Testimonials - actual transcripts

Martin O'Shea, Partner
"A really successful night. Mark was excellent and a good group of retail and wholesale clients made the evening enjoyable both from a social and a business perspective. Just a quick email to say thank you very much. November 2011"

Niall J Hurley Chartered FCSI
"Just a short note to thank you on behalf of Brown Shipley for a wonderfully entertaining speech last night. I have already had many of our guests emailing saying how interesting, insightful and inspiring your talk was. I certainly believe the format of private dinners work very well and are an excellent informal and relaxed way of meeting and entertaining clients and contacts. I look forward to seeing you again soon and when you are in Manchester please let me know and I could arrange lunch here at our offices with other directors of the bank. November 2011"

Jane Khaliq, Relationship Director
"Just a quick email to say thank you very much for hosting and for the speech you gave last night. It was great, Andy Lees and I felt it was a very good event from a Barclays perspective. We made some good contacts which we will be following up. Please can you email me your book that you mentioned – Andy was quoting your 10 golden rules today at work ! October 2011"

Peter Hills, Academy of Chief Execs
"Mark is a fantastic mix of business expert, funny and amusing speaker and very down to earth in his manner given his considerable achievements. A speaker who has not just achieved in business but is still achieving great things as well as passing on his business lessons and tips for being successful. July 2011"

Richard Bosworth, Wealth Enhancement Forum
"Mark,the skilful way you use your self depricating presentation style to package a very powerful set of business lessons is clearly a winning forumla and yesterday with the Wealth Enhancement Forum was no exception. Thank you for breaking new ground with the group and providing them with some great take home value. Several members quoted examples from your talk during the afternoon session demonstrating how well you had connected with them and the power of your message. Once again Mark, thanks for a great session, Richard Bosworth, November 2010"

Carolyn Uphill, The Business Growth Consultant
"It was a pleasure to meet Mark and I found him a speaker with energy and enthusiasm who both inspired and entertained. If any of your clients are looking to learn from an entrepreneur, Mark Mills is the real deal... and you can quote me on that if you decide to rerun the seminar any time. Carolyn Uphill, October 2010"

Caroline Upton, Event Manager North Fylde Business Forum
On behalf of the North Fylde Business Forum I would like to extend our thanks to you Mark for yet another inspirational speech yesterday. Our small group of networking businesses in North Fylde, all left Twelve yesterday focused and motivated to do business in these difficult times of trading. Paul Wilcock has contacted me today to confirm he has had excellent feedback from the event. Your visit to us yesterday is the start of moving our group forward, it took us to another league in helping to keep businesses enthused, offering extremely helpful advice and attempting to offer mutual support amongst our members to keep business local and thriving. Thursday 24th June 2010

Hannah Wrigley, Economic Development Assistant, Wyre Borough Council
"On behalf of the Wyred Up working group, I would like to thank you for your presentation and speaking at the event. It helped make the event a success.Thank you."

Mike Lee, CEO, ATMIA
"Mark Mills is a charismatic motivational business speaker who engages the audience every time with a combination of industry knowledge, personal experience and forthright business talk. The ATM industry Association rates Mark as a highly recommended speaker".

Jo Haigh, LLB AAT ACS CF. Director of Corporate Finance Goodband Viner Taylor GVT
"I heard Mark Mills present at a recent conference and I thought his speech was absolutely fantastic - he is very humorous, entertaining and riveting speaker. I truly cannot recommend him highly enough".

Dr John B Westwood, Manchester Business School; Visiting Professor, Rhodes University, S Africa
"I have been using external speakers on Business School programmes for over twenty years, and Mark Mills is, without doubt, the best I have seen. He has some great insights into the way entrepreneurs operate and is refreshingly honest about the good, and the not so good, decisions he has made. His delivery has the polished performance of the top after-dinner speaker with a level of enthusiasm which is positively infectious".

Jane Caven, Managing Director Sagegreen
"I just thought to drop you a line to say how much I enjoyed the planning sessions on Friday, which I felt were very productive and of practical value. Hope to work with you again in the future."

Mrs Mills, Mark's Mum
"Mark Mills is a great son, equal to his two brothers. He's always been good to me and his Dad and we find his jokes funny. If you have any complaints about him, you just come and see me and I'll straighten you out....I'm not having anyone bad mouth my son!". "OK, Mum, thanks, don't get wound up, it's just a website...."