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in Business Bio
Short Bio
Mark Binder is the author of five books and has recorded four audio cds
for adults and young people. He leads workshops on storytelling in organizations
and businesses. He is an expert in listening and developing methods of
communicating with stories.
Longer bio
Mark Binder was born in 1962 in Newton, Massachusetts.
His family moved frequently when he was young. As a youngster, he lived
in Boston, Framingham and Watertown, Massachusetts;South Hackensack
and River Edge, New Jersey; El Paso, Texas; and Bethesda, Maryland,
where he graduated from Walt Whitman High School. He attended Columbia
College at Columbia University in New York City, graduating with a BA
in 1984. While at Columbia, he took courses in 21 departments and claims
that the degree was in Mythology (although transcripts may show it was
actually history). After spending time in London, he moved to Providence,
Rhode Island where he earned an MA in English and Theater from Rhode
Island College. After brief stints in Haverhill and Chelmsford, Massachusetts,
he returned to Providence where he now resides.
Detailed Bio
Over the years, Mark has held many positions, including:
- Editor in Chief of Food Distribution Magazine -- the business
magazine for the specialty food trade
- Editor of the Rhode Island Jewish Herald
- Acting Director of the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless
- Contributing Editor to MacHome Journal and Ram Chowder Magazine
- Urban Eye Columnist for The Providence Phoenix (NewPaper)
- Weekly Columnist for The Chelmsford Independent
As a freelance writer, he has written about business in
trade magazines targeted tosmall businesses, gourmet food, pizza, computers,
martial arts and beer. He has been a frequent contributor to:
- Pizza Today
- Modern Brewery Age
- Fancy Food
- Beer--The Magazine
- Aikido Journal
- Home Office Computing
In 2002, he ran as a Democratic candidate for the United
States Congress, and captured 26% of the primary vote with a budget
of less than $500, setting a record for most votes per dollar since
the year 1846.
Mark has served on the board of the League for the Advancement
of New England Storytelling, and is the founder and director of The
American Story Theater. He has also worked as the Artistic Director
of the Real Fun Theater Company, and the chief instructor of Kokyu Aikido.
His written and storytelling work has received grant funding from the
Rhode Island Council on the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
the National Storytelling Network, the Rhode Island Department of Education,
and the United States Department of Education. He is a Rhode Island
Artist Educator, and is on the New England Foundation for the Arts Touring
Roster.
His compact disc, Classic Stories for Boys and Girls,
has received rave reviews in Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal,
and Booklist. It was awarded an iParenting Media Award and a Children's
Music Web Award for best storytelling CD. His collection of stories,
The Everything Bedtime Story Book, is in its fifth (or sixth) printing,
and has sold more than 50,000 copies worldwide.
Mark Binder's Books, CDs and other publications
- The Worlds Best Challah (Light Publications -- soft cover)
- A Chanukah Surprise (Light Publications -- cd)
- Classic Stories for Boys and Girls (Light Publications -- cd)
- The Everything Bedtime Story Book (Adams Media) The Everything
Mini Story Book (Adams Media)
- The Everything Build Your Own Home Page Book (Adams Media, Out
of Print)
- The Brothers Schlemiel From Birth to Bar Mitzvah (more or less)
Audio Book (www.lightpublications.com)
- Tall Tales, Whoppers and Lies - Mark Binder Live! (www.lightpublications.com
-- cd)
- Crumbs Don't Count -- The Rationalization Diet (Avon Books, Out
of Print)
- More than 150 stories published in: Cricket Magazine, The Shofar,
Hadassah, the Forward, Bostonia, and nearly every Jewish newspaper
in the United States and Canada.
Reviews of Mark Binder's CD, "Classic Stories for
Boys and Girl"
BOOKLIST, September 2004
Kids will cotton to storyteller Mark Binder... A worthy addition to
storytelling collections.
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, August 2004
Rhode Island author and storyteller Mark Binder is the spellbinder in
this clever recording. Telling both traditional and original stories,
Binder adds a certain flair to each story with his repertoire of voices....
A fine addition to children's audio collection... this recording will
also prove useful for listening skills, story times, and general listening.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, May 10, 2004
Storyteller Binder shines in this collection that contains favorite
folktales and a handful of originals... a gift for humor -- both broad
and subtle -- Binder captivates...
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Mark Binder is resident storyteller at New Commons --
a think and do tank.
For information about programs and to book an event for
your organization, business or community,
please call (401) 272-8707
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