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“The world is full of speakers, some with depth and no stage presence, some with stage presence and no depth. Every now and then you find someone who has both – Peter Fuda is one of those people. The extraordinary depth of both his theoretical and hands-on experience makes him the perfect leader for sessions with very senior audiences. Add to that his humble, disarming, and yet highly engaging style and his sessions become true catalysts for change. I had Peter speak to my own team, and amidst a program of more than half a dozen world class speakers he was the most memorable, and more importantly the most impactful. I have no hesitation recommending Peter for any leadership group, anywhere and in any time slot.” Peter Sheahan, National Speakers Hall of Fame

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“There’s a sacred space where story, metaphor and data meet, and Peter’s work stands solidly in the centre of that space.  Peter has changed my understanding of transformation.” Brené Brown, Ph.D., NYT Best-Selling Author

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“I wanted to thank you for your efforts at WSJ D-Live in California. Your sessions were brilliant, and the highlight of the week. Well done and thank you.”

William Lewis, CEO, Dow Jones & Co. Publisher, The Wall Street Journal

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“Peter has been a great friend of the International CEO Forum since 2002 delivering a range of workshops and presentations across our CEO, CFO, HRD and emerging leader forums to well over 2,000 multinational executives. He has also worked closely with many of our clients over this time helping them to transform their businesses such as MSD, CSC, Mastercard, Beiersdorf and others. Without question Peter is world class. His track record of success (over 90%) with clients, best-selling book, features in magazines such as HBR, and global market demand all speak to this. However, for me Peter's true point of difference is his burning desire for excellence and impact. The thoughtfulness and preparation Peter puts into every engagement is extraordinary. He then combines this with real world validated insights, simple and powerful frameworks, highly memorable stories, and achievable actions to ensure his message translates to outcomes. Working with Peter has been one of the highlights of my career and I know I am not alone in saying this.”

Richard Hirst, Director, Gartner

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“Peter, now that the dust has settled I wanted to thank you so much for the amazing presentation you delivered at AREC18 recently.  This year's event was the second biggest real estate event in the world with almost 5,000 delegates attending the two days.  And of the 32 live presentations, your presentation rated as the best of the two days which is incredible – thank you so much.  I know you make it look easy when talking about how to succeed, however, I know the effort you put in to get to know the sector and the crowd beforehand was a huge part of the star rating you received.  Two months later the real estate community is still talking about your session, which says it all.”

John McGrath, Founder, AREC

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“Peter has completed numerous presentations to our International CEO Forum and each time has impressed the group with his energy, clear thinking and results –oriented approach to driving change and transformation. He has wisdom in abundance.”

James O’Toole, Joint MD, International CEO Forum

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“Peter has a powerful way with words. He is incredibly engaging and persuasive, whether in a large forum or an intimate conversation. He adds value to every situation. Peter has a natural ability to make the complex simple and to bring people to a shared ambition."

Andy Penn, CEO, Telstra

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"Dr. Peter Fuda’s keynote at our 3rd Annual Ultimate Culture Conference in Chicago 2017 was enthralling, entertaining and motivating, just like the many keynotes I have seen him deliver in the past. Possibly more importantly, Peter effectively captivated the audience while sharing information of substance based on contemporary theoretical frameworks, research studies, and statistical results. His observations, stories, and humor beautifully complemented his visuals and every point he made was concise, clear and easy to understand. We tremendously appreciate the care Peter took to tailor his presentation to the theme of our conference and to the interests of the leaders and consultants in attendance."

Dr. Rob Cooke, Global CEO, Human Synergistics International

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"Peter gave a keynote presentation to over 700 attendees at OnePlace 2018 in Orlando. His presentation was a highlight of the entire conference. The audience was hanging on his every word. His insights were cited by many attendees as a highlight of the three-day conference. Peter provided them with strategies and insights to transform their personal and business life."

Ray August, CEO, Benefitfocus

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“Peter is a uniquely gifted student of business and human nature. He has quick wit and remarkable insights, combined with world class facilitation and interpersonal skills. Peter has an innate ability to craft and express a compelling story with humor and excitement and draw you into it. He is truly an inspiration to me and all who work with him. Peter has developed a truly unique paradigm and methodology for looking at strategy and people, and aligning them at the molecular level. He is an amazing catalyst for change for any organization he chooses to serve, and a true pioneer in the business world.”

Russel Owen, Global President, CSC

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“It is very rare that a speaker is able to captivate an entire audience instantly, especially when that audience is made up of leading CEOs. Peter has spoken to our members many times and always connects on both a professional and personal level. He is able to engage the audience with his thought-provoking ideas, involving them and successfully getting them to share their experiences, thoughts and challenges.”

John Karagounis, Managing Director, The CEO Circle Group

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"It was lovely to meet you on Monday this week at your Business Transformation master class in London. On behalf of the NHS Leadership Academy I would like to offer my sincere thanks to you for making the event a resounding success. Your session was engaging, thought provoking and inspirational. On looking at the initial evaluations, and from conversations I had with delegates, it is undoubtedly clear your session had a significant impact on them. This is also demonstrated by the volume of Twitter activity both during and after your afternoon session."

Deborah Arnot Director, NHS Leadership Academy

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“Peter has intellectual integrity; he is considered, wise and insightful in all that he shares. Peter brings clarity to the dynamic confusion that challenges businesses on a daily basis.”

Tim Sims, MD, Pacific Equity Partners

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“As Chairman of the CEO Institute, I have seen many speakers on leadership over a number of years. Peter Fuda is one of the best. The feedback from all participants in his sessions confirms that Peter has a significant impact on them with his fresh, insightful and very practical views on leadership transformation. His views on the leadership that works in any organization are highly distinctive and are based on clear core values delivered in a very engaging and entertaining manner.”

Ray Weekes, Chairman, The CEO Institute

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“As a keynote speaker at our 11th Culture and Leadership conference, Peter’s brilliant contribution, to an audience of 3000+, helped make our conference one of the most successful ever. Peter communicates his message clearly and powerfully.”

Quentin Jones, MD, Human Synergistics

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“What can I say but WOW! What a truly terrific, inspiring and informative session you gave – my congratulations. The room was just buzzing after you finished and so many of our members told me how much they had enjoyed your session (myself included) – and the learning’s and insights you provided. It was a really thoughtful, informative and very relevant session to HR leaders and their teams, few of whom would be immune to the challenges you described. In my opinion it was one of the best events we’ve ever had. So, my congratulations on a truly great session – well done.”

Amanda McKernan, Director, International HRD Forum

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“Peter’s session with our 120+ senior leaders proved our most successful meeting to date. Peter bought expertise, energy, humour and a deep insight into the realities of senior leadership to this group. Over a 2-hour period the participants were completely engaged with Peter and the content around ‘business and leadership transformation’; the exercises and discussion groups were robust and provided some great insights and feedback from the group. We hope to work with Peter again in the future and would highly recommend him to any other organization looking for an impactful and cutting-edge speaker.”

Kerry Thiedeke, Director, Future Leaders Forum

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“Peter is focused, gets to the key issues quickly and is fair, honest and objective. His honesty and communication of his view is very disarming at times – it cuts away all the bullshit.”

Mark Bayliss, CEO, Quick Service Restaurants

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“Peter delivered a powerful, thought provoking plenary session on leadership at Health Workforce Australia’s 2013 conference. Peter delivered an inspirational, interactive and energizing session that provided the 1000+ delegates with the tools and insights to become extraordinary leaders. Peter kept everyone engaged with his dynamic and relaxed presentation style. The feedback we received was outstanding and I cannot recommend Peter highly enough.”

Simone Williams, Executive Director, Health Workforce

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“On behalf of Chief Executive Women, may I thank you for being our guest speaker at our event for CEW members and guests. We received many comments from members that they found your speech to be very engaging and inspirational and that the evening was one of the best that they had attended. We were also delighted to involve the next generation of female leaders as guests of our members as CEW has a strong commitment to Women Enabling Women Leaders and we are extremely grateful for your contribution in providing such thought provoking and informative material.”

Liz Cacciottolo, Events Chair, Chief Executive Women

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“Peter has inspired me and my team to take our organization on a journey that has been sign posted with numerous successful outcomes.”

Clynton Bartholomeusz, MD, Beiersdorf

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"CEO Forum has worked with Peter for many years. He has spoken at numerous briefings we have held, and we very much value the relationship we have with Peter. Peter’s strengths are his deep knowledge of the companies we work with, and a real understanding of the issues that leaders of those organizations face in trying to bring about change and set a new direction for their people. I know he is held in very high regard by the CEOs he has worked with, and has helped to bring about change in their companies that has stood the test of time. He is a strong communicator, has a relaxed presentation style, and is able to call on a deep reservoir of company experience in responding to questions and issues raised by our members."

Chris Cheatley, Joint MD, International CEO Forum

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"Our team was thoroughly engaged by Peter with many describing him as the best speaker we’ve ever had at McGrath. Peter’s use of stories and real-world experience effectively bridge the gap between academic theory and business reality."

John McGrath, Chairman, McGrath Estate Agents

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“Peter continues to provoke our members to higher performance with his tremendous insights. His rigor in preparation is what sets him apart from many others, making sure that the subject matter is directly relevant and compelling for our members. And as an added bonus Peter is always a delight to work with. It’s not just my view but the engagement is reflected in the feedback we receive from his sessions; “Real actions immediately deliverable with my fractured team and ELT”; “Insightful and easy examples to take back to the office”; “Great insights and ideas to improve my life”; “Practical takeaways we can apply”; “Valuable, practical insights that were insightful”; “So many actionable insights.” ”

Andrew Meagher, Director, Gartner

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"Peter presents leadership topics with power, relevance and impact. However, the most critical element is how these topics are delivered with a level of enthusiasm, energy and fun such that the key messages really ‘sink in’. This has been highly beneficial in developing our leadership capabilities. Peter has the unique blend of two critical skills. Firstly, he is knowledgeable about his subjects but as importantly, he has the ability to communicate that knowledge to others in a way that the key messages will be remembered."

Jamie McPhee, CEO, Adelaide Bank

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"I am writing to thank you for your personal contribution as a speaker at the AHRI National Convention 2009. We appreciate the manner in which you developed your session and we believe it strongly enhanced the professionalism of the event. A sample of delegate feedback on your session included: “Fuda was excellent - very cogent and powerful approach. An extremely useful session, I took a lot away from it. I thought I'd have heard it all before, but was pleasantly surprised by this fresh 'take'. I have already passed on key messages to team and they are very much on board. Very engaging and the only one seeking interactivity. Absolutely brilliant. So many 'take-aways'."

Peter Wilson, National President, AHRI

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"With the 2009 UDIA National Congress now over, I wanted to personally thank you for your contribution to the overwhelming success of the event. As a regular speaker at similar events I am particularly mindful of the time and effort that you have made and the many hours of thought and preparation involved in trying to make an original and valuable contribution. With great respect may I say that you have made such a contribution. Thank you for helping us to ‘make a difference’ to our members at the National Congress 2009."

Brian Stewart, CEO, Urban Development Institute