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Who is Mark Preston?

Mark Preston is a UK based digital growth speaker, author, founder partner, and business growth consultant with over 25 years of hands-on experience building and scaling companies through organic growth.

He is best known as 'THE' Digital Growth Speaker and the creator of the £1b Connect Those Dots growth framework, a practical system built from real world results rather than theory.

Over his career, Mark has been personally responsible for generating more than £1 billion in profitable revenue, achieved with zero paid marketing spend. His work focuses on helping founders, leadership teams, franchise networks, and organisations build connected digital ecosystems that drive sustainable growth.

Mark is also the author of multiple business growth books, including Connect Those Dots, Customer Growth Unlocked, The Business Side of SEO, and The SEO Freelancer Survival Handbook. He works as a Founders Growth Partner, acting as a Director and shareholder in selected businesses where he installs his framework in exchange for equity rather than consultancy fees.

LIVED EXPERIENCE

Why Mark Preston Resonates

Because Mark does not speak from slides. He speaks from experience. Everything he teaches has been lived through years of pressure, responsibility, and decision making where outcomes mattered. His work connects deeply with founders and leaders who feel overwhelmed by disconnected tactics and unclear growth advice.

People do not just learn from Mark. They recognise themselves in his story.

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'THE' Digital Growth Speaker

As 'THE' Digital Growth Speaker, Mark delivers talks that change how audiences think about growth.

He introduces clarity where there was confusion and structure where there was noise. His sessions are practical, grounded, and designed to be applied immediately.

The Connect Those Dots framework shows businesses how to stop chasing new ideas and start connecting the assets they already have into a system that compounds.

Most people never see those connections but Mark makes them obvious.

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MARK'S ACHIEVEMENTS

Built Over 25 Years in the Trenches

Mark’s £1b dot connecting growth framework is the result of building and scaling his own businesses and helping others do the same.

Across two and a half decades, he has...

Built a large scale lead generation network serving hundreds of local businesses.
Scaled a multi-office digital growth agency turning unknown brands into trusted names.
Founded and grown a white label digital growth franchise network to over fifty UK franchisees.
Trained hundreds of professional digital marketers worldwide.
Helped scale the digital growth ecosystem of the UK’s largest independent opticians group from 65 locations to over 500, driving over fifty thousand quality appointments every month through organic growth.

Every business was self funded and every lesson was earned.

MY MINDSET FOUNDATION

From Mechanic to Trusted Authority

Mark did not begin his career on a stage. He started as a mechanic and was pulled into business through necessity rather than ambition. That background shaped how he works and how he communicates.

Outside of business, Mark is a father of four, a proud grandfather, and someone who values the quiet grounding moments of daily beach walks near his home. His family is his why.

With two sons on the autistic spectrum and a daughter with a heart condition, resilience became a way of life. That strength shows up in how Mark builds businesses and supports others through difficult growth phases.

WHY FAILING BECOMES ONES STRENGTH

The Framework Exists Because of Reality

Mark is very open about the decisions that did not go to plan. Those moments are not hidden. They are built into the framework.

Without the failures, the Connect Those Dots system would not exist. It was never designed to sound clever. It was designed to work under pressure.

That honesty is why people trust it.

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Author of Books People Actually Use

Mark’s books are written for founders and business leaders who want clarity, not complexity.

Connect Those Dots: A practical framework that shows business leaders and their marketing team how to link every part of their business into one connected system that drives sustainable growth.
Customer Growth Unlocked: A story led guide that walks founders through 101 real customer growth challenges with clear actions for each one.
The Business Side of SEO: An honest account of building and scaling a profitable digital growth agency from zero, without investment or paid marketing.
The SEO Freelancer Survival Handbook: A no nonsense playbook for freelancers who want to attract better clients, build predictable income, and survive long term in SEO.

These are books that stay open on desks, not closed on shelves.

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TRUSTED GROWTH ADVISOR

Founders Growth Partner

Mark does not advise from the side-lines. As the Founders Growth Partner, he becomes a Director and shareholder in selected businesses he believes in. He installs his growth framework in return for equity rather than fees.

If the business grows, he grows with it. If it does not, neither does he.

That alignment is intentional.

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BASED ON LIVED EXPERIENCE

Why Mark Preston Matters

Most people talk about growth. Mark builds it.
Most people add more noise. Mark creates clarity.

For founders and business leaders who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of disconnected advice, Mark Preston represents something rare.

Experience you can trust. A framework that makes sense. And growth that finally feels possible.