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13 True Tales About Mark Eckenrode (and 2 False Ones)

  1. Grew up in military school shooting, shouting, and leading a company of cadets
  2. Was the third foreigner to ever enter a small remote village in Thailand and after living with them for several weeks he was adopted into their family
  3. Was the DJ for a Playboy photo shoot
  4. Runs marathons through the desert… barefoot
  5. Partied with 2 Live Crew, Nate Dogg, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, and others on separate occasions
  6. Was expelled from Australia due to a “simple misunderstanding” regarding a rare sea turtle
  7. Personal bodyguard to a man considered “the most powerful person in politics you don’t know”
  8. Spent 5 years as a martial arts apprentice living on a mountaintop training with his Kung-Fu master, leaping from trees, carrying pails of water, and throwing tree stumps
  9. As a copywriter he worked with high-profile clients such as Rich Dad Poor Dad and Donald Trump
  10. One of just seven people in the world certified as a Master of Guerrilla Marketing by marketing legend Jay Conrad Levinson
  11. Crikey! Had a beer with Steve Irwin at the Tilted Horse pub in the Australian Outback
  12. Was interviewed for Entrepreneur Magazine
  13. Attended over 127 punk rock concerts in one year
  14. Sold his marketing business to become a Paramedic providing care to his community
  15. Has a blessed tattoo inked by an actual Buddhist monk
  16. BONUS: Always ready to fight the zombie hordes