I’ve worked with keynote speakers for many years, and regardless of how good they are, it is always a challenge to create a line of sight between their remarks and the mission and priorities of our organization. Colette Carlson is undoubtedly an exception to that. She researched our organization, spoke to some of our associates, and tailored her remarks to speak to the mission, goals, concerns, and hopes of Junior Achievement and its associates. Feedback from attendees place her as one of the best speakers we have ever had. She was a delight to work with, and I highly recommend her.

Regent Surgical had the pleasure of engaging Colette as our Keynote Speaker for our 2025 Leadership Conference. This is Regent’s annual meeting with all of our company’s clinical and business leaders. From her preparation to the presentation, Colette is a professional who takes the time to learn about your organization, identify the challenges facing your staff, and speak to the practices and principles that can grow your team’s leadership capabilities. Colette has a unique ability to tackle these difficult topics in a style that is engaging, humorous, and also poignant. We were lucky to secure Colette as our Keynote Speaker in 2025 and would not hesitate to bring her back again.

Colette is a truly world class keynote speaker. Her message and ability within the presentation to connect with our audience of Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub leadership was extraordinary. I was impressed by her preparation prior to the conference which was evident in the relevance of her material woven through her time on stage. The feedback was universally positive with many referencing elements of the presentation through the rest of the conference. I highly and wholeheartedly recommend her!!!

Colette Carlson is one of my all-time favorite keynote speakers! She engages the audience like no other and has you on your feet making organic connections with other attendees! This is the second time we brought Colette back to the stage to come and educate a very senior audience of investment professionals and she once again received top ratings! If you’re looking for a keynote who can discuss leadership and connecting look no further. Her presentation skills are very dynamic and she is fun, entertaining and brilliant! She delivered such thoughtful and genuine content and will customize her presentation to the industry that you are in. Our members really resonated with her presentation. I have been recruiting speakers for over 28 years and people like Colette Carlson do not come around often! She’s a rockstar to me! Thank you, Colette, for making the trip to Nashville we can’t wait to have you again in the future!

I highly recommend Colette to speak at any event you are hosting. This was the second event we've had her at as Keynote speaker and the feedback we've received since the event has been exemplary. She was entertaining, thoughtful, and passionate. The stories that she used were relatable, and I will be thinking of some of her key phrases as I go about my daily work in leadership and communication. I had the pleasure of working with her prior to the event as the event planner. During each prep call and email, she was thorough and asked plenty of questions to ensure she related her speech to our specific needs. I'm already looking forward to planning our next leadership event and booking her in the future!

Big thanks to Colette Carlson for speaking at our 100 Year Anniversary - National Sales Meeting last week. Our entire sales team and corp. leadership was on hand to enjoy this insightful and humorous presentation. Colette spent the time to understand our specific challenges and tailored her presentation accordingly. Colette's presentation was exactly what I/we wanted it to be. Highly recommend!

We had Colette Carlson back for our Annual Leadership Retreat. No regrets! She was spot on with her content and delivered in a way that resonated with each leader at every level of the organization. Colette has a way of connecting all the dots by combining her knowledge and expertise peppered with just enough humor to capture and hold the attention of the entire room. She rocked it!

The team raved about the keynote presentation from Colette at our Annual Celebration of Employees. The response to her presentation was "best speaker we have had," "entertaining and engaging," "that was exactly the message I needed to hear." Overall feedback was on how timely her message was and how much it resonated with the entire team. We are so very fortunate to have had Colette at our event. Based on the response, I would not hesitate to recommend her to any audience.

I’ve been at the helm of this meeting, hiring keynotes since 2007. During those years we have had some amazing, talented people speak to our group, but YOU, Colette, are the crème de la crème! On behalf of the Staff Forum Committee and Lincoln Financial University /Lincoln Financial Network, we thank you so very much for that amazing presentation. We have never had anyone who took the amount of time and effort that you gave to truly understand our group, which resulted in a relatable, remarkable, and memorable message today. Just incredible. Thank you.

As an insurance broker, we were holding a Sales Summit for over 200 of our sales team and leadership from all over the West Region. We brought in Colette to speak on Day 2 of our event, and to close out our meeting. Colette was everything we hoped for, and more! Due to the time she invested prior to our session, it felt like she knew our audience - understood their stressors and challenges, what they're striving for, etc... She presented her content in a way that was relatable, entertaining, and meaningful. She had the room laughing and engaged, and was just what we needed to end our Summit on a fantastic note. As attendees said, she "knocked it out of the park". Thanks so much to Colette for all the extra time and attention she invested in getting to know our audience. That's the difference between a good speaker and a GREAT one. One hundred precent recommend - you will be SO glad you did.