TESTIMONIALS

“Good afternoon Gene, your presentation on Saturday pretty much punched me in the nose. I have been avoiding AI, but what you shared made it clear that I need to embrace it head on. I’ve already engaged my leadership team about putting an AI policy in place—that wasn’t even on our radar. Can you send me a copy of your presentation so I can share it with them? It explains so much about the advantages of AI but also the risks and ways we can use it. Thank you again for the great presentation.” -Brad Brown, Business Development Manager, FMGI, Inc.

“I attended your AI presentation at the March LMC conference in Houston. Our team all commented that your session made the most memorable impression of the week.”
— Tyson Eavenson, BeLit

“I finally got to hear Gene speak! This was at our national meeting in Orlando. He is AMAZING! Our builders loved him and just everything he had to say. Unfortunately, I only caught the last 15 minutes or so of his speech due to working at the event for the most part. But just from what I heard I was ‘wowed’ to say the least. He is truly amazing at what he does.”
— Sylvia Gonzalez, Sales & Marketing Administrator, Nucor Building Systems

“Thanks so much for the eye-opening (and jaw-dropping) presentation you gave on AI at last week’s Mass. Bankers Conference. Would you send me a copy of your deck? I’d love to share it with my Marketing staff.”
— Peter Roveto, Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing, BrooklineBank

“To say that I enjoyed your presentation on AI during the 2024 Store Point retail event would indeed be an understatement. I found myself taking a few pages of notes, just to turn around and decide that there was much that I missed that was noteworthy. I can’t wait to catch you at the next event. The way AI is progressing, I imagine you have a different PP in the works.”
— Peter R. Rogers, Visual Hardlines Manager, Bass Pro Shops

“Good morning, Gene, without a doubt, your presentation was the best closing session I have ever attended. I know you are doing the kickoff for Symposium and I’m sure I will be saying the same for the kickoff session. Somehow, you managed to make all the tough news entertaining. It was a master class on presenting.”
— Linda Dodd, Learning Specialist, North Carolina Association of CPAs

“In a word… WOW! Gene absolutely delivered. He was spot on for our members. He packed a lot into 45 minutes and left everyone with something to take away… We could not be happier. He was fantastic.” – Mike Adamson, President & CEO, The Aircraft Electronics Association

“Gene, I would say in my 30 years of attending presentations, yours was THE MOST: valuable, relevant, properly paced, perfect amount of info; not too much, but enough, excellent humor, and perfectly executed presentation I have experienced.” – Jill Keim, VP Relationship Manager, First Merchants Bank

“Gene, thanks for connecting. I will say that the builders thought you were the highlight of the week. We appreciate you presenting and for the insights you provided.” – DJ Eihusen, Chairman of the Board/CEO/President, Chief Industries, Inc.

“Good morning Gene, thank you again for a great presentation in Atlanta—it was very well received. The CEO of our customer hosting the event sent me a follow-up email yesterday which noted, ‘Gene Marks truly stole the limelight this year, what a dynamic presenter! It was a brilliant idea to bring him.’” – Jason Vasquez, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Applied Industrial Technologies

“Gene was a huge hit again. We have never brought a speaker in back-to-back years. Gene certainly was worthy and delivered again!” -Kevin Gilbride, Executive Director, The Accredited Snow Contractors Association

“Your presentation was OUTSTANDING! I’ve been sending photos of it to our HR team. I’ll absolutely be contacting you or someone for your company to elaborate on a couple points—your presentation was simply amazing.” – Amber Harkins, Project Manager, Cobb Industrial, Inc. 

“Thank you for the very thought-provoking presentation concerning AI and the rapid developments taking place in this area that you made at the NCCA meeting in Tucson recently… would very much appreciate receiving a copy.” -John Mucci, VP of Sales, Kibar Americas 

“Our group really enjoyed Gene—his was the highest rated presentation at PEMA’s Annual Meeting.” -Susan A. Denston, Executive Director, Process Equipment Manufacturers Association

“Gene was a HUGE hit! I commented, ‘What a way to close the conference.'” -Lynn Smith, Manager of Meetings, The American Foundry Society ”

“You were soooooo entertaining! Thank you for taking a relatively scary topic and making learning more about it enjoyable.” -Jaime M. Holvey, Manager, Indirect Sourcing Energy & Facilities Services, Newell Brands Inc. 

“Wow, what a fantastic presentation this week. My colleague said you were like a ‘motivational speaker’—sure enough, it was great. I took several notes but I’m sure I didn’t capture everything.” – Randy Knibbe, VP Ferrous Sales and Operations, Padnos”

Really enjoyed your enthusiastic, funny and inspiring presentation yesterday at the MCA Winter Meeting. I hope to listen to you in the near future again.” –Alexander Bootsman, Head of Sales Netherlands, ArcelorMittal Construction 

“Good day ‘Genius’ Gene Marks, thank you so much for the informative presentation. I enjoyed everything about you! You were the star and inspiration of my convention.” – Elizabeth Bellamy, Regional Commercial Account Manager, Floor & Decor