Speakers Reviews

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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

Shawn Achor

“Shawn Achor and his staff were well prepared, responsive and easy to work with leading into our meeting. When Shawn concluded his session…all our expectations were met!” —South West Benefits Association

Dr. Nido Qubein

“I’m not sure what more to say beyond “thanks,” because anything more verbose that I might try to say will pale when compared to the elegance with which you inspired us today. This was the second time that I saw you at CURT and you really impacted me with your message of “becoming significant” and focusing on the fundamentals in life and business. Your story is amazing. My children are now 7 and 5, but they will both be college bound at some point, and I will strongly encourage them to High Point University. Based on your inspiration and my perusal of HPU’s website, I will seriously consider HPU when the time comes. I’m sure by then; you’ll have the top ranked school in the U.S.” –The Construction Users Roundtable

Shawn Achor

“We have used Shawn globally to deliver workshops for our Managing Director and Executive Director audiences (both individuals and intact teams); as an estimate he has presented to close to 1000 people at this level at UBS. We are pretty selective about who we would put in front of this level of audience but Shawn never disappoints. The feedback from the seminars he has run for us is amongst the best across any of the training courses we deliver (from memory over 95 per cent of this audience would recommend the training to peers). Shawn has partnered exceptionally well with UBS to tailor his materials and research to our needs. He is always open to feedback and ideas.” —UBS

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Tasha Eurich has a wealth of personal and professional experience and was an excellent guest speaker for my graduate-level course. Tasha spoke enthusiastically and credibly about employee engagement and motivation. She provided quantitative and qualitative examples of work that helped the students see that any successful HR project must have senior leadership support, context and a clear line of sight to strategy to be successful. She did a great job of leading a discussion that helped better equip students to meet the challenge of providing superior development programs in their organizations.” –University of Denver Faculty Member

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.

Lisa Ford

“The content was excellent and Lisa helped us design questions for the follow up learning team discussions. She exceeded expectations and we are getting many positive comments.”  –First American Title

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

Shawn Achor

“Shawn Achor brings the science, research, and factual data behind why happiness happens and teaches how to reproduce happiness. Shawn will bring a new perspective on happiness by presenting a new lens that eliminates traditional “normal” worldly view on why we are happy, in exchange for a scientific, fact based, process any person can use to create real happiness in their own life.” –Jimmy John’s

Scott Klososky

“Scott’s presentation got great reviews. All I heard was how people could have sat and listened to him for the rest of the day.”  –National Tooling & Machining Association

Dr. Nido Qubein

“Nido was refreshing, thought provoking, as well as entertaining. He held our group’s attention from beginning to end and left them all with smiles on their faces.” –Wausau Insurance Companies

Shawn Achor

“Shawn brings energy and actionable ideas to countless research studies with flawless delivery!” –MorganStanley SmithBarney

Dr. Tasha Eurich

“Tasha Eurich has many gifts as a speaker—her style is fresh, funny, practical and supported by science. But more than that, she has a message that transforms leaders and organizations. We’ve used the Bankable Leadership model both internally and with our clients, and we couldn’t be happier we did!” –CEO Cobiz Bank

Shawn Achor

“Shawn Achor was simply amazing! His message is universal and sound…there’s not a person I know that couldn’t benefit from it! I’ve had several of our attendees tell me he’s the BEST speaker we’ve ever had…and I’ve been putting on these shows for almost 10 years!” —PSAV Presentation Services

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

Shawn Achor

“Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor is funny, self-depreciating, and devastating to my notions of what his field is all about. He’s got research that makes the “genes + environment + potential for success” model look like an idea only Flat Earthers could harbour. Even better, he’s got tips for how we can improve our brains. By the time he starts talking about “activation energy” and tells us we can prime our brains for enhanced achievement by doing one simple activity every day, I’m butter to his knife.” —Boston Globe

Desi Williamson

“Thank you for your time and efforts in support of our focus on Improving Industrial Safety. The feedback we have received both written and verbal demonstrated that you made a significant, positive impact on our team. Many commented on the fact that you knew our values well and had done your research on Westinghouse’s history. You ability to energize the crowd and personalize the message rang true with a very diverse crowd. Tying particular aspects of our plant and the day’s goals into your message also played a strong role in bringing the crowd together…our heartfelt thanks for an outstanding event.” –Westinghouse

Shawn Achor

“Our expectations for Shawn’s talk at our recent H.R. Conference was quite high, given what I had seen of his “TED” talk and having read much of The Happiness Advantage – and all those expectations were exceeded! While I knew the content would be powerful and anticipated the delivery would be engaging, I underestimated the positive impact it would have on the audience beyond the conference. The attendees have been quite energized and have begun taking actions to be happier and more grateful in their own lives. Further, while the learning will be applicable at our workplace, I think the attendees felt the impact was transferable to all aspects of their lives (and their families).” –The Wendy’s Company

Shawn Achor

“I would like to pass on again a sense of the incredible impact you had on everyone following your presentation. I have been overwhelmed by the response which is universally positive. Everyone is going off to read your HBR article, watch your TED talk or buy your book! Some had even downloaded it to their Kindles before they left the building.” —The British Land Company PLC

Shawn Achor

“A short note of appreciation for the outstanding, insightful and inspirational presentation at our Senior Leadership meeting. You have an uncanny ability to modify the content to the audience, and the result is impactful.”–Adobe