Mark Gardner

Event Manager & Online Features Author @Ballcarrier

East Midlands, GB

Coordinating East Midlands\' The Rugby Business Network events alongside former Leicester Tigers, England and British & Irish Lions full back, Tim Stimpson. My role also incorporates regular online contributions and blogs as guest author of Rugby Business Network is the largest and most successful business network in the world for people with a passion for rugby. Our members help each other at networking events all over the world and also help each other online through our LinkedIn Group called The Rugby Business Network.When rugby people help each other in life or in business the business benefits of doing so make it much easier for them to justify investing their time and money back into the game and that is what this is all about; helping each other and helping the game of rugby. The RBN is a fantastic vehicle for people with similar values and mindsets and a similar sense of humour to help each other with advice, deals, jobs, suppliers, tickets, accommodation, education, events or rugby related charities.We have many of the world’s top rugby players, coaches and business leaders speak at our events for free, the venues are laid on for free by supportive companies, the organising committees work for free and the people who attend the networking events start with the words ‘How could I help you?’ not ‘What can you do for me?’ We are sponsored by HSBC globally who pay for people to support the event organisers around the world and we couldn\'t do this without them either.

University of Wolverhampton

BA (Hons), Sports Science & Event Management

Gwent Tertiary College

BTEC Sports Science & A-Level PE, Sports Studies