Corporate Testimonials

"People are what make the difference in organizations and The Mitchell Organization delivers on people – helping to make them better team members through increased confidence overall, professional demeanor, and with an expanded communications skill set."

—Kenneth Daly
President and CEO
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)

"Good manners create good relationships. Good relationships create good business. Mary came to speak to our team of professional staff a couple weeks before our Annual Conference on just that subject: Our audience would be very successful business men and women who serve on public company boards of directors. Introduction protocol, extracting oneself from a conversation, first (and lasting) impressions, and other smart reminders were all covered in a quick and entertaining 90-minute session. The result – a 98% 'exceeds expectations' rating from our 700 members in attendance to the question, 'How would you rate the overall friendliness and helpfulness of NACD staff?' Thank you, Ms. Mary Mitchell!"

—Katherine B. Davis
Director of Membership
Chapters and Operations
National Association of Corporate Directors

"As individuals, my presentation team colleagues and I learned from Mary to make the most of our natural communication styles. As a group, we learned the dynamics and finer points of presentation skills, especially using multi-media. We were able to keep our audience engaged in challenging circumstances, and everybody had fun. Mary is a class act. She generously and graciously shares her wisdom around building successful professional relationships."

—Patricia McCotter, RN, JD, CPHRM, CPC
Physicians’ Insurance Company

"Having Mary work with our Post-doctoral Fellows in Philadelphia was wonderful! We are so grateful for all the time, effort, and wisdom she put into the program. I think their unequivocally flawless rating for the workshop speaks to how much they valued and enjoyed the information and the way it was presented. It was a joy to work with her, and I am looking forward to putting part of the workshop online."

—Kryste Ferguson
Academic Coordinator, Biomedical Postdoctoral Program
University of Pennsylvania

"As a member of the Finance Conference Committee, I was privileged to receive feedback from the participants who chose to attend Ms. Mitchell’s presentation. Finance personnel are individuals who are often happy to sit in a back room and crunch numbers. Getting out of that comfort zone and socializing can be difficult. Several participants shared that they felt Ms. Mitchell was speaking to them directly, helping them personally. She made many practical suggestions that we all intend to apply to our lives, both socially and professionally."

"Ms. Mitchell was chosen to present at the conference in an effort to offer some self-improvement techniques to the list of program-related topics. In an entertaining fashion, Ms. Mitchell offered pragmatic avenues for transformation and success."

—Susan Zehren
Finance Director
Make- A- Wish Foundation
Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley

"Manners Matter!"

—Joe Bundrant
Executive Vice President
Trident Seafoods

"The Mitchell Organization came to Whitman Middle School during the summer of 2008 with a program called Success 101. I remember thinking, "no way; these kids are never going to accept learning manners." We needed to give this program a twist so that everyone was going to be "successful." During the course of the six weeks, Wayne Brisbane took these students, created relationships, and built success within a very challenging population of middle school students. One week, the students listened to a former Seattle Supersonics player and also, another week, got the opportunity to learn Yoga from Dr. Weber. One student stated, "We learned manners, and they (The Mitchell Organization) made it fun." This is great program and a great way to reach kids."

—Kate Bainbridge
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Whitman Community Learning Center

"Mary Mitchell helped our researchers to feel more confident in social situations by giving lively, accessible advice on how to prepare for such events. Her curriculum is particularly helpful for international fellows who need to improve their US cultural skills such as making "small talk" and the proper way to shake hands. These skills are invaluable for successful networking that can lead to job offers. Our postdocs were motivated to expand beyond their comfort zones into new, challenging endeavors as a result of her encouragement and training."

—Karen Peterson, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Scientific Career Development
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

"Mary Mitchell's programs at our firm were very successful. Our lawyers came away more confident of their communications and interpersonal skills. As a result, their networking and client development abilities improved significantly."

—Jane Leslie Dalton
Partner, DuaneMorris

Thank you so much for your wonderful presentation to our new MBA students…I was delighted at their level of engagement and attribute it to how engaging you made the discussion. Your message makes the subject so accessible, and you create a great buy-in. I found myself thinking about how true it is that we do discriminate based on our perception of other people’s manners.

—Paula Klempay
Director, MBA Career Services
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington