Testimonials
Mark Richards – Managing Director, Barclays Wealth International"Marc Hogan was a great way to close our day, he was engaging, entertaining, very funny and most importantly he was on message, his story resonated with the business themes and his energy captured the business intent. Excellent!!!"
Jennie Harnaman – Event Manager, The Institute of Sales & Marketing Management"Thank you for doing such a brilliant job!"
Chris Huntley - Senior Vice President of Communications, Tetra Pak Group"Marc’s Funny Business session offered our conference delegates very timely and highly relevant perspectives on what it takes to shift direction … the challenges, the doubts, the setbacks and the triumphs … all delivered in an engaging, light-hearted but extremely memorable way. The feedback from my international 80-plus team has been very positive. Great session, thank you."
Andrew Winton - Director of Online Sales, Orange & T-Mobile"Marc's Funny Business session was inspiring and funny, the team really enjoyed Marc's engaging and direct style!"
Peter Beckett - Head of European Marketing, Schroders"The international delegates really enjoyed the ‘sales training’ mixed with a great story. Thanks again."
Liz Kynoch - Group Technical & Trading Law Director, TESCO plc"Amazing! Marc challenged, provoked and entertained our International Technical Team, no mean feat since the high ranking delegates were from all over Europe and Asia. We all left the training with a new perspective and we have all put the skills to good use since the event!"
Gary Wilkinson - Vice Chair, National Association of Hospice Fundraisers"10/10. Marc was the perfect speaker for the closing session of our National Conference."
Stefan Lissner – Head of Investor Relations, Q-Cells SE (Germany)"Excellent, a very entertaining presentation with substance!"
Jon Evans - Corporate Sales Manager, 3M UK & Ireland"Marc provided the perfect after dinner speech combination of a light-hearted, funny and amusing speech that related to our sales teams and our commercial business needs. His approach delivered thought-provoking aspects in terms of how we go about our daily business, yet was simultaneously hilarious and highly enjoyable as the finale to our evening."
Carolyn Boyd – Editor, France Magazine"It was the best talk of the conference!"
Richard Brown - Head of Operations, BAA (Heathrow Express)"Marc was our guest speaker at our parties to celebrate becoming the National Customer Service Team of The Year. It was really going to take something special to engage this team. Marc was able to provide a fresh spark of inspiration and provoke people to think beyond their favoured ways of thinking. Engaging, energetic and inspirational - great stuff!"
Walter Schoonebeek – Business Analyst, Louwman & Parqui BV (Toyota & Lexus)"Inspiring, fantastic and funny business speaker."
Gwyn Griffiths - National Risk Manager, Deloitte"The feedback we have had from participants has been extremely positive and some of your techniques could be witnessed in action during the day and later in the evening. We have all come away from the day feeling energised, motivated and more connected as a group. We really value the input you had into making this day a success."
David Ball – Managing Director, Brand Fuel“Brilliant! Funny, observational and very entertaining! See him, hire him, listen to him!"
Jim Hutchison - UK National Sales Manager, Honeywell"Marc opened our annual sales conference as we wanted to begin with an entertaining yet uplifting selling skills presentation and he certainly delivered, his delivery and content was exactly what we were looking for. His sales techniques are neatly entwined within his Edinburgh festival experience which in itself is compelling journey to listen to. He included the audience and made several key observations throughout his presentation that prompted you to question your own style or technique. A great start to a great conference – thank you Marc!"
Bernadette Rogers – General Manager, EphMRA"Excellent! Some of the best corporate training I have ever seen!"
Jerome Cornwall, Grant Thornton UK LLP"Brilliant, inspirational and thought provoking with good use of humour. I would have loved to have seen Marc at the Edinburgh Festival, and I would have no hesitation in inviting him back or recommending him."
Natalie Hudson - Marketing Services Executive, Venuemasters"Very engaging and great fun, an excellent choice for an opening speaker."
Sandy Jarrett - Head of Marketing and Communication, Select Group"Marc's presentation at our breakfast seminar was immensely enjoyable. His engaging and inspirational presentation style had the whole audience spellbound. Through his humorous and interactive approach, he motivated every single audience member and gave them skills to take away and practice."
John Penny - General Manager, Reebok Sports Club London"Very funny, interesting, useful, and most importantly different."
Lee Farnsworth - Vice President Neurosciences EAME, Allergan Ltd"I wanted a speaker to wrap up our conference who could inspire our sales teams. I didn’t want a sportsman a mountaineer or an astronaut. That might be uplifting, but does it truly inspire and drive change? Most of us don’t run, row or climb. Marc started where many of us started and then he got brave. Really, really brave. He was funny, challenging and wise. More than that, Marc inspired change; many made promises, several committed to a change in attitude and at least one made a major life change. I would recommend him without hesitation."
Lene Pederson – Events Manager, Insurance Age Expo"Our delegates found Marc’s session great fun and useful."
Dawn Halfacre - Senior Manager, PETA Ltd"In selecting Marc as our guest speaker, we knew we were on to a good thing from the moment we looked at his web site. Marc was a truly engaging presenter bringing a balance of real life experience, humour and laughter, to some clear messages about the power within us to overcome limiting beliefs in our every day business activities. The audience was captivated from start to finish and were extremely animated and ‘buzzing’ for the rest of the day!"
Rachel Elnaugh – Entrepreneur and ex Dragon"You were fab!"
Graeme McKinnon – Commercial Director, Expense Reduction Analysts"Marc delivered an extremely thought provoking, interactive and entertaining session which not only challenged our thinking but also exceeded our expectations. He left us feeling empowered and motivated to take action. Simply put, an outstanding performance!"
Claire Dickinson – Senior Conference Producer, Incisive Media"Marc’s presentation was entertaining, engaging and useful. I was particularly impressed by his understanding of the niche audience and his ability to tailor the speech to their needs. I would definitely recommend Marc to anyone looking to add something different to a business conference."
Jason Grove – Police Analyst, West Midlands ACPO Region"Outstanding speaker, really engaged with the whole audience. Marc has a natural ability to make people feel at ease and interact. His S.A.L.E.S input, with a comical slant really comes across well. Marc’s talk would benefit everyone from all areas of business and I would highly recommend."
Dawn Halfacre - Senior Manager, PETA Ltd"In selecting Marc as our guest speaker, we knew we were on to a good thing from the moment we looked at his web site. Marc was a truly engaging presenter bringing a balance of real life experience, humour and laughter, to some clear messages about the power within us to overcome limiting beliefs in our every day business activities. The audience was captivated from start to finish and were extremely animated and ‘buzzing’ for the rest of the day!"
Nigel Campkin – Deputy Managing Director, Thomas Sanderson Ltd"Marc is a great communicator and has a message that is entertaining to listen to, as well as challenging of the audience. He tells his own personal story, not only is he funny, but the story is real and Marc’s delivery engages everyone. Following Marc’s talk the group was in a ‘good place’ and energised to take part in a management development session on leadership behaviours that was incredibly powerful."
Martyn Sumners – Chief Executive, Association of British Travel Organisers to France"Marc draws you in until he explodes into the point of his message. I have never seen anyone achieve the level of audience participation that he managed from a bunch of normal cynics. His livewire style and approach are pretty unique as he mixes humour with logic to make the session fun. There were many nods of scary acceptance as delegates acknowledged they were the individuals he was referring to. If you want home truths and can accept them Marc is your man. If you don’t he’ll make you laugh anyway!"
Dr Lesley Young Murphy – Deputy Director Community Services, NHS Newcastle and North Tyneside Community Health"Thank you for your engaging and entertaining contribution to our ‘Striving for Excellence’ event. Your humorous and thought provoking workshop brought with it some very tangible messages for all staff to take away when working through every day challenges within the NHS. Your ‘7 keys for success’ certainly appeared to inspire everyone in the audience for taking service improvement projects forward!"
Angelo Speranza – CEO, Burlodge Group-temp-rite International – FIMI"Marc presented, at our International Sales Meeting, an interesting, captivating, and at the same time funny, session. The 90 minutes was well thought out and well balanced between speaking, involving the audience and having fun, whilst at the same time giving us a strong message. The whole group took away a better understanding on how we are perceived. Marc’s story strengthened our confidence and enabled us to believe in our capabilities, both as people and representatives of the company. We are grateful to Marc for coming to Italy to share his experiences and knowledge with us."
Suzanne Smith – Communications and Marketing Manager, West Kent Housing Association"I just wanted to say a massive thank you for yesterday – you were a complete hit with staff. We thought the way you adapted to make the speech personal to us was superb and the message went out loud and clear that part of giving good customer service is being self-aware. Well done!"
Kate Serby – Enterprise Officer, University of Hertfordshire"Dear Marc, thank you for a brilliant and extremely funny presentation, perfectly tailored to our audience. A lot of the delegates came along, not knowing quite what to expect, and they walked away feeling totally inspired and keen to try out the new techniques they had learnt. Thanks again!"
Geoff Waters – Chair, Hinckley Business Association"The presentation just flew by as Marc engaged with all the members and guests. Looking round the room as he spoke, I noticed that all the attendees were locked onto his every word. Clearly, Marc had taken on board the pre-presentation brief and really hit the mark with his engaging and humorous tale. The embedded business messages were strong, clear and memorable. Personally, I have been having some serious words with my ‘Editor’ for the rest of this week and it has already secured some new business for me! Thank you for a very professional job that was done very well."
Tony Flanagan - Marketing Manager, ASR Computers Ltd"Marc was definitely the best guest speaker we have ever had presenting at our User Group meeting, which is quite a feat considering we have had guest speakers who have climbed Everest and sailed around the world! - I can't praise him enough."
Paul O'Neill - Director of Operations, The MotivAction Group plc"Faultless! I have seen many presenters and to put it simply Marc Hogan is easily up there as one of the best. I always recommend Marc to any of our clients who want to learn the really useful skills in a dynamic, interesting and most importantly fun way."
Paul Doble - Group Sales & Marketing Director, DX Group"Thank you once again for doing such a great job with our team on Thursday. You hit it right on the mark, made your session relevant to the audience, kept their attention throughout and linked your story well to the challenges they are all facing. We have had some very positive feedback about the day as a whole and in particular around your session. I look forward to working with you again."
