Mark Wilson spent his career of more than 25 years heading the Leadership and Organization Effectiveness & HR functions at Fortune 500 companies, including PepsiCo, Taco Bell and YUM! Brands. And yet, when his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he left his career behind to take care of her at home.  

He didn’t know how he would care for her at the beginning of his caregiving journey, but he had the resolve and ambition to figure it out and learn as much about Alzheimer’s care and caregiving as he could.  He was able to apply his corporate experience and leadership skills to create the best care team possible for his mom.  

His mission was to have her home, have her be as happy as possible, and for her to live as long and healthy as possible. He fulfilled his mission. 

Since his mom passed, he has been a guest on podcasts and through them he was encouraged to write his book, “Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Care: A Guide to Finding Courage, Longevity, and Joy on the Journey“. He was also asked to be on the Advisory Board for the UCI MIND Center.  He leads Alzheimer’s Support Groups, advocates in Washington for Funds for Alzheimer’s Research, mentors High School Students who want to share education and fundraising in the community and he does his own fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association. 

It was because of a tragic medically negligent surgical mistake that shortened his mom’s long Alzheimer’s journey that inspired him to share his care leader learning on Alzheimer’s care and Patients’ Rights to give families hope and confidence that they can make a huge difference in the lives of their loved ones.  He states that “Just because there is still no cure for dementia doesn’t mean you can’t make a big difference in their lives and your life as well.” 

Mark’s website: The Bold Care Leader

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