Reviews

Best keynote speech I have heard in 30 years.

Thank you for your time and energy!! Would have loved to see you in person but you made a virtual presentation very enjoyable!!

This was the best keynote I have ever been to! It was so inspiring the whole way through, provided easily applicable information and left me ready to act!

I’ve gained a better understanding of how to unleash the potential I see in so many of our high school students. Mark is knowledgeable, personable and the right leader to guide this “shift” in the way schools and communities support their students.

Amazing presenter! Mark makes it real. He bridges the gap between education and employment.

Mark Perna — what a change agent! Amazing presentation! Mark shows that we should believe in today’s younger generation and help them open every new door.

What an eye opening morning. This will forever change the way I look at my young staff. I didn’t realize I had such an amazing army of world changers at my fingertips.”

Mark Perna was an absolute pleasure to work with as the keynote speaker for our company’s tuXperience Event. He tailored his presentation to fit our audience and was extremely energetic, engaging and entertaining while at the same time hitting our attendees with topics that hit the “sweet spot” for what they are experiencing with today’s workforce challenges. Our attendees could not say enough as to how much they enjoyed his presentation, as well as the ability to take back to their organizations so many of the thought-provoking topics and solutions he addressed!

Fantastic delivery of an incredibly relevant topic. Who doesn’t want to understand Gen Y better? The storytelling format made the entire presentation so much more interesting and relatable. I would say this was one of the best I’ve heard on this topic.

One of the most informative presentations that I have ever been involved with at the professional level. Mark gives a great perspective on how to understand the Millennial Generation.

This presentation gave me a much better understanding of how to deal with the Millennial Generation. I had never heard of many of the ideas.

High energy and excellent message on hearing the branch creak, giving the vision, and creating common ground with Millennials.

This message is very current with our needs, on how to interact with Millennials.

I walked into the classroom thinking that I should be back at the office getting my work finished. When this presentation was ending, I became extremely disappointed that I couldn’t have the entire day to sit and learn from Mark. Hands down 100% the best time and information I have received in my career. Thank you!

You know a speaker is great when he inspires you to race back to your office or classroom to start implementing what he said. Mark is that kind of speaker.

Your insight, framing and context are amazingly aligned with what we need in education today!

Wow! Bringing Mark Perna in to speak to MCC faculty and administrators was one of the best decisions we ever made. His powerful keynote address during our fall opening week was, and continues to be, instrumental in helping the College sharpen its focus on enrollment, engagement, and retention. Mark is a dynamic and entertaining speaker, but more importantly, his presentation was one of real substance. He laid out specific, step-by-step strategies for getting students in the door, keeping them interested, and helping them cross the finish line. Our audience was so impressed that they gave Mark an enthusiastic standing ovation at the conclusion of his presentation. He truly made a lasting impact here! His message prompted everyone to get fired up about reaching students, and his experience-driven guidance has laid the foundation for us to stay on message as an organization.

How to connect to the Y and Z Generations — so true! Thank for you igniting the spark in me to change. To plant the seed for a new tree to grow the minds and interests of my students. Please email me your presentation and sign me up for that book when it prints!

Mark is very engaging and draws in his audience. He makes us feel like together we can accomplish any goal that we set.

Mark is easy to listen to — very engaging, entertaining and informative.

Finally! Some fresh, exciting ideas to attract students to our programs. Can’t wait to spread the word back at my district office. Hands down, best presentation!

This is by far the best session I have been privileged to attend. It was informative, engaging and enlightening. I can truly say you are the best keynote speaker I have seen.

This is the third time I have heard Mark, and I have learned something new and useful each time.

Exceptional, motivational, practical ideas to engage students, improve morale and raise the caliber of work we receive from our students.

Nailed it! Millennials want support and respect. This keynote address absolutely hit the nail on the head. Give them structure to succeed. Well said.

Mark nailed it right on the head. He knows my clientele without having met them.

Great strategies for connecting with students/peers, great info on generations. This speaker is awesome — lots of energy, full of great statistics, upbeat, positive. Should have pyrotechnics on stage. One of the best presentations in my 9 years coming to the conference. Keep up the momentum.

Mark is genuine — he knows his stuff.

Awesome information given in a way that grabs you. Thank you for practicing what you preach! You don’t just deliver this information, you live it.

Not only was this useful to me as an educator, but it will serve as a tool to help me work with my 17 year old who is stuck and perplexed about her future. I now have a clear path to help her with goal setting and future planning.

Address the why, I will be using this for my son as well as my classroom from now on. Great message and easy to follow.

My daughter is 23 and what you said makes a lot of sense. I will become a better instructor and a better Father. Thanks Mark.

Great tips on connecting with students and to my own children.

Students do not hear the branch creak. This presentation has helped me understand my youngest daughter, my grandson and my students.

Thank you for bringing light to my generation instead of bashing it! It was very refreshing hearing someone from another generation understand how/why we do things and what we value.

Before now, I seriously thought that college was my only option. Not anymore.

Great relevance to education and life with younger generations. As a millennial, I found you do an incredible job explaining my generation.

This was seeing my life generalized through someone else’s eyes. It made me self-reflect, made me proud, made me see direction and made me laugh at myself.

As a Millennial, you hit the nail on the head! As a Marketing Director, I wish everyone in my organization could experience this seminar. I loved it and am aching for more!

As a Millennial, your presentation helped me understand myself better, as well as how to work better with my students. I identify with your son in that I didn’t do well in school until I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you for the great info!

I am from the millennial generation and went through the bad and good of the Career Tree. I entered into education to help students avoid my mistakes. The Career Tree has laid out my vision perfectly.

As a Millennial, I agree 100% that experience is everything. Also agree that lifestyle choice is just as important if not more than career choice. We need to give our students the light at the end of the tunnel/lifestyle vision for enrollment and retention!

I am a Y Generation and it was interesting to be able to understand more of my generation and to see where to connect with others in my generation and those from others.

As a millennial, I found Mr. Perna very accurate and I reflected on my own life, goals and present endeavors.