Michelle Poler
“Michelle’s performance exceeded our expectations. The teams were inspired, and I really think it helped shift their mindsets both in their personal life and in their professional life. It was a great way to kick off our Sales Together event.”
“Michelle’s talk was super inspiring! Her energy and enthusiasm were contagious the minute she walked onto stage. She has motivated us to shift our mindset both in our personal and professional lives. She is a joy to work with!” – L’Oreal Travel Retail Americas
Dan Heath
“Dan was incredible!!!!!! He really moved us and now we are calling ourselves moment makers. Dan is funny, motivational, and one of the best presenters I have seen. He was a blessing and exactly what we needed.” – VANS
Nataly Kogan
“Nataly was the perfect keynote speaker as we invest in Sleep Number’s top performers. As a purpose-driven brand, we strive to always be our best for our customers. Nataly shared tools to be more productive and innovative, while finding more joy everyday.” –Shelly Ibach, CEO, Sleep Number
Michelle Poler
“Michelle is a very authentic person. Her messages are serious, but conveyed in a very fun and interactive way. Everybody can relate to some of Michelle’s fears and she energizes the audience. Everybody liked her performance, she was genuine and fun, and also very accommodating and nice as a person.” –Guillaume Geslin, VP General Manager, Estēe Lauder Travel Retail Americas
Carey Lohrenz
“Wow! You were so inspiring and gave me great takeaways I can use with my team: Staying Focused on What Matters, Be Flexible, Adapt, Overcome, and Find my Third Way! You were captivating! So fascinating and yet relatable to MY world! Thank you.”–Starbucks
Desi Williamson
“Desi was outstanding. His amount of research and subsequent inclusion of the information he learned into his presentation was most impressive. He provided a message that reinforced our meeting objectives in a very memorable way. He received a jump-up standing ovation when he finished — something that most of our speakers do not get. He is by far one of our all time great speakers. All in all, Desi was effective, articulate, spellbinding, and wonderful. He’s a fun, positive person to be around — very easy-going and low maintenance. We more than got our money’s worth to be sure. All of us agree there just aren’t enough compliments and big fancy complimentary words to go around for Desi! –Hy-Vee
Dr. Tony Alessandra
“Tony Alessandra delivers an exuberant presentation, one that captivates the audience from its inception and keeps them attentive and alert (and laughing) throughout the program. His ideas are easily adaptable to our operations in the field and will be easy to communicate to all levels of management with his easy-to-understand visual tools.” –Gameworks, Sega Entertainment USA, Inc.
Dr. Tony Alessandra
“A great speaker…both his message and his presentation are truly first rate.” –Toys “R” Us
Sally Hogshead
“Sally’s fresh approach to brand building and creating excitement about our brands stimulated a lot of us to re-think our approach to brand building and marketing our concepts.”–Sport Clips
Dr. Tasha Eurich
“Tasha Eurich’s material and approach were fresh, fun, and deeply impactful. Her concepts were immediately applicable our audience of commercial interior designers—managers and non-managers alike. But perhaps most remarkably, she spoke to us in our language. In fact, Dr. Eurich was so knowledgeable about the commercial interior design industry that many asked how long she’d been a designer before becoming a leadership expert! She exceeded our expectations, and I’d enthusiastically recommend her to any audience that wants to improve their leadership skills.”
–Elements
Howard Putnam
“Your dinner comments hit the nail head on and really added to the overall positive atmosphere of our Leadership Meeting. Thanks so much…” –Albertsons, Inc.
Howard Putnam
“Wow, Howard is an amazing man! Your speech was inspirational and motivated the attendees at the event. I believe you touched the way both manufacturers and retailers conduct their business in the future!” –Western Shoe Retailers Association
Peter Vidmar
“It was sometime in the 1990’s when my employer Berkline Furniture engaged you to speak to the sales force. There are so many times that I have thought of the things you shared with our group on that occasion that I have always intended to drop you a line and let you know. During the different phases of my life whether they were “successful” or “challenging” I have tried to keep some things in mind that I have learned from your motivational presentation so many years ago.
- I have to be realistic. I can’t work twice as hard because I am already working 10-12 hours a day. I have to work smarter and I have to work the right problem. The difference in performance between a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal may only be hundredths of a second.
- You mentioned that during training for the Olympics, you were able to take two days a year off [because] “anyone can work out when they feel like working out – you have to be able to discipline yourself to work out even when you don’t feel like it.”
- I remember asking you how you developed this dogged determination. You told the story of your once athletic father becoming a paraplegic due to a bout with Polio. You said that when things got tough growing up the family members would remind one another that everyone has to pitch in and support family as well as each other.
- The power of visualization. As I recall, you would start each day by going through the exact motions of a Gold Medal perfect routine. You would raise your arm indicating your preparedness to the chief judging official, you would imagine his nod indicating it was ok to begin your routine, make the announcements over the imaginary “PA speakers” and so on.
One of the things that I find very satisfying in life is the feeling I get when I feel that my words or actions have a tangible positive impact. I thought you might feel the same way and that is why I wrote this letter [to thank you].”
–Attendee, Berkline Furniture Sales Meeting
Dr. Tasha Eurich
“Tasha Eurich was excellent and her energy kept the event moving for 90 solid minutes! The entire auditorium was fully engaged, the information was relevant and I believe most attending had some real solid takeaways. Tasha was able to really connect with our associates because she took time ahead to the event to understand our business and our culture.” –Walmart
Desi Williamson
“Desi came prepared! He kept the audience engaged with his stories, uplifting humor and by utilizing our internal terminology, goals and objectives.” –Sam’s Club
Dr. Tasha Eurich
“Tasha, I would like to congratulate you for the wonderful presentation you did for our Walmart team. I will start one-on-one meetings with my cross-functional team members and will keep you posted on our progress—I guarantee you: it will be an amazing experience!” –Senior Merchant, Home Division – Walmart
Dr. Nido Qubein
“Our audience raved about your presentation for the rest of the day. You had many wonderful stories. I hope our team sees them as useful context in which to view their own struggles, either personal or professional. I personally was touched by the story of the Goldsboro doctor that subsidized your education at Mt. Olive.” –W.S. Badcock Corporation
Howard Putnam
“Howard Putnam was a highlight to our meeting. His message was clear, concise, motivational and entertaining. He is an outstanding speaker and we are glad we had the opportunity to have him speak to the group.” -Sam’s Club
Desi Williamson
“Desi came prepared! He kept the audience engaged with his stories, uplifting humor and by utilizing our internal terminology, goals and objectives.”
–Sam’s Club
