Consumer and Commercial Goods and Services

"The feedback has been phenomenal!!!!!!!!! So many seasoned execs have said to me that Deena was the best... the most dynamic, talented, engaging, and effective presenter they've ever seen.”
Aransas Thomas - Weight Watchers

"You exceeded all my expectations by 9 million miles. I can't thank you enough for sharing your incredible intelligence, humor, insight and operatic talent. You gave us all so much to think about.”
Audrey Schaefer - Sprint Nextel

“You were clearly the highlight of the day and set exactly the tone we needed.”
Amy Ashley-Raher - Caterpillar

“You really impacted my life for good. As long as I live I will never forget you.”
Christine Elizabeth Paul – Johnson & Johnson

"We've had great feedback… I think the opera singing is what cinched it!”
Courtney Monson – Harley-Davidson

"You truly delivered on your promise that you would provide excitement,
fun and lots of energy.”
Armine Manwaring – Philip Morris

"Thank you for a wonderful and refreshing morning.”
Luluah M. Safri – BlueSky Brands, Inc.

“YOU ARE MARVELOUS! Everyone was delighted... excited, energized, enthusiastic!”
Renea Butler – Real Estate One

“Excellent! Wow! Please bring this session back!”
“Creative and engaging, with many take-home messages.”
“We hear a lot about creating an experience. Deena helped me to understand
how to do it.”
Attendees – American Nursery & Landscape Association 2005 Management Clinic

Education, Social and Human Services

"Thank you for making our day & our event!”
Ann Dalton - Casper College

"Deena is positive, upbeat, entertaining, and full of great information. Even some of the 'nay-sayers' were convinced that they could do something different in their classrooms.”
Germaine Jarvis - Taylor School District

"Deena was so engaging, and so inspiring.”
Diana Wildner - Christopher House

"I am amazed at how you give everyone the necessary comfort level to participate and enjoy.  I feel enriched by the experience.  It taught me the importance of taking a chance with people, with life, with anything... ”
Arthur Barbut - University of Windsor

“Deena was incredible and knew how to "work the crowd" - this was a
tough group and she earned their trust. There are all kinds of "I can do" conversations!”
Greg Thornton – Champlin Park Schools

“You absolutely set the stage for a highly successful conference… I feel privileged, honored, and emotionally well-fed as a result of being in your presence. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.”
Ron Flickinger – Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education (I-ACTE)

"Wonderful, personal, effective, and engaging.”
“Motivating and thought provoking. I could have listened to her all day.”
“Outstanding. Deena left me motivated and charged up to take ideas back.”
Attendees – Cerritos and San Francisco Public Libraries 2003 Workshop

Financial Services

"I am still inspired by the principles Deena relayed in her engaging and thought-provoking session that opened our minds to creating a workplace that brings energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day.”
Jim Spicer – Wachovia Corporation

“I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation… and walked away with a renewed
sense of purpose to bring joy back to my work life!”
Sheryl Walsh – CCBT Financial Companies, Inc.

“Inspirational and educational. Your enthusiasm was contagious.”
George Dow – Association of Credit Union Senior Officers

"You made listening to a “speaker” fun. Thank you!”
Joan Rocheleau – Merchants Bank

Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Senior Care

“THANK YOU for your tireless efforts, energy and flexibility throughout the day. That meeting galvanized everyone in the room.”
Jeremiah Peterson - American Osteopathic Association

“You moved the audience through laughter and tears...what a GIFT you have! Your energy and verve were just what the meeting needed. Executive management had no idea what they were signing up for, but they are glad they did!”
Adrienne Alvarez – Promise Healthcare

"Sensational!”
Kathie Russell – Plaza Medical Center

"Your presentation had such an impact on our organization.”
Lisa Richard – Thibodaux Regional Medical Center

"As professionals working in healthcare, it is frequently hard to find humor, creativity, and spontaneity in the workplace… I was thoroughly delighted to hear, see, and feel the energy that Deena generated.”
Brenda J. Hobbs – Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Service Corporation

"Excellent, dynamic speaker!”
“Very inspiring and surprisingly fun.”
“Wonderful, engaging, and motivational.”
Attendees – Washington Association of Housing and Services for the Aging Winter Conference, 2005

"Thank you for just a FANTASTIC program! We have received nothing but RAVE reviews - especially your wonderful opera singing!”
Pamela Duda Davis – Merck & Co., Inc.

"Thank you for creating the huge opening for me… you’re just not any diva!”
Brian Kompass – Novartis

"You touched my heart.”
“Positively impacted my life and those around me.”
“Phenomenal! Thanks for providing an outside expert!”
Attendees – Merck 2005 Professional Development Meeting

Hospitality, Travel, and Food Services

“You have such a gift!! It is thanks to hearing you speak that my professional career is forever altered. People so often search through a lifetime of day jobs without finding a satisfying profession. I already loved my position at Hilton… now I consider myself to be the luckiest guy in the world. Every guest I encounter now represents an opportunity rather than an obligation to provide service.”
Matt Irwin – Hilton Hotels

"Your style and grace are admirable. Our group needed the “human touch”…
an awakening of our abilities to use the simple and basic principles of love
and life and not be afraid to bring them into the workplace.”
Mary Schoenhoff – The Grove

"You were entertaining, informative, energizing, smart and perhaps most important, funny.”
Dan Wolf – Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines