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Key Points for Mark Jones

  • Mark Jones specialises in helping leaders reshape the internal stories that drive behaviour and performance.
  • He brings three decades of insight from journalism, leadership advisory and lived experience.
  • Mark's work blends research, storytelling and practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately.
  • Mark speaks with clarity, credibility and empathy about belief, burnout and leadership identity.

Topics for Mark Jones

  • Workplace wellbeing 
    Fired up or burnt out?
    Rewriting the stories we tell ourselves to build resilience and confidence in the age of uncertainty.
    The workplace is exhausted - and traditional leadership isn’t helping.
    Lurking beneath the burnout, anxiety and disengagement is a driver few leaders acknowledge – the negative inner stories people tell themselves every day.
    In this high-energy and inspiring talk, Mark Jones shows leaders how to decode those hidden scripts, rewrite the stories holding them back, and create cultures where clarity, confidence and resilience become contagious.
    Audiences leave with:
    • A practical method to rewrite their internal narratives for clarity, conviction and calm under pressure.
    • A new lens for understanding and recovering from burnout, self-doubt and feeling disengaged.
    • Practical 4-step Story CODE to rewriting your inner story that leaders can use straight away for themselves and teams.
  • Leadership for AI
    Human skills for the age of AI
    Rewriting your leadership story to survive the AI revolution
    In the age of AI, the leaders who thrive won’t be the most technical – they’ll be the most human.
    Emotional intelligence, clarity, resilience, curiosity and critical thinking are now the competitive edge in a rapidly transforming workplace.
    Mark Jones reveals the human skills AI can’t replace and shows leaders how to communicate and tell stories that help teams navigate unprecedented change with confidence and purpose.
    Audiences leave with:
    • Insights and inspiration necessary to transform their AI strategies.
    • A rare ability to understand the connection between their inner and external narratives.
    • Confidence in the ability to face unknown AI-driven challenges.
  • Confidence for leaders and teams
    The confidence game
    Rewrite your leadership story to change the game for good
    Most leaders are stuck playing the confidence game – projecting strength on the outside while second-guessing themselves on the inside.
    Fake it till you make it only fuels anxiety and burnout. Real confidence comes from alignment, when your inner story finally matches the one you show the world.
    In this compelling keynote, Mark Jones reveals how to rewrite that inner script and unlock clarity, resilience and genuine influence that lasts.
    Audiences leave with:
    • Insights from the world’s most confident, inspiring leaders.
    • Practical tools from Mark’s Amazon bestseller, The Story Code, to help leaders shift from faking it to grounded confidence under pressure.
    • Confidence and energy to step towards aligning internal and external leadership scripts.
  • Facilitator & MC
    Mark Jones is a trusted, experienced and versatile event host with more than 15 years of facilitating hundreds of conferences, summits, gala dinners and executive events.
  • Event host
    Whether it’s a gala dinner, national conference, leadership offsite or industry summit, Mark knows how to set the tone, hold the room and create an atmosphere people remember. He prepares deeply, presents with warmth and humour, and keeps events flowing seamlessly.
  • Facilitator
    Executive lunch, customer roundtable or team workshop - Mark brings a powerful mix of journalism, podcasting and business acumen. He draws out meaningful insights, asks the questions people are thinking, and creates conversations that feel natural, intelligent and engaging.
  • Panel host
    Panels are where Mark shines. He turns conversations into must-listen moments, creating surprise, clarity and genuine “ah-ha” insights. No topic is off limits: business, leadership, technology, marketing, innovation – Mark’s curiosity and fast thinking keep discussions lively and valuable for every audience. It’s a skill he’s honed on stages around the world and on his podcast, The CMO Show, for 10 years in the studio and at live events.

 

Testimonials for Mark Jones

I’ve known Mark Jones for a long time and have always respected his thoughtful and respectful approach to understanding the impact of technology change and engaging people.
Former Managing Director
Microsoft Australia and NZ

Mark has a way of making you see the stories you tell yourself and how they shape the world.
Global Managing Director
PROI Worldwide

Having started and built multiple businesses over the years, I know how tough it is to engage staff and customers. I can fully recommend Mark and his storytelling expertise to meet this challenge.
ANZ Regional Leader
EOS Worldwide

Mark is one of the finest brand storytellers and gifted communicators in the marketing profession. Mark emceed our National Awards Gala Dinner for the last 2 years. Mark professionally and skillfully managed awarding 30 Awards and 500 guests celebrating Marketing Excellence. We value Mark's contribution.
Former CEO
Australian Marketing Institute

The event was rated very highly, and people found your keynote very informative and engaging.
Former Associate Director of Brand, Digital, Content & Communications
OPTUS

Exceptional. An absolute delight to have Mark as a keynote speaker and host.
Managing Director ANZ
Comexposium

A standout communicator, MC and an absolute professional.
VP Applications & Integrated Marketing JAPAC
Oracle

A gifted storyteller who brings heart and clarity to his work.
Former CMO
World Vision Australia

Mark is one of the finest brand storytellers and gifted communicators in the marketing profession. Mark emceed our National Awards Gala Dinner for the last 2 years. Mark professionally and skilfully managed awarding 30 Awards and 500 guests celebrating Marketing Excellence. We value Mark's contribution.
Former CEO
Australian Marketing Institute

The event was rated very highly and people found your keynote very informative and engaging.
Former Associate Director of Brand, Digital, Content + Communications
Optus Enterprise

Mark has got a great way of thinking strategically and pushing out to the future with an approach beneficial to brands.
Corporate Communications Manager
Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing

Mark’s presentation was really thought-provoking and insightful for our broader marketing team. It challenged traditional approaches to the way companies talk about their brands and highlighted why creating a brand story helps build a much stronger emotional connection with a brand and its key audiences.
Communications Leader
UniSuper

Having started and built multiple businesses over the years, I know how tough it is to engage staff and customers. I can fully recommend Mark’s talk on Beliefonomics as a clear way of using storytelling to meet this challenge. Mark’s content and delivery is insightful, real, and easy to apply -  exactly what you enjoy from a business speaker!
A/NZ Leader
EOS Worldwide

Our team loved working with you!  I’m already hearing loads of positive feedback. Thank you for making the trip.
Founder and Chair
360PR+, Boston

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We're all still digesting yesterday's presentation and even tried some of it out at a client meeting today. Focusing on emotion and psychographics to help tell their story is going to make a big difference. The only complaint we got about yesterday's session is that we didn't allow enough time! There was so much value added.  So much to think about.
Founder and Chair
MPRM Communications, Los Angeles

Mark Jones is an engaging speaker who connected immediately with an audience of experienced communication professionals at our recent event. The event concluded with a lively question and answer session - a testament to Mark's ability to capture an audience's attention and interest.
Communications Manager
IBM Australia

Mark Jones facilitates good discussion with well-timed pertinent questions. His knowledge of innovation and the technology scene is second to none. Relaxed and charming, Mark is always an engaging and interesting speaker.
CEO
Slattery IT

I just wanted to thank you for your outstanding presentations at our 2 Viewpoint contractor breakfasts over the past 2 days in Sydney and Melbourne. Your presentation, your thoughts and ideas were extremely well received and provoked a lot of interest and discussion from our contractor group. Given the Viewpoint series is a new concept we were keen to make sure we got a great speaker so that the bar was set high for future breakfasts. In this regard, you have done an outstanding job and have helped us establish the Viewpoint series as highly credible and very relevant to our contractor community. I look forward to catching up with you in the future and potentially having you speak at our CIO forums etc. Congratulations and Well Done
CEO
People Bank