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

Cassandra Worthy

“Cassandra is an excellent speaker and expert on navigating the waves of change.  She makes you realize that individual emotions about change can make or break organizational change.  I love her perspective of ‘are you going to be bitter or better!”  –Julie Staub, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Jackson Health System

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

Michelle Poler

“Michelle was a big hit, and we’ve received a lot of feedback on how timely and practical her message was for our associates. She took our vision for her session and hit every point, and her energy definitely comes through the screen. Everyone who attended raved about her session and wanted more time with Michelle. Not only is she wonderful speaker, but she’s also wonderful to collaborate with!”  — Christina Mendoza, Sr Executive Assistant, UScellular

Dan Heath

“The presentation exceeded my every expectation.  Dan captivated and engaged the audience.  He created an emotional connection with the audience and inspired us to think in moments.  I have heard rave reviews from our team and how meaningful the presentation was.” — Linda Cooper, SVP, Director Consumer Delivery, BOK Financial

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

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

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Our audience responded very positively to Tasha’s program. She led off our 3-day event and, throughout the rest of the event, our group repeatedly talked about finding a loving critic. You could tell that it resonated with the group on actions that they needed to take to think about self-awareness. She did a really fantastic job of adapting her presentation to emphasize and include the points from our company.  She also weaved in the messages we talked about with her own materials and I especially liked her description of manager vs. leader.”  – Matthew Neff, Chief of Staff, The Chamberlain Group

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

“Tasha was amazing and the consummate professional! I can’t even put into words the impact she had on our team. The most consistent piece of feedback was “the guest speaker was amazing.” All our leaders have been talking about self-awareness since the event. I just got off a call with my CHRO and she talked about the presentation again and how our leaders need to lean into self-awareness more. We are just so pleased, and professionalism aside, I just like her as a person – so happy we met!” – Olecia Christie, Senior Director, Employee Communications, Banner Health

Nataly Kogan

“Nataly changes your and your team’s lives through her energetic, research-based, interactive sessions that bring to life powerful actions to improve your wellbeing, restore energy, and lead you to work and live happier.” –Alicia Davis, Director of Global Finance L&D, Dell

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

Shawn Achor

“Shawn Achor set off a ripple of happiness in our audience that will continue to spread. His masterful storytelling transforms listeners, and his message of community connection is just what we needed to hear.” – Carolyn Gan, Program Director, Conference for Women

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

Neil Pasricha

“We were very pleased with Neil’s program on ‘The Subtle Art of Happiness’ at our System Leadership Meeting. On our 10-point rating scale, he received a score of 9.39.  Some of the audience comments included:

  • He was energizing and the message is timely and relevant. SO helpful.
  • I LOVED The Subtle Art of Happiness presentation. Neil was super engaging and had me feeling encouraged.
  • Learned many new habits that I will be applying to workplace and my personal life.
  • Neil imparted information that I will implement in my personal and professional life. 1000 minutes–I’m using two for me.
  • I like Neil’s two minutes a day practice. I will be doing the night one where I put my phone away and read two pages out of a book every night before bed.
  • Took away the Forest Bathing and how to bring that into your day.”

– Ochsner Health System

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Tasha’s presentation for our group of female executives could not have been more poignant and well-delivered. Throughout the 1 hour session, she kept our cohort engaged, excited, and nodding along. Ultimately, many of our participants expressed desire and excitement around bringing elements for Tasha’s teachings back to their respective organizations.” – Aekta Mouli, Strategy Consultant, Deloitte, LLP

Susan Cain

“I’m delighted to report that Susan’s session rated very highly, scoring 4.62/5 on aggregate. The average across the three-day Forum was 4.45, which is the highest we have ever had for this event, so she did exceptionally well to surpass that and we are delighted with her contribution. Susan is a really thoughtful speaker, who carefully considers each issue for discussion and is able to provide real, practical insights and anecdotes for each question.” – Centre for Institutional Investors

Neil Pasricha

“Neil was incredibly attentive and intentional about delivering a message tailored to the needs of our group. He shared valuable insights with humility, humor, and authenticity. He was inspirational and thought provoking. People were moved to laughter and tears at different times throughout his presentation. They were 100% engaged the entire time he spoke, and have continued, even a month later, to talk about the lessons they learned from him. I’ve heard lots of feedback and interest in beginning practice of the “2-minute morning” routine and I think everyone really appreciated having these types of practical suggestions. I could not be more happy with the outcome! Neil is truly amazing!” – Healthy Families America