Effective Relationships Workshop: “Working in a customer orientated industry, I found the Effective Relationships workshop beneficial, reminding us of the core competencies required that need to remain at the forefront of our thought process when it comes to maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with our clients both short and long term.”
Commonwealth Bank
Damien Otto, Executive Manager Corporate Financial Services WA
Marketing Strategies for Professional Services conference: "The Ark Group team would like to pass on our sincere thanks for your involvement in the Developing and Executing Marketing Strategies for Professional Services conference this week. Your contributions and insight helped to make the event the success that it was, and we very much appreciate the time and effort that you put into preparing for and being involved in the conference." Participant feedback: "Brilliant. Practical, real tools; Excellent presentation and content. Good use of case studies vs. theory."
Ark Group Australia Pty Ltd
Kylie Chambers Events Director
"Shirley Anne Fortina (SAF) is an amazing energiser of people. In the 2007/08 financial year whilst SAF was working with us as our Client Services Manager Business, Development, our revenue increased by 36%. SAF contributed significantly to this increase in revenue by:
- thinking about and implementing new ways of interacting with our clients; and
- 'gently prodding' partners and lawyers to do what they said they were going to do.
The skills that SAF brought to bear as our Client Relationship Manager will stand her in good stead for this next exciting chapter and I would be happy to discuss SAF's skills and abilities with anyone considering engaging POD Consultancy".
The Making of Me Seminar: "Thank you so much for your valuable contribution to The Making of Me on the 18th June 2008. Your session on personal value proposition was a winner and a reminder for me again to personally work on my own as well as our business pitch. I know that this was the same for many of our attendees."
CompetitiveEDGE Events
Emma Lovel General Manager
Personal Development Workshop: "Thank you for presenting at our workshop. I felt that the session broke up the day and had me thinking about some things that I haven't thought about for a while. The new concepts presented to me like the Circle or Influence & Currency Account made a lot of sense and I can see how that fits into both work & personal life. I am definitely going to use the Wheel of Life to help with setting some short term & longer term goals. The time management was a good reminder of some traps that I do find myself in and to make me think about some changes to make."
HWE Mining Pty Ltd
Environmental Workshop Participant
Business Networking Workshop: "Overall the feedback was very positive – well done! The course material was useful and the handouts provided to participants were/are also useful. Gained a better insight as to what you should be looking to achieve at a network event. The need to put more conscious thought into my networking plan. I look forward to the follow up session so that I can reflect on my goals set."
PKF Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers
Lucinda Dalla Riva Senior Manager Human Resources
Client Reviews: "The Pod Consultancy recently undertook one on one key client reviews for Authentikos - I understand Shirley Anne immediately connected and won trust with our clients and therefore obtained invaluable feedback which has been like gold to us by way of useful information."
Networking Presentation: "We hung on her words. I am developing my skills for building client relationships and SAF provided great insight in easy to understand portions. She also shared some simple tips and tricks that I could use straight away - useful especially with the Christmas season coming up! It exceeded my expectations!"
ACEA - FutureNet
BrandYOU Programme
"My experience with the BrandYou seminar was very positive. I found the course provided a structured approach to developing my own Personal value statement. This now enables me to effectively & concisely communicate to the people I meet what my role is within Westpac and what value I can offer them professionally."
Westpac Banking Corporation
Claudia Van Dijk, Senior Relationship Manager
"It's not often that you get a whole day to devote to yourself and the BrandYOU course really made me think about where I was and where I want to be, both professionally and personally. SAF's style is very engaging and creates a comfortable, unintimidating environment in which to reflect. I found the course has given me a lot more confidence in professional networking settings and has helped me to set firm short term and long term goals so that I can achieve everything that I want to achieve."
Minter Ellison Lawyers
Samantha Smart, Associate
"As someone who has recently gone from a full time career to a full time student, I found the BrandYou program most beneficial. It allowed me to sit back and evaluate the direction of both my career and personal life. In an intimate environment, you are taken out of your comfort zone and invited to spend time on you. Shirley Anne challenges you to invest time in yourself, as you are your own greatest asset! "
Jessica Bradford
"The BrandYou workshop reinforced what type of brand I am and what I portray to my clients. Being a consultant, I now have a clearer focus of my business objectives and a greater understanding of my strengths and weaknesses. I now have the confidence to set realistic and achievable goals and have implemented strategies to achieve these goals. I highly recommend this workshop for any female professional who wants to develop her personal and career pathway, be it whether they are employees or business owners."
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Fleur Muller, Director
"The structure of the BrandYOU day focused my mind, it gave me ample (and much needed) opportunity for self-reflection and provided the tools to create my new value proposition. Each of the sessions worked towards a common goal—developing a communicable personal brand—and I found the experiences shared between the working group invaluable. Shirley Anne’s encouragement was, and continues to be, empowering. I would highly recommend the BrandYOU workshop."
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Leanne Mills, Communications Consultant
"As a business owner, I have spent a lot of time reading and attending courses to learn how to run my business effectively. BrandYou has provided me with a different angle and helped me to learn more about myself and how I can utilise my strengths to achieve in all areas of my life, both personally and professionally. The self analysis and goal setting that I completed during the course is something I will always refer to for my self-development".
Creative Elements
Suzanne Loveland, Owner
“I really enjoyed participating in BrandYOU. Shirley Anne’s invaluable practical advice helped me identify my strengths, refocus on my short and long term goals both in my career and personal life and her follow up keeps me on track to achieving them. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to identify, set and achieve their goals.”
Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
Anita Logan, Executive Assistant
"A great program and one I will continue to refer to. Thank you for a very positive day!"
Amanda Etherington - Newmont Asia Pacific
"Very impressed! I will tell my colleagues to participate."
Tina Mihailova - Newmont Asia Pacific
"Very enjoyable and relevant to personal development. SAF is an energetic passionate presentor."
Loren Kinnane - Commonwealth Bank
"The program is a good catalyst to start us thinking of ourselves as a brand and how we can present that brand to others."
David Hamilton - Commonwealth Bank
"A very uplifting program that came at the right time. Great opportunity to focus on the positives of life."
Alison Whitelaw - Australian Business Community Network
"Great way of thinking differently and approaching both work and life to achieve harmony between the two."
Claudette Bevis - Commonwealth Bank
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