Mark Victor Hansen

more than 25 years, Mark Victor Hansen has helped people reshape their personal vision of what's possible. His messages of possibility, opportunity, and action have helped create startling and powerful change in thousands of organizations, and millions of individuals worldwide.

You may know Mark better as "that Chicken Soup for the Soul guy." Over the last handful of years, Mark and his business partner Jack Canfield created what TIME magazine calls "the publishing phenomenon of the decade." With more than 80 million Chicken Soup for the Soul books sold in North America and more than 100 licensed products in the marketplace, it is one of the most successful publishing franchises in America today.

But the Chicken Soup idea was just one of many that propelled Mark into a worldwide spotlight as a keynote speaker, best-selling author and marketing maven. His credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive academic background. He is also a prolific writer with many popular books such as The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, Dare to Win and others. He co-authored his latest book, The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth, with Robert G. Allen (best-selling author of Nothing Down, Multiple Streams of Income and Multiple Streams of Internet Income). Mark also has an extensive library of audio programs, video programs and articles in the areas of big thinking, sales achievement, publishing success and personal and professional development.

Mark is the founder of MEGA Book Marketing University and Building Your MEGA Speaking Empire. Both are annual conferences where Mark coaches and teaches new and aspiring authors, speakers and experts on building lucrative publishing and speaking careers.

Mark presents 50 to 75 seminars each year, serves as chairman of Mark Victor Hansen & Associates, Inc., co-founder and chief visionary officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc. and president of One Minute Millionaire, LLC.

Mark is also known as a passionate philanthropist and humanitarian, working tirelessly for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross, March of Dimes and Childhelp among others.

In 2000, Mark received the Horatio Alger Award from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, and Outstanding Business Leader of the Year honors from Northwood University. In 2002, The University of Toledo presented Mark with an Honorary PhD in Business Administration and established the Mark Victor Hansen Entrepreneurial Excellence Fund.

When Mark is not speaking, writing or marketing his next bestselling book, he and his wife Patty live in Newport Beach, Cal., with their daughters Elisabeth and Melanie.


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