In March 2004, we held our Alliance Sales Team of Hilton International and Hilton Hotels Corporation meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria, New York. The Alliance Sales team is a join venture between the two companies, working towards the achievement of global deployment and sales coverage. The Alliance Sales team members are based all over the world, from Japan to Germany. The motto of the meeting was “The Alliance Team Can Change the World.” I looked for a key note speaker who was able to deliver the message that it is up to the team to lead the changes in the way we do business between the two companies. I met Yossi several times before the meeting, and felt he was the right person to be my key note speaker. I was not disappointed. Yossi’s presented to the group at the end of two long days. He motivated the audience with his story. After Yossi’s presentation, one of the vice presidents of sales commented that “it will take the team some time to understand what a great experience they went through listening to Yossi.” What I like about working with Yossi is the fact that he takes his time to learn who the audience is before the presentation. He also attended the final dinner to talk to the team to get their feedback. He also followed up by issuing a clear written message of his presentation. I highly recommend Yossi when you look for a presenter that is different to the day to day business routine. He is a great motivator and speaker. Cordially Ron Yariv Managing Director International Sales

Yossi, it seemed, while you were here a vision of the possible manifested in our midst.  A dream was embodied in the people gathered at that table... So much beauty... Tangible and vital.

Many blessings and much love,

Lisa Jensen

the clay street project

 

Yossi, Now that the dust has settled a bit on the P&G meeting in Cincinnati I want to thank you for sharing your remarkable story and for telling it in such a compelling way.  You have a wonderful gift.  It was such a pleasure to finally meet you in person.

 

Les Badden
lesbadden creative office

 

I just wanted to say again what a pure joy it was to meet you and get to spend some time with you in Melbourne. All of the feedback I have gotten from the people who heard you speak has been overwhelmingly positive; I am sure you could feel the energy in the room. They were totally riveted, hanging on your every word! I can tell you that I haven’t experienced that level of total engagement with a speaker at any of the Summits I have attended to date. I am very grateful that you were able to share your time and your story with us, and it was an unmitigated pleasure for me personally.

Take care in your travels. I wish you every happiness – may you live in the most boring of times!

Warmest regards,

Amanda

Amanda T. Brooks LEED® AP
Director, Summit Education Programs
CoreNet Global
260 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30303 USA




Hi Yossi,

It was absolutely wonderful meeting you, and I look forward to you keeping in touch, and particularly to visiting your home in the rainforest near Mullumbimby. I finished the last 10 pages of Jungle two nights ago.

It is difficult to express on behalf of the delegates, on behalf of CoreNet, and on behalf of myself, the depth of our gratitude for your presentation, and for your willingness to make yourself available to participate in other activities (to attend the Gala Dinner, and to be a panellist in The Hypothetical) during the time that you attended the Summit. And it's difficult to express it as eloquently and as passionately as you can and do.

However, I would like you to know the following:
Your incredibly high average session rating of 6.86 (out of 7) is the highest that the delegates have awarded to any speaker at any CoreNet summit in our Region. I also suspect that it also would be amongst the highest ratings of any CoreNet Summit in any Region ever conducted.
Some delegates gave you ratings of 8, 15, and even 20. I have never seen ratings above 7 before.
Many delegates made a point of coming up to me and explaining how your presentation had been a life-changing event for them.
For three years Linda and I tried to persuade the local Region Programme Committee to agree to select a motivational/ inspirational speaker to close the Summit. We only very narrowly succeeded this year in gaining that agreement. However, a number of the members of the Region Programme Committee (including some of those opposed to this initiative), and including the Region Chair, came up to me after the end of your presentation and said that we should do this every year from now on. So in many ways, the positive consequences of your presentation will be affecting our members, and our Summits, for many years to come.

I'd also like to thank Geoff very much for his moderation of the event.

As you will know from my previous e-mail about the Hypothetical, please find attached the Average Program Rating Summary for all Summit events. The second Session Rating attachment includes individual ratings for each speaker, and individual delegate comments. We only distribute the session rating spreadsheet to the speaker/s and moderator of the respective session.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks again very much for your unique contribution to the Summit, to our members, and to the Region.

My best wishes and love to you, Bella, Mia and Cayman.

Regards,

Pete

Peter Chenoweth
Region Director
Australia and New Zealand Region
CoreNet Global | Corporate Real Estate Network

t was definitely a pleasure meeting you, and hearing a wealth of experience that not many of us would go through. No doubt in my mind when we chose you that you would give us a fresh new perspective at looking at the business, especially of managing our people and ourselves. I believe that only when we come to grips with ourselves that we become effective and efficient leaders. attached is my feedback. Yossi’s sharing of his life story was a subtle way of looking ourselves at a mirror, introspecting right down to the very fabric of our personality that’s often clouded by volumes, numbers and profits, and rediscover those champion genes flowing in our blood. Really going back to the basics and what is essential. I would call our session a gentle jerk on the brain and the being- very refreshing and reassuring.

Mars Sota Jr.

On behalf of Motorola, I would like to thank you for spending time with us in Bangkok last week.  I have received many positive feedback from my colleagues regarding your sharing.  Many are jolted by your nuggets of truth - and I know someone in the audience even shed tears.  I personally appreciate and enjoyed your sincerity and generosity in sharing your personal journey with us.

Fong-Ling Choong
Brand & Marketing Communications
Motorola Electronics Pte Ltd 

Over dinner on Saturday, some of us were already quoting phrases like "it's now Happen - ing...not Happiness", "Yossi has touched areas that I have been thinking so hard about lately...", "I want to go lie in the desert...". It was truly delightful to hear you speak and inspiring to hear the work
you have done and continue to do.

Benhur Mesfin

It was an experience listen to
you speak. You definitely not what most expected of a speaker at a sales
conference. 

Mohanaselvan.T
Managed Technical Service
Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd

 

 

First of all I wanted to say THANK YOU for your great contribution to our event in Budapest. Everybody enjoyed it tremendously and it was extremely impressive to see how you kept the attention of the audience during the whole session!
 

Best Regards,

Christophe Loretan
CS EMEA Director
Novozymes Switzerland AG

 

 

 

I cordially thank to you once more,  for your energy and efforts which you have spent for reminding us how important is:
Understanding life and ourselves honestly, clearly and bravely,
Establishing a true friendship with ourselves,with life and with all individual living beings which are sharing the life in this world,
To be aware of “ what  means time  and timing” and how important ”now “ is for future
Understanding and concerning  the needs of other living beings and spending some parts of our life for doing something for them as well.

 
Best Regards,

Ali R. Erdem
 

 

“When I first met Yossi he told me that it would take great courage to bring such a course as The Manifestation of Vision to Fuji Xerox headquarters in Singapore. Nevertheless it wasn’t courage that we lacked but a new outlook on business and life. Our sales forces are constantly under pressure to perform and outperform the competition as well as the quarter just passed. Being the General Manager I am always on the hunt for techniques that will help me spur my people while finding ways to ease their load of stress. The Manifestation of Vision seminar was a breath of fresh air, an injection of much needed oxygen for the sales force and the management team. We sat mesmerized for two days listening to ideas that were new to us and opened us to see more choices we haven’t seen before. The initiation into the eightfold path of action was like the lifting of a veil. Yossi’s presentation skill is supreme; he was dynamic and highly entertaining. He is a gifted teacher with a unique ability to present complex ideas in conceivable words. Yossi’s work with us is not over; he maintains his commitment to be part of the team and supports the course participants with reminders and reports. Both the Fuji Xerox Singapore Managing Director Mr. Koh Ching Hong and myself firmly support Yossi’s work and have also recommended the seminar to other divisions of Fuji Xerox worldwide.” Bert Wong General Manager

June 19, 2004 I just wanted to say THANKS for the incredible presentation you gave in Monte Carlo for the Bayer European Conference. The presentation was amazing -- guests were riveted to your story, understood the parallels you drew regarding their own lives, and ultimately came away with a very memorable experience. You are also one of the easiest people to work with I have ever met! Thank you for your flexibility and sensitivity to the needs of event producer! I am especially appreciative of the time you put in to fully understand the specifics of this symposium and audience. I thoroughly enjoyed your book -- a perfect compliment to your presentation. I would strongly urge that clients who engage your services consider offering your book to their attendees. Thanks again for sharing your talents with us at this conference. I look forward to working with you in the near future. Very best regards, Jeff Kalpak Barkley-Kalpak Associates

Jeff Kalpak

Your delivery of this unique situation had everyone on the edge of their seats. Each of our delegates works diligently to develop business plans and their work situations can sometimes seem like life and death. Your presentation put many of their business problems to the back of their their minds. Your story illustrates that internal strength and a desire to succeed and in fact survive in inherent in us all, we only need to tap into our personal resources and we too can overcome any obstacle. You certainly were a major talking point of the Conference; it promoted many to read your book. Thank you for a job well done.

Paul Woess (National Training Manager)

I feel like I may have made a new friend. We are very pleased, as you know, with your presentation... Thank you for your candor and honesty and for your easy working relationship. Please keep in touch;

Lori Vanston

Professional Development Manager

On behalf of the Gold Coast Tourism Bureau and the Australian Association of Convention Bureaus (AACB), I would like to thank you for your contribution in making the AACB Gold Coast Conference such a success - you are in a class of your own. As your story is about courage, loss and challenges, it transported the listeners into your experiences, into your awakening. Your delivery was powerful and effective and you certainly had the audience with you all the way, conquered, inspired and enriched. You would no doubt have noticed during the coffee break that followed your presentation the magnetic pull you have - it was wonderful to witness - you were like the Pied Piper - people were mesmerised by you. I know I speak on behalf of my colleagues when I say I wish you could have spoken for another hour or two. I have seen your presentation on two separate occasions and when I sat down to listen to you last week, it was as if I was hearing it for the first time - that is how skilled you are as a storyteller? Thank you again and I look forward to the next time we meet.

Sandra Passaro

Convention and Incentive Sales Manager

"Yossi's story is truly inspirational. Whilst we will never have to undergo such hardship and privation in our business lives, it does teach us many lessons which will surely equip us to deal better with the more everyday difficulties and adversities that we encounter in our working environment" Abe Peled (CEO)

Dear Yossi, Thank you for your kind words. I was indeed aware that some of the regions have expressed interest in cooperating further with you, and Pat or I have already passed on your contact details to a number of them. Also, I have passed on our experience with you to News International who are a major newspaper publisher (London Times, Sun etc.)based in London and are a sister company to us in the News Corporation family. They had heard about the positive reaction to your involvement in our conference from a Senior Newscorp Executive who attended. I do hope you enjoy your stay in London - the weather looks like it could be quite reasonable for the next few days. Very Best Regards, VP Corporate Communications Peter Ferrigno

Dear Yossi, It was indeed a moment to keep after having met you, thank you for sharing your life experience at the conference in person, which differentiated reality from fiction. Having read the book on my way back from Lisbon, connected me to your world and was a great companion back home to the shores of Mumbai. Thank you. Will keep you posted on developments along the lines of our discussion and you will surely find a great audience for your work in India. Please feel free to drop me a note when you intend to be here. All the very best for a successful FOX release of the mini series. Warm and best regards, Sanjeev Fernandes

Yossi, It was inspiring and a pleasure to meet you and enjoy your company over dinner and I will of course recommend and endorse you if further opportunities present themselves - not only for NDS but for other companies that I have dealings with.Warm regards and I hope our paths cross again. David Richardson

In our industry we attend conferences so regularely that we become somewhat blase' about the content. And within this mind set you were able to meet delegates at a level not previousely touched at a conference, yes you were able to touch their hearts! The feedback I have received thus far as Conference Chair has been overwhelming and many have spoken of they could 'feel' the jungle you described all around them, so real was the impression of your experience. It is very satisfying as an organizer to know that by having your participation that we are able to leave an impression on the hearts of delegates, one that will not be forgotten in years to come.

Thank You!

Eugene De Villiers

Everyone who participated in the evening had nothing but glowing references and felt an enormous sense of exhilaration in recounting Yossi's story. I would not hesitate to recommend him to other companies thinking of using him in a similar situation.

Erika Gisser Hospital

Business Executive

Yossi, thank you! Your story was truly amazing and your message was right on target with the entire audience. I enjoyed meeting you and look forward to reading your book.

Regards,
Bob Fuller (US Technical Support Operations - IBM Global Services)

I also received very positive feedback from your very articulate, interesting performance. Many dealers were capable of quoting the key messages from your story..which is exactly what we hoped for.

Thank you for your invaluable contribution to our recent Nokia Day conference. Your address was perfectly suited to our overall theme of 'continuous learning'. Feedback received from the group was outstanding which can only be attributed to your ability to communicate the events you experienced whilst in the Amazon. The storytelling of 'The Holy Grail' at the themed dinner was superb with all staff mesmerized by your presentation. In addition, your morning meditation session provided an excellent means of recovery following the festivities of the previous evening. Your contribution to the success of the Nokia Day was significant and for that we are most grateful. In appreciation Chris Carr Financial Controller

Yossi, As you are aware at Aegis we have some incredibly powerful speakers at our annual meetings, but you are among the most impressive we have ever had. It was amazing to all who attended how you could weave a gripping tale of survival in the Amazon, against all odds, into a story that had practical application in all of our lives. Somehow you were able to open up the complexities of the universe with all its wonders and its bounty and demonstrate how it has a positive message that correlates to the most common levels of everyday life. Our team of senior managers left your presentation filled with an inspiring view of how each of them could take the adversities that are sometimes thrown at them, put these challenges in perspective and turn them into positive growth experiences. Yours is a message not of some ethereal value, but it touches all who hear it with a sense of wonder and of awe at the power each of us has. For me, personally, I know your message is something I will always carry with me.

With all warmest regards and affection,

 

Jerry C. Meyer

Chief Operating Officer Aegis Living

 

you have touched so many of us this week, Yossi. The response from your presentation is so overwhelmingly positive.

Karen Lucas

VP Marketing

 

You rank number one in my experience and many of your comments will stay with me for a long time. I have told numerous people about your experience and philosophy. I hope we cross paths again in this life. I am honored to be a reference.

Chris Varelas

Managing Director

Citigroup Global Markets
 

 

Your participation was a major contribution to the success of our offsite.

Colleen O'Hora

it is my great pleasure to further contribute another endorsement to Yossi's impressive track record of winning presentations. Yossi's keynote swept the entire conference participants, spouses and all into an amazing adventure of elation and self-discovery. It is very rare to experience a speaker that can genuinely touch people emotionally and intrigue them intellectually as Yossi did. I was looking around the room and was utterly amazed at the complete stillness and total absorption of our audiences, hanging on every single word. Once you hear Yossi your reaction is bound to be a big WOW and a big WOW is exactly what we wanted as a tone setter for our conference. Moreover, Yossi stayed as our guest in Tucson for a couple of days after his presentation, he showed real interest in our participants, befriended many of them over dinners and parties and soon became one of the gang. In short it was a delight to meet Yossi both as a professional and as a passionate human being. As the President of The Centurion Jewelry Show I was very satisfied with Yossi's performance and thus with no hesitation recommend Yossi for anybody who is looking for an extremely entertaining, meaningful and long lasting contribution to audiences on personal and professional levels. You will love his story, you will love Yossi.

Sincerely,

Howard Hauben

President

 

 

After hearing Yossi speak last year at the Corporate Lunch, I felt he would be an ideal candidate to inspire and encourage our Sales Team to new heights and to push the boundaries. I am pleased to say that Yossi's speech/presentation did achieve the desired result. Everyone who participated in the evening had nothing but glowing references and felt an enormous sense of exhilaration in recounting Yossi's story. I would not hesitate to recommend him to other companies thinking of using him in a similar situation.

Brendan Nicholls

Manager Precision Instruments Division

we enjoyed your story and presentation alot....and it has touched many of the attendees' heart.

Ng Tian Chong
Vice President & General Manager
Commercial Volume Sales
Asia Pacific & Japan

Thank you for your message which was relayed to all of us at Davidoff. I have not yet read your seven steps but intend to during the coming weekend as I feel they should be read seriously. I must admit your lecture was amazing! I enjoyed it immensely and perhaps one aspect of this insight is that I sat down to listen to "another boring lecture" and suddenly it was over and I felt I could keep on listening to you on and on. I was fascinated by the tales of survival and agreed to more than one of your reservations. I kept thinking about some of the things you said for a few days after the event.

I tried to find your book but to date results are zero. Furthermore I tried to pay a visit to your website but the system came back with the famous answer that this page cannot be etc. etc. but I shall try again on both fronts.

Thank you again!!!

Yair Naveh
Head of Marine Insurance desk
Davidoff Group Ltd.

 

We thank you for your time with us and for a great and fascinating lecture!!! It was astounding and attracted us all all along.

With warmest regards,

Galit Bar-Shai,
VP Organization & Management
Davidoff Group Ltd.

Thank you both so much for all of your help with the KL event. Yossi, just wondering how many hours of Yoga you got to be so ‘fresh and open’ on stage according to Philips! The verbal feedback has them very happy with you. I hope that this will be our first chance of many to work together, either within Philips or further afield. In the meantime, lots of bright white light to you and yours

With kind regards;

Eithne Jones

We would like to express our thanks for the presentation you gave in Vienna for the AMP conference. It's always a challenge to find speakers of the right caliber for these high profile events. Your story of survival against all odds was both fascinating and challenging. You possess the extremely rare gift of a great storyteller with the ability to create word pictures which capture the imagination of an audience and take them on a journey with you. Your personal survival and the loyalty and persistence of your companion in his efforts to rescue you contain all the elements of a great adventure. We look forward to an opportunity to work with you again in the future.

Wendy Hand

Executive Producer

Thanks for your participation in Finacle Conclave at Athens. It was very nice meeting you in person. Your story touched me. Your presence inspires. It is really amazing and relevant for me.  I could relate many parts of your story to myself. We can all learn a lot form nature. I could relate to your snake story based on my own dancing at Greek marriage party on 30th sept. evening. I don’t know dancing.
 
Thanks and Regards,

Rama

Thank you again for your involvement in our recent Customer Care conference. Your story and style of delivery was extremely moving and inspiring, as you saw for yourself. You speak in a way that allows your audience to relate the content easily to their own situations, making it all the more powerful an address. Now, over a month since the conference, I am still receiving requests for your book!

Christopher Stenhouse

General Manager

Customer Care Strategy

thank you for providing our Joint Career Management Conference with a refreshing, stimulating and entertaining talk. I expected that you would have a fairly 'tough' audience and get a mixed response and I was right! It became clear to me after the event that some folks were completely enthralled with what you had to say and resonated with your messages. Unfortunately, there were also a number of others who expected a 'fire in the belly' military style delivery to which they had become accustomed. I also received some excellent feedback from those who were 'in tune' with the messages you had to offer and I expect will use them to positively influence their future. I also understand there was considerable discussion in the workplace about your talk which resulted in much more inter-action between the various Service Personnel staff. Thank you for providing us with your experience, insight and philosophy and good luck with your future 'seed planting' presentations! I'm firmly convinced that, despite the 'tough' audience, the ADF really needs to hear a lot more from people with qualities such as yours.

George