Customized fully for each client -- tailored to the theme, curriculum, desired outcomes, messaging, etc. Certified Virtual Presenter: All programs are available via virtual, hybrid and in-person deliveries.

* Professional speaker, trainer & business coach since 1995 for a wide array of diverse organizations and audiences (associations, companies, public sector, Fortune 1000, hospitality/meetings, high-tech, financial, health/sport/golf clubs, insurance, small businesses, wineries, etc.)

Hello Gary,

 Thank you for a wonderful workshop with our hospitality industry partners. Your preparation time, presentation and content were above and beyond expectations. Our partners were very engaged and left with valuable information, contacts and enthusiasm.

 Since the workshop we have posted the notes on our website for continued discussion and reference. We have hosted networking events that engage the partners in further discussions on the topics we covered. It is exciting to see their ongoing interest and passion for partnering and their support of our efforts to promote the Finger Lakes.

 It is extremely rewarding to see the successes that are coming out of our efforts to engage our partners and I genuinely appreciate your role in making this possible. I will certainly recommend Training for Winners to other destinations and colleagues in our industry. Your flexibility, customization of content and passion for your work is a recipe for success!

 Gary, a sincere thank you and I hope to work with you again soon.

 Warm Regards,

 Tracey

 Tracey Burkey, CDME

Director of Destination Development

Finger Lakes Visitors Connection
19 Susan B. Anthony Lane

 Canandaigua, NY 14424
Office: (585) 394-3915
Cell: (585) 507-7885
Tracey@VisitFingerLakes.com
www.visitfingerlakes.com

Fellow Event Planners,

Gary Hernbroth has spoken at several live Connect events before, but my first time working directly with him was last week for our fully virtual event, Connect Cyber. Gary was very organized leading up to the event. Not for one minute did I question his professionalism or the quality of material that he was going to present to our attendees.

His session was seamless from the beginning to the end, and our attendees responded great to it! 

Hunter Ashley Raye 

Meetings Coordinator

O: 678.987.9903    F: 770.582.9898

Gary Hernbroth has presented educational sessions at multiple World Conferences on Club Management for the Club Management Association of America (CMAA). He most recently spoke at our event in February of 2019. His topics are always relevant in the current workplace. Our members have consistently given Gary high ratings after each of his sessions.

Regards,

David McCabe

Senior Director, Education

Dear Gary

Thank you again for your enthusiasm and willingness to be a part of the CSPI Conference.  After you picked up the phone on the initial call, I knew through your voice you would be a perfect fit for our educational conference.

 The level of expertise, professionalism, time management, follow-up’s and follow-thru’ s were greatly appreciated by me and my committee and board of directors.  Being that CSPI is a volunteer Board of Directors with a Headquarter Staff, you made our job easier by the way you handled deadlines.  Your positive attitude was welcoming each day we spoke and throughout the duration of the conference.

 Gary, you brought an entirely new level of education to CSPI.  Remembering you were a part of our organization back in the day under ACME, it was great to connect again and have you with our CSPI family again.  With your broad range of speaking topics, we/CSPI looks forward in having you back again for one of conferences soon. 

 As we know, we are only as good as the feedback we receive. Here is some of yours:

“Gary received high marks from those that responded to our conference survey.  His interactive approach to his speaking topic was well received along with the examples shared with the group.  Many people shared with me that Gary brought humor and ‘real life’ examples to his sessions.  Gary is definitely one of the speakers we would like to bring back to CSPI again.”

 Keep up the great work and “training for winners” Gary, we all need speakers like you in the hospitality world.  Thanks for training our CSPI attendees to be even better winners!

 All the best,

 Dori Laack – 2014 CSPI Conference Chair

Dear Gary,

 I have been meaning to write to you to tell you about all the great comments we have been hearing about our most recent Boot Camp with you.  Today, I was finally prompted to sit down and get the pen to the paper because of a comment made at our recent Board of Directors meeting.  

 A board member, the GM of one of our coast side properties, mentioned to our board that her staff, had attended one of your boot camps and found a lot of value in attending, as she went on to say that “they had really gotten a lot out of it.”  And, that’s not all -- At our recent DOS meeting, the January boot camp came up and an Associate Director of one of our properties said he had attended and thought “the speaker was great, that he had pulled out his best!” 

 A DOS, who had also attended the January boot camp along with his GM, went on to say, “The speaker was motivational and opened up new ideas.”  Gary, it doesn’t get any better than that to hear these great comments right from the hotel management teams that know first- hand the value of attending these sales training sessions.

 Of course, we already know what the planner panel had to say about your program – they commented in front of the entire audience that “every CVB should be doing these, and we commend San Mateo County-Silicon Valley CVB for hosting this.” The element of having them there as part of the program for the frank discussion on helping us to be better salespeople made a real impact on both our sales team and the members who attended. Everybody got takeaways!

  As you can see, the rave reviews keep coming in -- You really hit a home run with this one.  The concept is ingenious!  Thank you again and again for keeping the boot camps interesting, value packed and motivating!   We look forward to more success’ like these and working with you to continue educating  our sales force giving us new ideas, selling techniques and strategies in a fun and interactive environment.

 Best regards,

Nina        

 Director of International Market & Tourism Development

San  Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
111 Anza Boulevard, Suite 410
Burlingame, CA  94010

Dear Gary:

 Having been in sales & marketing leadership roles for the last 20 + years, one of my best decisions was hiring you to be my first team’s sales coach nearly 15 years ago! Since then, I’ve transitioned into various leadership roles and moved across the country, and have made it my mission to bring the best Strength & Conditioning Coach with me at every stop. If people ask me why, I tell them “because Gary is, without a doubt, the best sales expert out there” !

 This February, before COVID-19 brought our industry to standstill, we partnered once again with you to help coach our entire sales organization at Valor -- and once again, you knocked it out of the park! Your approach to training is always engaging, relevant and customized to the needs of our sales teams… and you make it fun, too. I appreciate the hours you spent in advance learning about our organization and asking questions about our goals and objectives before ever sending me a proposal and strategy.

 You engaged one-on-one with every team member, answered questions and provided real-word scenarios that helped keep our team motivated to learn and asking for more! After the training sessions, you made yourself available to any team member for one-on-one phone/virtual coaching, which several of our team members took advantage of and continue to rely on you for coaching and advice.

 As we now start the rebuilding process, it’s clear that our sales teams are more prepared than ever to win in the marketplace and build long-lasting client relationships. Kudos to you, Gary, for being the ultimate strength and conditioning coach for our Valor Hospitality Partners team! I look forward to our next training camp with you.

 Sincerely,

 Wade Bryant

 Wade Bryant

Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing

Valor Hospitality Partners

wbryant@valorhospitality.com

Mobile: 843.475.2789

Dear Gary:

Belated thanks for conducting two successful sessions at our August, 2014 Southeast Educational Conference, held at the Bonaventure Resort in Weston, FL! 

The survey results are in and both sessions garnered extremely favorable reviews.  We knew it was risky to start an already jam-packed day with a 7:45 am educational session over breakfast, but your “Battle of the Stars: The Meeting Professionals’ Version” brought out the true education-vultures and did not disappoint.  Your afternoon session, “Improving the Process of Buying & Selling: A Learning Lab” was very well-received, especially for a late Friday afternoon session, and it left people wanting to hear more from you in the future!

Thank you for the exceptional effort displayed on your part to truly carry out the conference theme, “Own Your Adventure – Meet, Grow, Sustain.” The “no chair” set-up in the beginning really seemed to work.  We appreciate your willingness to work with us on a different room set in the afternoon.

Not only were our attendees’ responses extremely favorable for your sessions, but the overall educational survey results surpassed those from previous conferences.  The Education Committee truly raised the bar and you played a role in helping us to do so.  Many thanks again for your participation; we couldn’t have done it without you.

Sincerely,

Joanna Berens

Education Chair

2014 MPI SEC

Joanna Berens Hospitality, Inc.

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