Mack In the News

Elevation Forum focuses on entrepreneurial mindset needed to thrive in today’s uncertainty Mack Elevation founder Dan Mack kicked off the most recent meeting of his Elevation Forum by highlighting the speed at which knowledge is compounding. “Until 1900, knowledge doubled every century.... read more

Three percent of decision makers “completely trust” sales leaders, according to a study conducted by HubSpot Research. Startling, humbling, but not surprising. Over the years, I have conducted similar research and I have discovered that many leaders in senior buying... read more

What is capturing the New General Market, the focus of a recent one-day summit hosted by Mack Elevation and Drug Store News, all about? “It’s about purpose,” said Dan Mack, president of Chicago-based Mack Elevation. “It’s about soul. A soul of a... read more

Many of today’s most compelling companies don’t just sell products — they create emotionally connected relationships with their customers. These exceptional organizations do two things very well: they design radically empathetic products or foster truly transparent relationships with their customers.... read more

Albert Einstein once shared, “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the it, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask. Once I know the proper question, I... read more

“Dan Mack? Let’s just say he cuts an imposing figure in the mass retail industry.” That comment, from one of Mack’s many admirers, sums up his status in the mass retail industry. Not only is Mack an imposing figure — he... read more

The Idea: Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, recently stated, “Despite all this rapid change in the computing industry, we are still at the beginning of the digital revolution.” The revolution has only just begun.  We all look for certainty in an... read more

Researchers believe that first impressions are created in fewer than three seconds. In the blink of an eye, people assess your competence, aggressiveness, intelligence and trustworthiness. As you finish your first line, you’ve already been critiqued. Observers automatically and unconsciously conduct a mental shortcut, judging whether... read more

During last December’s Drug Store Industry Issues Summit, our panel of retail executives discussed how to optimize consumer white spaces, creating new trips and value. If you were not there, you missed some great discussions by many of the top... read more

“What’s in greatest demand today isn’t more data but synthesis — understanding what’s next, crossing boundaries and being able to combine different pieces into an interesting new whole.” That’s what Dan Mack, managing director of the Mack Elevation Forum, asked... read more