Our organization hired Michael because of his novel approach and unique programs inspiring innovation, creativity and leadership. We designed a 3-year program that resulted in substantially and permanently changing the culture of our 300+ person department; from executives to union employees. There were measurable, significant increases in employee satisfaction, team effectiveness and communications. Michael’s programs are for business executives/leaders who truly want to leverage the creative and innovative talent in their department, division or company to improve productivity and employee retention. Liz Faison, Project Director, Merck

Michael is an astounding individual whose skills span a surprising and wide array of disciplines. I first met Michael during his initial work when he reverse engineered da Vinci to understand the dynamics of innovation present in that genius – and of course he has since amplified his work to understand Edison. All journeys of innovation must begin with – and include throughout – the skills and principles that Michael espouses. I can think of no one better qualified than him to help advise us in this space. Jim Karkanias, Senior Director (Partner), Microsoft

Before I am overwhelmed with the herculean task of trying to turn myself into Leonardo da Vinci, I want to take a brief moment to pass on my ‘Thank you’ for a wonderful day. As Chairs, we have many fine speakers come into our lives (I have experienced over 700 speaker presentations in my 22 years as a Chair). Those we sense are good have at least a few ‘Ah-ha’s!’ Those we know are excellent have many ‘Ah-ha’s!’ Those who are great have the big ‘Ah-ha’s’ that one feels he/she can take out into life and practice, apply, even live. You were great. Larry Cassidy, Vistage Master Chair

You are our secret weapon in our never-ending quest to create an innovative culture. Marv Damsma, BP, Director of Trust Investments

Thank you for being part of our event! While I personally enjoyed your presentations and got a lot out of them, I was even more delighted to note the level of engagement, interest and uptake of my colleagues. I was only half joking when I said they are tough to please! As an organization we have a culture of being inward facing and not very receptive to external ideas. You are a very real exception to that rule. By Day 3, we all used mind mapping as the starter to a group exercise and everyone ‘got’ it. Around the event ’sfumato’ and ‘connessione’, etc. kept dropping into conversations. I am looking forward to the next couple months and seeing this all take root. Claudia Iton, Unilever, V.P. Human Resources

We are at least twice as productive as before. We plan, document and communicate with greater efficiency. Our organization’s productivity improvement has been phenomenal. Dr. Thomas Jenkins, DuPont

Another successful conference for TMA Resources – and we couldn’t have done it without you! From start to finish, working with you has been such a pleasure – and to have two fabulous keynote speeches in a row is a conference planner’s dream. Even better when they are delivered by the same person and to such acclaim! Both speeches were so different, but both were of such high caliber and energy that you captured the imagination of our conference attendees to once again achieve the highest rating of any of our plenary sessions… Thank you for everything that you have done for TMA Resources, our customers and our employees. Bridget Ann Serchak, Senior Marketing Communications Strategist, TMA Resources

You gave participants an experience that they are the creators of their own future. Four of my people were able to step up to the challenges of the next grade/role as a result of your program. Ketan Patel, Greater Pacific Capital