatigue. By protecting team members’ energy, agencies can stabilize client relationships and reduce the significant costs associated with turnover.
Why is leadership empathy a strategic imperative for in-house communications teams?
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Empathy is not a “soft skill”; it is a strategic tool for brand reputation management. In high-stakes environments, leaders who use Empathy-Based Influence can break down departmental silos and ensure cross-functional alignment during a crisis. Mark Mohammadpour’s framework equips leaders to lead with authority and grace, ensuring the team remains resilient while protecting the brand’s “North Star” mission.
How do you move beyond a “one-and-done” keynote for high-pressure comms teams?
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To survive the next client crisis or product launch, leadership training must include a Trust & Clarity Reset. Mark Mohammadpour’s framework ensures that the insights from a keynote are integrated into the team’s daily cadence. Through Mark’s Three-Point Impact, teams co-create their own internal “rules of engagement,” ensuring the message survives the Wharton “Forgetting Curve” and leads to sustained behavioral change.
What is the link between workplace culture and creativity in marketing teams?
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A healthy workplace culture is the primary driver of meeting client needs. When teams operate in a state of chronic stress, cognitive function and innovation decline, leading to “safe” but uninspired work. By implementing a culture of psychological safety, Mark Mohammadpour helps creative teams reclaim their mental bandwidth, resulting in higher-quality output, faster campaign iterations, and more effective client solutions.