"Captain Abrashoff delivered a powerful message to our team at our leadership conference. His leadership lessons are timeless and a call to action for any organization with a desire to be great company and the Employer of Choice."

"I have booked him several times over the past decade and he never ceases to get rave reviews. He is the perfect mix of inspiration, motivation, leadership and finds a way to weave in a little humble humor in there as well. His presentations have always garnered a standing ovation at the end."

"… We really appreciated Mr. Abrashoff’s keynote performance during our Leaders Forum yesterday. Our participants truly loved his story and his message was really in line with our leadership theme."

"Mike Abrashoff knocks it out of the park every time. His message is both informative and inspirational. Our conference attendees were riveted while he spoke and gave him a standing ovation when he finished."

"Mike, you hit it out of the park, as I knew you would. Your message was on point and was exactly what I was looking for. It emphasized some of the things we were already working on and provided a good foundation for us to build on."

"Despite the fact that it was late in the afternoon on the closing day of a 3-day conference, Abrashoff engaged and inspired the participants. As I coordinate these events, I tend to watch the crowd more than any individual speaker. Doing this tells me how the program is going based on how many faces are looking down at their phones or talking to the person next to them. The entire time Abrashoff spoke he had command of the entire room. Not a single set of eyes was anywhere but on him."

"I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye after your presentation to our franchisee group. You did a terrific job – we heard nothing but rave reviews on your stories, your leadership ideas, your style, the lack of PowerPoint slides, etc. Well done!"

"You did an exceptional job of connecting with the audience and reinforcing that leadership in safety matters, and is in fact the very cornerstone of our future success in safety and in general at BNSF. Everyone I talked to agreed that the keynote you delivered, was the highlight of the day and had a tremendous impact on them."

"Thank you, Mike! Your presentation was fabulous, and hit very close to home for me. Many of our members were very moved and impressed with your talk. Thank you so much! And signing the books was an extra fine touch."

"I received excellent feedback from both the panel discussion and broadcast speech… Your leadership style and personal values appear to be similar to what we are attempting to achieve and hence I am very interested in your leadership toolkit. Let me know the best way to learn more."

"He knocked it out of the park. He was so good and on point that it almost looked like we wrote his script. The group loved him and the parallels to managing a ship and mill are remarkable."

"The feedback was overwhelmingly positive! I personally have never listened to a better speaker. Your message was tailor made for my team and I look forward to discussing future opportunities with you. Thank you so very much Mike."

"You set the tone for the meeting and hit a home run with our group! The feedback was extremely positive. I had my meeting today at 17:30 and it took us 1 minute to report a job very well done! Thank you very much for starting the program on such a great note and providing the momentum for another very successful conference! It made my job as director for this conference a pleasure over these two days!"

"Mike was super! He was a great storyteller, funny, and tied the message to our business throughout. It was so relevant to exactly what our org needs right now, leadership at the GM level, and I have received nothing but rave reviews. In fact, several of our vendor suppliers and audience members from other companies have asked me for info about Mike to possibly speak for their organizations. It was awesome!”"

"I thought you nailed it and helped 1) land the message of “Own It”, 2) help them focus on their Leadership, and 3) Help them think about managing through change. I am so glad that you were our speaker and I think it helped us at this critical point in time."

"I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the companies attending ask you to speak to some of their internal meetings as well. Many said your message was a great one for everyone, not just a specific segment of the group, and they also appreciated how approachable you were."

"The feedback for you was overwhelming positive. We sent out a survey last week and the feedback we got was nothing but rave reviews saying you are one of the best keynotes we have ever had. Thank you again for such a wonderful presentation. Our MD’s don’t give standing ovations very easily. You were amazing."

"Thanks for being such a big part of our conference this week. It was a huge success. It was a pleasure meeting you as well. I was watching people’s reaction to your talk on Tuesday with a lot of pride. People were engaged and enthused by what you had to say. "

"Mike was everything we had hoped for when we booked him. He had instant credibility with our attendees due to his background and accomplishments. He did a great job of relating how the leadership skills he honed in the Navy translate to leadership in the business world. He does it all through a very laid-back style of speaking that is authoritative without being didactic."

"He did a great job and took the time to speak with everyone and even signed books! He made all of us feel so comfortable. What a great guy!!! We look forward to inviting him to speak again in the future to a larger leadership team."