These references are direct quotes from emails sent to Excelebrate following our interventions. In places where the specific presenters name has been mentioned, it has been replaced with Excelebrate.

Siemens Com EN Western Cape
(Andre Cromhout, Finance and Administration Manager)

"We have just come off the most successful year ever for Siemens Com EN Cape Region increasing our New Orders from R35,660m FYE 2004 to R62,495m FYE 2005 - a significant increase of 75.3% over the previous trading period. We could not have achieved this success without your help and guidance. In Sales training, you achieved motivation by giving direction through clear planning. Most importantly you have assisted in putting an action plan in place. Your training is practical and inspirational. You have the ability to impart positive energy; you give practical situations that are easy to relate to; you create moments of truth throughout your presentations, which are well researched and well presented.

The time spent with our sales team, coaching and focusing on key business priority areas has given the team much more confidence in their external sales ability.

On behalf of Siemens Com EN Western Cape I want to thank you for the energy, clarity, practicality and fun which characterises your presentations and facilitation.

We are privileged to have had your service …"

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Europcar Interrent
(Pam Bird, Regional Manager, Eastern and Western Cape)

"In training Sales, Excelebrate achieved motivation by giving direction through clear planning. Excelebrate's training is practical and inspirational."

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Software Futures Cape
(Reg Swart, General Manager)

"Excelebrate assisted and coached me in re-establishing and focusing on my key business priority areas. Immediate, tangible results have resulted in a productivity and business success increase of at least 300%."

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Axiz Computers
(Elvid Ellis, Sales Manager, Western Cape)

"Q1 of 2004 has been the most successful quarter ever. We have increased our revenue from R47 000 000 in Q1 2003 to R60 000 000 in Q1 in 2004. We could not have achieved this success without Excelebrate's help and guidance. The objectives that we worked on like, standardizing communication, implementing fundamental management systems, identifying solutions to existing problems, and dealing with conflict all contributed to our phenomenal growth. Furthermore, the time Excelebrate spent with our sales team focusing on the needs analysis and providing solutions on those needs whilst meeting with customers have given the team much more confidence in their sales."

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Telkom SA
(Glyn Hawkins, Corporate Sales and Service)

"I was given the task in my area (Telkom Corporate Sales) to look at the sales situation and recommend a route to our Team Leaders. The objective being to increase revenue. After consideration I recommended Excelebrate to meet with us and offer a solution.
Excelebrate has lead us successfully back to the basics for the answers to many of our most fundamental concerns. But most importantly, (it) has assisted in putting an action plan with measurement criteria and milestones into place."

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Professional Sales Association
(Alan Lines and Mirjam van Crimmelen)

"The launch of the PSA Top-Up sessions has been a success due to your input and enthusiasm. We would like to share with you some of the comments made by those who attended:" "Wish it was longer"
"Practical situation and easy to relate to ... moments of truth throughout the presentation"
"Well researched and presented"
"Always a pleasure listening to a very positive spokes person."
"Great to see openings in all types of situations"
"1st Class"
"real life experience makes it so much more interesting"
"Very knowledgeable and informative speaker"
"Positive energy"
"Very well presented"

Red Cross Air Mercy Service

(Dr. Philip Erasmus, Chief Operating Officer)

 

"Thank you for your support and the various management programs that you have facilitated for us over the past few years. The management team has achieved focus and clarified measurable objectives for the team and for each individual.

The Excelebrate process has delivered results beyond our expectation. Contrary to our previous experience with "Trainers", you and the Excelebrate process have effected significant and positive change within individuals and the management group. We look forward to your continued interventions…"

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Springbok Atlas
(Andy Miles, Manager Director)

"Excelebrate left a definite mark of focus and accountability within the entire management team."

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Triumph International
(Gillian Williams, Human Resources Manager)

"The content presented was relevant and practical. As a trainer, Margie's greatest strength was ensuring the involvement from all managers and the constant reinforcing of principles taught. The follow-up session after the conference ensured that the principles learnt were put into practice. This made the conference worthwhile. Margie's enthusiasm and ability to adapt herself to the group added to the enjoyment of the seminar."

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Pengas/Allgas Cape
(Tony Smith, Managing Director)

"The course that Excelebrate ran for our company has greatly assisted Staff Development through bringing each staff member to focus on his/her particular job function and personal responsibility in a practical and easily measured programme. Each individual is now aware of his job and this has created greater team work and recognition of the role of other staff members. This applies from the Cylinder Handler through to the Management Team. The benefits of the programme have been immediate and sustainable and I would recommend (Excelebrate Programs) to any organisation."

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Vital Health Foods
(Brian Robertson, Personnel Director)

"As a young highly dynamic company evolving rapidly in a competitive marketplace, it became necessary for us to provide skills to individuals that enabled them to become more effective and confident in their work whilst understanding the dynamics of their departments and becoming more effective team players within these areas.

To this end Excelebrate was briefed with the objective of pulling diverse individuals and disparate groups together in order to share and pursue a common objective.
The results were considerable and largely due to Margie's delivery where her training and motivation, adjusted to varying levels of her audience, provided the skills, direction and catalyst for our most productive year in 53 years!

Her insight, people skills and experience were invaluable and her contribution to Vital Health Foods immeasurable - so much so that we have retained her valuable services for another year - need I say more!"

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WECBOF
(Lesley Africa, CEO)

"As you know, WECBOF is a dynamic and ever changing key organisation, serving primarily emerging Black business entrepreneurs. In view of the variety of our membership and their diverse needs, it has been difficult to define specific short term objectives. With your help, facilitating clear direction for the Board as a whole, and clarifying for each individual their exact objectives for the coming year, we have reached a point of focus that we have not had before. The Management, Communication and Conflict Resolution skills which you have imparted have given us tools, not only for the WECBOF operation, but for our respective business interests.

On behalf of each Board member, I thank you for the energy, clarity, practicality and fun which characterizes your presentations and facilitation.

We are privileged to have had your service and wish you all the best in your future endeavors."

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Mercedes Benz Logistics
(Erika Lombard, Supergroup Account Manager)

"In response to the discussion that you and I had this morning I wish to note "some" of the advantages that have been observed since our Automotive staff have attended your training sessions:

• Allowing staff and management to get onto the same page with detailed communication and understanding on processes and procedures
• Confidence and trust gained on both sides
• Knowledge sharing and transfer of knowledge
• Better communication skills between management and staff
• Allows management to understand individuals, where the workplace would not necessarily allow for this
• Instilling accountability based on actions and processes
• Building team spirit
• Giving management the opportunity to identify individuals with potential
• Giving management the opportunity to identify where individual attention is required
• The training gives staff and management the opportunity to drill into individual processes to understand, clarify and identify activities required to obtain results

• Individual growth is the opportunity for every staff member that attended the training session
• Allows staff to understand the intrinsic value of each individual in the workplace for Automotive and in each individual's life.
• Accountability is key to the training sessions – staff understand that any "bad" action results in a "loss" - whether monetary, individual respect etc
• Enormous team building through the competition that originates from the training session.
• Fundamental company values and expectation are set and shared in the training sessions
• The training has given the staff a sense of belonging and a strong sense of direction
• The training has given a good understanding to the staff of what it means to have a sense of pride for oneself and the work delivered
• Allowing the managers to become more "in touch" and more involved with their staff – this has translated into better managementstaff relationships
• The training has offered management the oportunity to identify our "star" performers – we have acted rapidly in promoting these staff to higher levels within the company – with further intense individual training – we have had huge success!
• The training gives us the platform to set the company's expected operating standards.


... I could write so much more as your training has only offered the most marvelous positives in every which way.

I was counting the number of weekends for our Gauteng region – 10 weekends in all – and a much happier team – also realizing that training has to be ongoing – but our foundation is solid!

Thank you so much

Cape Grace Hotel
(Euan McGlashan, General Manager)

"The Service Excellence Programmes were without doubt the most comprehensive, motivational and inspirational I have heard in my many years of attending courses.
The feedback from all staff attending the talks over the last year has been astounding in that each individual had taken the time to express their pleasure and gratitude for being able to attend.

It goes without saying that we have now built a solid foundation from which to build our company. A foundation of which Exclebrate (has) been a large part.

I look forward to continuing this wonderful association with Excelebrate and will certainly recommend (them) to any prospective clients."

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Imperial Car Rental Gauteng
(Meryl Morgan, Sales Manager)

"Margie's passion for excellence and achievement is infectious. As a trainer she doesn't let go until people are in top gear."

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Springbok Atlas
(Carol Scott, Managing Director)

"We found the training provided by Excelebrate to be extremely motivational and focused. Excelebrate instilled in our staff the ability to examine themselves critically and objectively."

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Resorts Management Services
(Allan Spicer, Managing Director)

"We had the good fortune to contract with Excelebrate. Not only was the course highly entertaining it was also motivational, participative and extremely practical. Although the course was held over one year ago the benefits are still being seen today.

The reason for this, I am sure, is because of Excelebrate's 'after sales' services. Excelebrate retains contact with us on a regular basis. I have no hesitation in recommending Excelebrate's services to any company who is intent on optimizing the efficiency of their staff."

Western Cape Provincial Tender Board
(Lesley Africa, Chairperson)

"The unanimous response from the Board was that this was the first session during which the Role of the Board was clearly defined in the light of often confusing and conflicting legislation. Margie has the ability to keep a group focused and energized for long sessions, and to assist a group in finding the solutions and clarity required to be both efficient and effective. I highly recommend Margie as a facilitator and trainer at Board level. We are all richer for having had exposure to her practicality, energy and focus."

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SANCA Western Cape
(David Fourie, Regional Manager)

"I wish you could have been at today's Management Committee meeting to experience the results of your input in SANCA Western Cape. … I am pleased to say that we are clearly focused now and the managers are confident that they will be able to implement their personal objectives. … Management agreed that your input has been so effective that we will be able to facilitate the process ourselves …"