COLETTE CARLSON
TESTIMONIALS
“Colette’s infectious spirit, passion for her subject, and humorous delivery engaged the audience which is why we would highly recommend her as a speaker for your next event!”
Ginnie Roeglin
Senior Vice President
Costco Wholesale
“Our local and international teams left with inspiration, excitement and new skills!”
Brenda Nakano
BSEC Chair
Microsoft
“Colette is an amazing speaker! She did a keynote for 2300 franchise owners, general managers, and managers and a breakout session for 1500 general managers and managers. She did a great job researching our business and sharing stories and examples that the participants could relate to. The participants found her funny and insightful. The vast majority of the participants rated her as Excellent! She was also a delight to work with in planning the conference as well as on-site. I highly recommend Colette as a speaker!”
Lora Peterson
Director
Great Clips University
“Colette was a huge hit at our Leadership Series, and people are still talking about it! We were all so impressed by the way she researched and got to know us. As a result, she nailed it, gained immediate credibility and connected with everyone! Colette was knowledgeable, relatable and down to earth… what more could you ask for.”
Donna Sanders
People Development Mgr
Texas Roadhouse
“After two days of education focused on improving patient safety and health care quality, Colette’s closing keynote brought an element of positive inspiration and humor to a crowd of 500 health care executives! The post event evaluation identified her as the most highly rated speaker, and it was no surprise given her ability to tailor the content to meet the needs of our audience.”
S.B.
Program Manager
Texas Hospital Association Foundation
“Your presentations were very well received and a perfect alignment with the objectives of the meetings. I was also impressed with how well you prepared for the two presentations!”
Jane Conti
Executive Vice President
New York Life
“Colette’s presentation was the perfect capstone to our annual customer event.business-communication-expert-colette-carlson-keynote-dsd-business-systems Colette is brilliant, funny, warm and inspiring, and her insights were well-received by everyone there. At the end of a long day, there could not have been a better way to re-energize our audience.”
Doug Deane
President & CEO
DSD Business Systems
“You were a perfect fit for our global audience!”
Karen Bohanan
HR Manager
Cisco
“The WOC Nurses loved you! Here’s what just one said, “I was impressed with the research the presenter did to speak effectively into our unique profession and provide us with tools to gain perspective in our high stress workplace while maintaining humor. Excellent way to close our conference!”
D.M., CMP-HC
Director of Meetings
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
“Colette’s enthusiasm, humor and very practical advice were a huge hit with our group of women General Counsel and senior level in-house counsel. Colette fully committed to our program – spending time with our attendees and other speakers to gain a deep understanding of our challenges and goals. She made sincere personal connections — as a result, her session fit perfectly within our program, and our attendees left energized and better prepared to address the obstacles that impede their success and the success of the organizations they serve.”
Chair
National Assn. of Women Lawyers
8th General Counsel Institute
“Your contagious enthusiasm and entertaining style makes learning fun!”
Laura Dimase
Committee Chair
PepsiCo
“Nothing but fabulous raves!”
Daniel Kaz
VP Professional Development
Boeing
“Your keynote exceeded our expectations and was the highlight of the conference!”
Stephanie Edmisten
Raytheon Women’s Network-NTX
Raytheon
“The entire sales team walked away with skills that could be applied the very next day in the field. Thanks for humorous, customized message …would love to have you return for an extended session.”
Victoria Richards
Oral DNA Labs
A Quest Diagnostics Company
“You will learn, earn, and be able to return more when you think, speak and live the truth as brilliantly taught by my speaker-friend, Colette Carlson.”
Mark Victor Hansen
Co-Creator of the New York Times #1 Best-Selling Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
“Your presentation was excellent, highly beneficial, timely and on target!”
Foundation for CA Community Colleges
“Colette did her homework and tailored her presentation specifically to us – even down to common language within the organization. I knew she was a hit, but was pleased to see a standing ovation from the crowd!”
Katherine Borish
Director of Training & Merchandising
Etcetera
“YOU SCORED A PERFECT 4.0 in every category! This is the first time in my 15 years of planning the conference that this has happened! Clearly, saying our audience loved you is an understatement. I only wish we had more women in this industry for your message to impact. We’re working on that… Thank you for being such a joy to work with.”
Sandra C. Williams
Director of Dealer Training and Development
S.P. Richards Company
“Your presentation exceeded our expectations as a keynote speaker. The attendees and NASN staff are impressed that you tailored your presentation to school nurses, including your school nursing visuals — the slide of IEP blocks and the props used in the busy nurse skit on stage. Conference participants including school nurses in the health office and school nurse administrators commented to me that you truly understood them and the challenges they face. Your presentation was a fitting conclusion to our conference as you empowered the audience and provided them with insight on how to take action when they return home.”
Sarah Butler, MS, RN, CDE, NCSN
Director of Diabetes and Nursing Education
National Association of School Nurses
“Survey after survey not only rated your presentation very high, or highest rated, but also rated your presentation as one of the ‘favorite memories’ or ‘best take away’ from the entire convention.”
Jeff Harrold
Chairman & CEO
Auto-Owners Insurance
“Colette’s commitment, engaging style and creative program made our event a major success! Best feedback we’ve received in over 10 years.”
Laura Lynch
Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chairman
Corning, Inc.
“Thank you for being one of the best keynote speakers AADOM has ever had. Our 675 dental office managers and practice leaders LOVED you!”
Heather Colicchio
President
AADOM