Tel: 01772 915007 - Email: me@markapreston.com - Form: Book Me
£1bn+ In Profitable Revenue Already Unlocked
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Most businesses are already sitting on profitable growth opportunities they simply cannot see yet.
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Not because they lack ambition, talent, or investment, but because the dots across their digital ecosystem are disconnected.
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Their marketing is disconnected from their customer journey. Their sales activity is disconnected from customer behaviour. Their digital activity creates noise, effort, and data, but not always the profitable customer growth it should.
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That disconnect quietly costs businesses revenue every single day.
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My talks are built around solving that problem.
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I'm not a traditional business growth speaker talking about generic motivation, recycled trends, or surface level tactics.
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I am 'THE' Digital Growth Speaker.
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Through the Connect Those Dots Growth Framework™, I show franchise, SME, and founder audiences how to understand how the most important parts of their digital ecosystem work together in a way that streamlines customer growth, improves commercial performance, strengthens customer journeys, and unlocks more profitable revenue.
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Event organisers regularly tell me the same thing after I speak. Their audience leaves seeing their business differently. They stop chasing disconnected tactics and start understanding how the right connected digital decisions create measurable business growth.
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This comes from twenty-five years of building businesses, scaling companies, learning through setbacks, and unlocking more than one billion pounds in profitable revenue without relying on gimmicks, vanity metrics, or short term marketing noise.
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Whether through a keynote, conference talk, fireside chat, workshop, or training session, your audience leaves with practical insights they can immediately apply, a clearer understanding of where growth is being lost, and a fresh perspective on how modern digital growth actually works.
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because once businesses understand how the right parts of their business work together properly, profitable customer growth becomes far easier to scale.
"Your audience are not only wasting a huge amount of money on growth tactics that don't work... but their customer journey dots are disconnected... throwing away millions in lost revenue opportunities. The Connect Those Dots Growth Framework™ helps solve that."
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...Mark Preston
CLAIRE YOUNG
Mark is a fantastic speaker and trainer. He delivered a really great keynote session - giving clear explanations and practical tips.
Founder and Director at School Speakers (Bureau)
NICHOLA HOWARD
Mark has a genuine desire to help businesses help themselves by arming them with the knowledge they need to implement.
Director at Launch Events
FREDERICK AFRIFA
He is unique because he cuts through the “fluff” and tells you exactly what you need to know to actually get better. Thank you.
BBC "The Apprentice" 2025 & Global Keynote Speaker
Events Mark Speaks At
For franchisors, franchisees, franchise networks, and franchise growth focused business conferences and industry events.
For established SMEs focused on customer growth, commercial performance, leadership, scaling, and business growth events.
For founder-led start-ups, scale ups, entrepreneurial brands, and founder focused business growth and innovation events.
Who Books Mark - And Why He's the Right Fit
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For End Clients: If your organisation is hosting an event for your people (founders, customers, members, or teams), you need a speaker who understands the problems they face and delivers solutions they can apply immediately. My talks are built on real growth challenges, tailored to your specific objectives.
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For Meeting Professionals: You need a growth speaker who delivers exactly what the end client expects, engages the audience, and makes you look good; without needing constant hand-holding. I'm a safe pair of hands, punctual, prepared, and easy to work with from first call to post-event.
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For Speaker Bureaus: You want a growth speaker who is relevant, in-demand, and easy to sell. My niche is helping audiences understand how connected customer growth actually works. My track record of speaking to aligned audiences and my proven experience makes me a low-risk, high-impact booking for your clients.​
The Connect Those Dots Growth Framework™
A dot is anything that shapes how the world sees you, trusts you, chooses you, and stays with you. But here is the part most people never realise. Your dots do not create growth... your connections do. Because a dot on its own is just information. A dot connected with purpose becomes transformation. That is where the real breakthroughs happen, the moment you... Connect Those Dots.
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Most businesses think they need more. More tools. More tactics. More noise. More content. But more does NOT mean growth. More without connection creates confusion. More without alignment creates chaos. More without a framework creates waste.
The song “Connect Those Dots... This is where your growth unlocks” was created as part of the wider Connect Those Dots Growth Framework™ and captures the core philosophy behind Mark’s talks, workshops, books, and founder growth sessions.
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The framework sits at the centre of everything Mark teaches. The song simply brings that thinking to life in a way audiences emotionally connect with and remember long after the event finishes....
Connect Those Dots... This is where your growth unlocks.
GUY CLAPPERTON MCIPR
He is unassuming and quietly spoken and quietly dropped nuggets of gold along the way that will make more difference to us than many of the more flamboyant-but-with-less-substance speakers.
Founder at Clapperton Media Associates Ltd
GRAHAM FROST
Mark gave us a tremendous session in David Hyner's mastermind. His approach is refreshingly different and I would strongly recommend you speak to Mark if you want to grow your business through online activities.
Director at Heart-Shaped Decisions
ALISON MAGEE-BARKER
I saw Mark on stage at the GB Confex last week and he made impact, reminding us all about our website, our story, what makes us unique and different and so much more. Inspiring, thought provoking talk.
CEO at AJ Lakes Consultancy
My Signature Talks (Tailored to Your Event)
Every talk I deliver is individual and tailored to your requirements, whilst solving your audience’s unique growth challenges.
Below are my four main talk titles that I will customise for your audience.​​​​
Connecting Franchise Growth That Actually Scales
Connecting Digital Growth That Actually Converts
Connecting Founder Growth That Actually Moves
AI now influences how customers discover, trust, compare, and choose businesses. Rather than treating AI as a separate topic, Mark naturally integrates platforms such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, AI Overviews, and Google AI Mode into his talks where they strengthen the audience’s understanding of modern customer growth.
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This helps audiences understand how AI connects into visibility, trust, customer behaviour, and commercial growth without turning the session into a technical AI lecture.
My Keynote Talk
If you are looking for someone to open or close your event or conference and not just a talk to slot in during the day, my keynote talk is just what you have been looking for to get your business audience in the right mindset for the day or to leave your event excited.​
The Mechanic Mindset Behind Connected Growth
What You Get When You Book Mark
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Tailored Content: Every session aligns with your objectives and audience profile integrated into his dot connecting framework.
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Actionable Takeaways: Attendees leave with a clear plan of action they can implement into their digital ecosystem immediately.
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A Safe Pair of Hands: Reliable, easy to work with, zero hassle for organisers.
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Flexible Engagement: From 20-min talks to workshop days.
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Formats: Talks, workshops & private coaching (in-person or virtual).
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All-round View: In the past I have run my own events and have also been part of the events team at large Corporate events, so I understand the challenges bookers and event organisers face.
