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TESTIMONIALS & FEEDBACK

What People Have to Say

Testimonials

From Sally Hass, Benefits Education Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company (253 924-2359):

The feedback from our employees has been outstanding. They are making changes in their lives and seeing their life in new ways, that is resulting in greater sense of life satisfaction.

From Patti Bennett, Manager, Employee Services/Benefits, Huntington Memorial Hospital (626 397-5798):

Our employees who attended Steve’s workshop felt this was a total
picture on how to prepare for retirement. One employee doubled her
403(b) contribution after the seminar. Others said it was the best
seminar they had attended on the subject of preparing for retirement.

From Glenn Bonci, Principal, The Adobe Group, and Programs Director, Northwest Compensation Forum (206 270-8771):

What's different about Steve is that he understands people — not just plans and financial issues and numbers. He knows human nature and is empathetic to people. So when he talks to you, he really talks to you. You get the message. It's his understanding that makes him such a great communicator.

From Lois A. Vitt, Ph.D, Chair and Founding Director, Institute for Socio-Financial Studies, and Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance (Greenwood Press, 2003) (540 687-6080):

I heard Steve Vernon speak at a dinner sponsored by Watson Wyatt. Steve's approach is particularly sensitive, honest, needed, and upbeat. He does not simply dwell on "growing money for a comfortable retirement," as most gurus tend to do. Instead he offers a realistic blueprint that links living a fulfilled and healthy life to planning sensibly for whatever the future may bring. I, for one, want to pursue retirement Steve's way!"

From Jay Marran, Merrill Lynch. Financial planner and Chairman, Speakers Committee, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Phoenix Chapter. (480 513-2203)

Steve was the luncheon speaker for our annual chapter conference of the Western Pension and Benefits Conference. His insights were very valuable because they focused equally on both work and life issues. Steve's presentation caused me to think carefully about personal values and career choices that face all of us. He speaks with conviction regarding topics that he has obviously deeply contemplated.

Sample feedback from audience evaluation forms

Great way to start the conference, it opened the mind...
Wonderful presentation, very appropriate, now I hope everyone else listens...
Very good! One of the very best.
Excellent speaker. Engaging and inspiring. I feel motivated to begin pursuing a healthier lifestyle.
Would go to his session again!
Excellent info/thought provoking/clear speaking, very relevant personally ...
A lot of terrific information presented in a way that's easy to understand.

When audiences are asked to use numeric ratings, Steve's presentations and workshops consistently receive the highest or second highest rating. Samples are available upon request.

Praise for The Quest DVD

From Sally Hass, Benefits Education Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company (253 924 2359)

I highly recommend The Quest DVD and workbook as a cost-effective way for any employer who wants to present retirement and life planning assistance to their employees.

From Patti Bennett, Manager, Employee Services/Benefits, Huntington Memorial Hospital (626 397 5798):

I would recommend The Quest DVD to any individual who is getting ready to retire in the next ten years, and to organizations who have employees retiring within the next 10 years. It is a great benefit at a very reasonable cost.

Praise for the book Live Long & Prosper!

From Lynne Twist, author of The Soul of Money:

Read this fabulous book and take its sound and clear advice to heart. It will enlighten and enliven you while giving you the best advice available from a consummate professional in the field."

From Lois A. Vitt, Ph.D, author of 10 Secrets to Successful Home Buying and Selling (Prentice Hall, 2005):

Steve Vernon offers a toolbox of wise and appropriate strategies for living and retiring in today's uncertain world. Follow Steve's integrated vision of where you should be heading as you plan your future--you'll be glad you did!"

From Anne Fisher, Fortune Magazine

...so the key to a happy old age is to start thinking and acting differently right now. Vernon wrote a terrific book about this, Live Long & Prosper! (John Wiley & Sons, $19.95)."

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