Mark Scharenbroich

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

While at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, Scharenbroich toured with a comedy troupe called Mom’s Apple Pie. They performed in high schools and colleges in the 1970s.

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.

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.

Books

Scharenbroich, Mark (2010). Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life. Minneapolis: Echo Bay Publishing. pp 168 pages. ISBN 978-0-9826562-3-5

Films/DVD programs

• The Greatest Days of Your Life . . . So Far. Minneapolis: Jostens, 1981.
• T is for Teacher. Minneapolis: Jostens, 1983.
• One of a Kind. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 1984.
• Pathways to Performance. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 1986.
• Choose to Lead. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 1987.
• Is this your first? Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 1995.
• Building Connections to Improve School Climate. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 2000.
• Building Connections: 100+ Ideas to Improve School Climate. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 2004.
• What’s It About?. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 2005.
• Building Connections to Improve Student Achievement. Minneapolis: Scharenbroich & Associates, 2010.

• Gold Medal (2011) for Nice Bike, Axiom Business Book Awards
• National Speaker’s Association (2003) Hall of Fame, CPAE
• National Speaker’s Association (2003) Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
• Silver Screen Award (1982) for The Greatest Days of Your Life…So Far
• National Council on Family Relations (1985), 1st Place for One of A Kind
• Golden Apple Award (1989) for The Greatest Days of Your Life…So Far
• Telly Award (2004) for Building Connections
• Telly Award (2005) for What’s it About? (Writer/Producer)
• Aurora Awards (2004, Gold Award) for What’s it About?
• 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?