Testimonials
Here are some of the things our clients are saying about us.
"Every retailer in America is facing critical problems in the areas of employee retention, development and motivation and Terri Kabachnick meets these issues head on, digs to their core and offers realistic ways of addressing them."
-Garrett Boone, Chairman - The Container Store
"Wow! We were impressed. This is the first time in the six years that we have been doing AQUA International that our attendees got involved in a presentation. I stood in the back of the room and was truly amazed and surprised to see the attendees raising their hands, talking into a microphone and volunteering to go on stage. Terri, you truly have a knack of getting people excited and motivated. You are not at all like the "typical" motivational speaker. On behalf of all of us a AQUA International, thank you for making our conference a success. We look forward to having you again at future AQUA International Conferences."
-Diane M. Hamm, Program Director, AQUA International
"I have received more compliments on your presentations than any other speaker we've had. You had great floor presence and talked about gut issues. One of our criteria for speakers is to insure that our members can take away concrete ideas to make their operations more profitable and you certainly provided that."
-Carl Wolander, Chief Operating Officer, Mid-States Distributing Company, Inc.
"Terri, just wanted you to know the hallways are still buzzing. We have all gone over all your material at least once today. Thank you for the best meeting we have ever had."
-Lynn Pollock, Director of Outlet Stores, WARNACO Retail Division
"Wow! Outstanding! The Best Ever! The Most Beneficial Part of the Convention!! These are the comments I have received because YOU did such an OUTSTANDING job. You pushed the Meet the Pros session to new levels, demonstrating our theme - Gateway to Excellence: Building Bridges.. Thanks again for being such a Pro!"
-Sarah Layton, PHD, Meet the Pros., Coordinator, National Speakers Association
"On behalf of the American Specialty Toy Retailers Association, thank you for your recent presentation. Your expertise in the retail industry was a great draw for our event and, as you know, we were overwhelmed with the turnout! You gave our attendees a lot of concrete ideas and fired them up! Thanks again for your wonderful presentation. We look forward to working with you again."
-Janet Koerner, Vice President, American Specialty Toy Retailers Association
"I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your wonderful presentation at ASAHI FIT New York Seminar in September. Please accept my apology here for being so late for writing you... Your presentation has given us a lot of ideas and new concepts. The circle of visitor, customer and client was very interesting. The customer satisfaction is an ultimate theme for the fashion business... it was an honor having you at our seminar."
-Yoko Ohara, Deputy General Manager, ASAHI Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
"We got so much out of your visit... It was also great to see everyone so actively involved in the program. This is especially true for the "old timers" who were so reluctant to experience such an event. Afterwards, these were the ones who came over to me and said they were so impressed. Your comments involving a need to create a "genuinely fun" environment for today's customers are well taken. We've already done things to improve in this area. And what has happened since your departure?... we had a real big day Saturday. Then on Sunday, we had a preplanned promotion. It turned out to be by far the biggest day we had all year. I noticed salespeople taking advantage of your little hints throughout the day. Terri, you were thought provoking and so much fun. We hope to have you back with us again in the near future."
- Robert E. Benjamin, President, Flemington Fur Company
"I want to thank you once again for the wonderful job you did conducting your morning seminar on Negotiating. As a result, the buyers who attended requested you come back for an entire day. As usual, they just couldn't get enough of you... I pride myself in using different speakers for my seminars, but you have conducted 6 for me in the past 3 years. Not only do I get requests for a return appearance each time you speak, your subjects are so varied that I always learn something new."
-Joan Berk, Director, Retail Relations, CaliforniaMart
"You and your organization worked very hard to prepare for Management Day and it showed... You did such a terrific presentation and the surveys came back raving about what they learned."
-Nanette M. Zakian, Hachik Distributors, Incorporated
"On behalf of all of us at the ABA I want to thank you for your generous contribution of time and talent to our educational programs at the Convention in Miami. We've heard nothing but praise both for you and your timely message."
-Linda M. Knapp, Director, Professional Development and Education, American Booksellers Association
"What a pleasure to attend your seminar. Our managers are still raving about it! Thanks!"
- Larry Mikuta, Etienne Aigner
"I wanted to thank you for the great job you did in presenting at both of our Roto-Rooter meetings. Many of our contractors commented you "were the best speaker ever!" Quite an honor and compliment. I can tell you speak from the heart, with passion, and you are truly engaged."
-Mark A. Conners, Senior Vice President, Roto-Rooter
"I loved the session - very professional, very informative and beautifully presented."
-Marie Loeffler, Director, Women's Worth Conference
"First of all, thanks for a great year! We were able to reach a new level of performance as a result of your coaching, guidance and professionalism with a new team of managers. As a CEO, I am very fortunate to have you as a coach and friend."
-Bob Shaw, CEO, Net Optics
"There isn't an individual from our organization who was not impacted by your powerful real-life presentation. Your ability to connect with our people and talk to their issues continues to be the subject most talked about at our recent meetings. Simply put - your session was the best investment in terms of bottom-line value that I could ever make for my people in my company."
-Richard Baker, Chairman & CEO, Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp.
"Your presentations effectively integrated research, wisdom, and common sense that provided all of us with simple doable solutions that actually humanized and significantly improved our work settings. Your insights into adapting our communication styles to our internal and external customer's preferred style have proven incredibly useful."
-Virginia DuPuy, CEO, DuPuy Oxygen
"The very next day after our store managers learned your new standards, our sales trend went up. Every day since then we have seen a 2 to 6 percent improvement over trend. Our company language has changed... I hear our mangers talking about 'adult/adult' - versus - 'parent/child'... about giving people 'control'... and of course your 'WOW' factor."
-Stephen Doucette, Senior Director, HR, Cole Gift
"Among the traits of a great leader are the ability and willingness to develop others. Your involvement in the symposium is an eloquent testimony to your leadership skills. Your presentation is a gift of enduring value to the managers, professors, and Texas A&M students who participated in the symposium."
-Paul Busch, Professor & Head, Department of Marketing, Texas A & M University
"Terri, your coaching is literally priceless! In the time you and I have worked together, you have helped me grow in so many ways on a professional and personal level. I've had many breakthroughs regarding my management style and how I communicate with my peers, subordinates and senior management. Specifically, you have added tremendous value to my sales team as well. You have helped us make the right hiring decisions, help retain and grow our current talent, and provided guidance to take corrective action when a person on the team wasn't a good fit for the expectations of the position."
"Terri, you are a great communicator and listener. You read me and my team members like an open book. Every large company has a CEO. What they really need is a CEC, Chief Executive Coach. You should be every successful company's CEC!"
-Garret Ellberger, East Coast Director of Sales, RR Donnelley
"Terri is so enthusiastic about her service and knows it so well that she made me believe in it immediately. I believe that working with Terri will make real changes for the better to our organization. Her processes have already assisted in selecting the best candidate for positions and improving operations. It is easy to identify Terri's generous spirit and commitment to provide quality service."
-Debbie Hammack, All Children's Hospital
"Thanks for the wonderful presentation you conducted for my Nationwide Insurance management meeting. I have received many positive comments from the attendees about the value of the information you shared and the engaging manner of your presentation. Your style and delivery was excellent!"
-Kenneth Stowell, Human Resources, Nationwide Insurance
"Revealing, thought provoking and immensely insightful... are among the adjectives we are using to describe the recent team development program you conducted at Brody Communications. Thank you!! You helped us unlock many of the mysteries of communication dynamics. Your natural charisma and poise as a presenter were the perfect complement to the extensive knowledge you have about interpersonal communications. Our program with you was the most rewarding we have ever had! As a business professional whose organization is founded on such things, I don't make that statement lightly. We are looking forward to your return visit with a growing appreciation of all we still have to learn from you."
-Pamela Holland, Chief Operating Officer, Brody Communications Ltd.
"Congratulations! You were a real hit at our management meeting....I have heard from many people that you made a sound contribution to the success of our meeting. I look forward to hearing from you regarding further training for our District Managers. I am sure you have already had a significant impact. Now, we need to reinforce the message."
-Gary Kastel, Director of Communications, Value Merchants, Inc.
"I deeply appreciate your participation in this year's conference! Attendees who participated in your session gave you 5 stars rating!! Again, thank you for your time and talent... I will be in touch about a show I'm going into production for! Would love for you to be a guest!"
-Dr. Trevicia Williams, Founder, A Woman's Worth