Pete Cohen

It was for the first time in a while that IDUG EMEA conference booked a motivational speaker for the keynote. The only reason for not doing that every time is the missing budget. With Pete Cohen setting the conference atmosphere on such a great, positive and energetic level, I hope booking a motivational speaker might turn to a regular activity. Attendees were quoting his "Shut the duck up!" for the entire week. You could feel need to change things for the better all around, and people actually willing to take steps and act upon it. It was a great start of the conference.

Mirna Kos - IDUG EMEA 2013 Conference Chair

When I invited Pete Cohen to our team meeting to give a motivational speech, I knew he was going to be good, but I never imagined by how much he would exceed our expectations. Pete took us all on a personal journey... moving swiftly between intense moments of personal reflection and liberating re-evaluation, to moments of belly laughing humour and tears of delight. Pete seems to speak everyone's language, highlighting and challenging core and fundamental self limiting beliefs in order to help us free our lighter side. The feel good factor was off the scale straight after the event, but even now, several weeks after the event, there is still a buzz and many broad smiles on peoples faces when they reflect back on the short but impactful time spent with Pete. On a personal note, it will go down as one of the highlights of my working career!

Deborah Perry, Insights & Innovation Manager - Boots

Many thanks for your participation in Novartis Quality Workshop in Vienna last week. This event was attended by more than 70 associates from all around the world and the feedback we received from our colleagues was very positive. Your presentation met exactly what we were looking for, and the high energy and enthusiasm of your intervention was just perfect to energise the team and contributed to an overall exceptional experience. Your down to earth approach and advices were effective ways to gain better insights into our own personal behaviours and the impact these have on our ability to live happier lives both professionally and personally. This surely contributed to the success of this year's workshop.

Jila Breeze - Global Head QA OTV - Novartis Consumer Health

The session was what we really needed to refocus and re-energize our team. Pete Cohen helped us address some of the issues that have been inhibiting our performance and provided us with strategies to realise our potential and increase our productivity.

Royal Bank of Scotland

Pete Cohen kick started our Annual Leadership Meeting with a lively, humorous, motivational presentation. He delivered great insight into how we can achieve happier lives both personally and professionally sparking new ideas and how we approach our daily lives and connect with people with new perspective. Pete has an incredible ability to really capture and connect with the audience with his infectious enthusiasm and energy. He certainly left a huge imprint on all our team members who were completely captivated, energised and buzzing after the event; they could not wait to return to their salon and academy units to share what they had gained with their respective team members.

Susie Mutch, International Marketing Director - Vidal Sassoon

Pete Cohen was a key part of our Olympic themed Managers conference in 2012. He delivered an inspirational presentation in the main room and then a series of workshops in the afternoon. Pete was very well received by the conference attendees with many managers saying he was their favourite speaker! They found him motivating and entertaining – and he really helped them to believe in themselves more. A very useful, thought provoking and enjoyable experience which related totally to our characteristics.

Polly Joseph, Learning & Development Manager - Luxottica

Pete Cohen is engaging and enthusiastic. He has a personal style that captivates his audience offering unique perspectives that challenge everyday thinking. It was thought provoking and energising at the same time - well done!

Stuart Beasley, Business Sales Manager - Thomas Cook

Pete Cohen delivers unique session which is stimulating but more importantly makes you think about what you do and what you can do differently to achieve a higher level of performance. When other presentations are long forgotten I believe that Pete's will stick in your mind and make a difference.

John Hearson Head of Communications - Boehringer Ingelheim