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Mark Thompson Was Spot On!

:: Daryl Cromer, VP, PC Innovation Lab, Research & Technology Principal Technologist & Distinguished Engr of IBM ThinkPad

Mark Thompson was asked by IBM ThinkPad to create a custom keynote on innovation. However, unlike having weeks to prepare, Mark was asked to lead the seminar at 3:00am that day!  Well Mark of course being a consummate professional was able to create his customized keynote to the delight of the participants at the Levono Innovation Seminar. Mark lead a 90 minute session with the Global HR Team, followed by a two hour session with a diverse group of executives where even a WebEx Cisco robot was in attendance.

Well done Mark!

Your Messages Were Relevant and Meaningful

:: Terry Scalzo, Marketing Excellence and Operations Corporate Marketing Group of Intel

Mark Thompson delivered an insightful keynote to Intel earlier this week.

“On behalf of everyone at Intel, I want to thank you for presenting at the Marketing Track at the Intel Sales and Marketing Conference in Anaheim. Your messages were relevant and meaningful. As a result, your involvement definitely contributed to the overall success of the event.”

Excellent Job Of Incorporating Our Priorities

:: Doug Hinzie , VP of the Americas - Lubricants of Chevron

Mark Thompson spoke this morning at the Chevron 2012 North America Sales & Marketing Conference in Phoenix.  He delivered another inspiring message, which prompted the following accolades below.

I really appreciate what you did for our sales organization today. I thought you did an excellent job of incorporating our priorities, our focus, and our business right no in your message. In a way that was a very very well event for our organization. Very inspiring and really gave us a lot or perspective on what we are doing right now has been accomplished in other companies and other organizations and we can do it too. Thanks so much.

Wish I Met You Twenty Years Ago

:: Chad Hallock and Todd Jackson, CEO and COO of Budget Blinds

Mark Thompson fired up the attendee’s at the Budget Blind Conference in Las Vegas this week.  Event Director, Tracy Christman, had this to say after Mark’s speech:  ” Mark, words cannot express how amazing you were today!  Passion!!!  You have passion in your love to teach others.  Thank you for making a impact on my organization. You are appreciated more than you know.”
However, the reviews do not stop there - check out the video comments of CEO Chad Hallock, and COO Todd Jackson.

 

 

CEO Did Not Want An Outside Speaker

:: Hugo van Nispen, President & Managing Director of KEMA Americas

Before this event, the CEO said he did not want an outside keynote - he finally gave permission and after Mark Thompson’s keynote, he told the planning team that hiring Mark was exactly the right thing after all,“Right on target.”

Mark Thompson Talks About How Companies Become World Class

:: Gene Longobardi, Chief Operating Officer of Online Training Academy

Gene Longobardi, Chief Operating Officer for Online Training Academy talks about how Mark’s keynote / workshop impacted their meeting.

Mark Thompson Does His Research

:: Anand Sharma, President and CEO of TBM Consulting Group

Anand Sharma, President and CEO of TBM Consulting Group, loved the way Mark Thompson did his research and kept his talk simple and understandable.

Mark Thompson Was Extraordinary!

:: Donna Halinski, Corporate Communications of First Allied Securities, Inc.

It was wonderful having you. You were extraordinary and we thank you!

Presentation Was Spot On

:: Mary Winn, Vice President of Investor Relations and Public Relations of Dollar General

Thanks so much. Your presentation was spot on. Very timely and spot on comments. 

Rare Combination of Energy and Worldly View

:: Bob Ravener, Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer of Dollar General

Mark: Really enjoyed your talk yesterday. So much so we just checked your availability for our district manager meeting in July. It’s rare to hear a speaker with the kind of energy and worldly view that you brought to your talk yesterday! Look forward to staying in contact.

Footnote: Mark Thompson was contracted to keynote Dollar General’s District Managers Meeting in July 2011.

Mark Thompson’s Insights Were First Class

:: Richard McIntyre, Executive Vice President, Head of Retail of DundeeWealth, DWM Securities

Mark, the pleasure was all mine. Having you offer your insights and experience to our conference was first-class. These were the Chairman’s Club and President’s Club winners—the top performers from 1,000 financial advisors across the nation. The feedback was fabulous. Please look me up the next time you’re in town.

 

Mark Thompson’s Message Set the Tone For Our Transformation

:: Bev Wallace, President, Parallon Business Solutions of HCA Healthcare

Mark, thank you for keynoting our internal launch of Parallon Business Solutions, the new shared service platform for HCA, America’s largest for-profit hospital group. Your collaboration and energy during the meeting was the perfect custom fit for our new strategy. I really appreciate your partnership in framing a message for our leaders that set the tone as we transform the business of healthcare!

Dollar General Immediately Booked Mark Thompson!

:: Jill Robinson, Director of Executive Learning and Marketing of Center for Executive Education at Belmont University

So fun that my group loved you . . . knew they would and they are so good to book our speakers for other events/conferences. Dollar General was in the audience and immediately booked you! Good news!
Enjoyed having you here – Already miss having you in town!  Come back soon . . .

Deep Homework About Our Industry

:: Nicholas A. LeCuyer, Vice President, Strategy of Western Union

Thanks Mark! I really enjoyed your presentation at Palos Verdes. Highlights for me:

1. Calling out for us the fact that we must re-invent ourselves to stay on top—the “winner’s paradox,“etc. Bringing this to life with examples of firms that managed to do this and firms that didn’t.
2. Your Schwab experience and case study—highly relevant for us.
3. Calling out the importance of customer relationships and how multi channel / multi product approach helps drive this.
4. Your Best Buy experiences:  the notion of a “$50 billion company trapped inside a $5 billion company.”
5. Your personal energy, enthusiasm and deep homework about our industry and Western Union.

Thanks again for speaking with our group!

I’ve never seen it done better

:: Wayne Lambert, Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric

Thank you for an extraordinary keynote. Your presentation was laser-focused and fit perfectly with the messages we needed to land during our Global Management Meeting. We really appreciated having you take the time and energy to connect with our senior team in advance to review our strategy and plans. You clearly captured and embedded the ideas and concepts that our CEO, EVP and I had discussed with you. I’ve never seen it done better.

Thank you for helping to close our meeting on a high note

:: Michael Holt, Chief Executive Officer of Philips Lumileds Lighting Company

I thought your remarks hit the notes I was looking for. What I felt gave the most impact were the video clips of leaders telling in their own words how they stood apart. The clip of Jack Welch was really good.  The Intel/Andy Grove segment had power.Thank you again for helping to close our meeting on a high note!

Everything You Said Really Resonated

:: Lou Tedrick, of Verizon Wireless

Everything you said really resonated with what we’ve experienced. Quite a few things I heard I’ve wanted to do and needed to get done, so it was very relevant for us all at Verizon Wireless.

Thank You for Reminding Us of the Power of Purpose as a Company

:: Jan Liden, CEO of Swedbank

Mark, thank you for reminding us of the power of purpose as a company, our passion for service and our great performances! Swedbank is honored to bring together all of our best clients from around the world to the Livaidia Palace here on the Black Sea - where during WWII the fate of Europe was decided. You gave us great insight into the 3 P’s of creating ‘success built to last’.

He Provided Extraordinary Insights

:: Young-mi(Justina) Yun, Conference Producer of HRMAX

Mark Thompson was the absolute highlight of our event: he provided extraordinary insights for HR executives in Korea to take a greater role as leaders with their organizations.

Really Helpful to have Your Perspective

:: Patrick Deconinck, VP & GM of 3M Industrial Adhesives

Our trade association annual conference has a wide range of CEOs from large and small companies—and they’re all facing perhaps the biggest challenge in history. It was really helpful to have your perspective and I heard lots of really great comments about your talk!

Mark Brings Passion, Innovation, Teamwork and Excellence

:: Greg Foster, President of IMAX Films

Mark brings passion, innovation, teamwork and excellence all in one extraordinary package of compelling stories from the world’s most successful people and organizations.

He Customizes His Keynotes to Provide Actionable Ideas and Insight

:: Susanne Lyons,, Chief Marketing Officer of VISA

Mark Thompson’s inspiring message is just what your leadership team needs! He customizes his keynotes to provide actionable ideas and insight for your organization.

Touched by Your Presentation

:: Eric Shuler, Director, Product Development of Crayola

Our CEO Mark Schwab was touched by your presentation. Thanks for the inspirational talk and your comments about Crayola.

Really Enjoyed Your Presentation

:: Rachel S. Wical, Sr. Training and Design Specialist of Allstate Insurance

I really enjoyed your presentation at the Partnership for Development Summit and Expo. I brought my boss and co-worker and they also enjoyed the program. Thank you!

An Informed Perspective Unique in the Marketplace

:: Greg Link, President of CoveyLink Worldwide

Mark’s tremendous research based on his first hand discussions with many of the most successful business luminaries of our time give him an informed perspective unique in the marketplace. He is the 21st Century Napoleon Hill.

The Right Book At The Right Time

:: Ken Blanchard, Co-Author of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

“Now, Build a Great Business!” is absolutely the right book at the right time. Read it, soak up Brian and Mark’s shrewd and sensible advice, and go out and do it. You now have the instruction manual you need for success!

Thompson’s Message is Right on Target

:: Robert Lane, CEO of John Deere

Thompson’s message is right on target. John Deere himself said, ‘I will not put my name on a product that does not have the best in it that is in me.’ That is the message of “Success Built to Last.”

So Special to Work Together with You

:: Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Company

Your videos on leadership are wonderful!!!! Thank you Mark—so special to work together with you!

Success Built to Last Shows You How

:: Steve Forbes, President & CEO of Forbes

You can make a difference if you put your passions to work…“Success Built to Last” shows you how.

Reveals a Meaningful ‘Secret Formula’ for Success

:: Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Brands

Mark Thompson, in “Success Built To Last,” finally reveals a meaningful ‘secret formula’ for success based on the lives of remarkable people.

Thompson Nails it Again

:: Herb Kelleher, Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Southwest Airlines

Thompson nails it again: “Success Built to Last” wisely counsels you to go nuts about something meaningful. That’s what you’re here to do, for heaven’s sake.

The Only Real Success Worth Pursuing

:: Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, of Sweden

The idea of thinking about success only in ways that are sustainable is essential for our long-term prosperity and health. “Success Built to Last” is the only real success worth pursuing.

Best Coaching You Will Ever Get

:: Marshall Goldsmith, of Marshall Goldsmith Partners LLC

Best coaching you will ever get on creating a life that matters!