Speakers Reviews

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Dr. Nido Qubein

“Nido has mobilized our team members to aspire to act in an uncommonly extraordinary fashion to differentiate ourselves in an industry where doing so has a favorable impact on our customers. When service and relationships distinguish Benco as a value added dental distributor, Nido’s message heightens our awareness that it is important to provide a remarkable experience as we uniquely deliver value smile after smile. Team members commented that Nido was the best speaker we have ever had. He did a fantastic job in personalizing his presentation as if he prepared it specifically for Benco. The standing ovation says it all.” –Benco Dental

Dr. Nido Qubein

“Nido’s presentation exceeded my expectations. The message was very uplifting, so I’m hoping this will encourage our salespeople to set goals outside of work, which will spur on success in the workplace. He was a huge success with our audience and I’ve received nothing but positive responses.” –Solta Medical, Inc.

Dr. Nido Qubein

“The day was a huge success and the evaluations were all excellent. It was a pleasure working with you and I feel blessed to have heard Nido’s presentation. Although I only spent a few hours with him, I know he is a fine human being; making a real difference in our world today. More influential people should have his mindset.” –Attendee, Periodontal Associates (PA Study Club)

Dr. Nido Qubein

“Nido, once again rocked the house! He knows exactly how to reach the audience and deliver a powerful message. Many thanks for his hard work and great efforts.” –Seattle Study Club

Michelle Gielan

“Michelle’s presentation exceeded my expectation, and I have received positive feedback from my team already. My team works under lot of pressure to deliver on our financial commitments every month, quarter, and year. Michelle’s simple tips on how we could improve our health, relationship, and performance resonated well with me and many of my colleagues.” Philips Healthcare

Michelle Gielan

“Just wanted to send you a note (meant to do it in person but couldn’t) to let you know that I enjoyed your message and the way you delivered it made it interesting. Your media background is amazing.” Technology Services, Children’s Hospital Trust

Michelle Gielan

“Great talk! Good insight and very motivating here in Tampa!” —Zoll Cardiac Management Solutions

Shawn Achor

“The members and guests of MHCA were treated to a fine presentation when you keynoted our Fall Conference. When selecting our speakers, we strive to find those people whose passion will inspire our members to higher performance and personal growth. Your message certainly did both. Clearly you have touched the heart of MHCA by describing ‘The Happiness Advantage.’ Thank you so much for your message.” –Mental Health Corporations of America (MHCA)

Shawn Achor

“Shawn hit it out of the park in both of his presentations. He was sandwiched between two other 20 minute presenters in the opening general session and he stole the show. The pre-event preparations were excellent, too.” —VHA, Inc.

Shawn Achor

“On behalf of the ASHRM membership, I want to thank you again for speaking at our conference. We received very strong positive feedback. I knew from your book that your research and thoughts would complement our work, but the reality of it far exceeded our expectations. Great jokes. Perfect timing. Meaningful, usable take away tips. Just perfect.” —American Society Of Healthcare Risk Management

Peter Vidmar

I found the session to be very enjoyable, interesting, and surprisingly relevant workwise. The concepts Peter Vidmar demonstrated could be applied to a lot of different work environments and situations. –Attendee, Zynx Health Inc.

Peter Vidmar

“The meeting went extremely well. Peter was exceptional to work with in preparation for and attentive to the needs and the focus of our conference. The response was unanimous, our sales team, VIP’s and vendors were motivated and truly inspired. Peter’s post-meeting visiting with our VIP’s was clearly going the ‘extra mile’ and for many, it was the highlight in their week! Peter clearly exceeds our expectations and was able to connect with those present and made a powerful presentation on his topics.” –HPSI

Dr. Nido Qubein

“Thank you for sharing your inspirational stories with our leadership team! The feedback has been fantastic and it was just the right tone and message in the midst of changes in our industry.” BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Howard Putnam

“Howard, I wanted to extend my sincerest thanks for your hard work and dedication to this year’s Community Hospital 100 Conference. The feedback we have received has been extremely positive, with a particular note that our education this year was top notch! The value you brought to our education program is immeasurable, and we are truly grateful to consider you a part of the Lincoln Healthcare Events family.” –Lincoln Healthcare Events

Howard Putnam

“On behalf of Athena, I thank you for participating as a speaker for us! In my opinion, one of the “top five” programs since I’ve been with Athena. I am still receiving positive feedback, almost one week later. What made the evening powerful was the chemistry of you and Susan {Taylor}, especially your honest and candid stories. I see more “road shows” for you and Susan and I’m happy we were the first to bring you two together.” Athena 

Sally Hogshead

  • “This speaker was awesome! Her energy, her knowledge, the content was all A+. I was fully engaged the entire hour and left wanting to know more.”
  • “Sally was wonderful, engaging and extremely fascinating!!! She helped me to realize that I need to capitalize on my unique personality as well as those around me to create a win-win situation.”
  • “Great presentation! Very energetic. Great way to end a successful conference. The information is right on and will be valuable to share with others at work. Many thanks.”
  • “Loved her interactions with the audience. Humor that she put in her presentation. Delivery of the message.”  Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) audience comments

Michelle Gielan

“Thank you very much for the time you spent with our staff this morning. You did a great job with the session and judging from our staff’s reactions, the concept resonated well with them. I am sure they will put the ideas that you shared to good use and improve their communications/relationships with friends, families and co-workers. I know I will put some of the ideas to practice immediately.” Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician 

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“The feedback on Dr. Tony was very positive. We just received data from the post-conference survey conducted and the ratings were excellent for the keynote. One of the most valuable metrics was that 77% feel that they can apply to work what they learned here. Thank you Dr. Tony – hope we have the chance to work together again in the future!” –Covidien

Dr. Tony Alessandra

“Your presentation was the perfect complement to the rest of the program and I have continued to receive positive feedback from everyone from our housekeepers to physicians and retired volunteers! The regional visitors to our program were also very impressed by your talk, and they knew already that your message really resonated with so many of our team. You would be so gratified by the number of stories we have additionally been receiving from folks ‘going the extra inch’ and ‘turning misery into magic.’” – Orange County, Kaiser-Permanente

Lisa Ford

“Lisa was and is phenomenal! She captured the attention of a very diverse audience. All were engaged and responded to her presentation. When rounding in the hospital, all I hear is how awesome she was and how she touched people to look at their behaviors on service. She has a great sense of humor and her stories are wonderful and entertaining. We found her very responsive to the language and key messages we were trying to create in the forum, as take home messages for our staff and MDs. I find Lisa exceptional to work with and have already recommended her to my peers in the organization. I am a true fan of Lisa Ford.”
–Kaiser Permanente