What our clients say about the value of our work.

1. WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US
845.679.1066 www.ideachampions.com

2. "Idea Champions is the firm I recommend
for anything to do with innovation."
– Melody Mahoney, Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence

3. "Idea Champions offers pragmatic tools and insights
that enable innovation. Their approach is engaging,
encouraging and creates an impetus for participants
to apply the learning immediately."
– Michael Serino, Senior Director

4. "Idea Champions' highly engaging approach,
combining creative energy and business practicality,
is a real winner. Their process and practical tools
helps people experience innovation and collaboration
in the moment and more importantly, enables them to
apply the learning back home with their own teams."
– Mike Canning, CEO

5. "Idea Champions has been a partner
with the Chubb Business School for four years and
has helped us drive the skillset and mindset of innovation
throughout the organization. This partnership has resulted
in an approach that focuses not only on the skill
of creative thinking, but on the application of that learning.
Several ideas from Chubb Business School have been
pitched to our Venture Fund Team and received funding
for development and implementation. Definitely solid ROI!"
– Mary Ann Heenehan, Corporate Groups Development Manager

6. "Idea Champions is creative in their approach,
experienced, willing to share their expertise readily,
easy to work with and
delivers exactly what they promise.‖
– Peter Clist, Head of Management Institute

8. "Idea Champions brings an infectious enthusiasm
that will win over even the
most cynical person in your organization!"
– Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Universal

9. "Through your brainstorm facilitation,
we gained more than 100 original ideas
of high quality. The best of these will guide
AT&T's development for years to come.‖
– Robert Rubin, Director, CCS Product Development, AT&T

10. "Idea Champions continues to be a terrific partner
as we proceed on our innovation journey.
They are highly knowledgeable about developing
an innovative culture, know what to do and,
more importantly, know what not to do.
They are also wonderful facilitators of group training —
both entertaining and educational.
I recommend Idea Champions to any company
looking to build their innovation capabilities!"
– Darcy Smith, VP Subsidiary HR, Highmark

11. "I want to note how impressed we all were
with Idea Champions’ insight and understanding
of our business and creative needs,
as well as the varied and constructive techniques
you used to take us through the creative process."
- Gabrielle Del Sesto, VP, MTV Networks

12. "Several of the ideas we came up with in
the Idea Champions session are being developed
into concrete projects that are looking like
very profitable opportunities.‖
- Rudy Villa, VP, GE/RCA Licensing

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14. "Thank you for doing such an outstanding job
and encouraging participants to step outside
their limiting assumptions. Your session definitely
helped us generate lots of great ideas to
activate our positioning around the world."
- Charlotte Oades, Director, Brand Marketing, The Coca Cola Company

15. ―No organization, especially those in Health Care,
can expect to thrive without drawing on
the collective talent and ideas of their workforce.
Idea Champions helped us discover
and apply those talents and ideas in a
highly productive and practical system.‖
- Don Parker, President, AtlantiCare Health Care Systems

16. "What a wonderful Innovation event
Idea Champions put together for us!
Talk about out of the box thinking,
it was out of this world!
– Eric Birnbaum, Sr. Packaging Engineer

17. "You're great for business
and that's the bottom line!"
– Ed Bennett, President, VH-1

18. "Your programs were like an oasis in
the desert creating a climate for people
to rejuvenate and be creative."
– Laura Harvell, HR Advisor, OXY USA

20. "Banking on Innovation is a
superb training for new employees."
– Ralph Hulseman, CTA Research Director

21. "In my interactions with the talented Idea Champions staff,
I witnessed an uncanny ability to develop
a coalesced, energized, and fun environment
that furthered the overall mission of our organization
by helping us define a series of practical solutions
to key issues we are constantly faced with."
– Alan Colange, Manager Employee Benefits

22. "Participant feedback continues to be positive.
Idea Champion’s creative thinking training
continues to rank in our high satisfaction category
— a rating of 95% or above."
– Karlene Fletcher, Operations Manager, Lucent Technologies

23. "The Idea Champions team brings a
creative, energetic and fun approach
to idea generation. The tools and techniques
they have brought to Atlanticare
are enabling us to build a true Garden of Innovation.‖
– Terri Schieder, VP, Clinical Development and Integration

24. Idea Champions’ keynote presentation
was both entertaining and informative.
Over 1,030 Merck employees attended
and rated the session a 4.8 out of 5.0.
Mitch not only got participants generating
a wide range of innovative and powerful ideas,
he also helped us understand what it takes
to establish a sustainable culture of innovation
within our organization."
– Jim Aubele, Associate Director of Organizational Learning

26. "As a result of Idea Champions' efforts
we have implemented more than
250 value-added Big Idea projects.‖
- Joe Belinsky, Professional Development Manager

27. "I want to thank Idea Champions for their fine work
in support of our new Benefits Strategy.
You were able to elegantly design and facilitate
diverse large group sessions in a way
that made our employees feel special and heard.
You got the results we wanted while doing it
in an effortless, enjoyable way that got everyone
totally involved and task-focused,
but left them energized and invigorated as well."
– Nada Vanous, Director, Health and Welfare Plans

28. "Thank you very much for your recent program
presented at our Worldwide Financial Manager's Meeting.
Participants found the session fun and
a great learning experience."
– John Stromberg, VP

29. "I want to take this opportunity to tell you how well
your Banking on Innovation program is going here.
Each time the training runs, people leave with
great new ideas to help them on the job."
– Jamie Levinson, Training Consultant, TIAA-CREF

30. "Idea Champions made our annual conference
on innovation a huge success.
They not only expertly facilitated the process,
but ensured that our company developed a
culture that will foster innovation from here on
in."
– Rick Yockelson, SVP of People and Administration

32. "The Idea Champions process not only worked, it
exceeded our every expectation - from the resulting,
first-ever employee generated AETN mission statement
to the power of letting our workforce be a part of
defining their own future. Idea Champions was at the heart
of our success and masterfully made it
comfortable and fun to leave our comfort zone.
Our CEO has already received over 100 emails
from employees thanking her for the process.
What could be better than that?‖
– Melinda McLaughlin, SVP

33. "Idea Champions helped us generate
powerful new ideas and engage with such energy
that, six months later, their impact still hasn’t worn off!
As a direct outcome of the Idea Champions' session,
students and faculty are actively working on
several new projects that will make our college
even more entrepreneurial! Thank you!‖
– Candida G. Brush, Chair: Entrepreneurship Division, Babson College

34. "We've used Idea Champions' Ideation Jump Start
webinar to kick off nine virtual innovation events
around the world. The webinars have been invaluable
in helping diverse and remote teams focus
on the essentials of great idea generation.
Ideation Jump Start has been a cost effective
and efficient tool that gets our teams right into
the thick of idea generation and collaboration."
– Jon Bidwell, Director of Innovation, Chubb Insurance

35. "We found Idea Champions in a desperate search
for brainstorm facilitation training and haven't looked back.
During the past few months, they've helped us
harness our naturally innovative spirit and significantly
improved the way we execute our ideation process.
We now have the tools and process we need to
dig deeper into our creativity — adding a lot more
value and power to our company culture."
– Jody Johnson, Chief People Officer

37. "Thank you! As a result of your efforts,
I now have the most highly motivated,
self-driven, creative and fun team
this division has seen in recent history."
– Karen Buczek, Marketing Manager

38. "I was highly impressed with the role Idea Champions
played at our recent offsite. They worked very diligently
to understand our goals, and more importantly,
thoughtfully crafted a customized agenda and format
to help us to attain those goals.
Their tone, demeanor, and presentation style
were spot on and created an open,
supportive atmosphere that allowed us to
maximize our brainstorming efforts.
I would highly recommend Idea Champions to any company."
– Rich Battista. President, Fox National Cable Networks

39. "Idea Champions helped us take an idea
for a two-day creative off-site and turn in into
a high-energy, productive and meaningful session
which they very skillfully facilitated.
My senior staff is still raving about it."
– Ryan O'Hara, President, TV Guide Channel

40. ―My department has greatly benefited
from our workshop with Idea Champions.
They did an excellent job
making the workshop fun and empowering.
We feel energized and believe we have tools now
for making ideas real.‖
– Tom Wheeler, Department Head, Battle Management Information Technologies

41. ―At the Idea Champions session,
we generated dozens of new ideas.
Of these, we looked at four in depth.
All four are being developed into
real, marketable products.‖
- John Dalrymple, AT&T

43. ―Superb! Everyone was impressed
with your ability to spark and harness
the collective ingenuity of our group.‖
- Craig Harden, Global Risk Manager, Scotia Capital

44. "Idea Champions came to consult with us
just weeks after we were named
'Creative Agency of the Year’
and helped us unlock an even greater level of
thinking for our clients across the board.
The creative shift came almost immediately
after our sessions with Idea Champions began
and continued to grow exponentially with each session.
Now, our thinking is more innovative, more strategic
and reached more efficiently."
– Andrew Rossi, Creative Director

45. "Extremely engaging and enlightening
brainstorming sessions‖
- Karen Lazan, Marketing Director, Pfizer

46. "Your culture of innovation keynote
at our annual conference was informative,
inspiring, and entertaining.
I know that keeping 128 executives,
managers, engineers and manufacturing people
engaged for five hours is a challenging task,
but you pulled it off extremely well."
– Gordon Thomas, VP

47. "Your session was very engaging and helped
participants derive significant understanding
about how to solve the 'innovation conundrum'
and how game changing practices
need to be adopted in order to grow."
– Krishna Nacha, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer

49. "We found Idea Champions in a desperate search
for brainstorm facilitation training and haven't looked back.
During the past few months, they've helped us
harness our naturally innovative spirit
and significantly improve the way we execute our
ideation process. We now have the tools and process
we need to dig deeper into our creativity –
adding a lot more value & power to our company culture.‖
- Jody Johnson, Chief People Officer, M Booth & Associates

50. "Idea Champions helped us generate
powerful new ideas and engage with such energy
that, six months later, their impact still hasn’t worn off!
As a direct outcome of the Idea Champions' session,
students and faculty are actively working
on several new projects that will make our College
even more entrepreneurial! Thank you!‖
- Candida G. Brush, Chair: Entrepreneurship Division, Babson College

51. "Idea Champions’ Conducting Genius training
is a great program for learning
the tools and techniques
needed to run productive brainstorming sessions.‖
- Mike Donahoe, Innovation Process Mgt, Alliance Data Systems

52. "Thank you for waking up a company
to the opportunities created through
the power of a unified team."
– Richard Nugent, CEO, generalRoofing

53. "You are sowers of a wonderfully powerful seed
that now has begun to germinate and
revitalize our organization."
– Candace Thompson, VP

55. "Idea Champions' Innovative Problem Solving workshop
has been a great aid to our employees
- a great tool to help
employees become more creative on the job."
– Kelly Salita, Management Training

56. "We are very pleased with the results
of Idea Champions creative thinking course.
Our employees found it not only fun,
but a great learning experience."
– Marguerite Anderson, HR Group

57. "Your enthusiasm for innovation is contagious.
Our marketing management professionals continue to
leave your course excited about their
new implementable ideas and innovations
re: new and existing products and services."
– Jim Schultz, Managing Director

58. "Your presentation was received
with the highest of ratings.
I especially appreciate how your services,
methods and products clearly reflect
your understanding of adult learning and practice."
– Carole Weinstein, Associate Director

59. ―Your techniques and style left our people
with a better understanding and working knowledge
of the most valuable tool we all possess
- the creative mind."
– Tom Gowan, VP Communications

61. "I have received a number of compliments
about your teaching style and the level of
energy you are able to maintain.
Our audience can be an extremely demanding one
and you consistently manage to command
their full participation. Thank you!"
– David Crossen, MDC Program Manager

62. "Idea Champions was able to help
30 learning-averse investment bankers,
from more than 20 countries,take a deeper look
at many of the issues we are facing
– especially the need to innovate."
– Linda Oldham, VP

63. "I would be challenged to identify
a seminar or event that has had more impact
on my professional life of 21 years
than Idea Champions Innovative Thinking seminar."
– Anthony Wasson, SVP

64. "Thank you for a wonderful presentation
and taking the time to share your gift."
– Maria Keesling, Program Manager

65. So…those were our client’s words.
If you want to hear our words,
contact us today!
Idea Champions:
845.679.1066
info@ideachampions.com
www.ideachampions.com