Testimonials that speak volumes

"The Personal Branding Module of the Football Management Course at the University of Warwick Business School was very informative and useful - you can tell Lesley is very experienced in her field. The whole Course was extremely well organised and well run."
Stuart Pearce, England Under 21 Manager

"Thanks for all of the information and advice that you presented to us at the Personal Branding Session. It has certainly proved a hot topic of conversation between the other football managers/coaches and myself since the course. It has made us all think very carefully about our image and will effect the way in which we present ourselves in the future. Thanks for you help."
Phil Robinson, Assistant Manager, Cheltenham Town FC

"Really enjoyed your Personal Branding session. It opened my mind as to ways of networking and making a good first impression with the right look. You made me realise the importance of having belief in paying attention to detail when looking to form and building my Personal Brand. Thanks again."
Sean Dyche, Under 18s Coach, Watford Football Club

"I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for the course I attended yesterday. I found it really enjoyable, with a good group of people from varied backgrounds and skill sets – and I believe we all learned a great deal throughout the day from the content and from each other. I felt the day had the right balance between honesty, science, examples and the acceptance that personal styles and preferences were part of the mix. It was really well presented and I would certainly recommend it to colleagues and associates.
Many thanks."
Steve Hayfield, Director, Customer Services Transformation, EDF Energy

"It gives me great pleasure to write a testimonial for you. Rarely has one person had such a universally uplifting effect on all of our team. From the early group sessions where you engaged every individual by name within such a short time of meeting us all to the individual coaching where without exception you empowered people to understand the value of our own personal brand and built a huge sense of self confidence throughout the whole company.
From my own perspective, I have enjoyed the coaching enormously and the sessions have enabled me to deal with some of my own inhibitions and work on developing my presentation style. From the appraisals that I have carried out I have encountered very positive comments on how people have valued your sessions and how they would like to work with you going forward to continue to build on the confidence that you have installed.

We look forward to putting together the next programme with you that I am sure will be of large value to all the staff and the company."
Ben McGannan, Managing Director, Water for Work and Home

"It was such a pleasure meeting you at our Convention. Thank you - you have inspired others with your talk – not only with what you said, but also because of how you said it. You have such a confident, clear manner of speaking which ensures that your message is heard and taken seriously. You are indeed dynamite! (In South Africa that is a huge compliment, meaning that you are dynamic, strong and pro-active)."
Annie Greeff, Co-Founder and 2007-2008 President, National Speakers Association of Southern Africa

"Dear Lesley, I would like to say that I am still using your book and ideas from your course when training my management team. I think it is a very useful tool and can not thank you enough for the insight given to me on that day. Many thanks."
Alexandra Brunner, Operations Manager, Jurys Clifton Ford Hotel and Health Club

"On behalf of the Headmaster, I write to offer my most sincere thanks for the huge contribution you made to our Careers Convention on Saturday 8 March 2008. It is abundantly clear that those who attended were most appreciative and grateful for the opportunity to listen to you. The event was a great success and the pupils have, as a result, been buzzing with thoughts of the future. The significance of your contribution cannot be overstated – your efforts in helping to inspire the next generation are sincerely appreciated."
Mrs Harry Higgins, Rugby School Careers Department

"I would like to thank you once again for your very interesting lecture during the ETT 2008. I hope I am able to use all (or some, at least) of your precisely and clearly expressed advice. I\'m looking forward to your next visit to Warsaw."
Agnieszka Rozanska, Curator, The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland

"This is just to say thank you for the workshop you conducted at London Business School last Wednesday. I enjoyed it very much - and also learned a lot, which is even better. You live what you teach - and that is wonderful to see."
Dr. Silke Collins-Tracey, Sloan Fellowship 2008 - London Business School

"The Personal Branding Masterclass was a fun event that I feel will be key to my ongoing development."
Craig Beattie, Head of Platform Architecture, The Royal Bank of Scotland

"I thought Lesley was informative, knowledgable and interesting, and I would recommend the Personal Branding Masterclass to anyone."
Dawn Broughton, Sales Manager, The Studio Venue Company

"Excellent! A most enjoyable Masterclass."
Richard Wakelen, Head of Street Works, EDF Energy Networks

"I enjoyed myself on the Personal Branding workshop - more than I ever have on a personal development day."
Michelle Gibson, Senior Work Based Learning Adviser, West Suffolk College

"The Walking TALL Personal Branding Workshop enables you to gain a real perspective of the current state of your personal brand and provides you with the tools to improve it."
Lesley Shepperson, Learning & Development Manager, Blackpool & The Fylde College

"The Walking TALL Personal Branding Workshop is an essential programme for individuals who take professional development seriously."
Ainsley Stephenson, Director of Service Improvement - Performance & Standards Unit, Croydon College

"I just wanted to thank you for a great session with our participants on the 11th October. I have received some fantastic verbal feedback from the participants who attended, and I think that the energy level at 8pm on a Thursday was testament to the quality of training.

I’m sure that we will be in touch again to discuss options for the next cohort next year."
Carina Grimaldi, Programme Manager, Future Leaders

"Fabulous, Fabulous! Thank you for the EO conference presentation today – WOW – didn’t really know I had a “personal” brand before this afternoon! Love it! Thank you for all of your extremely valuable information! Learned a ton! I think you are great! Hope to see/hear you at another EO event soon. "
Angie Michaels, CEO, FishHer Organization, Omaha, Nebraska

"Thanks for the presentation Lesley. Taking the hour this morning was refreshing. Thank you."
Russell Benaroya, Chief Executive Officer, REM Medical Corporation

"It’s amazing how much you can learn about yourself in a day – I’ve taken some real lessons from the event."
Simon Mott, Director, Baker Tilly Corporate Finance LLP

"A big thank you for the presentation you gave at our recent Sales Conference, at Wembley Stadium. We have received positive feedback from the 230 attendees, who used words like 'refreshing,' 'eye opening,' 'it makes you think about the impact your appearance has on people' and 'I will be using some of the advice & techniques....from today.'
We are reviewing the way that we represent BT with our customers to ensure we maximise impact in the ways you suggested."
David Marsh, Head of Strategy and Communications, BT Business

"The New York Marketing Forum 2007 - Richmond Events
What the 1-to-1 coaching clients said ....
Overall Value as a Learning Experience
4.89 Content Quality (out of 5)
4.89 Content match to program description (out of 5)
4.89 Needs met (out of 5)

Speaker Evaluation
4.89 Presentation delivery (out of 5)

"The session was very useful. Lesley is a great speaker and gets you to focus on skills you might otherwise not realize"
"This session was incredibly useful. Lesley was able to tailor an insightful session to my individual needs"
"I think this was the most valuable session for me on this conference. Lesley is very thoughtful, open and honest. She has a way of making you feel that anything is possible and achievable. Thank you"
"Awesome"
"I really enjoyed my conversation and the timing was perfect for my situation. I look forward to ongoing dialogue"
"Lesley is exceptional! I've worked with many coaches in my career. She is top notch. Her ability to diagnose and connect people with their passions is tremendous"

Thank you again for all the time and effort you generously provided in putting together your sessions and for your participation in making this year’s forum another resounding success."
The New York Marketing Forum 2007, Richmond Events

"I wanted to say again how much our teams enjoyed your presentation on personal branding. We received lots of positive feedback from them and can honestly say that all of them found your presentation entertaining, relevant, interesting, useful and very informative. It seems that you certainly know how to make us think about the impact we have - in particular in those first 7 seconds."
Joanne Sheehan, Senior Administrative Co-Ordinator, Lehman Brothers Europe Limited

"Thank you so much for your inspiring presentation at our Sales Conference. You really engaged with the audience and provided an impactful close to the day. The Walking TALL principles are clearly vital to us when communicating with clients, and we look forward to working with you to keep the Personal Branding momentum rolling. Thank you once again."
Adrian Young, UK Country Manager, Integralis

"The talk that Lesley gave was excellent and was tailored exactly to the audience. It was both entertaining and informative and kept the audience captivated from the first minute to the last. Most of the feedback from our event gave Lesley a 10 out of 10. We will certainly be looking to book her again for future events."
Mark Young, Marketing Executive, Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales

"I am one of the many women that attended the ICAEW Women in Accountancy Event, and would like to say that your presentation was one of the few presentations that I’ve been to that was from the beginning to the end interesting and exciting; it was motivating and encouraging."
Aphrodite Antoniades, Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales

"Sincere thanks from me personally on your session with the team last week. The pitch and fit for our business could not have been better timed and delivered. We will work hard ongoing to ensure that Walking TALL is part of our day every day! I have recommended you to my colleagues across the Barclays group and hope they will pick up with you direct in the near future."
Mark Collings, Director - International Trade, Barclays Business Banking

"Both Mark Collings [Head of ITCS] and I were extremely pleased with the way your presentation fitted perfectly with the drive and focus we wanted to deliver to our people - your links into previous messages delivered earlier that day reinforced the messages well.

The Walking TALL books were received by all of our colleagues with enthusiasm and I hope will provide food for thought. I will certainly recommend your presentation and professionalism to any colleagues that may be looking for a similar speaker."
Emma Ratcliffe, Regional Sales Development Manager, International Trade & Cash Solutions, Business Banking, Barclays Bank plc

"85% of the delegates found the relevance and content of Lesley's Presentation excellent/good, 88% found the interest/information excellent/good and 97% found the quality of delivery excellent/good

"Lesley Everett's Presentation was excellent"
"Particularly liked the Lesley Everett Presentation"
"Guest Speaker Lesley Everett"
"Excellent session on Personal Branding! Thank you!""
The Professional Development Conference for College Managers, International Convention Centre, Birmingham

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the presentation you delivered at the Association of College Managers Conference - it was humourous and thought provoking. I remembered what you said when I bought a new suit and accessories at the weekend, what an excuse for retail therapy!

I have also placed an order to purchase your book as you certainly made me think about how others may perceive me especially as I am the only female manager in a large Faculty of Technology!

Once more, many thanks for a very enjoyable and informative session."
Jeanette Pudner, Key Skills Manager, Plymouth College

"It is refreshing to experience a single person that has the ability to inspire a whole audience of normally dull professionals. The hour was spent in total awe of a lady who can hold the attention of an audience and delight them with ways to assist them in raising their game. I had to admit to a tear in my eye when I heard the poem and could not resist asking for a copy for my office wall. We seldom stop to consider how we appear to others but this session certainly made a few of us think!!
Thank you!"
Tony Tucker, Head of Construction, Plymouth College

"Lesley\'s session with the England Rugby World Class Coaching group at Twickenham really challenged the way we as coaches approach our own personal brand, and most importantly the way in which we transmit our message effectively to players, coaches and the board. Thanks for the insights and the wake up call!"
John Neal, Course Director, England Rugby World Class Coaching Group

"Many thanks for your excellent presentation at Successful Selling. The feedback has been brilliant and I would say the best ever for a female speaker. As you know we are extremely careful with choosing our speakers for this important event and appreciate it takes a special kind of presenter to inspire 1500 people in an audience, many of whom come every year and are used to seeing great speakers. You already had a superb reputation, but you clearly surpassed our high expectations."
Jennie Harnaman, Events Manager, Institute of Sales & Marketing Management

"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for delivering such a fascinating presentation at this year's Q-Med Medical Aesthetic Practitioner meeting. Your presentation was incredibly insightful and triggered a lot of discussion and debate from the audience. I do hope you enjoyed the experience and would consider presenting at future Q-Med Events."
Charles Weatherstone, Marketing Director, Q-MED

"What delegates say........
The Content quality of the Presentation 4.71 (out of 5)
How well did the content match the programme description 4.69 (out of 5)
How well did the session meet your needs 4.51 (out of 5)
Please rate the delivery of the Speaker 4.89 (out of 5)
Excellent session - can't think of any improvements
Very enjoyable and fun
Excellent Presentation
Clear, concise, professional
Kept the audience throughout
Really stimulating
Fantastic
The best session yet!
Excellent - very focused. Could have stayed another 3 hours!
Excellent - I have some actions as a result of this
Wonderful and Useful"
The Human Resources Forum, Richmond Events

"100% of attendees rated Lesley Excellent"
"Very interesting and applicable!"
"Very interesting and thought provoking - also very enjoyable"
"Brilliant - will come back again"
"Great balanced pitch - mix of seriousness and humorous. It's an area I know needed attention - now it all begins!"
"Highly entertaining and informative"
"Thoroughly enjoyed it and found it very timely for me"
"One of the best sessions yet"
"Very enjoyable - fun session - good interaction"
"A very good presentation: I want to learn more about this now"
"Lesley was brilliant! Well presented, sounds like common sense but clearly isn't"
"Fantastic presenter and subject. Excellent mix of presentation and workshop"
"Fantastic speaker - I think Lesley is a perfect example of her content"
Women in Technology Network

"Lesley, thank you for another fantastic presentation on behalf of the ISMM. Your unique style is always well received by ISMM members and the feedback was excellent, as always. I look forward to working with you again in the near future."
Jennie Harnaman, Membership & Events Manager, Institute of Sales & Marketing

"Such was Lesley's amazing impact on our audience, that we decided to book her again for our conference this year. Even with a large audience she managed to motivate them to interact, and inspire them to take action. She has a truly unique way of building real rapport with an audience that is very powerful for a speaker and highly rewarding for us at BP"
Jenny Baker, PA to Refining & Marketing Vice President, British Petroleum

"Just a quick 'thank you' for being such a star at our staff mainstreaming event yesterday. So far, the feedback has been terrific, and people really seem to have come away from the day feeling positive, glad to have been there and with some new skills and approaches that they will be able to test in the future.

I am extremely happy with the way the whole event panned out and I just wanted to let you know that the overall response to your presentation has been brilliant."
Alex Knell, Communications Officer, With a Government Agency going through significant change

"At our studio we run regular high profile evening events and at the very first event that we hosted was Lesley Everett. The blend of professional knowledge, style, charisma and energy quite simply matched and exceeded our expectations.

Without doubt the Events which attract the biggest audiences and require the smallest effort from us in attracting these are those that involve Lesley. Her cool way of presenting and absolute passion and knowledge for her subject of
personal image and personal branding are truly transparent. Customers feel entertained and empowered as a consequence of taking a small amount of time to listen and learn from Lesley. It is no wonder that so many other media and experts now seek Lesley’s expertise on her subjects.

When sitting in one of Lesley’s Events there is a real feeling of warmth between the audience and Lesley which I is a much valued gift for any presenter.

Presenters like Lesley have added enormously to the portfolio of the Orange Studio. Long may it continue?"
Nigel Boyd-Thorpe, The Studio Centre Manager, central Birmingham, The Studio (orangestudio)

"I just wanted to write to thank you very much indeed for your contribution to BP's Support Staff Conference at Durdent Court.

Your Personal Branding presentation went down very well indeed with our audience and we have received huge amounts of very positive feedback.

We look forward to booking you again for our next conference."
Jenny Baker, PA to Group Vice President, Business Marketing and New Markets, BP plc

"I would like to say a big 'thank you' on behalf of everyone of Lee Hecht Harrison for your presentation.

We had excellent feedback from the consultants who attended. Personal Branding and image is a very hot topic and key interest area at present and they really enjoyed and learnt from what you had to say. Your presentation was engaging, thought provoking and extremely entertaining.

We would highly recommend you as a speaker and expert in the arena of Personal Branding to other organisations."
Caroline Swain, Managing Director, UK, Lee Hecht Harrison

"A very professional talk to our sales and marketing members.

You have great style and confidence plus your structure is spot on: yes one of the
true Professional Speakers and a credit to the PSA."
Paul Joslyn, Chair of Regional ISMM

"There are very few people who can talk authoritatively on Personal Branding and Lesley does it in an inspiring way - drawing on examples from all walks of life and demonstrating her points through simple but highly effective exercises. Her session was a real treat."
Raghu Krishnamoorthy, VP, HR, GE Consumer Finance, Europe

"Lesley was not only fantastic and very interesting but her presentation served a huge purpose and addressed a vital business issue - she was extremely good."
John Tyrell, Managing Director, Royal Society of Medicine

"I found Lesley to be an inspirational, motivational and fun speaker. Lesley has been able to give a real boost to my own personal branding as well as helping with training on personal branding for our members. High personal impact is crucial to a CEO – Lesley helps deliver this."
Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)

"Your powerful keynote talk had even the most hardened marketing professionals in the audience sitting upright! It was a compelling presentation, packed with real life examples and an abundance of new ideas for improving our professional image."
Roy Broad, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Marketing

"The business owners who attended your keynote talk only had great things to say about you. An unprecedented 100% of the delegates rated you excellent/good (82% excellent). There is no question you were able to motivate and inspire them at the end of a long day and they left the event recharged, energised and eager to apply new skills."
Maxine Benson, Co-founder, Everywoman Limited

"Lesley Everett has been instrumental in changing the way we think about appearance and personal impact in Greene King and this is starting to yield real and tangible benefits"
Neil Gillis, (Former) Managing Director, Greene King Pubs

"Lesley's input has been absolutely invaluable. She is a true professional, who has the ability to communicate at every level and with every one. Her approach is unique and incorporates the importance of image at every level. We all look forward to welcoming Lesley back to British Airways with future projects."
Kath Curry, Languages and People Development, British Airways