Client Testimonials
"Your skillful weaving of societal, business, technological and payments industry trends gave my team much to think about. The breakout groups we held following your presentation were highly energized and productive as a result of the material you presented."Robert W. Selander
President and CEO
MasterCard International
"Your talk was a good fit for this audience because the future of computing and technology is always of high interest to those people who are responsible for planning and purchasing it."
Enrico Pesatori
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Compaq
"Thank you so much for your contribution to Kraft's Digital Hothouse event. It was a huge success, it's getting terrific feedback from the business teams and your participation has made all the difference."
The Kraft Digital Hothouse Team
Kraft
"I want to personally thank you for joining our Platinum Partners in Alaska and delivering not only an interesting, but compelling speech for this group. The feedback has been phenomenal. Our Platinum Partners also appreciated you joining and personally interacting with each and every one on our Dog Sledding activity."
Pauline Hailstones
Event Manager
Anthony Robbins Companies
"Your comments gave us an insight into technology trends and new market suggestions that mapped exceedingly well with our strategic goals."
Arthur E. Johnson
President & Chief Operating Officer
Lockheed Martin
"Your Technofutures presentation was a smashing success, and we are really looking forward to another successful briefing in Seattle."
Rich Dietz
President Sales Global Markets
SBC
"I particularly liked the way you took a complex issue and managed to aim it at multiple levels of tech understanding in the audience and relate it to their varying perspectives."
Toby Redshaw
Vice President
Federal Express
"Your keen insight has played an important role in the formation of our business strategy."
Yoshi Matsumoto
Senior Vice President
Fujitsu Interactive, Inc.
"Your vision of future customer and market demands, especially as they relate to the wireless and transportation industries, was thought provoking for our execs, technical managers and inventors."
Harry J. Pearce
Vice Chairman
General Motors
"Respondents commented how your presentation "helped set the stage" for the presentations that followed."
Dr. Alvin Bisarya
McKinsey & Company
"All of our guests, and our MetLife team, at the recent Customer Advisory board meeting thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. It was both timely and on point. You obviously understand the broad trends affecting the country, and what possible outcomes may result. We also appreciated just the right mix of wit and wisdom."
Craig J. Guiffre
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
MetLife
"There is no doubt in my mind that the clients and consultants received important insights into what the emerging technology will do to transform our current business practices."
Carl V. Zangardi
Vice President
Prudential Investments
"Your insights on the key trends and strategies that will shape the future of mobile business, on what consumers want, and on the wireless business models and technologies that will create opportunity for strategic advantage in the future were enlightening."
Gina Lombardi
Senior Vice President
Qualcomm
"Previous technology speakers at this conference have delivered speeches which now seem elementary, and we appreciate your deep-future insights into the landscape of consumer use of technology.
Paul B. Sheldon
Vice President
Salomon Smith Barney
"You gave us a solid base from which to begin our dialogue with valued customer so we can become strategic planning partners in helping then reach their business objectives."
Richard Dietz
President, Global Markets
SBC
"Your lively presentation of information and vision about our future deeply impressed the over two hundred managers and high potentials who attended the event."
Nikolaus Geigenberger
Siemens
"Thank you for taking the time to share your global knowledge and futuristic views with my leadership team. Your presentation was both informative and thought provoking."
Arthur B. Krause
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Sprint
"You provided some though-provoking insight to global trends that are significantly impacting the future of business. After you left, the discussions throughout the rest of the day drew directly on the themes of your presentation."
Otello Sturino
Chief Operating Officer
State Street Global Advisors
"Often futurist and technology guru's are not able to make their presentations relevant to the average individual, your talk made highly technical, sometimes unimaginable concepts seem simple."
Dick Schliesmann
President, Auto Finance
Wells Fargo
"Your presentation was terrific! During the twenty years that I have been a platform speaker, I have experienced very few individuals with the rare blend of genuine creativity, intelligence, and communications skills that you possess."
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.
President & CEO
Age Wave, Inc.
"I would highly recommend you to other corporations and events that might occur in the future. I feel that your presentation style and personality were fresh and very interesting to me and all attendees."
Paul J. Latchford
Senior Director of Strategic Business
Hughes Network Systems
"We especially appreciate the way you customized your presentation to our specific businesses and markets. Your cutting edge multimedia presentation, expertise and obvious passion for the topic translated to an informative, entertaining and actionable presentation."
Peter Blatman
Senior Vice President and Managing Partner
Computer Sciences Corporation
"Your presentation was excellent and enlightening. Your knowledge of the subject combined with your enthusiastic delivery style certainly resulted in an outstanding session."
Linda C. Murphy
Director of Corporate Communications
PPG Industries
"Your presentation was insightful, thoughtful and clear. Your ideas were fresh and gave the audience, all of whom have years of health care experience a new lens with which to see the challenges that face our industry. It was the real highlight of our conference."
Debra Shepard
VP Marketing
Consortium Health Plans, Blue Cross
"Your Technofutures presentation made quite an impact on our agents, brokers and St. Paul staff. It was truly a pleasure having you join us."
Leslie Merritt
Manager of Events
St. Paul Health Care
"After your session ended, numerous attendees from fields of education, administration and business were moved a great deal and commented on the great value of the entire opening session."
Robert B. Ralls
President
Foundation for the Junior Blind
"I wanted to express my deep appreciation for the superb job you did in setting the stage for the Cooperative of American Physicians and Mutual Protection Trust's two day strategic planning session. During the following two days, we frequently referred back to some of the ideas you offered and these ideas were reflected in the output from our strategic planning activities."
Richard A. Coskren
President and CEO
Insurance Education Association
"Your presentation achieved the desired effect: to challenge our attendees to think about their business future."
Karen Greenrose
President
AAPPO
"The outside perspectives that we were able to include in our thinking helps us to understand better the opportunities for Monsanto."
Marin Gjaja
Vice President & Director
Boston Consulting Group
"We especially appreciated your presentation during our 'Dynamics of the Health Care Marketplace...The Board Members and several attendees have commented that it was an excellent day of health care discussion and information sharing."
Jarvio A. Grevious
Assistant Executive Officer, Health Benefits
CalPERS
"You have an excellent perspective on the Internet and the depth at which it is going to affect every aspect of our industry...Not only will we be inviting you to present again, we will highly recommend you to anyone who is looking for a practical and expansive view of the future technology will play in the corporate world."
Joe Belew
President
Consumer Bankers Association
"You did an excellent job of painting a very clear picture of the skills individuals, organizations and communities will need to flourish in the future."
Joey D. Williams
Dayton City Commissioner
City of Dayton, Ohio
"As we discussed on site, this audience was comprised of senior level executives from direct marketing companies around the country and around the world. They are not always the easiest group to please, but they were delighted with the insight you delivered in your presentation on technology and how it would impact their business."
Dan Goldstein
Director, Conference Program Development
Direct Marketing Association
"Your session on Technofutures, and the session discussing the study 'America's Youth Look to the Future,' which examined the attitudes, inspirations, and financial and academic preparedness of young people ages 16-24, were very helpful in raising the awareness of these very important issues."
Clark J. Wold
President
Education Assistance Corporation
"Your dynamic keynote did more than just set the tone of the conference. It propelled the audience into a state of m ind where they were receptive to the new and exciting technologies that would be demonstrated in the days to come...On top of everything, you were very pleasant to work with and accommodating to our needs."
Genevra Newell
Event Marketing Specialist
Giga Information Group, Inc.
"Your presentation on the leading-edge technologies that will shape the future of health care brought a welcome opportunity to expand their perspectives."
Laura Noble, CHFP
Manager, Resource Center
Healthcare Financial Management Association
"It became apparent that the vast majority of the audience was very engaged in your presentation. This was not a major surprise to me, as the audience were primarily leaders in technology and your presentation touched upon many subjects near and dear to our hearts."
Phil Weiss
Senior Manager, Information Risk Management
KPMG
"I thoroughly enjoyed your enlightening discussion on high-tech trends in business. It offered innovative ideas for exploring technology opportunities for top executives in any organization."
Harry J. Griffiths
Vice President, Large Account Sales & Industry Marketing
Lexmark
"It was a great pleasure to work with you and we appreciated all your hard work to put on such an outstanding presentation to our members, that truly represented a commitment to our programs and goals."
Edward J. Callahan
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
"I want to especially commend you on taking the time in advance of coming ito our meeting in order to call me to discuss our group."
Eleanor B. DeMoors, CMP
Director of Meetings & Exhibits
NTCA
"Your insightful perspectives on the future global disruptive opportunities coming in the 21st century will greatly aid the Fellows as they attempt to identify the future security environment in which U.S. naval forces will have to operate."
James R. Hogg
Admiral, USN (Ret.)
Director
CNO Strategic Studies Group
"I can't thank you enough for your excellent and highly professional presentation. I feel we are better prepared to face the future with the road map you have presented."
Craig C. Senia
Northrop Grumman
"In our round table presentation you were able to solicit and combine comments from three departments (Marketing and Advertising, Sales and Service), into a well-rounded and well received synopsis of how well Sharp is prepared to support our dealers."
Michael A. Weber
Vice President, Service and Parts Group
Sharp
"I was impressed with your desire to walk our show floor to familiarize yourself with the products of our industry and our members, and also your complete professionalism both on and off the stage."
Joe Basso
Manager, Commercial Services
SOCMA
"Your level of expertise and insightful comments provided the foundation for a successful meeting."
Bryan D. Brown
General, U.S. Army Commander
United States Special Operations Command
"As you know the times we live in are exciting and challenging. A person capable of captivating the essence of this fundamental shift is rare. You are such a person."
Kevin
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Xerox