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I'm Mark Groves — keynote speaker, writer, and human connection specialist. For the last 25 years I've studied what is at the core of the highest performers, most fulfilled leaders, and happiest couples. Turns out, it's all the same.

If you master relationships, you'll master LIFE.

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LIFE

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Without losing everything you live in the process.

I've spent 25 years studying what keeps people from living fully -- and what moves them from knowing to doing. Through keynotes that shift how organizations, leaders, and teams think about leadership, sales, and human connection... And conversations that change how individuals relate to themselves and everyone around them, the core is always the same:

the good news:
we can change.

Something's changed.
We all feel it.
So many notifications.
So many emails.
So many texts.
More demands, less time.

Technology has been such a gift, and yet our bodies, hearts, and minds are screaming for one thing: presence.
For human connection.

We are more connected than any humans in history.
And LONELIER THAN EVER.

LONELIER THAN EVER

LONELIER

THAN EVER.

Master Presence.
Master Relationships.
Master Life.

Social Following

1.3M

Episodes

500+

Podcast Downloads

26M+

Substack Readers

59K

Distracted teams. Burnt out leaders. Cultures thinking they can trade productivity for presence.. I bring the research, the honesty, and 25 years of human connection work to stages that are ready for the kind of experience that doesn't just transform organizations, but also the lives of the individuals that power them.

HUMAN CONNECTION is the competitive advantage nobody is talking about.

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HUMAN CONNECTION

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human connection specialist

The science of what creates great leaders, great teams, great relationships and a great life all point to one universal truth: Mastering the art of human connection is EVERYTHING.

1.2M social followers. 20M+ podcast downloads. 59K Substack readers. 500+ episodes. Internationally renowned keynote speaker. Fourteen years in pharmaceutical sales studying how to get people to actually change, before a decade building one of the most trusted voices in relationships, technology, and what it means to stay human in a distracted world.

Mark has spoken across the hospitality industry, universities, sales organizations, and some of the biggest wellness brands in the world, and has sold out events across North America. His keynotes sit at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience — delivered with the humor and directness of someone who lives what he teaches, not just researched it.

For the ones ready to live more.

Events

Put the phone down. Be a person with other people again.

Phone-free dinners, wilderness adventures, and rooms full of people who showed up to actually be there. This is what connection feels like when nothing is competing for your attention.

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Book Club

Your brain called. It wants a workout.

Reading is the gym for your mind. Four books a year, live calls with me where we actually talk about them, and a community of people who chose depth over the scroll. Your first rep starts now. 

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1:1 Coaching

A remarkable life on the outside doesn't always mean freedom on the inside.

I work with a small number of high performers directly — founders, leaders, and individuals who are done re-creating the same patterns. If you’re sitting on a pile of accomplishments, but something deeper keeps showing up no matter what you try, this is where we find and free the root .

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1:1 Coaching

A remarkable life on the outside doesn't always mean freedom on the inside.

I work with a small number of high performers directly — founders, leaders, and individuals who are done re-creating the same patterns. If you’re sitting on a pile of accomplishments, but something deeper keeps showing up no matter what you try, this is where we find and free the root .

Apply to work with me →

Events & Retreats

Put the phone down. Be a person with other people again.

Phone-free dinners, wilderness adventures, and rooms full of people who showed up to actually be there. This is what connection feels like when nothing is competing for your attention.

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Essays, observations, and the kind of thinking that doesn't fit in a feed. I write about relationships, identity, attention, and what it actually takes to live fully. Join 59K readers who chose depth over the scroll.

Reading is an act of rebellion. Critical thinking is making a comeback.

Welcome to HUMANING where we try to do both.

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I've been the people-pleaser, the founder, the leader. I know what it's like to build a life you're taught to want, and then not want it.

I left a 14 year career, founded two companies, built a massive social media presence, burnt out, burnt it all down, and came back to save you from having to do the same.

Every chapter taught me the thing thing: You don't have to keep doing it the way you're doing it. You have a choice. And at the end of your life, the thing that will matter most, will be how you loved and who you shared that love with. 

I bring this earned wisdom to every stage, session, and room I walk into, because I know you can create everything you desire, you just have to learn the necessary relational skills and choose it.

I know what it costs to live a life that

ISN'T REALLY YOURS.

I work with a small number of high performers directly -- founders, leaders, and individuals who are tired of the same sh*t.

Maybe you've done the therapy, read the books, taken the courses... but you just can't seem to put it all together and break free from patterns that are holding you back.

This is for you if you are truly ready to commit to change... and you want to step into integrity in every area of your life. No more silos for your alignment and coherence.

Together, we'll reveal what's in the way, design the life you desire, and start living it immediately.

Commitment only works if you do it.

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For the ones who run a big life and know something is still RUNNING THEM...

big life

something

RUNNING THEM

If you're ready, apply now.

A remarkable life on the OUTSIDE doesn't always mean integrity and peace on the INSIDE.

Don't just take my word for it.

Mark spoke about our relationship with social media and our phones, a topic that feels more important than ever in our increasingly digital world. Rather than simply telling the audience what to do, he invited us to pause, reflect, and think differently about how technology is shaping the way we live and connect. He shared practical wisdom, but it was his storytelling, humor, and ability to make the conversation feel personal that really resonated. 

Working with Mark was incredibly easy from the very beginning. He really knew how to engage our audience. Our conferences were global, leadership-level events, which made his ability to connect with such a diverse audience even more impactful. People continued to talk about his keynote long after the event. What made it particularly impactful was the way he brought together both the art and science of connection, using real-life examples that resonated with the different profiles and perspectives in our audience.

The support of Mark and the group has not only helped me stay accountable to my commitments but it has become a beautiful place to feel encouraged and to be reminded of how important it is to keep the fire of our dreams burning inside

Mark’s facilitation is truly a gift. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to ask the right questions, the kind that cut straight through the noise and get right to the root of what’s actually going on.

Every organization is optimizing. The ones who win will be the ones

The most resilient organizations are built on people who aren't abandoning themselves to show up. I help close the gap between performance and presence because when individuals are living in alignment with who they are, the whole culture shifts. That's not a soft outcome; it's your competitive edge. Let's talk about your next event. 

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