Innovation Culture Expert | Award-Winning Former CEO of Taco Bell & TaylorMade | Former President of Adidas North America
Mark King is not just a speaker; he is a rare leader whose real-life successes offer a roadmap for corporate leaders aiming to harness innovation and drive significant change within their industries. His presentations are not only inspirational but packed with actionable insights, making him an invaluable asset to any corporate event.
Mr. King has been a director of Jack in the Box since November 2025, and currently serves as Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. King has over 40 years of experience driving transformations and increasing relevance at major global brands, including as CEO of Taco Bell Corp., where he led brand strategy and franchise operations and enhanced consumer engagement during a period of significant growth. He most recently served as CEO of Xponential Fitness, helping transform the company through a focus on franchisee health and a customer-centric culture. Mr. King also previously served as President of adidas North America, guiding the brand to double its market share in under three years, and spent more than three decades at TaylorMade Golf, which became the most profitable golf company in the world during his tenure as CEO.
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Mark King’s Speech Topics
The Innovation Playbook: Turning Resistance Into Your Competitive Edge
In this keynote, Mark King addresses how, given supportive conditions, creating a habit of innovation is not only possible but likely. He describes how leaders can help people overcome their natural resistance to challenge the status quo, to better understand the customer, and to embrace the challenges of doing things that have not been done before.
Innovation as a Culture, Not a Strategy
This speech challenges conventional thinking by positioning innovation not as a business strategy, but as an organizational culture. Mark King illustrates how embedding innovation into the DNA of a company can lead to sustainable growth and ongoing success. He provides actionable insights on transforming organizational norms and behaviors to embrace innovation at all levels.
The DNA Innovation: Lessons From Leading Innovation in Three Industries
In this compelling keynote, Mark King shares his journey and the innovative strategies he employed to revolutionize companies in wildly diverse industries. He reveals how thinking beyond industry silos can uncover opportunities for innovation and growth, offering practical advice for leaders looking to drive innovation, nurture creativity.
The Future of Leadership: How Leaders Will Develop Great Teams in the Future
The way we work has changed. People’s expectations have changed. In this keynote, Mark King describes how leaders must adapt to a marketplace where innovation is critical, engagement is more necessary and good leaders are more necessary and less powerful. Here he shares what he has learned in his journey as leadership transformation has become a necessity.
What other organizations say about Mark King
Mark was absolutely amazing; everyone loved him.
Financial Services
What other organizations say about Mark King
Mark was great! From the people I talked to, mostly franchisees, he was well received and it sounded like the content resonated well with them.
Food
What other organizations say about Mark King
He is that rare leader who has an uncanny ability to create teams that have led to some of the most profitable businesses in the world. As CEO of three very different industries, Mark proves his philosophy of “restless creativity” empowers employees and spurs innovation. Mark’s unique approach to culture building, whether remote or in person, is very powerful. He’s among the most successful business leaders in the world.
Business Conferences / Audiences
What other organizations say about Mark King
Taco Bell CEO Mark King explains how “restless creativity” and redesigned store experiences will help the chain nearly double its sales to $20 billion a year.
Open-ticketed
What other organizations say about Mark King
He has a reputation for turning businesses around by moving fast on innovative and sometimes expensive endeavors. Under his leadership, three companies, TaylorMade, Adidas, and Taco Bell, have introduced innovative products, gained tremendous market share, and have become some of the most profitable businesses in the world.
Open-ticketed
What other organizations say about Mark King
Mark King made Adidas cool again. Behind the average Joe exterior is an ace motivator, communicator, and strategist who engineered one of the most impressive turnarounds in corporate history.
Publishing
What other organizations say about Mark King
Mark King’s presentation was very well received. He is a rock star!