Mark Scharenbroich

Mark Scharenbroich ( ; born 1953) is an American motivational speaker, humorist, and author.

Early life In the 1970s Scharenbroich attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota where he earned a degree in mass communications. While there he toured high schools and colleges with a comedy troupe called Mom’s Apple Pie.

Career In 1979, Scharenbroich was hired by Jostens to speak at high schools throughout North America. He was featured in the film The Greatest Days of Your Life …So Far, for which Scharenbroich won the Golden Apple and Silver Screen film awards for writing and performing. He won an Emmy Award as writer/producer for an ABC TV special and is the recipient of several international film awards.

In 1984, he established Scharenbroich & Associates, a communications and production company. Certified by the National Speaker’s Association as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), in 2003, Scharenbroich was inducted into the National Speaker’s Association Hall of Fame, receiving the CPAE award — NSA’s Council of Peers Award of Excellence.

Scharenbroich published "Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life" in 2010. In his book he teaches how to “Nice Bike” someone by acknowledging, honoring, and connecting with them.

Since 2013 Scharenbroich has co-hosted a yearly "Keynote Kamp" with Eric Chester where they instruct other speakers on how to better write and deliver a keynote address.

Publications Books Scharenbroich, Mark (2010). Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life. Minneapolis: Echo Bay Publishing. pp 168 pages. National Speaker’s Association (2003) Hall of Fame, CPAE Telly Award (2005) for What’s it About? (Writer/Producer) International Health and Medical Film award (2005) for What’s it About?, and Building Connections (finalist) International Davey Award (2005, Gold Winner – Education) for What’s it About?