OUR TEAM

Our team has decades of experience in helping organizations achieve greater results. The team is led by Mark Ellwood, president of Pace Productivity Inc.

Mark is an internationally known productivity consultant and a leading expert on how people spend their time. Educated at McGill University, he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in 1978, specializing in Organizational Behavior and graduating with Great Distinction. After working in product management for Procter & Gamble and Moore Business Forms, he began his own consulting practice in 1989. At that time, Mark invented the TimeCorder^®, a user-friendly device for tracking time spent on various activities. Clients use this user-friendly device to accurately measure their own results.

Mark's groundbreaking productivity research with the TimeCorder^®, his practical insights into work-life balance, and his keen eye on how technology affects work have generated international media attention on numerous occasions. He has also presented papers on his research at international time-use conferences.

Mark also conducts interactive, practical seminars and facilitates workshops on personal productivity. He brings an entertaining and interactive style to his presentations. Among his many speaking awards, he was the national championship for the Canada Jaycees and runner-up in a prestigious world competition. He has also coached four national speaking champions and one world winner.

In the community he was involved for many years with the Toronto Junior Board of Trade and was awarded a lifetime senatorship with Jaycees International. He also founded the Inventors' Alliance of Canada in 1993. Mark currently volunteers his time providing consulting and facilitation for non-profit organizations through Toronto's Management Advisory Service.

Mark has written two books. A Complete Waste of Time combines humorous anecdotes with practical tips and Cut the Glut of E-Mail shows readers how to communicate more effectively.

Mark Ellwood's passionate mission is to improve people and processes through consulting and training.

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