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Mark’s action-driven videos deliver tools and truths to shift your paradigm.
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Mark writes weekly at Forbes.com on education, careers, and generational dynamics.
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Every weekday, Mark hosts 90 seconds of insight and inspiration on The Perna Syndicate.
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Mark’s action-driven videos deliver tools and truths to shift your paradigm.
Read
Mark writes weekly at Forbes.com on education, careers, and generational dynamics.
Listen
Every weekday, Mark hosts 90 seconds of insight and inspiration on The Perna Syndicate.

Paradigm Shift Series
In this series, Mark delivers highly actionable, step-by-step strategies that thousands of educators, employers, and parents in his keynote audiences are using with great success. Get the highlights of that content for free—and walk away inspired to make a positive difference.
Forbes Leadership Series
In partnership with the Forbes team, Mark created a series of leadership videos on a variety of topics, from balancing your work and personal life to tips on successfully leading your remote team.
Education with Purpose & Employment with Passion Series
Mark’s national movement, Education with Purpose & Employment with Passion, can shift the paradigm in education, employment, and economic development. Tune in to find out what drives this vision.
Inspiration Series
Experience Mark’s brief and impactful strategies to maximize your outcomes with younger-gen students and employees. Plus, get some career and life inspiration for your own journey!
Answering Students Series
Mark recently went live to take questions from a high school class. In this series, Mark shares from his heart and experience as someone who hit rock-bottom and then found a way to focus, plan, and take action to turn things around.
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Discover Mark’s Latest Insights on Education, Careers, and Generational Dynamics.
As a generational expert and thought leader, Mark’s got a finger on the pulse of the workforce—and what motivates younger-gen employees to deliver their best performance. He contributes weekly at Forbes, where his work has reached more than 3.3 million viewers.

Why Gen Z Can Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage Crisis
Many young people have been taught to pursue college over vocational school. But the tide…

Why We Need To Stop Preaching Self-Care To Burned-Out Educators
With teacher vacancies jumping 51%, how can we meaningfully support struggling educators? Mark's article, "Why…

Demand For Green Skills Outpacing What The Workforce Can Deliver—But There’s Hope
Possessing one or more ‘green skills’ can increase your chances of getting hired by 29%,…
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Shift Your Paradigm with Mark every weekday on The Perna Syndicate.
In less than two minutes every weekday, Mark delivers the latest research and strategies in education, careers, workforce development, and the new multigenerational workplace. The Perna Syndicate podcast is heard in more than 60 countries on Apple Podcasts, Alexa, and everywhere else you listen.


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