Mark Bowden

Founder and President, TRUTHPLANE®

Mark Bowden is a world-renowned body language expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author. Voted three times Global Gurus’ #1 Body Language Professional in the world, Mark’s unique GesturePlane™ system of nonverbal communication helps audiences maximize the power of using their own body language to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they communicate. 

Founder of communication training company TRUTHPLANE®, Mark’s live and virtual keynote speeches and training prove invaluable to business leaders and teams from influential companies across the world including Zoom, Shopify, Toyota, KPMG, American Express, the US Army and NATO; and prime ministers of G7 nations. Mark has years of experience training business and political leaders across the globe on how to use their body language both live and over digital media most effectively for superior communication.  

His bestselling books on body language and human behavior, translated into multiple languages, are: Winning Body Language; Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals; Tame the Primitive Brain; and Truth & Lies, What People are Really Thinking. Mark is a regular instructor for Canada’s #1-ranked EMBA program at Kellogg-Schulich School of Business, and he is President of the National Communication Coach Association of Canada. 

Mark’s highly acclaimed TEDx talk “The Importance of Being In-Authentic” continues to reach millions of people, as does his own YouTube Channel and the weekly YouTube sensation “The Behavior Panel” as featured on The Dr. Phil Show. He is a go-to media commentator on the body language of politicians, celebrities and public figures, appearing regularly on CNN, CBS, and Global News, and he is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and GQ Magazine.

Meet The Team

Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden

Founder and President, TRUTHPLANE

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Tracey Thomson

Tracey Thomson

Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder, TRUTHPLANE

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Daniel Rios

Daniel Rios

Associate Trainer and Speaker,
Spanish Language

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Cathryn Naiker

Cathryn Naiker

Administrator & Project Manager, TRUTHPLANE

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Michael Turnbull

Michael Turnbull

Product Designer

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OUR CLIENTS

Get ready to sit up straight and learn actionable techniques for improving virtual communication in our new hybrid world. Our audience loved Mark's energy, humor, and best of all, sound advice for being a better communicator.

Mark Magnacca

President and Co-founder, Allego

TRUTHPLANE® training will have you turning interpersonal communication into opportunities for success!

Dr. Dean Tripp

Professor of Psychology, Queen’s University

Feedback on Mark Bowden’s keynote is totally off the charts!

John Bryne

President Sales, DELL

Rave reviews of Mark’s keynote speech continue to pour in. Thanks for giving us solid steps for confident, persuasive and influential communication.

Arlene Dickinson

CBC’s Dragons’ Den