This week's Military Entrepreneur is Mark Babbitt, a renowned business speaker, author, and leadership expert. He served four years in the United States Air Force, he managed to master the art of building relationships in his transition. Mark's hard work paid off, subsequently had six job offers upon leaving the service. 

Mark shares his story of transitioning into the corporate grind, becoming frustrated and eventually branching out starting his own business- which has shaped and changed his life in a tremendous way. He credits much of his success to seeking out mentors- something he now specializes in pairing young talent with corporate America.

Mark's Biography:

Mark Babbitt – a veteran of the USAF – is co-author of A World Gone Social: How Business Must Adapt to Survive. An in-demand speaker and mentor, Mark has been named a “Top 100 Leadership Speaker” and “Top 50 Leadership Innovator” by Inc. – and one of “15 Twitter Accounts Every Entrepreneur Should Follow" by Business News Daily.

Mark serves as CEO of YouTern, a community that enables young talent to become highly employable. He’s also President of Switch and Shift, a site that champions Social Age leadership.

His newest community, ForwardHeroes.org, will launch in 2016 to help military veterans transition successfully into civilian careers.

Connect with Mark:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• ForwardHeroes.org