Corporate/Business Testimonials

Everyone loved you! After your session, I felt like a rock star! I got so many positive comments that I not only can’t remember them all, but to put them in perfectly paragraphed and punctuated prose is not possible. But I did keep hearing ‘she was the best we ever had’ and ‘let’s have her again next year!

– Tasca Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.

For me you were the highlight of the conference—even better than George and Barbara Bush or Kenny Loggins!

– American Express

It is rare for the Million Dollar Round Table to invite a speaker back and NEVER two years in a row, but in your case we are glad we made an exception. Great job!

– Million Dollar Round Table

Just a brief note to thank you for the great presentation at our annual Management Retreat—you were sensational! As you were aware, your audience consisted of our top NASA management together with the senior managers from our larger support contractors at Stennis, Lockheed Engineering, and Sverdrup Technology.

– NASA

Connie Podesta received the highest rating on our post-meeting survey that I have seen in 24 years!

– Western Southern Financial Group

Your presentation was truly outstanding. I have been fortunate to have seen many speakers: John Naisbitt, Terry Bradshaw, Lou Holtz, etc. Your ability to ‘hold’ and ‘inspire’ an audience is, in my opinion, the best.

– Nordson Corporation

Another round of kudos! Best speaker we’ve had so far! People are still talking about your message a month later, just as you predicted. You have opened some hearts and minds and changed some lives!

– Honeywell

In all my travels, regardless of the subject, speaker, or setting, I have never seen an audience so captivated by a speaker. I suspect that many of your clients utilize only your speaking skills, but in so doing, they are missing your incredible creative insights into how to conduct a business retreat.

– Camden Property Trust

Connie Podesta was awesome! The amount of positive buzz we experienced after your program was phenomenal!

– Case Management Society of America

The sales consultants still cannot stop talking about how much they learned. Connie Podesta, you know that I had high expectations of you, and you exceeded them. I never book the same speaker two years in a row. Well, not until now. You’ve changed my paradigm on that.

– Doncaster

Some of the comments on the surveys were as follows: ‘Connie Podesta—Best speaker I’ve seen at a GTE conference,’ ‘Connie Podesta was outstanding,’ ‘Connie Podesta was great,’ ‘Ms. Podesta was informative and entertaining,’ ‘Highly recommend her to senior management at GTE.’

– GTE Service Corporation

Your presentation at the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors Annual Meeting in June was exceptional.

– State of Mississippi

You proved to be the best choice for closing a fantastic, fun-filled five-day conference. Your high energy, fast-paced, inspirational style had the audience on the edge of their seats for 2 ½ hours. Many members stated they left your presentation reflecting on their lives and attitudes… and changed professionally and/or personally for the better.

– The National Association of College and University Food Services

Excellent program, enjoyable and engaging! Liked the inspiring sense of reality, yet supported with human caring. Phenomenal!

– Society of Human Resources Management

What a fabulous presentation! You made us a promise that you would set the standard for all the speakers to follow, and you certainly did. Your captivating, ‘tell it like it is’ style, delivered with your comedic flair, forced us to examine why we behave and react as we do. I was overwhelmed with messages and comments from employees praising you and the important message you delivered to us. I truly believe that lives were changed in a positive way because of your presentation.

– FDIC

You consistently have been a very popular presenter, and you did it again! It is your energetic and enthusiastic ‘I can handle this’ approach which hits home, and you send us away assured that we can make a difference.

– Association of Legal Administrators

Connie Podesta was awesome and insightful—refreshing humor and so true.

– Microsoft