Mark Eckhardt: On How to Inspire, Create & Innovate.

Meet Mark Eckhardt: In 2001, Mark  Eckardt received an honor in recognition of being one of the best, brightest, and most inspirational leaders America has to offer. He was selected as one of “Ten Outstanding Young Americans” by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce.  (Former recipients include John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Al Gore, Robert Kennedy, Nelson Rockefeller and Leonard Bernstein.)

Today, Mark is co-CEO of COMMON, a Boulder-based innovation lab and he joins Alex Bogusky, Rob Schuham and John Bielenberg – all creative visionaries who are making thigns happen. In fact, they know about doing shit that matters. Join us as Mark  shares his insights around why unleashing creativity and innovation matter today (more than ever),

Mark has worn many hats: Prior to joining COMMON.IS, Mark was a principal at UFUSE Visionary Strategy Managment, a global consulting firm devoted to unleashing creativity and helping creative entrepreneurs produce outstanding results through innovative business strategies, organizational design and alignment of partnerships. Before that, Mark was on the founding management team and Director of Client Services for Globefish Media BV, where he oversaw the mobile and digital content management for clients in the entertainment sector in the U.S. and North America

He’s also spent fifteen years as a producer, composer and performer who oversaw and contributed to projects for Fox Studios, MGM, Disney Animation, PBS, Mitsubishi, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Life/FX, Kids Save, and various record labels. He has also worked with numerous recording artists such as Whitney Houston, Bonnie Raitt and Ben Harper.   

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