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What Clients and Colleagues Have to Say

“It was always a pleasure to work with Todd. He and I continue to share a fascination with how and why people buy what they do and the manner in which they do it. He is also a gentleman who puts the best interests of his clients front and center and is never concerned with being direct and honest with them.”

Jeff Swystun
Chief Communications Officer
DDB Worldwide

 


 

"Just a note to express my thanks for the outstanding TELL YOUR CLIENTS WHERE TO GO! TRAINING sessions. After observing all the sessions you conducted with my team, and then actually experiencing the training myself, I can’t overstate the value and inspiration it has generated within the Marsh Client Services Team, and then to our organization as a whole. We now have Designers, Creative Directors, IT Directors, and much of our staff wanting to participate. It’s exciting to know that this will soon permeate our overall culture, and to see Marsh embrace your proactive, client-centric model is very rewarding."

Pete Costanzo
Principal / Chief Client Officer
Marsh

 


 

"This 360 course on client leadership exceeded all expectations. The tools and resources accompanying our one-day session will help us exercise leadership differently and grow our practice."

Greta Perezcasas
Account Manager
Siegel+Gale

 


 

"Todd Sebastian delivers! His BRAND New Thoughts workshop is an incredibly useful resource. The workshop improves understanding of brand strategy and the power of consistent brand design, as well as walks you through a process to develop your brand position. I highly recommend the workshop"

Dennis Devlin
President & CEO
Consumer Clarity

 


 

"BRAND New Thoughts really presented an orderly and helpful system to organize our brand positioning. This is a system I can follow as I move forward with my marketing plans."

Jill Cahill
Director of Marketing
St. Ursula Academy

 


 

"Todd Sebastian's passionate leadership and knowledge of the client service industry is refreshing and motivating. I highly recommend his TELL YOUR CLIENTS WHERE TO GO! TRAINING, and I know that anyone who is fortunate enough to participate will walk away feeling inspired, energized and confident."

Jennifer Scott
Brand Insights Director
Marsh

 


 

"Todd Sebastian sets an inspirational example of the mindset for success in the client service industry. I walked away from TELL YOUR CLIENTS WHERE TO GO! TRAINING with tools that I use daily, an enhanced confidence in my own ability, as well as gratitude to my design agency for their investment in my success. This was by far the most relevant and practical training I have taken part in."

Kelly Hyland
Client Leader
Marsh

 


 

“Even someone who has been around the block (I’m going on 25 years in the business) will find Todd’s building blocks to great client relationships invaluable.”

Greg Livingston
President
WonderGroup

 


 

“I really enjoyed TELL YOUR CLIENTS WHERE TO GO! TRAINING. I left with a clear direction on how to be a better account manager and provide valuable ideas to my clients. I would recommend this course to anyone!”

Kristen Fields
Account Manager
RED212

 


 

“The training was great. I did not feel overloaded with information that was hard to apply. I now have a great toolkit of resources to help me perform my role better and more efficiently. The course was practical and extremely applicable.”

Katie Shaver
Account Manager
RED212

 


 

“Todd Sebastian's ‘Tell Your Clients Where to Go!’ presentation combines passion and comicality with hit-the-ground-running advice that set me up to immediately and successfully begin creating that ‘Wow!’ factor with all of my internal and external business partners.”

Simcha Kackley
Experienced Marketing Professional Currently Seeking MBA

 


 

"If your goal is to build a long-standing, mutually beneficial relationship with your agency or client partner, LINK Training & Consulting is your answer. Todd Sebastian takes full advantage of his broad industry experience to provide practical, relevant, and actionable advice on creating sustainable, profitable partnerships."

Ric Sweeney
University of Cincinnati
Board of Directors, American Marketing Association

 


 

“If P&G is your client and you want to be viewed as top account talent, just follow Todd’s advice to the letter! There is no doubt the same would be true with any client. Todd provides a thorough and systematic review of the important traits and behaviors that will lead to fully meeting and exceeding client expectations."

Doug Stuckey
Global Brand Manager, Professional Oral Health
Procter & Gamble

 


 

"The book Tell Your Clients Where to Go! offers very practical and actionable recommendations for growing your business, increasing your market share and simply amazing your clients. Not only do I recommend the book, I also recommend the presentation that accompanies it. The Cincinnati Business Courier recently hosted a breakfast meeting with Todd, which I attended. Definitely a good investment of your resources!"

Crystal L. Kendrick
President
The Voice of Your Customer

 


 

"Todd has a clear passion for client leadership, which came through in his presentation to our organization. The advice he gave was pertinent, entertaining, and actionable. Todd's vast experience in the field makes him an excellent source of knowledge on the topic. I would strongly encourage any firm or agency that interacts with clients on a regular basis to utilize Todd's book, Tell Your Clients Where to Go!

Dan Wenzel
President
Ohio State chapter of the American Marketing Association

 


 

“It was a pleasure listening to Todd at the AdClub’s Annual Career Day event. He was very energetic and sincere. I really enjoyed his down-to-earth advice and tips on how to develop strong client relationships."

Allison Tracy
President
Ad2 Cincinnati

 


 

"We often say that Todd worked his 'branding magic' with our new community-wide health initiative. He helped us understand the power of a brand, led our team as we built our brand character and got us excited about how unique and powerful our new brand could be in the local health care marketplace. The success of our new branding strategy is already evident; and it has been a definite 'win' for our effort."

Nancy Strassel
Aligning Forces for Quality Leadership Team
Senior Vice President, Greater Cincinnati Health Council

 


 

“Todd gave my class a gift with his excellent talk. My students were universally very grateful for the time and knowledge he shared—giving them greater insight and understanding for the project on which they are working and of marketing in general. He hit the nail on the head.”

Eileen D. Weisenbach Keller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
Northern Kentucky University

 


 

“Healthcare in America is in need of fundamental change. Costs are skyrocketing and quality and safety concerns are pervasive. Fortunately, stakeholders throughout Greater Cincinnati are actively working to improve our regional health system. Through our work led by Todd Sebastian, we’ve applied branding strategies to help stimulate and accelerate involvement in improving care among the region’s hospitals, physicians, employers and consumer groups. We now see brand strategy as part of our arsenal to improve healthcare for our community.”

Craig Brammer
Director, Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality
Senior Research Associate, University of Cincinnati

 


 

“Early on I was impressed by Todd’s ability to fully capture the nature of our work and then lead a group of diverse professionals through the process of creating our brand identity. This was no easy task among individuals with competing priorities and little to no branding experience.”

Lisa Sloane, MHA
Project Manager
Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality

 


 

“Hearing Todd’s presentation to the American Marketing Association has and will make a difference in my career. He was excited and humorous while delivering insights that were real, credible, and proven through plenty of examples. After applying some of his ideas, I noticed an increase in client satisfaction and personal satisfaction in my role as a client leader.”

William Krieger
Board Member, American Marketing Association (Cincinnati)
Associate-Client Services, R.L. Repass & Partners

 

"A fantastic, indispensable guide on what it takes to be a successful agency partner."

Doug Worple

CEO
BAREFOOT:
A BBDO Company


“Common sense guidelines on how to achieve your own success through building your client’s business.”

Lisa Biank Fasig

Reporter
Cincinnati Business Courier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 


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