What clients say about Steve Herzberg

“Steve was fantastic. He was very personable and had great engagement with the group.” - Candice Wilson, Carlisle Homes E: candicew@carlislehomes.com.au

“Steve was very switched on and had obviously researched our company which is very unusual for speakers.” - Gina Granger, Carlisle Homes E: ginag@carlislehomes.com.au

“Steve was great. He was relaxed, informative and the information flowed effortlessly.” - Tony Iacono, Carlisle Homes E: tonyi@carlislehomes.com.au

“Don’t change a thing. I loved every minute of this workshop. I have been to tons of training days in my last 12 years and rate this # 1 among everything I have ever experienced.” - Damian Almedida, Cengage E: damian.almeida@cengage.com

“We have run a couple of programes through Steve and NRG Solutions. Each and every time you know that not only will you get a quality product delivered with NRG and passion, but also that you will see an instant change in your leaders once back in the business. It’s the ability to turn theory into tangible outcomes that is the key to NRG’s success.” - Senior Manager, ANZ Bank 

“A fantastic two day program that was inspiring, practical and fun. I’ve never seen our sales team so engaged and hungry to learn. Steve gave each team member personalised attention and kept us all striving to improve. I can’t wait to try out some of my newly learned skills. I feel like I have finally found the key that will take me to the next level.” - Bronwyn Coburn, National Sales Manager, John Wiley & Sons E: bronwyn.coburn@wiley.com

“Dear Steve, I would like to sincerely thank you for your wonderful networking tips at our recent Your Business Forum in Sydney. Your interactive tips on networking was extremely informative and our guests thoroughly enjoyed it.” - David Schlessinger, CEO, NSW, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce E: david@aicc.org.au

“We have been working with Steve and the NRG team since 2008. Steve excels when it comes to facilitating group discussion and his enthusiasm and engaging approach delivers the program message in the best possible way. Our staff have developed excellent leadership and communication skills after attending the NRG programs.

I would highly recommend working with Steve and the NRG team if you are seekiing a program that will provide your employees with the tools that will enable them to unlock and fulfil their potential” - James Muller, HR Consultant, Grant Thornton Australia E: james.muller@au.gt.com

“I’m having a good run at the moment signing lots of new business! This I couldn’t have done without you Steve. Every day I think of something you have taught me. Thank you.” - Tim MacCormick, Mail Call E: timmaccormick@mailcall.com.au

“Just a quick note to thank you for the wonderful session you ran this week on presentations/coaching. The information you gave us was really valuable and I’m looking forward to refreshing my routine by implementing my 3 new tips!” - Danielle Howarth, Learning Solutions Specialist, Cengage Learning E: danielle.howarth@cengage.com

“Hi Steve, thank you for the performance insights - most useful ‘training’ I have ever done.” - Bill Jackson, Cengage Learning E: bill.jackson@cengage.com

“Steve has provided our organisation with both topical and appropriate training material and his ability to implement has been very well received by our sales team.” - Garry Pendleton, National Marketing Manager, Toshiba Australia E: gpendleton@toshiba-tap.com

“We run in house presentation skills training courses on several occasions over the past two years which have been designed and run by Steve.  We’ve had great, demonstrable results and it’s been a pleasure working with Steve due to his professionalism, enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject.” - Jennifer Howe, Manager Human Resources, Uniquest E: j.howe@uniquest.com.au

“Steve has been able to really engage both our sales team and recently some of our key customers.  His interactive presentations have been used to simplify and reinforce sales skills and team performance”. - Paul van Wel, Sales Manager, Novartis Animal Health Australasia E: paul.vanwel@novartis.com

“I had pleasure of a few days training with Steve and got a lot out of it.  Steve has a great style and great depth of knowledge, which he uses well to present informative and interactive sessions.” - Dennis Eagles, Director, Wealth Management - Grant Thornton E:dennis.eagles@au.gt.com

“Steve really understands the sales process and how to improve it. He can help take your sales team to a new level.” - Matthew Sandblom, Executive Chairman - Pascal Press / Blake Education

“I would like to sincerely thank you for presenting at the 2010 MEA Executive Certificate One Day Sales and Marketing Program on the 3rd March 2010 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.  Overall the program was highly regarded by delegates.” - Kate Duldig, National Programs & Events Coordinator - Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) E: kduldig@mea.org.au

“Many thanks for your great session yesterday (3rd February, 2010) Steve.  I changed tact with a client this morning, continually questioning them to find out more about their needs.  I made the site inspection all about them and their event - bingo. $80k conference going to contract.  Wow, your ideas really do work.” - Function Sales Executive - Melbourne Stadiums Limited

“Steve, thanks for yesterdays ( 3rd February 2010) key note presentation.  Just so you know, you scored the highest out of all the presenters on the day, with fantastic feedback from all the attendees. Well done! ” -  Kealan Coleman, NSW Management team - Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) E: kealan@av1.com.au

“Steve and his team have been an enormous help to us in preparing for Australia’s biggest IT professional event, TechEd, for the past three years. His insights and 1:1 work with our speakers have moved their evaluation scores, on average, at least 10% higher than those who did not choose to make use of the training.
As a result of the work he’s done with our team, Steve has been asked to do further work with other areas of the company and his great communication skills, his ability to bring out the best in each individual and his attention to detail have made this relationship very beneficial for us.
I have no hesitation in recommending Steve and his organisation for any coaching role.”  - Andrew Coates, Developer evangelist, Microsoft

“As a Senior Operations Manager at one of the Big Four Banks I was fortunate to meet Steve at a time that many of our managers needed strong coaching and development to prepare for change. The programs Steve put together and ran were right on the money in terms of content and delivery, and the managers attending them found them energetic and practical. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve as a business/sales coach who can work within your business and deliver truly impactive programs, that deliver results and grow people.” - Senior Manager, ANZ mobile lending manager - ANZ Bank 

The thing with Steve, is that he is incredibly passionate about what he does, and it is infectious. Others in my network have also raved about the quality of Steve’s work. If you or your team needs a boost in performance, or would like to improve their presentation techniques, I would recommend Steve in a heartbeat. You’ll come away smiling and with renewed energy. Go Steve!” - Tony Hollingsworth, Business Manager - Task Exchange E: tony@taskexchange.net

“I first observed Steve presenting at the Sydney Business & Technology User Group in Sydney in 2008 - since then we have remained in contact, and regularly discuss our businesses and interests.

“Steve is a highly talented individual, well read, resourced and organised.  He delivers a very valuable service and I’d have no hesitation putting him in front of any of my clients.” - Jeff Blunden, Director - JBas E: jeff@jbadvisory.com.au

“The 7 step  approach to effective delegation is terrific.  Steve is an interactive and comfortable trainer who has the ability to make the complex seem simple.  I could apply the concepts from this program in my personal life as well as in my professional life”.  - Alex Dawson, Tax Manager - Grant Thornton QLD E: adawson@grantthornton.com.au

“The workshop on the 7th July, 2009 on Delegation Skills delivered by Steve Herzberg, NRG Solutions was excellent.  Doing role plays on delegation and learning the 7 steps to effective delegation were the highlights for me”.- Tanya Jackson, PHB Manager - Grant Thornton QLD E: tjackson@grantthornton.com.au

“The Unlock Your Selling Potential program really helped me to relate to my customers and in particular deal with their objections.  I would highly recommend it”.- Alexanda Fenech, New car sales consultant - Suttons Rosebery

“I would highly recommend this course that I completed in June / July, 2009.  The whole program was very educational and refreshing”.- Shadi Khalil, New car sales consultant - Suttons Rosebery E: hsv@suttonsrosebery.com.au

“Steve, just a quick note to thank you for your contributions with me individually and our team over the past 12 months. We have learnt a lot and we look forward to working with you in the future. Thanks again.”- Jason Moc, General Manager - Sales and Marketing, CMS Electracom Pty Ltd E: jason@cabman.com

“I am presenting well, thanks to you. One thing I am noticing though is the improvement in my critiquing skills - just as you called it. Your Presenting with Confidence program has really helped me to sharpen my skills.”- Zachary King, Commercialisation Officer, IMBCom Pty Ltd E: z.king@imbcom.com.au

“I learned more in a single short session with Steve Herzberg in December 2008 than I have learned in the past 8 years of running my business. With a few well-aimed questions Steve was able to quickly absorb and understand my company?s needs, and 90 minutes later he not only had me pinned in terms of my personal approach to the business and how I could improve on that, but he had also helped me map out a strategic plan for the future based on the specific needs of my target market. Steve Herzberg has amazing insight and initiative and his input would be invaluable to any business.”- Samantha Coates, Managing Director, Blitz Books E: s.coates@blitzbooks.com.au

“Steve, Friday’s (31st October, 2008) message was the best ever G up the boy’s have ever had. We had the best weekend for three months which in the current economic climate is a great result. We are up to 14 deals for the 4 days which is amazing. Thanks heaps.”- Duncan Cooper, Sales Manager, Mosman Toyota E: duncan.cooper@mosmantoyota.com.au

“I really learnt some valuable lessons and best of all - found it to be a lot of fun (despite the scary parts!). Your style of training is really appealing and I’m looking forward to the next bunch of presentations I do over the next few months. Also, I’ve had some great feedback from the others who were involved, and from some of the executives that were involved today.”   - Meg Hall, General Manager, Kumuka Worldwide E: meg@kumuka.com.au

 “Thank you again for your presentation on 4th September 2008. Those who did not attend missed out on a motivating session, which is priceless in our current market. I took a lot from your session and I hope AFG continues to use your services as I will not be missing any of your presentations in the future.”- Scott Colless, Regional Manager, Century 21 Home Loans E: scottc@century21homeloans.com.au

“I would just like to say thank you for the training session I attended on the Gold Coast on 4th September 2008. I found it to be very motivating and also explained in a language I could understand, being new to the brokering industry and having no real client base (yet). The session has now given me the tools and motivation to change this. Again, many thanks!”  - Mark Dwyer, Dragon Mortgages E: mark@dragonmortgages.com.au

“I wanted to thank you again for the great job you did at our dealer council meeting on 3rd October 2008. The comments we received were very positive, so I?m looking forward to working with you on the next one.”- Liat Sheldon-Collins, Marketing Director Tooltechnic Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd E: liat.sheldon-collins@tooltechnic.com.au

“Wow! Today was fantastic! You were entertaining, educational and practical with your ideas. The feedback, so far, has been extremely good from some of the attendees and I think the great thing about the session was that the brokers could go back to their offices and start putting so many valuable ideas/tools into action with very little to no cost at all, except for their time to start reaping some rewards.”- Michael Regan, Business Development Manager Australian Finance Group E: m.regan@agfonline.com.au

“NRG, under the direction of Steve Herzberg, has provided the careful guidance and support to our lawyers, which has significantly contributed to the growth of our higher valued client base. NRG has been instrumental in shaping our way of thinking outside of the traditional law firm approach to obtaining and maintaining valued clients in a highly competitive environment.”- Shawn Skyring, Staff Partner, Truman Hoyle E: sskyring@trumanhoyle.com.au

“Talman have been fortunate enough to have Steve run several seminars and training programs for our software development company. The most recent, „Management and Leadership?, has been of immense benefit to Talman while we consolidated a new management team of 6. Steve tailored the course to our specific needs and personally delivered this over 6 x 3 hour session times to suit our schedules. The net result for Talman has been a significant increase in the skill and confidence levels of our managers, which is already flowing through to their respective staff. The course has also been very interactive, resulting in a noticeable increase in the team spirit and bonding. Steve has unique skills in pitching his story to a varied audience keeping all participants stimulated throughout the sessions. We believe NRG have delivered excellent value to our organisation.” - - Peter Metcalf, Managing Director, Talman Solutions E: pm@talman.com.au

“I can honestly say that Steve has been one of the most effective consultants I have worked with. He knows his stuff and genuinely takes the time to learn about our business. Steve has greatly assisted us in thinking about how we should run our business, to create better processes and consider the best ways to deal with our customers – all producing real sales results. We have learnt how to be more efficient and motivated as individuals and as a team. I would strongly recommend Steve to any organisation looking to increase their productivity and create a winning attitude within their sales team.”  - Emma Pearse, GM Direct Sales, Unwired Australia E: emma.pearse@unwiredaustralia.com.au

 “When I first completed the goal setting exercise I thought that the goals I set were somewhat challenging and, in a way, unreachable. However, I have been using the 6 month goals as a guideline every month to look at and, after 6 months, I have completed every single one of my goals. I don’t think that I would have achieved them if I hadn’t thought about what I wanted in the short term and focused to achieve them. Thank you Steve Herzberg!”- Deanne Dhu, Team Leader Mortgages,Western Australia

“Thanks, Steve, for yesterday and your support over the duration of the programme. We really are very happy with how the whole thing went.” - Scott Williams, State Manager, Mortgage Operations (WA) ANZ Bank E: willias23@anz.com

“Steve, I would like to thank you for participating in the ‘Engaging with Gen X and Gen Y as Patients and Practitioners’ session of our conference program. Participants said they found the program one of the most challenging ever to choose between sessions and this was in no small part due to the efforts of great presenters and facilitators and their contributions. Thank you for your contribution to making this the educational, interactive and positive experience for all as we intended.”
- Marisa Vecchio, Chief Executive Officer QIP/AGPAL E: mvecchio@agpal.com.au

“Hello Steve, I don’t normally send out letters of thanks to people or presenters where I have paid to get in, or they have lots of ideas that sound great on paper etc… I came away with real practical concepts that actually work in real life, which I used last night by inviting an old mate to go down to the local footy club rooms after training. In contrast I would normally head down there by myself and take it from there. I used the “be the host” method very successfully, managed to obtain a contact while chatting at the bar and am going to a function for farmers today about climate change as a result. Your presentation and workshop method I found to be bloody excellent and I am sure I will be referring back to my notes and the worksheet on a regular basis in future as a vital business tool. But apart from that, I actually feel happier about myself all round just with what I picked up yesterday, knowing I can use these “leg-ups” all the time in my day to day life.” - Dave Neilson, Green Finance, M: 0428 614 996

“I just wanted to thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend the Presenting with Confidence program. It was a fantastic day and I found the whole thing very useful. I know it?s a bit of a buzz word at the moment, but you really were engaging. It was certainly the most relevant and beneficial program I have been part of for a long time.” - Daniel Zaarour, Research Analyst, ACA Research E: dzaarour@acaresearch.com.au

“Steve, thanks again for a great day on Friday with the Presenting with Confidence workshop. Rommel and I thought it was excellent and we learnt a lot from it.” - Shivani Prasad, Health, Safety & RTW Co-ordinator, Baxter Healthcare E: shivani_prasad@baxter.com

“You have just asked me about today’s session and you know I thought it was brilliant. Basically, I just wanted to say a big thank you for organising it!!! Steve was awesome. THANK YOU!”- Lizzie Macmillan, Distribution Services, Victoria

“The session was very positive. I especially could relate to certain things that Steve was saying that I have already been trying to practise both in personal and especially work life – being around positive people.” - Serap, Macmillan Distribution Services, Victoria

“Steve made me feel enthusiastic about coming into work this morning! I thought he was very professional and his knowledge and experience made an impact.” - Kris Macmillan, Distribution Services, Victoria

“Steve is fantastic. His enthusiasm is contagious and seeing him work the room is impressive.”- Jorge Chapa Environmental Consultant Green Building Council of Australia

“Thank you for having a positive impact on our environment – your coaching has produced results that I didn?t realise we had the potential to achieve.” - Ann Martin, Contact Centre Manager, Uwired Australia E: ann.martin@unwiredaustralia.com.au

“Steve, I just wish to say “Thank You” for the workshop yesterday. I have really taken a lot away from this and I look forward to my presentation on the 2nd of October.” - Senior High Risk Recoveries, Mortgage Collections ANZ Bank

“We had an excellent session with Steve, yet again! Very inspiring and enlightening. Our office team are already implementing much of the training, I’ve noticed, which is terrific! - Cathi Lewis, Managing Director, Insight Publications E: cathi@insightpublications.com.au

“Steve is a motivational trainer, who shows that being a good presenter is within reach.” - Chris Davis, UniQuest E: c.davis@uniquest.com.au

“Steve, I wanted to say how much I enjoyed yesterday?s session - it was so informative and I thought the content and presentation were spot on – no easy task to tailor the different interests, too, which you did seamlessly. Congratulations!”  - Ross Wallis General Manager Melbourne University Publishing

“Steve Herzberg from NRG Solutions was amazing. He made it seem so simple. He turned the introvert into an extrovert in hours. I have learnt how to look and how not to look at audiences when presenting … I have also learnt how to compose myself when giving a presentation.” - Premila Naidoo, Manager, ANZ Mortgages