Speakers Reviews

Carey Lohrenz

“Carey exceeded the expectations of the general session planning committee. The humor and the storytelling of her experience was exceptional. I believe our attendees, majority who are women, will walk away being fearless. Having the confidence to step out and do what may seem the unthinkable and the unimaginable and make things happen. It was a great experience and the attendees raved about her continuously. She lit a fire and inspired the attendees to go out and get all that they could get from Conference and in their personal and professional lives.” —Yolanda Simmons Battle, CMP, Senior Meeting Planner, American Health Information Management Association

Sally Hogshead

The attendees loved…

the interaction with WEX Health personalities (seeing real people highlighted, not generic examples)
the ability to complete the assessment and share it with team members & peers
that it was not just another typical hour at Partner Conference – lasting impression for their organization and themselves
and many, many personal thank you’s that evening during our Partner Celebration event – very memorable keynote
–WEX Health

Carey Lohrenz

“We were honored and delighted to have Carey speak to a group of 350 of our leaders. Her straightforward and engaging style, combined with the quality of her content that had multiple linkages to a variety of issues, was very well received. She’s a total pro and I highly recommend her as a top-flight speaker!”–St. David’s Healthcare

Neil Pasricha

“Neil was phenomenal!!!!! I was already very grateful that we were able to have him a part of our weekend but after meeting him and experiencing his presentation, I am in awe of his generosity to share his expertise and positive energy with our physicians and staff. I have included the feedback we have received so far from our attendees below (with more positive feedback to come, I am sure).” — Mary Zamuda, Wellness Manager, Kaiser Permanente

Sally Hogshead

“Sally’s authenticity and passion as a person and subject matter expert made her the highlight of our conference. Our providers have traditionally focused on being better, and learned that being different is the key to fascinating their patients! Our brand is full of passion and changes people’s lives. Sally’s message motivated our team to share our passion with our providers and patients all over the world.” –CEO, Six Month Smiles, LLC

Scott Klososky

“Great innovative and forward thinking speaker. I love the tie in to health care today and the healthcare of tomorrow and the challenges inherent to the shifting focus.”
“He was great last year and fabulous this year! His presentation skills are wonderful and the actual PowerPoint is such a joy to watch. He keeps my attention the entire time!”
“He brings up a lot of critical thinking questions, which just makes you wonder what the future will be like. I honestly do not hope for cyborgs.”
“Scott was the best General Session I attended. He was informative and entertaining. Loved this session.”
“Wow…I was excited about the possibilities that lie ahead with emerging technology, but also reminded of the possible drawbacks to ‘sharing too much information.'”

— Attendee comments, AAPC Healthcon

Amy Blankson

“She was absolutely FANTASTIC to have! Our nurses have more positive, outgoing, and passionate about patient care since her chat today. We are extremely grateful to have had the pleasure of working with Amy and having her speak to our nurses. Our entire leadership team had a wonderful experience as well. We are just so very grateful to have had the opportunity to hear Amy speak. Thank you, thank you, we can’t thank you enough!” — Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dignity Health

Amy Blankson

“Amy’s enthusiastic message of positive psychology has done wonders for my emergency medicine residents in terms of resiliency, wellness, and mitigating physician burnout.” —San Antonio Military Medical Center

Scott Klososky

“Thank you for helping us make the 2015 Executive Vision Summit a truly engaging and dynamic forum for the healthcare executives. Your keynote on Harnessing the Power of Digital Technologies to Maximize Performance, Loyalty and Satisfaction was highly ranked. I think you’ll enjoy some of the comments that we’ve excerpted from the survey of attendees:

“Excellent content and insight”
“Fascinating. Applied to healthcare. Industry expert. Shared slides and web resources to allow us to actually apply our learning”
“Loved the concept of technology maturity model”
“Fabulous content and insight”
“Number 1 presenter of the conference and that says a lot as they were all great. Maybe the best overall conference I have attended in 30 years”

It was a pleasure working with you.” –TriZetto Corporation

Shawn Achor

“We can’t thank Shawn enough for making this year’s Johnson & Johnson OCMO Leadership Team meeting such a success. His presentation was a highlight of our event. Our meeting objectives focused on audience engagement, leadership skills, structured networking and fun – Shawn helped us achieve all of these and then some. I’ve already witnessed my colleagues engaging in the happiness habits, and I’m practicing them myself!” — Johnson & Johnson

Michelle Gielan

“Michelle was more incredible and down to earth than I could have even expected! I believe she connected well with our multiple audiences and made her content approachable for all roles of our organization. We took the 21 Day Challenge in an email campaign and our open rate was twice the industry average AND our click through rate to her tools was nearly THREE times the industry average! On the discussion day, we talked about how easily the tools could be incorporated into work and family life, particularly the Zorro Circle. We also talked about how much difference the Power Lead has made! Many folks are using a Power Lead who did not attend our event. That piece has gone viral and become a part of our fabric! Michelle Gielan truly made an impact on our organization!” –VCU Health System

Desi Williamson

“Desi Williamson is a high energy, high impact speaker. He uses real-life examples to reinforce his message and has strong oratory skills to captivate and motivate his audience.” –EyeMed Vision Care

Lisa Ford

“We enjoyed Lisa’s presentation(s) very much. The feedback was very positive including things like ‘AWESOME;’ ‘Practical, challenging, upbeat and funny;’ ‘High energy, positive attitude – reinforces what we should be everyday.’ Lisa helped us kick off our long term goal – to be the best in our business. Her skill and enthusiasm brings the customer service message to life leaving the managers with high enthusiasm. More than that, her presentation is full of practical and down to earth points that we can implement tomorrow and share easily with others. We laughed and left with energy and motivation for our task ahead.” –Country Meadows Retirement Community

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Tony they loved you. It was perfect. Our conference was successful and you were a big part of that. Thank you again.” –Case Management Society of America

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Tony Alessandra’s talk exceeded our expectations. He worked with our team to understand our company’s business objectives and business dynamics and his message was right on target. Tony skillfully taught our reps how to identify customer types and also drove home the importance of taking care of our customers and how it benefits sales reps and our company.” –Rhonda F. Rhyne, President, CardioDynamics – The ICG Company

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“We sincerely appreciated the pre-work and customization of Tony’s presentation. It was incredible and we could not have imagined a better presentation!” –CardioDynamics – The ICG Company

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Thank you very much for a very well prepared and delivered Keynote Speech for our Conference. Your experience and enthusiasm get transferred from the stage to the audience and everyone leaves inspired. You have a special talent for connecting with your audience. Thanks again for helping us succeed with our Conference.” –Health Connect Partners

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Tony, I was very pleased with your presentation. It was well received, the connection was made as I had hoped, and the ‘verbal’ responses I heard were very positive. Many of the presenters reflected back to your talk on a number of occasions.” –Boston Scientific

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Tony, it was a pleasure to meet you and hear you speak at Blue Cross’ Sales Conference! Thank you so much for adding your special expertise on client relationships, delivered with great stories and a sense of humor! You received rave reviews and contributed so much to the success of the conference!” –Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota