Clients and Testimonials

ASSOCIATIONS

Alabama Restaurant Association
American Hospital Association
American Management Association
American Public Works Association
American Rental Association
American Society of Training and Development
Associated Equipment Distributors
Doors and Hardware Institute
Employee Management Association
Florida School Superintendents Association
Georgia Society of Association Executives
International Association of Military Executives

Michigan Restaurant Association
National Rental Association
National Restaurant Association
Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America
Ohio Equipment Distributors Association
Open Door Corporation
Society of Human Resource Management
Southern Nursery Association
Texas Nursery and Landscape Association

National Appliance Parts Association

California Landscaping Association

CONEXPO

Texas Association of Personnel

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Cisco

3M (Egypt)

Xerox (Egypt)

ADP
Advance PCS
ALLTELL Information Services Inc.
Adventa Control Technologies
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BNY Asset Solutions
Centex
CIT
ClubCorp
CompUSA
Consultec, Inc.
Conway Data
Daewoo
E3 Associates
Excel Communications
Experian
First American/Excelis
HealthAxis.com
ImageRight
International CompuTex, Inc.
LBSS
Macromedia
National Data Corporation
Pacific Technology Services
Prelude Systems
Procomm Telecomm
Protection One
Tech Data Corporation
The Dallas Morning News
TXU

 

TELEVISION & TELECOMMUNICATION

 

Nortel (Egypt)

Southwestern
Sprint

Verizon

BellSouth Advertising and Publishing

AT&T

Turner Broadcasting—TBS

 

DESIGNERS/PRINTERS

 

THP Printing

Printing Industry Association of Georgia

IPD

Hallmark Cards

Associated Paper

Campbell Printing Company

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

 

CONEXPO

Bobcat

Association of Southern Equipment Dealers

RJA Inc.

Council of Logistics Management

Rock-Tenn Corporation

RSES

 

AUTOMOTIVE

 

Honda

GM (Egypt)

DaimlerChrysler Egypt

 

ENERGY PRODUCERS AND POWER PLANTS

 

Entergy

Shell Hong Kong

Coffeyville Oil Refinery

EDUCATION

Canadian Conference Board

Baylor University
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Executive Management Institute
Mercer University
Northeast Independent School District—San Antonio, TX
Office of the President—Georgia State University

Georgia State University Athletic Department
Troy State University
University of North Texas
U.S. Department of Education

The University of Incarnate Word

 

HEALTHCARE

The Atlanta Association of Healthcare Recruiters

Medical Group Management Association

American Hospital Association

Baylor University Healthcare Program

Kennesaw State University Graduate Program for Physician Executives

Northside Hospital

Ft. Jackson Army Hospital

Southern Regional Medical Center

Baxter Healthcare

Bexar County Chapter of Medical Assistants
CompDent Corporation
Emory University Systems Healthcare

Martin Army Community Hospital
Foundation Health
Grane Healthcare
Kaiser-Permanante

Brooke Army Medical Center
PacifiCare
Promesia Healthcare
Santa Rosa Healthcare

Lawrence Healthcare Center

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
U.S. Army Dental Corps

Healthcare Association of New York State
U.S. Army Medical Department

Triumph Hospital

Nevada Healthcare Association

Suffolk County Hospital, New York

Cypress Healthcare

Press-Ganey

Children's Hospital-Little Rock

 

NON-PROFIT & FAITH BASED GROUPS

Contact Chattahoochee
Golden Key National Honor Society
I Have a Dream Foundation

Goodwill

Boys and Girls Club

Metro Heights Baptist Church
LifeWay


REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

International Development Research Council
Love Properties

Gammon Construction (Hong Kong)

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Brinker International
Lanier Worldwide, Inc.
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Practicing Foresters Institute Trust
Service Corporation International
DAPSCO

D-S Carwash Inc.

Mr. Rooter

 

LANDSCAPING AND GREENHOUSE

 

Ohio Landscaping Association

Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America

California Landscaping Association

Southern Nursery Association

Texas Nursery and Landscape Association

American Nursery & Landscape Association

Fine Earth

Still Lake Nursery

Bonick Nursery

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

 

Eren Design

Carson-Guest Interior Design

Linkage

Matrix Resources

The Tan Company

Choctaw Management Services Enterprise

Singapore Service Quality Centre
Today's Staffing
Young Presidents Organization

 

AVIATION

 

Delta Airlines

Southwest Airlines

World Wide Flight Services

Task Aviation (Egypt)

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA)

 

RETAIL

Ace Hardware Stores
Bell Sports
Bicycle Retail Education Conference
Home Depot

National Retail Federation

Solid Deal Tire Company

BANKING, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Broadway National Bank

Western Union
Ernst & Young

Deloitte
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Jefferson State Bank
KPMG
Wachovia Bank

Merrill Lynch

First State Bank

Heartland Credit Union

Medallion Financial Group

Central Bank of Egypt

HSBC (Egypt)

Shinwa (Hong Kong)

Pricoa Financial (Hong Kong)

Luenthai (Hong Kong)


FOOD & RESTAURANT

 

Alabama Restaurant Association

Pizza Delight

Mikes

Baton Rouge

All Star Dairy Association

Armada Distribution (Dubai)

Burger King

Consolidated Foods Ltd (St. Lucia)

Co-op Islami (Egypt)

DUFOOD (Dubai)

Federal Foods (Dubai)

Federal Foods (Egypt)

Food Marketing Institute (FMI)

Foodstuffs (New Zealand)

Giza Systems (Egypt)

Hallmark Foods (Dubai)

IFFCO (Dubai)

IHOP
PizzaExpo

JK Sons (Dubai)

LIFCO Group (Dubai)

Michigan Restaurant Association

National Hotel Executive Magazine

National Restaurant Association

Nicholas & Company, Inc.

Sysco

Tetra Pak (Egypt)
 

HOTELS & CASINOS

 

Peppermill Casino-Reno

Semiramis InterContinental Hotel (Egypt)

Accor Economy Lodging
Wyndham Hotels

Hilton Hotels

Marriott Hotels

Potawatomi Casino

 

GOVERNMENT

Central Intelligence Agency
City of Albany, Georgia
City of Leon Valley, Texas
District Attorney of Blue Ridge Georgia
Georgia Department of Labor
Immigration and Nationalization Service

State of Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
Office of Personnel Management
Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Rockdale County Government—Georgia
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps

State of Wyoming Vocational Rehab

 

MANUFACTURERS

Astro Plastics

Bobcat

Bard
BBA Nonwovens Americas
Bio Lab
Byers Engineering
Clairon Metals
Newport Timber LLC
PBD, Inc.
Samsung
Sony
Takahasi
Wil-Mac
Yamaha

Heraeus Tenevo

Solocup

G.E.

YKK

 

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

 

Malaysia

Hong Kong

Singapore

Dubai

Egypt

Germany

Canada

New Zealand

China

Jamaica Chamber of Commerce

Antiqua Chamber of Commerce

St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

Greg speaking in Cairo, Egypt


"Your insights were very informative and it was very helpful having a speaker who brought such a broad level of experience from many different backgrounds. Not only were you entertaining to listen to, but everyone appreciated the fact that they were able to take back many new ideas they can implement immediately."

Laura Leeds, VP Continuing Care and Workforce, New York State Healthcare Association

"You did a superb presentation and kept the audience glued to the topic. Well done!

 

Charles McSwain

Vice President

CSX Transportation

 

"Other people should know Greg is a role model for managers of the future. Greg breathes life into quality management"

Dale Fuller

Baxter Healthcare

 

"Greg provides a comprehensive road map for not only attracting and keeping talented employees, but for motivating them to achieve a higher level of performance."

 

David Shadovitz

Editor-in-Chief

Human Resource Executive Magazine

 

"Here is the summary of the attendee evaluations of your seminar in Las Vegas. You wow'd them as usual!  It is always a pleasure to read the positive feedback and comments, because we realize how much time and effort you put into your presentations."

Carolyn Mills
International Pizza Expo™

 

"You are blessed with the unique talent to deliver a great message and your presentation received excellent comments."

 

Nancy Hendershot

Alabama Restaurant Association

"On behalf of the Printing Industry Association of Georgia, thank you so much for the powerful presentation, 'Businesses Don't Die They Commit Suicide' held recently. The program evaluations ranked your program excellent."

Rachel Ann Shattah, CAE, CMP

Senior Vice President Major Events and Member Services

PIAG

"Your humor and enthusiastic delivery served to hold interest as well as inspire all of the attendees. I have heard nothing but very positive and laudatory comments on your remarks."

Henry U.B. Brummett

City Manager,

City of Leon Valley, TX

 

"Your presentation was perfect for our audience and rated as one of the highest during the entire conference. Your style and the content of your program generated many enthusiastic comments. Your valuable experience and background provided us some valuable information."

 

Barbara Hampton

President SNET Real Estate

 

"You did a fabulous job and the crowd you drew was impressive. We appreciate the time you took to prepare and present at this year's show."

 

Jessica Smith

Michigan Restaurant Association

 

"Being involved in the fast paced and volatile industry of digital transmission and high technology, you provided the right combination of knowledge, experience and personality. You proved to be the dedicated and knowledgeable professional that everyone strives to become, but few meet the true criteria."

 

Thomas Reardon

President

ProComm Telecommunications

 

"Your background and experience has been instrumental in helping me create a more productive office where people enjoy coming to work.  The ideas you have provided us have been instrumental in retaining our staff."

 

Garry Moss

District Attorney

Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit

 

"As a result of your training we are now seeing measurable improvements in reduced turnover, increased sales, better customer service, and improved communication and morale of all concerned."

 

David Doss

President Bates Ace Hardware

 

Your seminar on "Mind, Body & Soul: Putting the Heart Back into Leadership made a strong impression on our members and left them with a renewed sense of purpose. It was inspiring!"

 

John Bragg

Executive Director

Nursery & Landscaping Association Executives of North America

 

"Four hours of my time in your seminar has resulted in an 51% improvement of our revenues during first quarter of year. We should reach $450-500 million easily. Our teams work smart as well as hard and each member is having a lot more fun working together. You are the "Deal of the Century."

 

Dave Dibble

Director of Marketing, Sunshine Companies

"If Greg Smith had never been born, Horatio Alger would have invented him."

Steve Henry, Editor

The Times of North Central San Antonio

"You are a very dynamic, motivational, personable and extremely talented speaker. The choice of your topic, "We All Have Something To Give" could not have been more appropriate."

Judy Anderson

President

LVABPA

"Greg is a perceptive teacher, an inspirational speaker, a motivating preacher."

Melinda Dawson

NISD, San Antonio, TX

"I have heard nothing but praise for your informative, educational, illuminating and eye-opening communication."

Marti Fullerton, Former Executive Assistant,

Governor of Georgia

 

"Thank you for an absolutely first-class presentation during our recent 37th Training Wing luncheon.  Your speech was upbeat and motivating--just right to charge our senior leadership for the afternoon agenda. I appreciate your help in making the day a tremendous success."

 

Henry Hobgood

Brigadier General, USAF

"Your remarks about creativity, change and innovation over bureaucracy were well suited to meet the needs of our group. One staff member even said you were better than Tom Peters!"

Franklin Dreyer, Senior Vice President

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

"Greg's programs have prompted my department heads to begin being more resourceful and imaginative--to start "thinking outside the box"--when attempting to recognize and meet the many challenges facing our governmental entity today."

Randy Poynter, Former Chairman

Rockdale County, GA

"With your warmth, humor, and storytelling you created an excitement and enthusiasm among our Management team that will carry us through our busiest season of the year."

Robert Grimm, President
Solo Serve Corporation

"I particularly appreciate how you improved the attitude of teamwork and cooperation. It was just what we needed. Your exercises helped us think "outside the box." 

Ricky Stewart, Vice President

ALLTELL Information Services, INC

 

"Your message was not only insightful and thought provoking, it was also delightfully entertaining...You were super!"

Rebecca J. Froboese

Executive Director

The Alamo Federal Executive Board

 

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