
{"id":1460,"date":"2016-06-11T20:37:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T20:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2017-11-21T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T00:15:10","slug":"mark-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/06\/11\/mark-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mark Black is a Heart and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;Marathon Runner, Author, Coach and Speaker.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/markblack.ca\/bio\/\">MarkBlack.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1461 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1222-706x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1222\" width=\"627\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1222-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1222-400x580.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1222-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1222-768x1114.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Founder of The Purpose Program and CEO of Adversus Consulting, Mark Black has done a lot in 35 yrs. A professional speaker, best-selling author and success coach, Mark doesn\u2019t just talk about overcoming adversity, he lives it.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1462 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1227-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1227\" width=\"627\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1227-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1227-400x588.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1227-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1227-768x1129.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mark\u2019s experience with adversity began early in his life. By age 2 Mark had already survived more than many deal with in a lifetime. For most of his first 24 years Mark faced a life-threatening heart problem culminating in 2001 when, at 23, he was told he had less than two years to live.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1463\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1463 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1239-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1239\" width=\"627\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1239-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1239-400x589.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1239-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1239-768x1131.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">The lessons Mark learned in the year that followed that news, form the basis of his award-winning presentations, and the best-selling book \u201cLive Life from the Heart\u201d that he will be signing after the program today.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1464\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1464 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1245-776x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1245\" width=\"627\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1245-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1245-400x528.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1245-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1245-768x1014.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mark has inspired nearly 100,000 people across North America with his unique brand of humor blended with a gripping life and death story. The lessons he teaches have transformed countless lives and businesses.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1465\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1465 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1256-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1256\" width=\"627\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1256-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1256-400x556.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1256-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1256-768x1068.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mark lives in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada where he spends as much time as possible with the most important people in his life;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">his wife Marise and their&nbsp;children Emma and Matteo.<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1466 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1263-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1263\" width=\"627\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1263-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1263-400x523.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1263-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1263-768x1005.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1467 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1271-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1271\" width=\"627\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1271-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1271-400x585.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1271-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1271-768x1124.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" style=\"width: 627px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1468 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1283-706x1024.jpg\" alt=\"_SRC1283\" width=\"627\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1283-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1283-400x581.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1283-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.ve9sc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SRC1283-768x1115.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Stephen R. Conrad 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Black is a Heart and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient &nbsp;Marathon Runner, Author, Coach and Speaker. MarkBlack.ca Founder of The Purpose Program and CEO of Adversus Consulting, Mark Black has done a lot in 35 yrs. A professional speaker, best-selling author and success coach, Mark doesn\u2019t just talk about overcoming adversity, he lives it. 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