"Carol was very engaging and informative - she has a lovely relational style and draws on her immense knowledge and expertise to give real world examples and really provides insight and feedback to help improve our moderating skills and approaches to focus groups in general."
Market Research Analyst, Caterpillar Inc.
"It was great to have a 30 year veteran teach this class. That was excellent and I appreciate Carol's insight. She did a fantastic job."
Independent Moderator
"Sitting through Carol's class for the week was like going to a football camp for quarterbacks with Joe Montana. The material covered was excellent and the knowledge shared by the presenter along with the do's and don'ts will be useful."
CEO, Spanish Media & Translation Services
"Carol was marvelous. She is certainly qualified, but also has a very accessible style of teaching."
Youth Market Analyst, IFF
"Carol is a wonderful instructor! She is incredibly engaging and knowledgeable about the qualitative process. Having her unique perspective on moderating and other topics was extremely valuable."
Analyst, Kelton Research
"Carol was great fun. She was able to make time fly by. I was worried it was going to be long and dry, but her style was perfect for me."
Market Research Analyst, The Orange County Register
"Carol's experience, presentation style & infectious enthusiasm made her presentations as fun to attend as they were informative."
Market Research Analyst, Plain Dealer Publishing
"Carol's energy, enthusiasm, and knowledge made the seminar the top seminar I have ever attended."
Lecturer, California Polytechnic State University
"Carol is an expert and has a great teaching style. She kept me very engaged during the seminar."
Research Scientist, Kimberly-Clark
"What can I say . . . She's a moderating rock star!!!! Her knowledge, teaching style, and presentation skills are top notch. I had fun while learning quite a bit. She defintely made the training worth the investment."
Director of Marketing, SonicRim
"Carol was great. Her energy and experience was a great asset to this seminar."
Market Research Project Manager, AIG
"Engaging, personal, professional... I can see why she is such a good moderator."
Independent Moderator
"Carol did a terrific job!"
Consumer Insights, Nordstrom
"Carol was FANTASTIC!"
Associate Manager, CCI, Heinz North America
"Dr. Brandon was great! She was extremely knowledgeable and eager to help and improve our abilities. She really made the class!"
Senior Account Executive, StrategyOne
"Carol did an excellent job keeping the material continuously interesting. It is clear she is a true professional and expert in her field and I am grateful that I was able to learn from her experience."
Senior Market Research Analyst, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
"Carol is an excellent seminar leader and has a wealth of personal experience in the field, which she draws on to both inform and entertain participants. I would recommend any training event led by Carol to others in my professional area."
President, Make Waves: Impact Mktg. for Nonprofits
"Carol was a fantastic instructor. Hearing her experiences really reinforced the content she was teaching. She brought a lot of enthusiasm to the topic and the session - which made it incredibly easy to remember everything she taught us."
Programs Research Lead, Citrix Systems
"Carol is an excellent teacher and is able to bring the course to life with her 35 years of experience moderating. I listened intently throughout the entire course! The combination of lecture and hands-on learning is invaluable."
Staff Researcher, Insights, Yahoo! Inc.
"Carol was awesome. She made the seminar really fun and interesting."
Project Manager, Chadwick Martin Bailey
"Fantastic, engaging, high energy - made the learning fun and entertaining."
Marketing Research Analyst, Catepillar Inc.
"She was fantastic. I was amazed at her confidence and how easy and natural she was moderating. She answered questions carefully, thoroughly, creatively, and with humor."
Independent Qualitative Researcher
"Carol was great - her wisdom gained over the years was clearly obvious and she freely offered insights and understanding in many topics and situations we will confront right out of the gate. Her case examples were very clear and her humor and professionalism in the industry was very welcomed."
Owner, Th!nk Tank NYC
"Carol is an excellent teacher. She is incredibly knowledgeable and personable and teaches a great class."
Owner, Hamilton Publishing LLC
"Carol was just so much fun to learn from. She clearly has a wealth of relevant experience, and I appreciated hearing about her experiences as part of the learning process. She didn't hear a question that she couldn't answer. And she is definitely enthusiastic about the subject, which is then contagious to us!"
Founder, Insightography
"It was pure EDU-TAINMENT! The seminar leader communicates difficult concepts in such an entertaining way."
Cranfield University
"Carol brought the material to life. You can't learn from a book when it comes to focus groups, you need someone with experience to help you deal with situations that may arise. It is the real life examples that made the material make sense. Carol had an example for almost every specific unit in the binder."
Strategic Insight Specialist, Quarry Integrated Communications
"Carol was an amazing instructor. She kept my interest for the entire seminar, and I found her to be very informative and entertaining. Her real life examples really gave us an idea of how things work out in the "real world" of moderating. She made the course fun!"
Sensory Scientist, Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
