“Great conference and is even more valuable with two or more people from my firm so that we can discuss the conference presentations while they are fresh on our minds.”
Fred Armstrong, Wiley & Wilson
“Excellent meeting. Great presentation by Erik Peterson – awesome stuff really got me thinking.”
Cary Becker, AgriLabs
“Really well done. I enjoyed meeting and getting to know the members. The speakers were truly outstanding. Topics were extremely relevant. CEN staff truly made me feel welcome – extremely warm and informative team.”
Cindi Bigelow, Bigelow Tea
“As usual, the conference got me thinking and working ON the business rather than IN the business. For that reason alone, it was another ‘home run’ for me.”
Tracy Bilbrough, Juno Lighting, Inc.
“A very worthwhile conference. High quality and energetic.”
Charles Bolyard, McDonough Bolyard Peck
“Once again, well done. All of the speakers brought ‘common sense’ insight to the table that will add to the continuous growth of our firm and allow us to set our firm apart from our competition.”
Rob Brough, Bolton & Associates, LLC
“Wonderful experience to learn, share and network. We’ve walked away with new business opportunities and relationships.”
Bob Byrne, American Trim LLC
“Always high energy.”
Dan Cistone, M & C Specialties Company
“Outstanding, as always.”
David Cobb, Montgomery Marketing, Inc.
“Each conference takes a little different slant on innovation. This one seemed to get down to the ‘how to do it’ level, and I found it to be very enlightening.”
John Crane, FKP Architects, Inc.
“Well done. Speakers were excellent. CEN team did a great job. Nice experience.”
Alan Edrick, BioSource International, Inc.
“It met my expectations by again giving me more great ideas that I can quickly implement.”
Jeff Evans, The Will-Burt Company
“I like the continued focus on innovation. It gives us the opportunity to go deeper in driving our strategic planning process.”
Chris Franco, Finlandia Cheese, Inc.
“Powerful, thought provoking – stimulated thought and provides tools to Shepard the innovation/branding philosophies into our current business mix of complexities.”
David Gano, Tru-Cut, Inc.
“Well paced presentations, extremely qualified speakers, relevant to today’s business climate. Another great conference – well done! Thank you.”
Bob Gudmundson, Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.
“Excellent conference. First rate speakers with a lot of mind opening content. Erik Peterson was great.”
Ray Holm, Gentz Industries LLC
“Very well organized. A lot of info packed into one and a half days. Great networking opportunity.”
Keith House, The East Group, P.A.
“Can’t beat this one.”
Don Janezic, Bigelow Tea
“Outstanding speakers on real issues. Erik Peterson – Wow! Incredible. Tracy Bilbrough – nice surprise presentation. What a success!”
Tony Khoury, The East Group, P.A.
“Very good and a ‘battery recharge’ for me and my business.”
Bill Kroll, Matheson Tri-Gas
“As usual, the conference speakers were excellent and topics extremely relevant to dealing with the challenges of today’s markets. It was also very interesting to hear the presentations by the award winners who could relate the topics discussed to their real world successes.”
Cathy Lynch, Laser Cycle, Inc.
“As always very good conference. CEN is a first class organization. Some of the presentations were more ‘product’ driven than ‘service’, but all were applicble to my business.”
John Matonich, Rowe Incorporated
“Invigorating as always. The guest speakers provided valuable insight and challenged the though processes to managing/leading our business. Focus on core competency evaluation was foremost best challenge for me. Look forward to next year!”
Richard McCain, Trigon Engineering Consultants, Inc.
“Super timely for where we are in our company. Excellent take aways and really got me refocused on growth through innovation. Well done CEN!”
Jarrod McCarroll, Marlen Research Corporation
“Great. Had several take aways. The core competencies really tied into the branding presentation.”
Rick McClain, The Milwaukee Electronics Companies
“Excellent organization and presentations were superb. The speakers at this conference gave me a WELL rounded view of innovation.”
Brandon McKibben, Phoenix Pharmaceutical
“Again, the conference was inspiring and provided time out to work on restructuring our business.”
Dalph McNeil, Brookville Equipment Corporation
“The conferences keep getting better, both in content and relevance. You have an uncanny ability of putting together an agenda that is directly applicable to my current business problem.”
Bob Merrrill, CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI)
“Again, this conference provided so many thoughts to ponder and to integrate into my business.”
Roger Mortenson, House-Autry Mills, Inc.
“Erik’s [Peterson] presentation was one of the best ever.”
Scott Nord, Koch Equipment, LLC
“Very good.”
Richard Oliver, THOR-LO, Inc.
“This was a super conference with great speakers.”
Jim Pekar, Leman USA, Inc.
“Very informative, thought provoking and energizing.”
Michael Restivo, Finlandia Cheese, Inc.
“Absolutely top notch. I have more ideas than I can possibly employ—energizing, innovative, refreshing.”
Kip Robinson, Peerless Pump Company LLC
“Best one yet! Strongest take aways of any conference. Several of these take aways have the potential to enable our company to change the language of our market in a favorable (offensive & defensive) manner.”
Brad Roderick, Laser Cycle, Inc.
“Excellent – many good people to discuss anything with.”
Ed Russo, SPEC Services, Inc.
“Like the tools or take home exercises for me to use with my team. Breakout group was very helpful as usual. Facility and organization of program professional and valuable for total time of conference - Nice job!”
Steve Schram, AgriLabs
“This was the best and that was very hard to do after last year’s Tom Kelly from IDEO.”
Carol Sente, Sente Rubel Bosman Lee Architects, Ltd.
“Very impressive group of speakers. I was blown away by the knowledge and expertise of each speaker and the passion they had for their discipline. Each conference continues to top the previous conferences I have attended.”
Kevin Speltz, Phoenix Pharmaceutical
“Very impressed! Enjoyed the professional level of speakers and attendees. CEN reps were very organized and helpful, nice job. Great mind stimulation and new ideas to help make the business stronger.”
Chris Smart, SPEC Services, Inc.
“Your presenters have given me new directions to consider. I know we will benefit from what I have learned in the past day and a half.”
Bill Strang, Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.
“Very worthwhile. The speakers and topics were confirmation to many of the issues we are facing and how to face them.”
Jeff Thompson, Salina Vortex Corporation
“Good conference. Stimulating and world class speakers.”
Andrew Warrington, Peerless Pump Company LLC
“Innovate or Die. Good networking opportunities with great people. Awakening on how great the members are.”
Dick Wells, Trigon Engineering Consultants, Inc.
“Content was informative and relevant. Format was inspirational and motivational. Attendees – provided for interaction and sharing with others across the CEN/SEN network. A real strength of the conference.”
Ron Wilkinson, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
“Again - a value proposition - worth the time and money.”
Lee Young, Salina Vortex Corporation |
