Innovative Sales Manager Recognized for Toastmasters Leadership Award

Mark Butler, Channel Sales Manager for Zebra Technologies headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, was honored by Independently Speaking Toastmasters for successfully earning his Competent Leader (CL) award. The event was held on Friday, October 20, at DeVry University in Seven Hills, Ohio.

“Toastmasters has helped me become a better speaker and it has helped me hone my leadership skills. Everyone thinks about Toastmasters as an organization to enhance your speaking abilities. That it does. However, Toastmasters focuses on helping members become better leaders,” says Butler.

Butler, the club’s Vice President of Membership, joined Toastmasters in October, 2016. While pursuing the Toastmasters CL award, he developed better organizational, time management, mentoring, and team building skills. However, the thing that caught him by surprise was becoming a better listener in the process.

“Mark goes above and beyond for our club. His innovative ideas have helped us succeed and bring new members into the club. I look forward to seeing him continue to advance on his Toastmasters journey,” says John Kavouras, Club President for Independently Speaking.

Independently Speaking was established in 1989 and is a part of District 10 Toastmasters which covers Northeast Ohio. The club meets every Friday at DeVry University (Room 114) from 12PM to 1PM. Guests are always welcome. For more information about the club, please visit our website at http://www.independentlyspeaking.toastmastersclubs.org/ , find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ISTM1424 / , or email us at independentlyspeaking@yahoo.com.

Toastmasters International is a worldwide nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., the organization's membership exceeds 352,000 in more than 16,400 clubs in 141 countries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters on Twitter.