Association of Women in Computing (AWC), Puget Sound Chapter: "Lisa's presentation motivated me to take more steps to develop my career, while giving us information on exactly how to do it. And all this value was packaged in an interactive and fun time for us!" — Christy Houghton |
University of Washington, Foster School of Business: "Lisa was my mentor during the first year of my MBA program. She has had a very illustrious career and I was very fortunate to get an opportunity to learn from her. She is articulate, helpful, enthusiastic, prepared and a very successful woman, a very rare combination in my opinion. And she is willing to pass it on. She even accepted my offer to come to the Foster School of Business to speak to us about a career in the field of strategy - what it means, and how to get there. It was a very useful session for everyone who attended it, and I hope I can continue to learn from her. " — Tarang Shah |
Women's Business Exchange (WBE) : "We were honored to have Lisa as our guest speaker at our monthly Women's Business Exchange breakfast. Her presentation was informative, insightful and powerfully presented. Many of our members approached me afterwards to express their appreciation for the opportunity to learn more about how they can direct their own futures and increase their business and career success. Lisa is an expert in her field and a polished presenter with the capability to captivate and hold her audience. We really enjoyed her and wouldn't hesitate to have her back again in the future." — Victoria Likes |
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) , Puget Sound, Washington Chapter: "Our group was so motivated by Lisa's presentation that we hope to incorporate parts of her book into our mentorship program. It's so important for women to hear that they need to put themselves first! Lisa's book is a great tool for women in any stage of their career!" — Nicole Martin |
Boeing Management Association, Renton, WA: "Lisa presented a concise guide to strategic career planning to members of our management association. Lisa's approach to strategic career planning provided us with direct tools that are very accessible and useable in helping us mentor and coach our employees in their career development plans. I found in my 30 years of manufacturing/engineering industry experience that if you want to ensure your personal and corporate success you must retain your highest quality business and technical leaders. One of the best ways to do this is to take an active and personal interest in their lives. Lisa's experience, book, and website information provides proven, practical tools that can strengthen leadership's ability to challenge employees to take charge of their lives with confidence in ways that add value to themselves, their stakeholders and their communitites. Her work is important and I really like what she does to promote people!" — G. Martin Weisman |
American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA), Bellevue, WA: "Lisa did a fantastic job! Her professionalism and passion for her work make a fine balance. She is engaging and inspiring and speaks expertly on a topic that is truly valuable today and will continue to be well into the future. She can quickly capture the audience and our group walked away from the event with motivation and vision for ourselves and a sense of control over our own career plans." — Kristina Rusnak |
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Seattle, WA: "It was such a pleasure and treat having Lisa present to the Seattle Chapter IAAP last night. Lisa underlined the importance of not being so vague when it comes to figuring out how to get what wen want when we want it...personally and professionally. Lisa provided the tools to make it happen, and everyone left the room with a full toolbox...and most everyone with one of Lisa's well-researched books under their arms to show them the way. The air is already abuzz with talk of mentoring one another and holding each other accountable for developing and implementing strategies for success. Thank you, Lisa, for connecting so effectively with each member of the audience. Your message was a bright and shining ray of hope in these dire economic times when folks are feeling threatened and vulnerable.” — Rebecca L. Mock |
Association for Women in Computing (AWC) and Society of Women Engineers (SWE) , Seattle, WA: "I was impressed by one of the attendees' comments: 'It's wonderful to see such a polished and professional female speaker tackle this topic.' Lisa brings humor, reality and very applicable techniques to the 'how to manage my career' topic. She may joke about the basic behavioral differences between the sexes, but really does address what many women do to inadvertently 'shoot themselves in the foot' career-wise. We, as female professionals, have no problem building strategic plans, writing business cases and marketing products as part of our daily jobs. Why then, do we have so many problems marketing ourselves? Lisa provides us a real-world recipe for career success. ” — Lynne Reynolds |
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, Inc., Seattle, WA: "Lisa presented to our Administrative Services Group, who were impressed by her poise and idyllic plan of action. It is a pleasure to be in her presence because you know she's speaking genuinely. I've recommended her book, "Your Career, Your Way" to friends and colleagues.” — Brianna Edwards |
Toastmaster Division C Breakfast, Olympia, WA: "Lisa Quast's professional and inspirational presentation enticed me to purchase her book. After reading it, I then asked her to speak at a Toastmaster Division C breakfast. Many share my opinion that she offers a worthwhile and exciting book that can help many along their career path. Thank you Lisa .” — Victoria MacDonald, M.A |
Philips Oral Healthcare, Snoqualmie, WA: "Lisa's presentation really inspired our employees at a recent Lunch N Learn. Her 10 steps to taking control of your career gave a clear, practical approach to career development, which resonated well with the audience. I've heard several employees discussing what actions they are working on and I'm thrilled to hear the empowerment in their voices.” — Sara Dnell |
Everett Community College, Everett, WA: "What a wonderful presentation! Lisa Quast, author of a business self-help career book, "Your Career, Your Way: Personal Strategies to Achieve Your Career Aspirations", is obviously a woman who is on the fast track and one who wishes to support other women to step up to the plate to set and reach career goals. In her presentation and her book, she gives practical exercises to help them build a strategic plan on how to get where they want in their career strengths and talents. Quast is a highly effective manager, entrepreneur, author and presenter - a great role model for young and old alike!” — Laura Hedges |
ZAAZ, Seattle, WA: "I love the idea of thinking of oneself as a product. Lisa's presentation is very informative and gives individuals the right steps to use to identify who we are and what we want to become as a brand. The Lunch N Learn is an informal yet effective way to teach people these steps for career planning and overall life!” — Martha Hiefield |
Money Wi$e Women's Forum, Olympia, WA: "After hearing Lisa's presentation the audience was obviously motivated to take action to achieve their career goals. Lisa got to the core of her topic quickly and provided lots of information in a very short period of time. The feedback we received from the Money Wi$e Women Forum participants was overwhelmingly positive.” — Marcia Brixey |
Philips Healthcare, Bothell, WA: "Lisa was able to give the team great examples in terms of approaching the topic of Leadership and the many forms it can take during our careers. She was able to connect with them about 'giving back' and developing themselves by taking a leap forward in mentoring individuals, not just being a mentee. It was great to see the energy and ideas flowing during the session that will enable them to build even stronger leadership qualities. Lisa provided them a structured approach that resonated with all of them and, is easy to implement.” — Maria Houchins |
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, WA: "We received a lot of positive feedback from our team. The tools and techniques presented within Lisa’s presentation definitely empowered our employees to want to do more. They are already working on ways to implement her ideas into their recruiting techniques as well as developing their own career and personal strategic plans.” — Melissa Acton-Buzard |
Sleep Country USA, Renton, WA: "Lisa's presentation was very informative and educational; even the men who attended commented on how much they learned! Product branding has been around for a long time but thinking of yourself as a product and actively seeking feedback from others as to how they see you is fresh and inspirational. Lisa's 10 steps are a great reminder of how and why we should all invest in, and reward ourselves, for who we are and what we choose to become!." — Jacqueline Steven-Russell |
National Association of Professional Mortgage Women (NAPMW) , Seattle, WA: "Lisa Quast was superior in engaging the audience to learn about each of our personal strategic essentials and how to achieve our goals. An excellent presentation, greatly appreciated!" — Sally Ghormley |
"Lunch n Learn", Concur, Redmond, WA: "Lisa's presentation was very motivational, straight forward and well presented. Many of our employees expressed their thanks for bringing Lisa in to focus on this very important topic - how women can achieve their career aspirations. I have several ideas as a result of this event on how our organization can better focus on career development." — Cindy Olsen |
National Meeting, Philips Healthcare, Las Vegas, Nevada: "Lisa's career development presentations are always filled to capacity. Lisa's approach to career planning is thorough, practical, and inspiring. Lisa's personal success and energetic style motivates employees to begin designing their career plan.” — Janet Casal |