Geoff Colvin

“I’ve heard nothing but praise from attendees. They loved your presentation and your blend of an economic update along all your insight as to what great leaders are doing to be successful. I especially loved your quote ‘They stop protecting yesterday and create tomorrow.’ So many great take-aways.”
– First Horizon Bank

“Geoff received a 4.73 score (out of 5.0) from our audience, which is a great score. He did a terrific job.”
– Ogletree Deakins

“We got great feedback about your presentation from our members. Despite the difficult times, people felt like you had a very insightful and positive message. I expect that you’ll hear from us again.”
– President & CEO, National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED)

“Geoff was great. His simple approach to explaining the economy and economic forecasting made it a great speech, and he stuck around to do our roundtable discussion, which was also really strong.”
– Publisher, The Electrical Distributor [tED] Magazine

“Our members raved about your remarks. At the afternoon sessions and throughout last night’s event, all we heard were complimentary comments about your address. I know you speak to so many groups. Please count ours among those that are your biggest fans.”
– President, Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)

“Thank you again, Geoff! The feedback is that your content was the highest value of the day!”
– Director of Event Content, Vistage (VIRTUAL EVENT)

“Geoff hit it out of the park!!! Sounded great, looked great, and wonderful insights.”
– RealPage (VIRTUAL EVENT)

“We have had tons of great feedback. You helped companies get honest with themselves and to think of doing business differently.”
– Global Leaders Organization (VIRTUAL EVENT)

“We sincerely appreciate you contributing to our AGM. The feedback we received from our investors and entrepreneurs was exceptionally positive. Your message really resonated with our CEOs who are looking for past precedents and analogies like the Tour de France to give them hope and motivation to continue to think and act creatively.”
– McRock Capital

“… suffice it to say you were a huge hit – as always! We hope you are willing to continue to work with us in a similar fashion. Curtis Barnett, our CEO, particularly liked your moderation of our conference – you did an excellent job of weaving the story together as the day progressed, making the event an even more professional and meaningful experience. We mean it when we say you are stuck with us!”
– Arkansas BCBS

“…the participants and their coaches have profoundly enjoyed the sessions. Without being prompted, you have hit all the key topics that have emerged throughout the week. It was a capstone in the true meaning of this word. Truly impressive.”
– AbbVie

“Our group was extremely pleased with your presentation and message. The amount of praised you received, was incredible, to say the least. Many, many of our attendees expressed how moved they were with your presentation. Just a tremendous amount of praise is ALL I heard (more than any speaker we have ever had).”
– Executive Director, National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA)

“Geoff hit a home run today!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding…”
– Head of Conf Planning & Travel, Putnam Investments

 
“Your presentation was a resounding success with the attendees, and I’ve heard nothing but great feedback. Your cadence, candor, and depth of knowledge in what you presented was exceptional, and I hope we have the opportunity to work together again.”
– Foundry Events obo 55 North Conference

“Thank you for your email and for inspiring my team! The feedback is unanimous, they loved your presentation, the Q&A that followed and how you inspired them and boosted their confidence. That was exactly my goal. Thank you.”
– CEO, Arch Capital Group

“Geoff, you were definitely the highlight of our conference. In reviewing our surveys today, you were overwhelmingly ranked as the favorite speaker and one they would most like to hear from again. The positive anecdotal comments I’ve heard from both our internal team as well as conference attendees regarding your contribution have been significant. We were very proud to have you as our keynote speaker.”
– Lead Executive, Business Alliances & Ancillary Division, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

“Thank you so much for your participation in the first annual L’ATTITUDE event! Your participation, both as participant and moderator was brilliant. Your [precision], command of facts and data AND unique ability to weave it into a logical, easy to understand outcome is special.”
– Co-Founder, L’ATTITUDE

“You hit it out of the park. We will ask you back.”
– CEO, American Pacific Mortgage

“Your kickoff to our conference was incredibly well received. Everyone enjoyed your presentation particularly the piece about humans’ role in the future.”
– CFO, Coril Holdings

“I can’t tell you how many people, customers and employees, came up to me and said how good your session was. Honestly, it set a tone that I was hoping for so to me it was a huge win. I also appreciate you filling in the time gap on such short notice.”
– President and COO, SoftwareAG North America

“Thank you, once more, for making the time to moderate the Board and Governance Forum. Your thoughtful remarks, questions, and insights contributed to making this Forum a resounding success! Now that we have received formal input from our participants, I wanted to share that we are hearing tremendous feedback on the job you did and it is clear that your leadership was universally well-received.”
– Americas Alumni Leader, EY

“We received rave reviews on your presentation and our Chairman is already reading your books – as will I! I’m sure our paths will cross again in the future!”
– Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

“… he was so awesome!!! Thank you so much for sending him to us! He was amazing.”
– Director of Economic Development Services, CareerSource Pinellas

“It was GREAT. We have only heard great things. Geoff tailored it to the audience. He is a gem!”
– Gala Organizer, Institute for Public Relations

“Thanks for doing your bit to help knock #IABC16 out of the park! Much appreciated – and by the way, some of your slides were the most tweeted images so you clearly resonated.”
– Conference Chair, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)

“Thank you very much for speaking at our Summit – I got fantastic feedback on your message! It was uplifting and inspiring, and you certainly made me look good!”
– Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Certent

“You were outstanding yesterday. Please know how much we appreciate all that you did to make the event such a success. The audience enjoyed your remarks very much and the panel discussion was superb. You have a special way as a moderator of strategically steering the conversation and adeptly ensuring that all participants have equal opportunity to contribute.”
– Vice President, BioEnterprise

“An amazing, kind, thoughtful, insightful man. We’ve had incredible feedback.”
– President and CEO, Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce

“A quick thank you again for a wonderful talk last night. I received great feedback from our group – everyone thought you were insightful and engaging. Particularly, I heard, “Spot on.” As mentioned, please be in touch if you would like a reference for future speaking engagements; I would be happy to help in the format most useful to you.”
– Vice President, Liberty Global

“Geoff did a fantastic job and really set the stage for the remainder of the day and his perspectives were repeated during later sessions.”
– Group Communications Director, The Coca-Cola Company

“I can’t thank you enough for joining us in Nashville this week, and sharing your truly inspiring perspective. Your insights reverberated throughout the remainder of the session in ways that I think would make you know that your work has positive impact. Part of that is because of what you said, but it is also very much a product of how you said it.”
– Vice President, Succession Management and C-Suite Services, Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI)

“The audience loved the topic and learned a lot from him.”
– Strategic Marketing Manager, Sabre Hospitality Solutions

“Geoff did an amazing job with our event. He was very thoughtful and thorough with his preparation and really hit the mark for us. He’s a wonderful moderator!”
– Marketing Manager, The Boston Consulting Group

“This was undoubtedly the best executive conference we’ve held in our 20 plus years of hosting this event. While venue was great, it’s all about the content. Your talk was particularly compelling since the empathy/humanity theme was something that our guests had not really contemplated, and as such, served as “fresh” content for them to consider. Your style in delivering was also superb.”
– Executive Vice President, Hartford Steam Boiler

“I found your presentation and style very enjoyable & your session received great reviews from our clients. Thank you for making the conference better!”
– Vice President and Managing Director, Knowledge Partnership, Investment Manager Services, SEI

“You are a star. All the comments have been stellar.”
– Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

“Geoff Colvin was EXACTLY perfect for us. We loved his pace and his sense of humor . . . and his delivery was just great. BIG HIT!”
– Operation Manager, NewFirst Financial Resources LLC

“Geoff was very, very good. Everyone bar none, was extremely happy w/ his discussion and topics. Very relevant, timely and applicable as it relates to the Ever-evolving business world. Would like to engage him again w/o question and would be happy to be a reference if you ever need it. ”
– Senior Vice President and General Manager, Health Plan Business Unit, Mede Analytics

“I wanted to just keep you here so you could give the same talk to our partners. It’s exactly what they need to hear.”
– Managing Partner, Baker & McKenzie

“Geoff Colvin was fabulous! Thanks. Members thought he was the best speaker we have ever had.”
– President, Flexible Packaging Association

“Geoff, I truly appreciate you taking time to meet with the team and to listen to their discussions. The feedback from the clients thus far was that you made them think out of the box and more strategically then they have in a long time. What was most interesting is that two of the clients quoted you in the afternoon session so clearly you made an impression!”
– Chief of Marketing, PowerPlan, Inc.

“In a word: fantastic! Geoff really was perfect for this. He kept the conversation lively. Geoff really knocked it out of the ballpark.”
– Microsoft

“No surprise, Geoff was articulate and insightful, thoughtful on global and fiscal issues affecting industry and candid on impressions of leadership. Not to mention, a wonderful man who I will forever be indebted to.”
– CEO, The Elliot Group