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\"\"Reviews, Endorsements, & Referrals by Category<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Credit Unions\/Banks:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cYou were FANTASTIC! Thank you for joining us!\u201d
-Wells Fargo<\/p>

\u201cThanks again for joining us this weekend. You did a tremendous job starting the day off for us. We had
a full day of discussions that I don’t know would have occurred without you setting us up for the day.
You were even better than I remember you in San Francisco. By the way, if you ever need a credit
union, you have a lot of fans in Tampa!\u201d
-Thomas Feindt: Executive VP Grow Financial<\/p>

\u201cThanks so much for kicking off our Producer Profitability Forum in Windsor last week. You combined
energy, wit, perspective and a great deal of informative content and it was a home run with our
customer-guests. As was our intent, you cut across the full diversity of our group with perspective
relevant to all of us as Americans as well as to ag retail, farm commodities, forest products and seafood.
I have no doubt that there will be some secondary requests for you to speak as some of our guests refer
you to their industry groups.\u201d
-Jim Putnam, Executive VP Farm Credit East, ACA<\/p>

\u201cKen was absolutely fantastic !!! In more than 30 years of hiring speakers and hundreds of events\u2026.he
was one of the best ever! He was funny, entertaining, optimistic and enlightening. He just made
everyone feel better about a lot of things in our country.\u201d
-Judi Sullivan, Community Bankers of Michigan<\/p>

\u201cI just wanted to take a moment to thank you for making me look good in DC by giving a presentation
that I hear from numerous sources was well received.\u201d
-Marc L. Aronson, President & CEO Pennsylvania Association of Notaries<\/p>

\u201cTruly enjoyed your presentation today, the audience have provided me with nothing but great
feedback.\u201d
-P.J Prunty, President & CEO, Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce<\/p>

\u201cThanks again for your great presentation last evening! Home run-out of the ballpark!\u201d
-Nancy Lohman, Lohman Offices<\/p>

Food\/Agriculture:<\/span><\/strong>
\u201cI recently saw Ken speak\u2026 I was so impressed and, quite frankly, wowed by the both the simplicity and
stark observations. Ken was really terrific and I will wholeheartedly recommend him for other industry
engagements.\u201d
-Stacey Rutherfod, National Confectioner\u2019s Association<\/p>

\u201cYou were a fantastic keynote speaker. Your message, materials, and delivery were superb! Our
attendees and I enjoyed and appreciated learning more about the demographics and how it relates to
and impacts agriculture. The books were also a hit. You made me look good as an economist and I
appreciate that, it was a big job!\u201d
\u2013Clark Seavert, NW Agribusiness<\/p>

\u201cThank you for joining Scotts Miracle-Gro at our National Sales Conference and for delivering the
keynote presentation. I hope you heard the positive feedback before you left Nashville. The team really
enjoyed it.\u201d
-Patti Ziegler, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company<\/p>

\u201cThanks so much for kicking off our Producer Profitability Forum in Windsor last week. You combined
energy, wit, perspective and a great deal of informative content and it was a home run with our
customer-guests. As was our intent, you cut across the full diversity of our group with perspective
relevant to all of us as Americans as well as to AG retail, farm commodities, forest products and seafood.
I have no doubt that there will be some secondary requests for you to speak as some of our guests refer
you to their industry groups.\u201d
-Jim Putnam, Executive Vice President, Farm Credit East<\/p>

\u201cHope you are well! (Ken) did a great job last week for our luncheon. People loved him!\u201d
-Diane Smith, Executive Director, Michigan Apple Committee<\/p>

Metal etc.<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cYou were FANTASTIC! Our members just raved about your presentation and even mentioned having
you back. \u201c
-Liz Richards, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Assoc.)<\/p>

Car Companies:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cOver the course of many classes I have used \u201cThe Age Curve\u201d as a reference in many different research
contexts. Most recently it was a topic of Diversity Management and how to gain a competitive edge
through managing a diverse workforce well. My big ending in this case was how dramatically the focus
of \u201cdiversity\u201d will shift to generational diversity and some of the implications to management. Your work
is always a great closer.\u201d
-Senior Manager: Mercedes Benz<\/p>

Businesses etc.:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201c[You provided] our members with an impactful and high energy closing keynote. They absolutely loved
you and your presentation\u202699% of our members rated your keynote as satisfied or highly satisfied!\u201d
\u2013Manager: True Value<\/p>

\u201cThe attendees spoke loud and clear in the program evaluations, you were a big hit. We truly appreciate
the value and energy you brought to the day, especially as an opening presentation, setting a positive
tone, energizing the troops!\u201d
-Mark Soycher, CBIA<\/p>

\u201cYou gave a brilliant and humorous presentation filled with positive and forward thinking ideas that will
help us achieve our goals. For sure, people were buzzing and excited with the presentation based upon
the feedback we continue to receive through [the day].\u201d
-Anne Danaher, Executive Director, Jewish Family Services<\/p>

\u201cI think your lecture alone was worth the cost of the whole conference.\u201d
-Indar Maharaj<\/p>

\u201cWe received extremely positive feedback on your session\u201d
-Kevin Gammonley, Smith Bucklin<\/p>

\u201cThanks again for the enlightening and entertaining presentation you gave to our group. I thoroughly
enjoyed listening to you and learning from your remarks and presentation.\u201d
-Rick Anderson, Senior VP, National Paper Trade Association<\/p>

\u201cOn behalf of Wendy Spencer and the entire Leadership Florida team, we would like to thank Ken
Gronbach for making the 2019 Annual Meeting more educational and enjoyable at the same time. Ken\u2019s
unique and thought-provoking approach to marketing was well received, and his energy simply filled the
room!\u201d
-Wendy Spencer, Leadership Florida<\/p>

\u201cISA seldom hires speakers more than once but Ken Gronbach is an exception. Ken has spoken to
various association audiences three times and I fully anticipate he will be back. Ken\u2019s insights into the
future based on demographic data simply blows people\u2019s minds. Each time Ken has spoken, his
presentation becomes the talk of the conference. Ken\u2019s perceptive observations about the future of our
world not only challenges pre-conceived notions, it results in changing minds, attitudes, and business
plans.\u201d
-Lori Anderson, CEO Circle, International Sign Association<\/p>

Manufacturing\/Trucking\/Logistics etc.:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cKen wowed our group. His energy, humor and spot on demographics had our group spellbound. They
laughed at his humor, groaned at data that helped them see that they are not adequately prepared for
the future and were challenged to think outside the boxes they work in daily. Our attendees were
blessed with numerous takeaways from his keynote presentation. He was worth every dollar and one of
the best speakers we have had in years.\u201d
-Terry Shafer, Executive VP, Southern Wholesalers Association<\/p>

\u201cYou are EVERYTHING we look for in a keynote speaker. Your content was so insightful and interesting
and such a twist on the typical trends we hear from futurists or economists. And it was such a positive,
common-sense message. Who knew?! Your fast-paced, engaging and hilarious speaking style set the
perfect tone for the rest of the day. Our attendees loved you and talked about the points you made for
the duration of the convention. Where have you been all our lives? Of course you sold all your books!!
Your presentation was excellent, just excellent and everyone should hear it.
Thank you so much!!\u201d
-Liz Richards, CEO, Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association<\/p>

\u201cBy the way \u2013 Ken was our highest rated speaker (again) for this event!! The guys loved him and were in
complete awe. As always, thank you again for working with us. He\u2019s amazing.\u201d
-Brandi Roberge, Great Dane Trailers<\/p>

\u201cI have listened to countless Professional Speakers and I have to tell you that you are by far the \u201cBest\u201d
one I have heard!\u201d
-Alvin Scholten, Jim Hawk Trailers<\/p>

\u201cFirst, we\u2019d like to thank Ken again for an outstanding presentation. It was very well received by our
attendees and sparked much-needed conversation.\u201d
-Jill Schiff: Executive Director, Associated Construction Contractors of NJ<\/p>

\u201cJust wanted to say that Ken was fantastic , everyone present enjoyed his presentation. We were very
happy to have be a part of our 50th Anniversary meeting.\u201d
-Michael Pignataro,VP North America Sales Bamberger Polymers<\/p>

\u201cKen was great! Very well done and we’re so happy to have had him.\u201d
-Rebecca Quinn, Transplace<\/p>

\u201cFirst let me say I truly enjoyed your presentation in San Antonio, your points and perspectives were
enlightening and very encouraging for us and our business.\u201d
-Don Emerson, ISUZU<\/p>

\u201cIt was great to meet you at the Interstate event. I wish I had more time to chat with you. I found your
presentation absolutely fascinating and your delivery untouchable. Thank you.\u201d
-Lynn Elm, Interstate Power Systems<\/p>

\u201cThanks again for coming. You were amazing!!!\u201d
-Nancy Foster, National Renderers<\/p>

\u201cThank you for speaking at our event. I appreciate your time and efforts in preparing for and delivering
your presentation\u201d
-Bradly Sax, Delaware North<\/p>

\u201cThanks again for an outstanding presentation!!\u201d
-David Parr, American Brush Manufacturing Association<\/p>

Reviews from attendees at the Provia LLC company event:<\/strong><\/span>
-The Keynote speaker was excellent.
-Also enjoyed the speaker.
-The presentations on Wednesday was done extremely well and the speaker was entertaining and
informative.
-Gronbach’s presentation on Demographics was very enlightening.
-Ken Gronbach was really, really interesting…
-Mr. Gronbach let us know that we should be open to other growing population groups. This is both as
employees and customers.
-Demography is a thing. I’ve known there are changes on the horizon for how we go to market. Ken’s
speech reinforced the urgency in figuring out our changing demographics and focus on changing
accordingly.
-I really liked Ken Gronbach’s topic. So much so I ordered the book to read in detail. Excellent topic.
-The speaker was very positive and made me feel more comfortable with our always uncertain future in
the business world.<\/p>

\u201cThanks for joining us and sharing your insights on the world around us.
Our operating partners thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Sometimes we get so focused on what is
directly in front of us that we can “miss the forest for the trees” and I think you do a great job of giving
folks a sense of where the fit in the global marketplace and a positive outlook for our prospects in an
environment of accelerating change. Well done!\u201d
-Bohn Crain, Founder & CEO of Radiant Delivers<\/p>

\u201cI think that was a wonderful presentation and absolutely the most informative experience I have had at
NAHAD.\u201d
-Alex Slutzky, NAHAD, Action Rubber & Industrial Supply<\/p>

\u201cI wanted to take a moment and thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with our
attendees at the 2019 NAHAD Annual Convention & Meeting this past April in Las Vegas. We received
wonderful feedback from our members and were very impressed with the interest and participation in
your session, especially with the distractions of Las Vegas enticing our attendees at every turn!\u201d
-Jessica Forte, Director of Conferences, NAHAD (Association for Hose & Accessories Distribution)<\/p>

Funeral:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cNothing but rave reviews following your presentation today! Our Leaders Conference attendees were
delighted at the content and your enthusiasm, and many reported to me that they felt energized
knowing what they learned.\u201d
\u2013Dean Lambert, Homesteaders Life Company<\/p>

Insurance:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cWe got great feedback on Ken\u2019s presentation. He was terrific!\u201d
-AIG<\/p>

\u201cWe received such positive feedback on your presentation at our conference\u201d
-Sarah Hall, Innovative Captive Strategies<\/p>

Education:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cYour talk at our annual conference is still the talk of the College.\u201d
-Marci Hosier, Bryant and Stratton College<\/p>

Real Estate:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cThank you for a great talk. It was a tremendous success!! People have been raving about you.
I just came back from a meeting with a major international law firm and we talked demographics for
more than half the meeting. You totally recharged me!!
It was a pleasure meeting you and look forward to our paths crossing again soon.\u201d
-Dale Schlather, Executive Vice Chairman, Cushman and Wakefield<\/p>

\u201cCouldn’t have gone better my friend! (Other than having you speak for another hour or so). :)\u201d
-David Wilson, Executive VP, Lockard Companies<\/p>

Government:<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cI hope all went well yesterday. The feedback I\u2019ve gotten about Ken\u2019s presentation was all very
positive.\u201d
-Veronique Cavaillier, Director, CSG\/ERC<\/p>

Contact KGC Direct:<\/strong>
Email: Elizabeth@KGCDirect.com<\/a>
(860)918-0284
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