“I have heard from many of the participants who have said this was the best conference yet and they could really feel a different energy and excitement level. I attribute it to you who brought such great insight and a wealth of knowledge to the group. I can't thank you enough.”

Jackie O'Sullivan Workforce Diversity Program Manager
IBM World Headquarters, Armonk, NY.

“Thank you very much. This was the best annual event we have had. Your contribution made it a success.”

Cheri Judkins, Manager Harley Davidson Dealers Operations Training,
Harley Davidson University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Thank you for a very wonderful presentation to us! I was so impressed by your insightful speech and advice, plus your passion. We all learned lots from your presentation.”

Takekazu Kaneko, Executive Vice President
Sumitomo 3M Limited, Tokyo, Japan

“Your customized presentation perfectly met our objectives! We found your stories quite inspirational!”

Cathryn Olchowy, Executive Chef and the management team
Kraft Foods, Glenview, Illinois.

“Thank you for sending along a copy of your keynote address. It is powerful, moving and inspirational. From our perspective we wouldn’t change a thing. ”

Trish A. Douglas, Accenture
Global Human Capital Team

"We want to thank you for a start to our conference beyond our wildest dreams. Time and again in the ensuing two days together, your insights were picked up and added to. You inspired us all and inexorably altered the way the world occurs for us.”

Barbara Fittipaldi, President, Linda T. Alepin, Partner
Center for New Futures (International Consulting & Executive Education Company), Branchburg, New Jersey

“I cannot thank you enough …. The meeting was a success by any measure. Most particularly, members felt that they had refreshed their vision, thanks to the rich thinking (you) brought to the meeting.

Patricia M. Cloherty, Conference Chair, Committee of 200 20th Anniversary Conference
Chairman of the Board, Delta Capital Management Inc. New York, New York.

“Your business session, "Competitive Edge - Tools for 21st Century Success" was a huge success. The session was truly a highlight. On behalf of the nearly 2,000 attendees at the Small Business Administration’s SBA Expo, I express my gratitude.”

Hector V. Barreto, Administrator
U.S. Small Business Administration, United States of America

Diversity is such a key issue currently at 3M. Thanks again for your inspiring and encouraging presentation. All our affinity groups received your presentation with great excitement.

MaryJo Lewis & Lynnette T. Welsch
Co-chairs 3M Women’s Advisory Committee, 3M Corporation, St Paul, MN

“Your international business background and the fact that you have personally addressed many of the issues really make you a valuable and important resource”

Laurie Harris, Partner
Ornstein & Harris Law Offices, Santa Barbara, California

“I don’t think I have to tell you what an impact you made on our group. You encouraged us to take leaps and look at things in an entire new perspective. You made our summit quite a success.”

Mary Rosenthal, Principal
Morgan & Myers (Communications Counseling Advertising, Public Relations & New Media), Minneapolis, Minnesota

The conference attendees LOVED the program, the content: “Fabulous, dynamic speaker. Really practical application. She was dynamic and flexible to cater to audience needs. She was fabulous, very inspirational & uplifting. Such a breath of fresh air - great content - personal plus professional value.”

Katharine Coles, Conference coordinator
Women In Technology International Annual Conference, Santa Cruz, California

“Your session was extremely well received by the conference attendees and your leadership was felt by all who participated. Your contribution to the event was a significant part of making our conference reflect the values and community of SVN. Thank you again for contributing to transforming the way the world does business. Our members loved your talk.”

Pam Chaloult, Co-Chair
Social Venture Network, San Francisco, California

“It was wonderful to meet you in person, and I thought you might like to know that we received many comments from employees who responded very positively to your talk. When we see other opportunities for you to work with Pfizer again, we will certainly give you a call.”

Dan Schlein
Global Diversity Group, Pfizer Inc.

“I wanted you to know how many wonderful comments we got from your presentation—it really hit the mark and we were able to leverage much of what you shared in our session two days later. Thanks again for sharing your very special gift with us.”

Keith Caver, Practice Leader and Manager, Executive Solutions Group,
Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI), World headquarters, PA

“It was great to have you as our keynote speaker in Dubai. I really think you added lots of value to our event and reinforced the core messages we were trying to get across. Thank you very much.”

Alex Lambeek, Director Sales and Biz Development,
Nokia CMO, APAC

“Thank you Marilyn. Among the many positive quotes we have received, we felt these three were representational from attendees of the Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference in Boston, MA:
“Marilyn Tam's structured view of mentoring provided an excellent roadmap for planning mentor-mentee relationships.
Marilyn's real-life experience about transitioning and transforming these relationships over time was so important." "Marilyn Tam gave authoritative answers to challenging questions.
If I had to pick one session that impacted me most, Marilyn Tam's session on diversity would win hands down. I found her real, very inspirational and, despite her achievements, quite humble."

Joyce Kolligian, Executive Director
Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference, MA

“I would like to thank you dearly for your participation in the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona. Your contribution to the dialogue THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN THE 21st CENTURY was greatly appreciated. You were the best speaker from North America.”

Mireia Belil, Director of Dialogues,
Universal Forum of Cultures, Barcelona, Spain

“You are a fabulous speaker; you have a wonderful presentation style and very substantial things to share!”

Christopher J. Osorio, President,
Human Performance Institute, FL

“Your ability to take your current experiences in Asia and translate those into ethical dilemmas for the students was simply wonderful. You did a great job laying out the problems, presenting the significance of our globalized society and asking them to address the real issues. Additionally you present such a great role model of an ethically sensitive, ethically competent and successful business person, accomplishing so much against so many obstacles, that is particularly valuable to hear what you are thinking about.”

Professor Laurie Harris
Ethics, Enterprise & Leadership, University of California at Santa Barbara

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