“When called upon to do the impossible, Janie came through in a big way. Putting together a coherent, entertaining and educational speech to welcome National Van Lines convention attendees to our historic 75th anniversary celebration was a monumental task. By asking the right questions and keeping us on-message, she found the right ratio of humor, insight and information to make my presentation come to life.
Her professional approach to speech writing and coaching expertise allowed me to deliver a powerful, motivational message. The reviews are in, and this was the highest-rated welcome address I have ever given.”
Maureen Beal, CEO, National Van Lines
"During my career I have been recognized as a strong communicator and with Janie’s coaching have raised my communication skills to an even higher level. I was truly impressed with the amount learned in a single session. Janie has a bottom-line approach that “cuts to the chase” by incorporating candor, empathetic insights, and pure skill as a communicator."
Patricia P. Asp, Fortune 500 Senior Executive and Founder of ASPirations Consulting
“I work with Janie in order to improve my speaking and communication skills. I learned more about writing and giving my speeches in the first session with her than I have over the past two years. She is both clever and competent in the way she guides me to find the gold hidden in my stories and materials. I'm in capable hands and I'm staying here because I know having her on my team is the single most important thing I've done all year to enhance my speaking career.”
Lyn Christian, author, speaker, Founder of SoulSalt, Inc.
“Because of Janie, I was able to become a clearly more effective manager, increasing my daily productivity by as much as 30 percent. More importantly, my life changed when she helped me to understand how to relate to other people in a less confrontational way, how to find ways to meet goals through convincing people to help me."
Graham Earnshaw, Managing Director, Xinhua Finance News
"She taught me, often in ways so subtle that I didn't realise I was being taught, the value of getting buy-in from people rather than relying on the chain of command. She often saved me from myself by pointing out that being right doesn't necessarily mean you can win in a confrontation with your superiors. I think Janie's most important strengths are clarity of thought, common sense, and a highly-developed feel for people and politics."
Bernd Debusmann, Senior News Executive
"As a coach, Janie has three great qualities -- she knows how to listen closely, she knows how to turn a challenge, no matter how mind-bending, into practical, positive steps forward, and above all she knows that the answer is not hers to hand out -- it lies within you, and she'll help you find it."
Martin Langfield, News Executive
“Janie gave me simple skills to overcome a specific problem that was preventing me from reaching my potential as a manager, and then helped me build that into an effective communications strategy. The positive results reached way, way beyond the initial success. For me, improving my communication skills then creating and implementing a communication strategy made all the difference in how effective I am as a manager. Coaching can be very powerful, and Janie is a great coach.”
Eddie Evans, Editor
“Like a lot of people, I'll do what I can to avoid conflict and leave the hard choices for later. Janie through a lot of prodding, some of it painful, taught me that trying to avoid conflict can be a way of magnifying it. I am grateful for that.”
News Editor
"Janie can save senior executives from themselves. She can save them from making the big mistake that could be career ending, or the small one that is corrosive to a career.”
News Editor
