MARC REEDE – THE ESSENTIAL MENTOR
College Speaker and Mentor on The Transition from Campus to Career.
Marc is passionate about helping college students realize their full potential beyond the classroom. Consistently ranked as a top college speaker, he brings the perfect balance of an energizing audience-interactive speech combined with real-world experiences and credibility. Marc’s heartwarming stories and passionate delivery will not only serve to lessen students’ worries, they’ll walk out with practical ideas to put to use immediately. Invite this special college speaker and mentor to your campus today.
From Students and Professors
In his talk, Marc will share key points from thought leaders and mentors to give your students a jumpstart on their future careers, including:
Would you hire you?
Making the Connection
Find a Mentor
Limited Degrees of Separation
The Little Things that Make a Difference
Turn that Coffee Meeting into an Interview
Change is the Only Constant that You Can Count On
Creating Your Own Brand
Failure is an Important Part of this Game
Advantage: You
If You Want It Bad Enough, You Better Ask For It
Sharing Your Gift
During Marc’s keynote speech, your seniors and grad students will enjoy short career advice videos from key influencers like Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s first Chief Marketing Officer:
ABOUT MARC – THE ESSENTIAL MENTOR
At his mentor’s suggestion, Marc earned his Law Degree from Loyola Law School with the hope of becoming a sports agent. Post-law school interviews with entertainment law firms and sports management companies revealed a side of the agenting business that didn’t appeal to Marc, and he found himself in his late 20’s struggling to figure out what he wanted to do with his life. Marc then found a new interest working in live television as a Production Associate with NBC Sports.
This role put him in a position of closeness with the local sports teams in Los Angeles, and a chance encounter at age 28 with then-Lakers Head Coach Pat Riley gave Marc the opportunity to start his own business. Thus began a 30-year career for Marc as a lecture agent that would expose him on an up close and personal level with some of America’s most prolific athletes, entrepreneurs, and authors. The stories that Marc has heard firsthand from Bill Gates, Magic Johnson, Venus Williams, Maya Angelou, Neil Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, and so many more have equipped him with motivational and inspirational wisdoms that few get the chance to share at this level.
Marc’s longstanding passion for sports led both of his children to college: his daughter played tennis at The University of Southern California while his son swam for Boston College. And because a mentor was so instrumental during and after Marc’s college days, Marc Reede is devoted to assisting college seniors with this transition in their lives today as a popular college speaker.
TESTIMONIALS
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Do your Seniors understand The Coffee Code?
I've found tremendous value in Coffee Meetings with customers over the years. So much value in fact that I've titled my new book The Coffee Code: How a simple meeting over coffee can introduce you to a world of career opportunities. After your students meet me on...
At 27 years of age, I had no idea what to do with my life and my career. Here’s what I did (watch this video):
https://youtu.be/nOWALIQsMY0
Be a great listener. But ALWAYS ask a question.
You're always going to learn a ton by just sitting back and listening to people in meetings and even in interviews. People--especially interviewers--love to talk about themselves. And while its immensely important for you to share your story and make sure this person...
A LinkedIn exec’s thoughts on preparing for your next opportunity. Because it will come sooner than you think.
I was at a recent keynote speech with Steve Cadigan. Steve's a Global Talent Strategist who led the development of LinkedIn's legendary company culture. When he started with Linkedin they would take tables at job fairs in hopes of recruiting people--and everyone...
Collaborate with your peers to gain better successes
Collaboration in business is so very important to the success process. As a lecture agent, I am constantly called upon by meeting professionals looking to raise the bar at their upcoming meetings. Fresh, Unique, and WOW are common adjectives in this search. And since...
Virtual Updates: Hear Marc share his Career thoughts with college seniors on a recent zoom call.
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Shark Tank’s Daymond John goes though a basic Goal Setting exercise every single day
Daymond John is "The People's Shark" and he's an influencer to many with his notable business successes. Yet his daily routine is very simple to keep his mind--and his successful attitude--in the same forward-thinking mode. Listen to some brief and important advice...
Go buy some stationery: that handwritten note will not be forgotten.
One of the most important lessons I've learned in my many years in business is the value of writing a handwritten note to someone. In my case, it's likely a note to a customer who's recently used my services, but there have certainly been times when I felt that a...
There’s no reason to procrastinate.
When I talk to college seniors, I always bring up the importance of that handwritten note or follow up note after an interview or a meeting of any type (yes, even a coffee meeting!). But I realize that the timing of this short note is key. You can't let a long time...
Is it not what you know, but who you know?
"It's not what you know, it's who you know." We've all heard that statement so many times referring to so many different situations. But I don't believe it's true. I think that YOU are the person that people need to know. And there's one sure fire way to get there: If...