Marks Maponyane was born in Meadowlands, Soweto on 16th February 1962. In 1983, 1987 and 1994 Marks Maponyane was awarded the SA Footballer of the year Award. Marks Maponyane has been a professional footballer for 17 years and in 1984 he was nominated as South African Sports Hero of the Year. Marks Maponyane was Captain of the Chiefs between 1985 and 1988 and he played for Bafana Bafana from 1992 to 1995.

Marks Maponyane has been involved with motivational speaking for most of his foot-balling career and has also been a Sales Executive for 13 years; 10 years with Adidas and 3 years with Reebok. Marks Maponyane is a successful businessman and now runs his own business.

Marks Maponyane offers a wide variety of topics which include the likes of Teamwork, Accepting Changes in the Workplace, Change of Attitude and Men’s Attitude Towards Women in These Changing Times.

Marks Maponyane has put together a series of video tapes which illustrate certain messages that he wishes to share with others. These tapes are of various topics and can be used in conjunction with talks that Marks offers.