Speakers Reviews

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Shawn Achor

“Shawn was AMAZING! Beyond all expectations. I knew he was going to be funny, but I did not realize HOW consistently funny. And a total class act.  We’ve already had numerous comments and emails from people practicing their three grateful things.” — Aimee Harris, VP, Brand Management, Primrose Schools Franchising Company

Susan Cain

“We were delighted to have Susan joining in conversation in our leadership festival. Even though it was digital, her presence felt like it came out of the screens, and her warm personality and interesting reflections really captured the audience. She really gave us something to think about, in terms of acknowledging both beauty and sorrow in our everyday lives!” – Torhild Eide Torgersen, Senior Consultant, Foundation Administrative Research Fund at the Norwegian School of Economics

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Thank you for being a part of our conference this year. Besides your command of the room, digestible information, and actionable take aways (all on point, by the way), what we appreciated most was the obvious connection that you had to our mission. You HEARD us during our prep meeting. And integrating our day-to-day terms into the presentation, set you above the rest to connect with what we train. Our guests looked at you as an extension of CPI.” – Jacob Nelson, Marketing Manager, Crisis Prevention Institute

Nataly Kogan

“How does one even begin to explain being in the physical presence of Nataly Kogan? Her enthusiasm and positivity is contagious, and she truly is the funniest person in her family. Nataly was real and authentic and left our teacher leaders with a wealth of knowledge on emotional resilience and why self-care is of the utmost importance for them to sustain when being a teacher is one of the most difficult things they’ll ever do. If you are looking for a drab keynote, Nataly is not for you; however, if you want passion, excitement, and humor, you’ll find all of that and more in Nataly Kogan.” –Paula Watkins, NBCT, M.Ed., Program Director, Arizona K12 Center

Amy Blankson

“Amy’s warm personality, lighthearted presentation style, and lessons of fearless positivity woven throughout an interactive journaling practice reminded our teacher leaders that it is ok to take time to focus on themselves and their needs. She has piqued their interest in happiness in the digital age and left them with strategies they can implement in their classrooms to ensure a healthy balance of technology for their students as well as themselves.”  –Paula Watkins, NBCT, M.Ed., Program Director, Arizona K12 Center

Amy Blankson

“Amy’s program on Fearless Positivity exceeded our expectations, it was amazing in so many ways! Our team was very grateful and appreciative of Amy’s ability to weave in the things that we had expressed in our pre-meeting call that were important for us. She wove them in seamlessly to her presentation and made the connection to the audience (team, community, connectivity, coalition work, etc.). It made a big impact for the attendees and being able to pull both personal and professional gems from Amy’s presentation that will help them moving forward!” – Juliane Walker, Wichita State University, Center for Public Health Initiatives

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Thank you, thank you, thank you! You were fantastic! I will definitely recommend you to others who are looking for speakers. Your presentation was very insightful, funny, engaging, and really resonated with the audience.  We have had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the event.”
– Xan Pearson, CEO & President, Colorado Thought Leaders Forum

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Thank you to Tasha and her entire team for providing a wonderful keynote for our women’s event. Through her kindness and knowledge everyone walked away feeling fantastic and ready to apply tools into their lives.”

Attendee feedback:

  • “This is the second time I have seen her, and she has yet to disappoint me. Her knowledge on the topics that she discusses are above and beyond. I love that her presentations are engaging!!”
  • “She was excellent! I enjoyed her presentation style and slides. I would have liked more time for Q & A. My best takeaway from her was the value of self-awareness and how to achieve. The What vs Why questions was also an excellent tip.”
  • “Dr. Eurich was an amazing speaker. Her research was very revealing, and her 3 Behaviors were easy to understand. She held my attention – even after lunch.”
  • “This is tough; she was phenomenal! I had 2 pages of notes written just from her speech; best takeaway; It’s always good to do a spot test and check yourself every once in a while – you might not be as good as you think you are. HMMMMM? the bar comment.”
  • “Oh my gosh she is amazing! I wish I was able to do the meet and greet. I will be buying her book. There was not one thing that I didn’t take from her speech.”
  • “She was amazing and I loved her talk! My best takeaway is to do the Reflected Best Self Exercise. Also, asking WHAT instead of WHY questions. It was all such good information/advice.”

–Sarah Smith, Event & Marketing Director Confidence Learning Center

Susan Cain

“Everyone is sure to walk away from a Susan Cain presentation enlightened, informed, and inspired.  Hearing this gifted speaker and author is a special opportunity not to be missed!” –Gilda Ross, Student & Community Projects Coordinator, Glenbard School District

Amy Blankson

“Amy is a gifted speaker in that she knows her subject matter very well and she presents in a way that everyone can not only understand, but also relate to.   She has an ease about her and glow…she is genuine.” –Kimberly Habash Dorniden, President & National Executive Director, Siemer Institute

Susan Cain

“It meant so much to our students for Susan Cain to participate in MKA’s Student Life Leadership Retreat.  Her presence and her message made it clear that it was time for our community to rethink traditional definitions of leadership and to consider how all of our students are on a personal leadership journey.” –Kerry Verrone, Upper School Dean of Student Life, Montclair Kimberley Academy

Dan Heath

“I cannot think of a more engaging speaker who manages to inspire, create hope, and also deliver insightful ideas that are accessible, practical and doable. Leaders walk away from a Dan Heath talk thinking differently about their work, grounded in a clear path forward, and approaching massive change with optimism.  Because Dan’s thinking is memorable and actionable, they feel stronger, due to what feels like a masterclass in leadership.”
– Erika Nielsen Andrew, Director of Professional Learning, Folio Collaborative

Dan Heath

“Dan Heath’s presentation was challenging and inspiring to our team. His preparation was unparalleled; he astutely customized his content to our distinctive organization.  He cared about advancing our growth agenda and illuminated blind spots in our strategic approaches.  We are already considering Dan for another session.” – Compassion International

Dan Heath

“Dan is a engaging speaker and his communication skills led to a high level of success and satisfaction.  His exceptional presentation inspired our regional school systems to take steps to work “Upstream” to overcome barriers to fix the systems that cause problems.  After speaking at our annual Summer Leadership Conference, educational leaders left with a renewed enthusiasm for the commitment to work “Upstream”.   This important work shifts our focus from reacting to problems, putting out fires, and dealing with emergencies, to focusing our attention and energy to preventing them.  Dan’s keynote and work will have a great impact towards the success of the 100,000+ students in our region.” –Dr. Stephanie Gordy, Executive Director, Griffin RESA

Dan Heath

“The Board of Trustees was fully engaged and appreciated the challenge he left us to begin to act more Upstream.  We have already taken the design framework and started to think differently, more inclusively, and more broadly.  He has already made an impact on how we are thinking about higher education.” —Lorrie Clemo, President, D’Youville College

Dan Heath

“Dan brought down the house and was the highlight of the conference for many of the folks.  Thank you again for bringing such a rewarding and valuable message to our group!”
–CASE/NAIS Independent Schools conference

Amy Blankson

“Our audience members are leading complex organizations in the face of a pandemic. Amy’s presentation was more than helpful in giving them resources to persevere themselves and to support the people for whom they provide leadership.” –Mia Urick, Professional Development Director, Minnesota Association of School Administrators

Susan Cain

“On behalf of our Board, I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for your wonderful talk. It was beyond gratifying to finally hear you in person and to feel the excitement in the room generated by so much collective resonating! From the parent perspective, you fulfilled a long held desire to shed some light on those kids who dwell in the corners of the classroom. Not to mention helping us see childhood experiences through a different lens. Wow – it was moving. Even for those of us who have already read your books, and listened to your podcasts, the live experience with you is so much more. You bring so much passion for the cause, empathy and warmth into the room.”
— Barbara Morgenthau, SPEAK SFO Co Chair

Susan Cain

“Susan was outstanding, and people were blown away. We’ve brought a long list of accomplished speakers and thought leaders to Mercer Island, and I have heard a number of people repeat that Susan was the best speaker we have ever had. I personally agree. Her message is salient, timely and crucial—especially for parents and teachers—and she is also warm, witty, engaging, and articulate. She not only speaks softly, but with such kindness and humility that even when she disputes the value of group work in the classroom, teachers and administrators fully understand her without getting defensive. Back in the day when I taught, my Dean of Faculty described his job as “trying to herd cats.” I truly think Susan Cain would be successful herding even the most independent-minded cats over to the side of our quieter kids. On behalf of the entire Parent Edge team and Mercer Island Community, please thank her for her time, energy, and passion.”
— Jaymi Garvett, Parent Edge 

Susan Cain

“After spending all day yesterday basking in the glow of that marvelous event Tuesday night, I just wanted to send you a personal note thanking you for making the entire event so fascinating and inspiring for so many people. We have received an enormous amount of feedback from the over four hundred people who attended the event indicating that it was the most interesting and inspiring lecture that they have attended in a very long time. Your ability to connect with an audience in a very personal way while imparting fascinating information about all of us is indeed unique. We are proud as an organization to have brought such an interesting and inspiring speaker to our community. Your talk will resonate in the educational community in the Washington, D.C., area for a long time to come.”  — Shelley Gunner, President of Parents Council of Washington, D.C.