Reviews of Our Speakers
“I’m delighted to report that Susan’s session rated very highly, scoring 4.62/5 on aggregate. The average across the three-day Forum was 4.45, which is the highest we have ever had for this event, so she did exceptionally well to surpass that and we are delighted with her contribution. Susan is a really thoughtful speaker, who carefully considers each issue for discussion and is able to provide real, practical insights and anecdotes for each question.” – Centre for Institutional Investors
“Everyone is sure to walk away from a Susan Cain presentation enlightened, informed, and inspired. Hearing this gifted speaker and author is a special opportunity not to be missed!” –Gilda Ross, Student & Community Projects Coordinator, Glenbard School District
“It meant so much to our students for Susan Cain to participate in MKA’s Student Life Leadership Retreat. Her presence and her message made it clear that it was time for our community to rethink traditional definitions of leadership and to consider how all of our students are on a personal leadership journey.” –Kerry Verrone, Upper School Dean of Student Life, Montclair Kimberley Academy
“Our ‘Harnessing the Strengths of Introverts’ fireside chat was an amazing success, more than 700 colleagues joined from 20 countries. We have been elevating discussions on personality diversity and the level of engagement was outstanding. Following the event, we received over 200 requests for more information and in the post-event survey, 97% of colleagues stated they have a better understanding of the strengths introverts bring to work and 95% of colleagues stated they have a better understanding of how unconscious bias about personality type can manifest at work. This is an extremely important component of diversity and inclusion and you have my commitment that we will do our utmost to support the inclusion and empowerment of all ‘quiet ones’.”
— Kald Abdallah, Senior Vice President at leading pharmaceutical company
“What an amazing event! Susan, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We continue to receive so many positive messages from all those that attended in reference to how much they appreciate this intimate moment with you. We will treasure and be positively impacted from this learning for the rest of our lives!” – Elida Pazmino, Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, L’Oreal USA
“Last night was—in a word—terrific! You are truly remarkable in your ability to connect, be passionate about changing the way our culture values introverts, and genuinely cause people to THINK DIFFERENTLY. I have no doubt that your Quiet Revolution is going to be one of the seminal business/cultural shifts for this decade—and hopefully with lasting impact for many years to come. Thank you for sharing your warmth and enthusiasm with us: Womenetics and Porsche.” — Ellen Adair Wyche, VP Programming and Content, Womenetics
“Thank you – thank you for being so wonderful. Our group truly LOVED you! I hope our paths cross again in the near future.” — ISPA
“Susan was great! Her presentation resonated greatly with our group, and it was surprising to find out how many introverts we have in a group of largely alpha males. Her book was also well received at dinner — all copies were gone!” — Klaris Tamazian, HighTower
“THANK YOU again for the fabulous presentation at the J&J CDTL leadership forum. You received very positive feedback from the group, and [everyone] in the audience felt it was very instructive and impactful. I know many were still talking about it as we finished the day, and I have no doubt [they] will try to take their learning to [their] practice moving forward.”
–Johnson & Johnson Leadership Forum
“I learned so much from the conversation about introverts. Those are lessons I will use with my own employees for years to come. And the speakers made everyone feel comfortable, excited to be there, and ready to engage – Susan, in particular, is such an inspiring example of how someone can create positive change.” — New York Times Summit on the Future of Work, Participant
“The moment she stepped onto the WorkHuman stage, she displayed an undeniable range of knowledge, clarity, authenticity, and warmth. Best of all, she was the same in person. No surprise, the feedback from our attendees was off the charts. I cannot recommend Susan highly enough and can’t wait to have her back at Workhuman!” —Kevin Mullins, Vice President of Global Communications, Workhuman
“Susan Cain keynoted at our annual marquee event and was absolutely superb. Polished, relevant, and accessible, she connected with the audience immediately and held them in rapt attention throughout her presentation. Susan was our most popular speaker, and I would recommend her for any engagement. This was one of the best experiences I have had working with a keynote speaker.”—Rachael Feigebaum, SVP, Events Program Producer, The Advertising Research Foundation
“Susan was a delight to work with and an outstanding addition to our agenda. Her talk was inspiring, thought-provoking and energizing, with an impeccable delivery which was as moving as it was entertaining. Susan’s passion really shines through and is contagious, she is a perfect fit for any forum in which the goal is to motivate and inspire.” —Michelle Edge, Co-founder and CCO, Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2018
“The author of Quiet created a sense of intimacy and trust in a very short time. That’s the communication ability, as a leader, I want to have. I learned a lot from just watching how she did that.”
— New York Times Summit on the Future of Work, Participant
“After spending all day yesterday basking in the glow of that marvelous event Tuesday night, I just wanted to send you a personal note thanking you for making the entire event so fascinating and inspiring for so many people. We have received an enormous amount of feedback from the over four hundred people who attended the event indicating that it was the most interesting and inspiring lecture that they have attended in a very long time. Your ability to connect with an audience in a very personal way while imparting fascinating information about all of us is indeed unique. We are proud as an organization to have brought such an interesting and inspiring speaker to our community. Your talk will resonate in the educational community in the Washington, D.C., area for a long time to come.” — Shelley Gunner, President of Parents Council of Washington, D.C.
“On behalf of our Board, I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for your wonderful talk. It was beyond gratifying to finally hear you in person and to feel the excitement in the room generated by so much collective resonating! From the parent perspective, you fulfilled a long held desire to shed some light on those kids who dwell in the corners of the classroom. Not to mention helping us see childhood experiences through a different lens. Wow – it was moving. Even for those of us who have already read your books, and listened to your podcasts, the live experience with you is so much more. You bring so much passion for the cause, empathy and warmth into the room.”
— Barbara Morgenthau, SPEAK SFO Co Chair
“You are an excellent speaker and your event was a huge success! You make it look so easy. You were our most well attended Bing Signature Speaker to date.” — Laura Mallatt, Bing, Microsoft
“This was an excellent program. Very informative, relatable, interactive with real suggestions you could walk away with and put in place.” — Cigna participant
HOW Design Live couldn’t have kicked off with a more incredible opening keynote. Susan’s session was incredible and was just so fitting for our crowd. She set the stage and framed the event and the sessions to come perfectly! I heard so many compliments from our attendees. I will stay in touch and we will see how things work in the future for Susan to possibly speak another one of our events.
— Amy Conover, HOW Events
“Your talk was remarkable. People loved it. You have the incredible and rare capacity to be 100% human and authentic; 100% interesting; and 100% entertaining. Many I spoke to described it as the highlight of the conference.” — Susan David, Ph.D., Co-founder, Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School
“Susan was outstanding, and people were blown away. We’ve brought a long list of accomplished speakers and thought leaders to Mercer Island, and I have heard a number of people repeat that Susan was the best speaker we have ever had. I personally agree. Her message is salient, timely and crucial—especially for parents and teachers—and she is also warm, witty, engaging, and articulate. She not only speaks softly, but with such kindness and humility that even when she disputes the value of group work in the classroom, teachers and administrators fully understand her without getting defensive. Back in the day when I taught, my Dean of Faculty described his job as “trying to herd cats.” I truly think Susan Cain would be successful herding even the most independent-minded cats over to the side of our quieter kids. On behalf of the entire Parent Edge team and Mercer Island Community, please thank her for her time, energy, and passion.”
— Jaymi Garvett, Parent Edge
“I’ve never seen so much energy from conference attendees during a presentation – the first session after lunch no less! She had every senior finance executive in the room captivated.”
—Ann Marie Gorden, Manager, Corporate Communications, KPMG US
“Susan was AMAZING and is as incredible as you said she was. Her message was so important and her delivery was spectacular. The audience continued to sing her praise through the whole conference.” — Kathleen Hassey DNP, M.Ed, BSN, RN Director, Northeastern University School Health Academy
“I cannot underscore what a terrific job you did with your talk and how much of a pleasure it was to have the opportunity to meet you in person. You have outlined an immensely important issue when it comes to promoting more effective personal relations and business success and we are in your debt for both discovering it and then marshalling such passionate and persuasive arguments for why the issue matters. Thank you as well for being willing to sign all the copies of your book that you did.” — Rochester University
“The panel with Susan Cain and the woman from LinkedIn was, for me, the highlight. I have attended many events like this, and hands down, Susan was one of the best speakers I have ever seen.” — New York Times Summit on the Future of Work, Participant
“Susan’s address has been talked about all week, throughout campus. I keep finding myself in conversations about it. We actually had a major department retreat and planning meeting the other day, and we referenced many of the principles she discussed in those meetings. So, so glad she was able to come.” — Jon McBride at a Major University
“Thank you SO much for a fantastic webinar today. We have received amazing feedback already. You answered all the questions so thoughtfully and all of us found the topic super interesting. I do hope we have the opportunity to work together again in the future.” — Sarah Allen, Head of Talent Development, AXA Investment Managers
“This was an excellent program. Very informative, relatable, interactive with real suggestions you could walk away with and put in place.” — Cigna participant
