Testimonials

Thanks for all your help! You did a wonderful job and got awesome feedback from the participants! Laura Clark Fey could not stop talking about you, I think you two will hit it off well! Let’s talk soon! Thanks again!

Robert Johnson
Managing Counsel
Workers’ Compensation
Practice Group
McDonald’s Corporation
for Diversity Event for Corporate Counsel

Since getting trained by Melissa G to use Linked In I am consistently feeding names to my best clients and have easily doubled the results of getting favorable introductions.  At the same it has helped me get in front of better people. Between the increase number of favorable introductions the improved quality of these referrals my practice is super charged!

Steven L. Braun, CLU
The McTigue Financial Group
Northwestern Mutual Life

Your presentation was about a "10" on my WOW monitor! As a writer I love your reverence for words and as a creative director I so appreciate your cutting-edge creative approach. Thank you so for sharing your talents and expertise.

Jean Bailey
Project Manager, AblePlay
National Lekotek Center
www.ableplay.org ~ www.lekotek.org ~ www.anixter.org
“We see the ability in everyone”

I just wanted to thank you for yet another wonderfully successful teleconference this morning! The attendees in our ‘7 Steps to Building a Power Network’ session were all extremely pleased with the topics you covered and the information that they were able to take away. Having sat in on the teleconference myself, I am sure that everyone present will be able to immediately apply your excellent methods and advice and will be ‘power networking’ in no time.

It is so nice to be able to work with you on our career development workshops. Since the satisfaction of our members is our utmost goal, I am happy (and relieved) to always be assured of a successful and productive event when you are doing the coaching! Your professionalism, your depth of knowledge and your warm and personable coaching style is something I can always count on, and I sincerely thank you for all that you continue to do for us! You make my job an absolute pleasure.
Many thanks,

Debbie Rotolo
Director, Events and Products
6FigureJobs - A Workstream Company

WOW - the power of Networlding is extraordinary! From virtually the moment I signed on, my world of innovative and relevant business connections has mushroomed. The chemical reaction created by linking like-minded people toward a common aim has immense potential to bring about real change in the market.

Frank Hone
Executive Vice President
Global Business Group
OGILVY HEALTHWORLD

In the increasing competitive technology market where senior executives have much more at risk in spending resources to solve business problems, the value of networlding is even more essential to success than ever before. At the end of the day, executives will buy from strategic partners they can trust and who have the confidence of others and a record of success. This to me is the power of networlding - relying on relationships to introduce you to others who have similar business problems and can enjoy and share in the success you have delivered before. Thank you for engaging with SPSS.

Brian Zanghi
Chief Operating Officer
SPSS

I wanted to thank you and your staff for the event yesterday. It was really wonderful. I know we had to adjust a few things here and there, but you couldn’t tell from the feedback. Nothing but good things from the parents and the girls. The girls really enjoyed it. I have heard from a few of the parents this morning who said their girls couldn’t stop talking about what they learned or who they met.

Noelle Sojka-Ridder
Program Director
Girl Scouts of Chicago
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character,
who make the world a better place.

Networlding is one of the top programs I have ever taken in my twenty years of sales.

Dave Richter
Regional Director
SPSS

I worked with Melissa to guide my clients through her Networlding process. Her insights on today’s proven networking and collaboration methods are extremely valuable, and have helped me personally gain a competitive edge in my business. Within weeks of using her methods, I received four highly qualified leads and booked a speaking engagement in the C-level executive community!

Lisa Nirell
President
Nirell & Associates

Working with Melissa has been an incredibly positive experience and has also delivered tangible results. By having more conscious conversations and using the Networlding philosophy with existing clients and prospects I have generated over $100,000 of potential revenue in the last 90 days. Since our business has a longer sales cycle, I am confident that I will generate five times that amount over the next year since I have shifted my networking to Networlding.

Amy Dordek
VP Bus. Development
The Johnsson Group

Melissa defines the term “tapped in”. Her insights on networking and business have made her one of my most valued and trusted colleagues. She has a gift for spotting consumer trends and acting on them.

Joe Orlandino
VP of Sales and Marketing
Goerski Advertising

Your presentation to our executive women’s leadership group was just great! People really connected in a way they have not done before! Thanks for all your help in creating a wonderful, interactive event for our clients and us.

Ellen S. Robbins
Partner
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood

Thanks for all you are doing to connect people. I made some very good connections.

Paul Lanci
VP
Motorola Professional Services

Thanks for sharing such great ideas and presenting it with such enthusiasm.

Janice T. Morgando
Director, Branch Operations
Quest Diagnostics Inc.

Great event last evening! Made some new contacts and ran into some clients and friends as well! Thanks for a wonderful night. Tremendously successful!

Jill Brady
Specification Manager
International Paper

The energy was terrific from everyone there. You really know how to put on a great show!

Gail Luxenberg
Director, Business Development
American Medical Association

This was the best networking event I ever attended! The difference between this event and all the others is that everyone else is just talking about revitalizing the economy, but you are doing something about it.

Chris Madding
VP Business Development
Northwoods Software

We truly enjoyed your talk and loved the way you facilitated our panel discussion. It was very rich conversation!!

Mina Ghahremani
Manager, Global Great Place
Accenture

What a triumph! The “Building Partnerships for Business Growth” Conference is more than two weeks past and the accolades keep coming in! Your session was a real hit and received the highest marks (per the evaluations) of all the workshops. The other workshop presenters, however, were a little miffed-they didn’t appreciate everyone attending your workshops. Next time, I’ll build the conference around you!

Mollie Cole
Chief, Office of Women’s Business Development for the State of Illinois
(Women’s Leadership Conference)

Your methodology is a masterful articulation of the important subject of relationship building.

Guy Courtney
CEO
The Machaira Group

"I attended the writer's workshop last spring and didn't know what to expect but I was so motivated after I left the seminar to move forward with my dream of writing a book. The writer's workshop helped me to get off the fence and start to put my dreams into a real action plan. The insight that Melissa Giovagnoli provides the participants is priceless having authored over 10 books.,

"The exercises that we did in the seminar gave you a realistic view of where you need to go next with your book and also all the resources that are available to you. The best part of the seminar was the interaction with other prospective authors and the honest and direct feedback you receive from all the participants.

I would highly recommend the workshop who is thinking about writing a book."

Bill Dexter
Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and member of the global Diversity Services practice