Testimonial List
“I thoroughly enjoyed your speech - it was superb and had a huge takeaway factor. I remember so much from your oration which was most thought provoking!"
“Possibly the most practical, understandable and applicable course that I've ever been on. It’s changed my whole approach to networking!”
“Rob, not only did we have a good time with you, but you have certainly galvanised me into action on the referral front. You made me realise that I was getting complacent, so thank you!”
"I met Rob when he was one of the key note motivational speakers at a UKWA conference in Chepstow, some five years ago. Was I impressed?! Utilising his amazing motivation and communication skills, I secured a logistics contract worth over £1.5 million per annum, which was down to Rob's presentation!! What more can be said about Rob, than already has been said? Just read for yourself - a true inspiration to us all!"
“Rob Brown is both dynamic and informative, a networking star! He is a great personality that engages everybody, motivating even the most sceptical!”
“Thank you for your support at our Winning-Together Exhibition, especially as you stood in at short notice, not once but twice; first as a presenter and then as MC. The audience was highly motivated by your energy, enthusiasm and approach to networking. We have had tremendous positive feedback from the event as a whole, so thanks again for your contribution to a successful day.”
"Thank you for the fantastic day! I can't believe how much my networking has already improved by using your simple and proven techniques and how much more I enjoy it. It was an informative and fun day which the whole team enjoyed and a great use of our time. Networking is a must for everyone in business and I would recommend your seminar to anyone who wants to turn the dread to excitement, enjoy the benefits and reap the rewards!"
"As a regular an experienced networker, I am well used to giving elevator pitches, and asking contacts to refer me to others. Your presentation opened my eyes to significant areas for improvement, was extremely thought provoking, and will enable me to re-evaluate my networking activity, particularly in regard to how I ask for referrals. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you and would be more than happy to recommend to my contacts that they attend your presentations!"
"I have seen Rob Brown 3 times in Seminars over the last 12 months and learnt a lot from them! At Rob's seminar, I came away with some good advice and one of his books which I keep reading so the things he taught stick. I have seen Rob twice this year and learnt more about networking and Referrals and how to get them. Putting into practice what I learnt from the seminars this year is paying off. Meeting people at events and introducing myself, I was doing this wrong and I have now put this right with Rob's help from listening to him at seminars and it works! I get to talk to them and learn more from them so you know if you can work together and get referrals passing. I looked into my existing customers and how to receive referrals, which Rob was talking about in his last seminar. I have put this into practice and it is already working booking jobs from customers who I talked too a couple of days ago. I am making appointments form my last events with the right people to get some more work from new customers which I wouldn’t have done before without the excellent help from Rob. I am really looking forward to seeing Rob at another seminar so I can get some more advice and help on how to do it right!
"Rarely is a presentation so energetic, impactful, while giving me the opportunity to exercise the vocal chords, great food for thought that motivated me to action - thank you Rob!"
“I do want to write and let you know how much I enjoyed your Masterclass on Networking and how useful I’ve found it since I’ve just moved jobs and I’m meeting lots of new people. I can honestly say that for me the workshop has been a life changing experience. I now feel so much more confident going into a room full of strangers. Thank you!”
"Thank you for such an interesting and thought-provoking seminar yesterday – I had been wondering why my attempts at networking had not been producing the results I wanted… and now I know. I have found myself mentally revisiting many of the things that were discussed over and over again, seeing how they could be applied to my own business. Just one of the exercises you had us do helped me to identify the real issue – a truly enlightening moment. The seminar is going to more than pay for itself as I now understand much more clearly why my strategy so far hasn’t been working, enabling me to shift my focus to techniques that will. I’m happy to recommend Referral Success 101 to anyone trying to grow a business by referral. Thanks again!"
“Rob is an amusing and engaging speaker with very useful and practical insights into how to improve your networking skills!"
“I recently attended a seminar in Dublin that Rob was speaking at, unlike a lot of seminars where speakers "sell" , Rob was very different. Rob educated us on some of the most practical things in business that you would think you already knew, he reminded me of the basics and put a whole new outlook in front of me. A lot of what he said we have started to put into action and already know it is having its effect. I left the seminar feeling very upbeat and positive for the year ahead. I am truly looking forward to attending the next seminar that he hosts back in Ireland. Well done Rob!”
"Thank you for your time last Thursday. A very good use of my time and a very subtle way of approaching networking in a more effective manner!"
“Your training course was by far the best course I have attended in my 15 years with the bank, so thank you for your hard work and enthusiasm!”
"Rob's workshops were spot on, delivering real tangible business benefit in short timeframes. Fast based but personable, Rob has a deep insight on the attributes required to win new business in today's increasingly competitive financial services marketplace!"
"The feedback from Thursday's first Masterclass has been fantastic. Your delivery was dynamic, never before have we received training and coaching like this. Thanks for challenging the team and providing us with many useful scrips. Very, very worth while!"
“Rob's presentations are excellent for sales and marketing professionals!”
"Rob Brown's course was hard hitting, practical and really useful in a day to day environment!"
“Rob is the most highly relevant of any speaker on the subject of sales and profiling that I have recently experienced. There are many motivational speakers who speak around the theory of these areas however the event I attended contained a catalogue of direct implementable recommendations that could be used in the real world immediately. He would be of great benefit particularly to sales teams or individuals looking for fresh realistic advice!”
“Rob presented at last week's BNI Big Breakfast. In just over one hour, I learnt so much as he communicated his messages in an upbeat, humourous, memorable and lively method (even though it was extremely early in the morning!). I left feeling motivated and enthusiastic as well as having a clear focus for my objectives and how I was going to change my daily objectives and improve my networking skills!”
"Rob, I recently attended the BNI European Conference and was fortunate to attend your inspirational session regarding getting the best out of our relationships. The content could be applied to both business and personal situations and I picked up several ideas which I can apply to both. Having spoken to BNI colleagues, I understand that several others felt the same way and everyone took something away from your session. I would also like to thank you for the book, “The Engagement Pocket Guide” that I picked up which is full of tips which help engage and reward my colleagues. I can and will, therefore, fully recommend you anyone looking for an inspirational Speaker/Motivator/Coach in order for them to help develop their business and personal lives!"
“If you’ve ever felt stuck when at a networking event and wondered how you can best make use of your time there, Rob will help you squeeze every drop of juice out of every connection you make. He puts everything into context. I wish I’d met Rob 10 years ago!”
"Rob's delivery is punchy and focused purely on the areas that are critical to the success of the people in the room. The skills I have learnt are fantastic and already being put to good use. If you're thinking of using Rob's services, stop thinking about it, do it!"
As a member of the BNI Director team in the 'Ireland North East' region, one of the significant events of my business year is always the February 'Big Breakfast' (part of International Networking Week). It is a major networking and educational event, always attended by large numbers of the business professionals I work with throughout the year. Clearly the standard of speaker needs to match the occasion, and it was a joy and privilege to witness Rob in action - a really exceptional performance. I was getting great feedback and compliments from thankful people who were also in attendance for weeks after. 'How to build your Reputation' was this year's theme, and Rob's formidable background in business relationships and reputation made him the obvious choice for this important occasion. The reputation of myself and my other BNI colleagues has been greatly enhanced by the success of this event - thanks Rob.
“I attended the CIMA event last Wednesday evening at the Novotel Nottingham/Derby on networking and felt I got a lot out of it. I have since been thinking if our business, namely our sales team could benefit from your training to be better networkers and ultimately sell more!”
“Rob, thank you for the energy and realism you injected into our training sessions. After each one there was a real buzz about the office with ideas being passed around. All of your fee earners now realise the importance of these additional skills as well as the 'taken as read' technical skills and that they need to have both to succeed in business life. We know the practice will benefit from the seeds you have sown. The training sessions were seen as very relevant and fun and fee earners are looking forward to the next instalments!"
“Rob has delivered the after-dinner speech for our Annual Awards Dinner for two years in a row. As one of the best we’ve come across, he handled the whole evening with just the right amount of laughter, professionalism and motivation to our up and coming people. His talk on ‘The Funny Differences between Men and Women in Business’ went down a storm!”
“Networking Guru!”
“Rob has the unique ability to inform and teach how business networking should be conducted. Although I have been networking over the last twenty years I have nevertheless gained some extremely useful tips. I will definitely recommend his services to my colleagues and friends!”
"That was a fantastic day, thank you, I learnt a lot, and look forward to putting it all into practice. Above all, you made it fun and I am convinced that I can make the ideas work effectively to gain worthwhile business, and enjoy the activities as well. You may have gathered from my responses that I am an International Commercial Manager, and the work we did today links in well with the training we received for this newly created role. I am keen to follow up the ongoing coaching with you. Thanks once again!"
"Your delivery was definitely one of the more impactive and motivational I have seen for a long time!"
“A HUGE THANK YOU for your presentation Tuesday night! Where do you get the energy from? Thank you very much for delivering an excellent presentation. As reflected in the evaluation reports, it was extremely well received with lots of positive feedback!”
“What a fantastic session yesterday! It was fun, entertaining, thought provoking and very practical! I put it into practice this morning at a breakfast meeting with fantastic results. Thank you for the tips and insights. I have already told 3 people about the event. Many thanks!”
“One of my key themes this year has been to increase the amount of new business from our existing customers and contacts. The problems have been in knowing exactly how to do this, having the confidence and language to ask for the business and being empowered and motivated to get out there and leverage our relationships into revenue and profits for the bank. Working with Rob Brown has been a crucial part of our growth in these areas. Rob has brought a significant amount of self-belief and know-how to our team, and coupled with his inspirational and motivational style of coaching, he has given us the tools and the confidence to say and do all the right things to win the business and exceed our targets.”
“I attended a Networking Skills Masterclass run by Rob and benefited from some sound tips, advice and motivation to succeed!”
“Thanks for a truly outstanding session Rob, which was enjoyed by everyone! You have topped 8.5 as an average score - this is very high indeed for my group, who are very tough markers!! The content of your presentation was superb and the delivery style was extremely professional, and I will have no hesitation in recommending you to other Academy Chairman, as I believe you are one of the finer speakers within the Academy community.”
"In 2008 I celebrate 40 years in Business. Through this time I have met many “by my adjudication” good people including public speakers, salesmen and business leaders, but only a few great motivational speakers. Rob Brown, like my mentors Jay Abraham’s in the US and Richard Denny (UK) is certainly one of them. Rob has added value for hundreds of my clients, delivering fee earning opportunity and networking skills through his motivational presentations and training. I rarely provide reference, comment on or judge others - that is simply an extension of my personality that accepts people for what they are and not by my standards. However, on this one occasion I have no hesitation in providing reference & testimonial for such a genuine, honest, entertaining and professional person. I wish Rob Brown continued career success and confirm to his potential business clients his ability to deliver added value to their bottom line!"
"Many thanks for the time taken at our offsite last week to coach us around the useful tools in remembering names, creating an elevated speech and creating visibility, credibility and profitability. I certainly found some very useful tools that I can start to use immediately! In fact I was able to avoid using "your welcome" on Friday when I received an e-mail from our Group Finance Director recognising the effort I have put into a particular piece of work - by using "your e-mail means a lot to me" it generated another e-mail of thanks and praise - certainly ended the week on a high! Once again, many thanks for your time, it certainly was a day well spend for me!"
"Rob was inspirational and makes you think about the simple things effectively."