Presentation Testimonials

"Call to Action — Springboard for Strategy"

"Sharon's message to our key management was right on target. Our meeting focused on retaining talent, and her very practical call to action at the beginning of the meeting created a springboard for subsequent strategy sessions. And while her message was timely, her ability to engage our audience of 400 really brought the subject home.”

– Jim McNulty, Chairman and CEO, Parsons Corporation

"Immediately Useful Tools"

“As with most organizations, our biggest challenge is around finding and keeping the right people. Sharon’s presentation and workshop on the topic was relevant and fun. She presented her ideas in a systematic, comprehensive way, which engaged our national leadership team. We came away with immediately useful tools. A good investment of our time!”

– Charlie Rate, President, SNC-Lavalin ProFac Inc.

"A Watershed Event"

"A short note to say 'thank you' for the great job you did wrapping up the last day of The Boeing Company's annual executive retreat.

"Your session was the highlight of the meeting.

"You delivered, as you promised, a lively session that had the 250+ participants truly engaged.

"We consider that morning a watershed event in getting Boeing's leaders to take ownership over the morale and retention of their people. Thank you."

– Jim Dagnon, The Boeing Company

"A Perfect Launch and an Amazing Transformation"

"Sharon Jordan-Evans is a gifted presenter and does a masterful job of engaging her audience on the topic of retention while infusing an appropriate amount of humor. Her warm and energetic style really draws her audience in while at the same time she confronts some of their deeply held beliefs regarding the topic of retention.

"Her keynote address was the perfect launch for our Bank-wide initiative.

"I watched an amazing transformation as managers who initially resisted the idea that they were responsible for retention, became converts.

"She laid out a clear, coherent process, drawing upon many real life examples from her years of consulting success.

"Her approach is refreshing and the tools and advice she offers sets Managers up for success not failure.

"Three months later we're still enjoying the fruits of her work as our leaders have become fully engaged and proactive in managing retention. We've launched a number of retention initiatives throughout the bank using many of the tools Sharon provided, and our Managers continue to request our active partnering with them and their teams."

– Drew MacAfee, Senior Vice President, Human Resources Washington Trust Bank

"Wow!"

"Congratulations! Your inciting presentation to the PCMA-OC audience was on the mark. The insight you provided effectively portrayed the desired 'desirable workplace' vision and map. Your vibrant and engaging style set the stage for the evening. Your wrap-up was just the swath needed for the precious gift you provided each of us. Your impact on the audience and me was WOW!"

– Paul Benson, Producer PCMA-OC/Program Committee

"Smart Ideas and Inspiration to Retain Your Best and Brightest"

"Sharon Jordan-Evans offers a refreshing blend of wit and wisdom based on real-world business experience. Her pragmatic, common sense approach offers solutions applicable in any environment. If you're looking for smart ideas and inspiration to retain your best and brightest, sit in the front row and take great notes!"

– Kathryn D. Griffiths, Universal Studios

"Truly Inspired"

"Thank you so much for speaking at our recent celebration of New Hampshire’s Best Companies To Work For competition. You were a huge success with our audience.

"We asked you to cover content from your book, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, and everyone agrees you provided so much more.

"I am still receiving notes and emails from attendees saying how informative your talk was. People really seemed to resonate with the interactive portion of your keynote address. Several people have mentioned to me that they felt truly inspired to be better bosses.

"We couldn’t have asked for a better, more dynamic speaker and we are thrilled to have provided the opportunity to introduce you to New Hampshire businesspeople."

– Heidi Copeland, Vice President, Millyard Communications Inc./Business NH Magazine

"An Amazing Speaker"

"Sharon is an engaging, motivating, and humorous speaker. She shares research, information, and funny stories relevant to employee engagement and retention challenges faced by businesses today.

"Sharon energized an audience of 250 leaders and made a 90 minute presentation fly by. She engaged the group in such a way that everyone walked away feeling as if she had spoken to and coached them individually.

"I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Sharon’s leadership lessons, and my leadership team overwhelmingly agreed. She is truly an amazing speaker."

– Fred Buenrostro, CEO, California Public Employees’ Retirement System

"Improves the Productivity of the Organization"

"Sharon Jordan-Evans is an effective and inspiring speaker. She made a two hour presentation to a ballroom of 1500 people a highly interactive, involving experience. She had a personal conversation with us that was packed with tips, tools and humor.

"People on my team were motivated as individuals and as managers to become even more effective leaders and individual contributors. Some decided to take personal responsibility for becoming a better and more fulfilled employee. Others were motivated to help their entire team become even more effective.

"Bottomline, I highly recommend Sharon as a speaker and as an advisor if you are interested in improving the productivity of your organization."

– Mary K. Foster, President, Sylvan Learning Centers

"Ideas to Implement Immediately"

"Thank you for your presentation last week during our Training Conference. The participants were treated to an excellent combination of relevant research and practical and usable recommendations. Many people commented on ideas that they planned to implement immediately upon returning to their own operations.

'You have made a significant contribution to help solve a critical issue for all of Easter Seals."

– James E. Williams, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Easter Seals, Inc.

"A Huge Hit"

"To use a famous baseball expression, 'you hit one out of the ballpark' with your presentation at the 2006 Easter Seals Leadership Institute! The way you connected to the group, your high energy, and your ability to share simple, proven, creative ways to retain quality employees was a huge hit.

"They also loved receiving an autographed copy of your book.

"Your presentation scored very highly on all the feedback/evaluation forms. It was also obvious that you did your “homework” relating to Easter Seals and masterfully blended in key messages on mission, vision, and values into your presentation.

"Your background in healthcare, executive coaching, and the Lominger competencies also added to your expertise and credibility.

"You’re an incredibly talented individual and passionate about what you do. We are fortunate that you agreed to work with Easter Seals in our leadership development efforts. Easter Seals will be even stronger as a result!"

– Dorothy M. Moser VP, Human Resources & Training, Easter Seals, Inc.

"Best Four Hours I've Invested in a Long Time"

"Timely and topical real-world information and ideas presented in an engaging, fast-paced, reality based way. No pop motivational psychobabble here.

"A truly delightful, refreshingly different, and critically important discussion.

"Best four hours I've invested in this way in a long time.

"I'm proud to be part of an organization that recognizes the value of what Sharon has to offer, and delivers that value to its management team."

– Alex Szafran, Director, Radiology Department, Maine Medical Center

"Perfectly Tailored to Fit the Needs of Our Organization"

"It was a pleasure to have you as our speaker! After reviewing the evaluations of our Conference, we are very pleased with the results. In fact, over 100 general managers were impressed with your presentation.

"Thank you for an excellent job you did in preparing and presenting such a wonderful presentation. It was evident to me and the group that you put a lot of time and thought into your presentation. You were engaging and well prepared. Your presentation covered all the points you and I discussed beforehand and was perfectly tailored to fit the needs of our organization. You addressed the concerns that we face in the restaurant industry as well as those that can be found in all industries. You made it all seem so easy.

"Sharon, thank you again. Your contribution to the success of our General Managers' Conference is greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with you in the future!"

– Peter D'Amelio, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Cheesecake Factory and Restaurants, Inc. & Grand Lux Cafe LLC

"A Guaranteed Homerun Everytime"

"Talk about fast, friendly, vibrant, customized, funny and effective! That's Sharon. She delivers real-world ideas, updates, and solutions, and is a guaranteed homerun every time. I'll book my reputation on her any day!"

– Kathleen Larsen, American Program Bureau

"Masterful Preparation"

"Monster's capacity to deliver excitement and a world-class Customer Summit was enhanced through Sharon's participation and presentation this year. Beyond the blocking and tackling anyone expects from a leading speaker, her content & delivery were a clear consequence of masterful preparation, a willingness to understand our business, and attention to detail.

"Sharon's experience coupled with her deliberate engagement with the audience resulted in a meeting with practical application and unanimous approval."

– Marcel Legrand, SVP Strategy, Monster

"The Buzz Has Been Terrific"

"I want to thank you again for contributing to the success of our Summit! I can't remember the last time I heard someone speak for an hour, and then wondered where the time went! The buzz has been terrific, and the event was a great success.

"Many Customers made positive references to your presentation in their Summit comments!

"Thanks again for doing such an incredible job Sharon. You made Marcel, Jeana, and I look good!"

– John Pouliot, Manger, Voice of the Customer

"Insightful"

"Hi Sharon. Thank you so much for the insightful presentation. What a fantastic job you did - especially so early in the morning. The topic was perfect for the group and I enjoyed your jokes and presentation style - very polished."

– Beth Gilstrap, Program Manager, Enterprise and Staffing

"9.9!"

"You were a hit with all of our attendees. Your evaluation rating was a whopping 9.9! Your dynamic, energetic, positive presentation was such a wonderful ending to our conference."

– Diane M. Lawrence, President, HRD Network

"Use Her as the Benchmark for All Future Speakers"

"Clear and fabulous information that I can use now!"

"Wonderful! Excellent presentation."

"This was a great session! Very inspiring."

"Warm but dynamic presentation with audience participation."

"Sharon redeemed the conference."

"She had the tempo that we needed."

"Please use her as the benchmark for all future speakers. Great techniques."

"I loved her energy.'

"Peppy, relevant, funny and actionable suggestions."

"Sharon is a blast! Very dynamic, naturally comfortable speaker."

"I got a lot out of it - most of the time we are learning how to deal with others - but I learned how to deal with me or how I can improve myself especially in a leadership role."

"Would have loved to hear her for a full day!"

"Great information to take back for our management team as well as staff."

"Super speaker!"

– HRD Evaluation Comments

"Practical Tools to Use the Very Next Day"

"One of our organization's primary goals is to be the Employer of Choice. Just one day with Sharon Jordan-Evans gave our managers practical tools to use the very next day, along with an inspirational resource to meet that goal."

The book "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em", is in every manager's office, highlighted, tabbed and dog-eared. We can't wait for the sequel! Sharon brings energy, passion and real world to retention.

– June Chrisman, Director, Human Resources, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Providence Health System-Oregon

"Sharon, You Inspire Me!"

"How great it is to work for an organization that provides us with such wonderful resources!"

"Terrific, well educated, inspiring key speaker."

"Excited to return to work to incorporate new learned strategies from today's conference."

"The book and the conference gave real, applicable tools and techniques that I will be able to use."

"Sharon, you inspire me!"

“Sharon did an awesome job bringing to light some key critical factors on staff retention!"

"Great speaker, wonderful discussion and excellent ideas that make us aware or what we are doing or what needs to be improved upon."

"This was critical to our business lines and outcomes."

- Providence Manager Comments

"A Big Hit with a Tough Audience"

"Sharon's no-nonsense approach to retention was a BIG hit with a very tough audience -- our Operations folks. They appreciated the practical nature of her ABC system -- so much so that I saw them immediately thinking about ways to apply her principles to their daily management lives.

"Since our convention 3 weeks ago, there are signs of Sharon everywhere positively impacting our managers' approach to their people. Thanks, Sharon!"

– Mari Anne Snow, Director of Training, Uno Restaurant Corporation

"Enthusiasm from the Managers Has Been Overwhelming"

"I just wanted to thank you for joining Progressive's Policy Service's Management Meeting and for the very informative Love 'Em or Lose 'Em Presentation. The praise and enthusiasm from the managers has been overwhelming. The information presented and discussed opened our eyes to opportunities we have in an entertaining, educational way."

– Maria Cashy, Policy Services Manager, Progressive

"Your Seminar Has Had Broad Effect"

"Your seminar has had broad effect, as the "Love-'Em-or-Lose-'Em" approach is being rolled out through the whole company!"

– Aart de Geus, Chairman & CEO, Synopsys, Inc.

"Key Insights"

"Sharon gives your managers the key insights they need to execute on their number one critical success factor, - retaining their best talent!"

– Sanjiv Kaul, Senior Vice President, Physical Synthesis Group, Synopsys, Inc.

"Natural Gift for Engaging Audiences"

"Sharon Jordan-Evans is not only a bestselling author, she is also a star speaker and presenter, who has a natural gift for engaging audiences, connecting with their interests, and sharing information in an easy and friendly way."

– Steven Piersanti, President, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

"Uniquely Warm and Engaging"

"Sharon is extremely effective with audiences from every walk of life. She neatly packages intelligence, empathy and wit and delivers them to her listeners in a way that is uniquely warm and engaging."

– Rick Junius, Lee Hecht Harrison

"Challenging and Thought Provoking Information"

"Sharon is able to quickly build excellent credibility and rapport, particularly with executives. Her competence and experience is evident in her presentation style. She provides challenging and thought-provoking information to bring out the audience's best learnings."

– Jan Gordon, PG&E

"Star of the Show"

"You added such keen insight and perspective to our discussions. Without doubt, you were a star of the show.

"You not only made a major contribution to the program's immediate success but, you unleashed exactly the 'you can make a managerial difference' response that we are seeking among our colleagues.

"The buck does indeed stop with each and every one of us as day-to-day managers. You delivered that message beautifully.

"Already, some of us are ordering your book (in quantity), in order to ensure that the 'we love them, not lose them' philosophy takes root her at Ogilvy PR. If we succeed at that, there will be no end of appreciation to you for many years to come.

– Tom Beall, Ogilvy PR

"Standing Ovations"

"Sharon Jordan-Evans was a keynote speaker at our Western and Eastern Entity CAM Conferences, and also at the National Leadership Conference for Client Operations in August. At each of the CAM Conferences, Sharon's audience was comprised of approximately four hundred first-line Managers. At the Leadership Conference, two hundred Vice Presidents, Controllers, and Senior Managers were in attendance. Sharon's presentations to each group were outstanding.

"She presented her "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em" research and action plans in a well-constructed, articulate, fun, and relevant presentation, and, because she had taken the time prior to the sessions to learn about our business, she was able to personalize her talk by including Xerox 'lingo' and examples. Sharon also incorporated the conference themes of Leadership and Operational Excellence into her talk, as well.

"She has an easy-going and open communication style, and the audience related to her.

"At the end of her sessions, she received standing ovations, and a line of attendees wanting her to sign their books.

"The biggest testament to Sharon's success at our conferences is that our managers have incorporated the "Love 'em or Lose 'em" techniques into their management processes. In fact, at our final conference, I asked one of our CAMs to return and present to the assembly the Plan and Review document and assessment which she had developed, incorporating Sharon's retention strategies. Many managers came up to me to share their enthusiasm and gratitude for including Sharon in our conference.

"Sharon is an excellent speaker, with an important message, and she conveys her message with enthusiasm and professionalism, and I recommend her highly."

– Sheryl Matlock, Xerox Corporation

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