executive essentials

ABOUT US: Testimonials

 

“Our office retained Michelle to conduct a productivity workshop with a staff of 18. She immediately lit up the room with her energy and ability to connect and relate with each team member. Her thoughtful and tailored suggestions and solutions demonstrated the research she'd done on our needs. For executive or career coaching, I would strongly recommend Michelle - she's an outstanding balance of motivation, empathy and professionalism.”  

       – Michael Malone, Career Education & Advising at Columbia Business School

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“I engaged Michelle to help my department deal with some key communication challenges. She prepared superbly by listening to what the issues were and what my expectations were. The session was interesting, fun, insightful, and ultimately extremely helpful. I strongly recommend Michelle for her expertise, delivery style, and above all, for the results she produced.”

       – Steve Peltzman, Career Education & Advising at Columbia Business School

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“…You did an outstanding job of addressing the specifics we requested and accomplished that in a very engaging and energetic manner. The analysis of personality types and their effect on sales opportunities was especially helpful…”

       – Robin Bloom, Vice President, Bank Hapoalim

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“Michelle is an outstanding teacher and coach who provides ongoing one-on-one coaching services to faculty and PhD students including class observation, advice, and counsel in the areas of pre-term planning, within-term problem management and opportunity development, and classroom presence coaching.  She has always received outstanding feedback and I enthusiastically recommend her.”

       – Ian Stewart, Director of Faculty Development, NYU Stern School of Business

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“I would use three characteristics to describe Michelle as a facilitator and communications expert: Commanding Presence, Highly Personable, and Thoroughly Prepared.

Her comfort in who she is, coupled with her dynamic personality and precise communication style have always had Michelle stand out as a leader in every room she enters.  She is highly engaging and can very quickly relate to a variety of situations and audiences.  In tandem with these – I have found Michelle’s commitment to being prepared, and her drive to ensure an “exceed all expectations” outcome, most admirable.   She is undoubtedly a subject matter expert in her field of communication. However, her value is best experienced through her ability to use her instincts, life experience, and deep understanding of the corporate environment to create very “real” and relevant outcomes.”

       Farhad Motiwalla, Principal, Strategic Communication Lab

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“If we could customize all our classes this well, we would be stars.”

       Head of IB Training, JPMorgan Chase

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“The presentation delivery workshop taught tricks to overcoming my fear.  Now I can control my nerves and the flow of my presentation.” 

       – Spencer Mott, Head Trader, HVB Tokyo

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“It was so helpful that the Executive Essentials trainer understood our business.”

       – S&T Associate, JPMorgan Chase

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