“Once again a good set of speakers. Made us think and gave us time to do so. Being able to bring one of my business managers is a great opportunity.”
Peter Whiting- President & CEO-  PTCAlliance Corp.

“Organization/management of conference was well done and performed in a professional manner.”
Kevin Burdette- General Manager- McCrone Inc.

“First Class. Best speakers yet.” “Bill Strickland was the finest speaker I have ever heard especially the way he motivates people to help and the trust he generates.”
Kevin Speltz- President- Phoenix Pharmaceutical

“The speakers were phenomenal. This was an unmatched opportunity to tap into the brilliant minds of today’s business leaders and innovators.” “I have take-aways from each presentation. The caliber of speaker that I have had the opportunity to hear makes me feel honored to have been accepted into SEN.” “The abbreviated roundtable was very effective given the mixed group of people. I had several take aways.”
Michelle Bunke- Corporate Controller- General Kinematics

“It was fantastic.”
Willy Stewart- President & CEO- Stewart Engineering, Inc.

“Great level of speakers.”
Mark Smart- CFO- System Innovators, Inc.

“Very mind expanding. Entertaining. Worthwhile.”
Mike Stoehz- President- The Milwaukee Electronics Companies

“Very impressive to see the broad breadth of industries having the same issues on innovations and customer intimacy.”
Gary Orlando- Director of Equipment Business Development- Matheson Tri-Gas

“As usual, great conference.”
Roger Mortenson- President- House-Autry Mills, Inc.

“I loved brining in thinkers from other areas…to help think bigger and broader.”
Helen Kane- CEO- Hedge Trackers, LLC

“Varied and important input for our business and theirs.”
George Scharr- Senior Vice President & CFO- Flower City Printing, Inc.

“Very good. Each speaker gave us something to implement in our business to move it forward.”
Dan Fraser- CFO- Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.

“My first conference with you. Ranks very high. Great speakers. Great presentations.”
Bill Rein- General Manager of Door Division- CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI)

“Well organized. Focused. Pertinent. Engaging. I can always count on this conference to provide me guidance and insight on where my business needs to be going.”
Geoff Butler- President & CEO- Butler, Rosenbury & Partners

“Well done.”
RL Goodall- CEO- Dixon Valve & Coupling Company

“Excellent – the selection of speakers and topics was great. Walking away with renewed enthusiasm and motivation.”
Gary McConnell- President & COO- Universal Companies Inc.

“Worth the time.”
Rick Menze- President- SEM Products

“Great Conference! This conference gave me more to think about from a personal vantage point than any other conference. ‘Passion’ was the difference.”
Roger Nelson- President & CEO- System Innovators, Inc.

“As usual – so much information – great ideas. Many opportunities for trying different things in the office. To all CEN staff – this was a wonderful conference! Thank you.”
Raymond Lee- Principal- SRBL Architects

“Great speakers and very good networking. A lot of information in a short time, will require a real period of review and return.”
Everett Smith- VP of Marketing- Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.

“Speakers very interesting and entertaining.”
Terry Christie- Vice President of Development- AgriLabs

“As usual a great conference – I always get take aways.”
Bill Lauersdorf- General Manager- ITW SprayCore

“Conference – one of the best I have ever attended.”
Jim Hall- President- Temo Sunrooms

“Great!”
Gore Bolton- President- Bolton & Associates, LLC.

“Exceptional è Quality, Presentations (?), Location.”
Kent Sessions- CEO- SkyVenture Silicon Valley

“I enjoyed the show! Great take homes. Thanks.”
Mark Ashworth- President- Flower City Printing, Inc.

“Through the combination of thought provoking speakers and a great breakout roundtable, I have had several breakthrough ideas that are impactful and actionable. In my 6 years in CEN – which have been full of value for me – this is the most valuable conference I have attended. Simply AWESOME!”
Tracy Bilbrough- President & CEO- Generation Brands

“Overall the conference speakers were the best group I have seen at this conference. The facilitators and the staff were exceptional.”
Fred Armstrong- Chairman & CEO- Wiley & Wilson

“A very professional group. Very refreshing to meet individuals that share their successes as well as their problems.” “Awesome ‘Motivation’ from your speakers.”
Ken Biggs- Civil Team Leader- The East Group, P.A.

“Excellent. I really enjoyed the first and last speaker.”
Karen Ponce- President- SHAT-R-SHIELD, Inc.

“Well organized and very professionally done. Great way to network and new ideas to learn.”
Jeff Harman- Vice President of Operations- SHAT-R-SHIELD, Inc.

“You provide us with a tremendous line of impactful speakers.”
Alan Lapoint- Owner- The Strainrite Companies

“High quality – facilitators, speakers, and content.”
Larry Grossi- Executive Vice President & CFO- TruCut Incorporated

“Great Conference! You covered the waterfront with content.”
David Gano- President & CEO- TruCut Incorporated

“Great conference, Bob. I have literally more than 30 take home this year!”
Jeff Evans- President, CEO and Chairman- The Will-Burt Company

“Not the best I’ve been to, but far better than what I could get at any other organization.”
Jim Donovan- President- Donovan Industries Inc.

“Very well conceived, organized, executed. Thanks!”
Richard Johnson- Principal- The East Group, P.A.

“As usual these meetings are highly motivational.”
Jim Burnette- President- Alliance Engineering Inc.

“Excellent speakers – informative and entertaining – one of the best useable take aways.”
Lee Young- President & CEO- Salina Vortex Corporation

“Very exciting! It’s great to ‘get away’ from the business and fly at 10,000 feet for a couple of days. The take-aways were great and the speakers were motivational!”
Richard McCain- COO- Trigon Engineering Consultants, Inc.

“Outstanding! I now understand why my business has had brushes with success. Now I’ve identified what we need to do more of and what we need to do less.”
Joe Tanner- CFO- Post Glover LifeLink

“Terrific. Once again my eyes have been opened to new ideas and perspectives that I am truly excited about!”
Brandon McKibben- Controller- Phoenix Pharmaceutical

“Enjoyed and gained from conference.”
Jere Ferguson- President & CEO- Donovan Industries Inc.

“Very impressive line up of speakers and balance of topics for great take homes.”
Steve Schram- President & CEO- AgriLabs

“Very good organization of conference.”
Terry Folbrecht- Vice President of Marketing- TruCut Incorporated

“Simply OUTSTANDING.”
Dean Douglas- President & CEO- Peerless Pump Company LLC

“Very good.”
Adam Anderson- President- Marlen Research Corporation

“Very good conference/ excellent speakers. Very good idea transfer.”
Jay Hensley- Sales Manager- Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.

“Very good conference with excellent presenters.”
Terry McGhee- President & CEO- Westerman Companies

“Great energy and content. I was very glad that I had two of my key guys attend with me. The focus on passion throughout the two days was energizing.”
Ray Holm- President- Gentz Industries LLC

“Excellent overall!!”
Tony Delgado- Chief Technology Officer- Alliance Engineering Inc.

“This conference, like all CEN events was superbly organized and packed with informative and relevant content. I will go home both energized and exhausted. It’s truly an opportunity to learn things that will help our company grow in profits and culture. The quality of speakers here is unparalleled, better than any other conference I’ve attended…The theme of innovation was represented well and from a different perspective.”
Susie Hopper- General Manager- Tribute, Inc.

“Informing. I walk away with many ideas to action. Networking was awesome…Staff did a great job – thank you for all.” 
William Ten Eyck- V.P. of Sales- Skinner Nurseries

“Impressed as always. You have done another outstanding job bringing together a group of presenters who are on the mark.”
Bill Strang- President- Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc.

“Very Informative.”
Debra Elgin- Vice President of Sales & Marketing- Donovan Industries Inc.

“Best line-up yet! Fred Wiersema and Gary Hoover were fantastic. I took copious notes with many take aways. We had a great discussion in the break out session, which served to clarify the key points.”
Bob Merrill- President & CEO- CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc. (CMI)

“The best conference I have attended to date.”
Ken Gilbert- Vice President of Sales & Marketing- House-Autry Mills, Inc.

“Thank you Holly and the rest of CEN staff for a job well done.”
Jeff York- Sales Manager- York Repair, Inc.

“Great speakers – more importantly – better opportunity to share ideas among owners/senior executives.”
Gary Beach- President- McCrone Inc.

“Enlightening, Inspiring.”
Gary Wells- CEO- Wells Dairy, Inc.

“I will try and not ever miss an innovation conference! Too many take homes to write about. The overall conference serves to RC – invigorate me as I close out 2006 and start 2007. This time of the year I have a tendency to take my off time ball. I am back in the game. Thank you.”
George Grieb- President- Lynn Electric

“The conference as always is energetic and face paced. Excellent speakers. Well-Done.”
John Magensky- CFO- Tribute, Inc.

“As usual, inspiring. A good ROI. I think that CEN delivered on its promise again (and I’m pretty critical!) I’d be surprised if you could top this. Wow!”
Dave Williams- President- SECHAN Electronics, Inc.

“Very positive. As usual, motivating and thought provoking presentations.”
Sam Groninger- President- Mills Products, Inc.

“Outstanding conference. Very informative and profitable. I have at least three ‘take home’ ‘action items’ that if fully intend to implement in my business.”
Mike Triplett- President- Triplett Electric Company, Inc.

“This was my first conference – Thank you for your attention to excellence.”
Todd McQuestion- Director of Consulting- Hospital Billing and Collection Service

“Excellent.”
Kim Henry- President & CEO- SPEC Services, Inc.

“Well organized. Great mix of top notch speakers. Nice balance of structured time to network, connect with office, etc. All speakers were great.”
John Tice- President- Bullock Tice Associates Inc

“As always, very worthwhile – great opportunity to work on the business with management team.”
Jeff Schneider- Vice President of Sales & Marketing- Structural Concepts Corporation

“Once again CEN has put together excellent conferences with polished, knowledgeable speakers – CEN conferences continue to be ‘can’t miss’ events. Thank you!”
Bob Gudmundson- Principal- Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.

“Enjoyed the speakers very much. Met some fantastic members who are very willing to share ideas.”
K. Bradley- President- Power Systems, Inc.

“Excellent conference. Very relevant to what most of us are facing today. Good ammunition for Monday morning.”
Mike Akers- CFO- Power Systems, Inc.

“Great speakers, balance between practical and inspirational.”
Dewayne Egly- President & CEO- Trostel, Ltd.

“Very good …Good variety.”
Kevin Krupp- President- York Electric Motors

“I do not know what goes on behind the scenes in Kansas City, but I see the outstanding results in these conferences time and time again. Any President, CEO, or Senior Company Executive that does not take advantage of the CEN and its conferences does a great disservice to her/himself and her/his company.”
David Cobb- President & COO- Montgomery Marketing, Inc.

“Great! Thanks!”
T. Haugh- President & CEO- Evergreen Paper Recycling, Inc.