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 We’ve worked with cmi since 2017, and I can’t imagine putting on as successful an event without you and one of your speakers. They always hit it out of the ballpark.

Our first call with cmi in January of each year is always enlightening. cmi manages to listen to what we ‘might’ want to talk about at the event, and then give us several exciting speakers to listen to and pick from.

This year cmi gave us some great speakers to choose from and listened to what we were looking for. cmi makes everything so easy for us and have some of the best speakers out there. On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the highest), I’d give cmi a 5, but I feel like 10 would be a more accurate number.”

-Executive Admin, 1st United Credit Union

cmi's staff were great at letting me know what we needed and to let the experts talk to each other to ensure we are taken care of. I would LOVE to work with cmi in future events.

"The communication with cmi was great! I felt very prepared to host Clint and I knew exactly what was expected of us. Since we’ve never hosted a drummer this was exciting, but also a little intimidating.

-Director of Membership Services, Utah Health Care Association

I would certainly work with cmi again for a future event.

"I had a great experience working with cmi. Everyone I communicated with was very responsive and organized. I very much appreciated the flexibility of the team on working with me on fees and logistics."

-Education Manager, North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA)

Further, I’m so impressed with your expressions of customer appreciation!  In all the years I’ve been working with professional speakers and their agents, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a note of thanks after a gig.

"Thank YOU and your team for everything you did to help us make Diana’s visit a success.  You were very easy to work with all the way, and I know your team went the extra mile in helping us get those books in time.  You were flexible with the scheduling, the contract and fees, and generous with your time all the way.

You have raised the bar for the next time!  I would be delighted to work with you and your team again."

-Lead, Executive Learning & Leadership, MAGNET

I would absolutely work with cmi for a future event again! 

"I really appreciated the ease of communication from my first email 3 months ago through today. Questions were answered quickly, feedback was given and schedules organized easily. It's been great to email, call and talk in person with CMI and Sean."

-Executive Assistant, Stellar Senior Living

We decided to add a keynote to our event less than one month out and CMI was a pleasure to work with throughout the process from Sales to Execution.

"We would love to work with them again, nothing comes to mind for what they could have done better."

-Fidelity

I so appreciate your attention to every detail.

"I want to thank you both for working with me….you are such professionals and wonderful representatives for Clint and no doubt many others.  I so appreciate your attention to every detail….and thank you for putting up with me and all my questions!!!!  You have patience!!!!!"

-Teri Schmidt, CEO, Experience Sioux Falls

This was our first time booking a speaker at this level and we appreciate your patience and assistance as we navigated our own internal requirements.

"You provided amazing communication leading up to the event, especially from my team’s perspective – this was our first time booking a speaker at this level and we appreciate your patience and assistance as we navigated our own internal requirements. We loved working with Karen and Samantha and would love to work with you again." 

-Mekala Ravichandran, Deloitte

I used cmi speaker management to book Tim Sanders as the Keynote Speaker and I was really impressed - and thankful - for the service they provided me.

Obviously launching a new conference is anxiety-inducing, even in the best of times, but working with Karen and had her team put me at ease, as they helped me predict and plan costs and provided round the clock assistance to make sure Tim knew exactly where to be, at what time, and was prepared to kick off the show. The audience absolutely loved Tim's presentation, which was customized and adapted to our chosen topics, and our first event really made an impact. I'm getting ready to do the next one now and will work with cmi again."

-Jonathan Allen, Entrepreneur Quarterly

cmi was thorough, prompt, professional, and friendly – which made them so easy to work with!

Looking forward to working with them on future bookings."

 

- Valinda Washington, Asset Marketing

I want to tell you how happy I am to have found cmi.

From the beginning, you developed a relationship with me and worked so hard to help me find the perfect speakers. And you did. They were absolutely perfect and exactly what I was looking for. Once we settled on our speakers, then I was well taken care of by cmi staff.

I have worked with many speakers bureaus in the 25 years I have been putting on conferences. cmi stands out as being exceptional. Your selection of speakers, attention to detail, professionalism and willingness to always go the extra mile are what makes cmi my first choice. Thank you and your staff; you are clearly a fantastic team!"

-Jean Capon, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Working with cmi speakers couldn’t have been easier. 

Karen and her team are very responsive and flexible! I highly recommend cmi speakers - they are fantastic to work with and deliver on their promises!"

- Jamie Thomas, American Equity

cmi speaker management was very easy to work with. 

They helped us negotiate a speaker fee that fit our budget and framed the presentation to our audience.  Overall, it was a great experience working with their team."

-Sean Tucker, Children's Mercy Hospital 

I sincerely appreciate all that you’ve done for me and our event over the past three years.

It’s really great to work with such a great partner in this planning and know that we can turn to your company for superb recommendations!"

- Lindsay LaNore, ICBA

The entire team was speedy and thorough in their communication! 

cmi did well! This made it easy for us to partner and ensure the event was successful. I would gladly work with them again without hesitation. 5/5 stars!"

Director, Culture and Development, Meijer

The service and communication with the cmi organization was simply outstanding!

I look forward to working with the cmi Speakers team again in the future!"

-James Lenz, CUES

In my opinion Karen Harris is one of the best in the business at Speaker Management.

She is highly respected by speaker agents in the US, Canada and Internationally. When Karen calls a speaker’s agency like ours and says she has a great new speaker we sit up and pay full attention. Over the years she has brought us speakers we had never heard of and with Karen’s advice and coaching those speakers have become a major part of our business. cmi under Karen’s leadership has gone from being just a supplier to a great partner in our success.  Wonderful person to work with and brilliant at helping a speaker develop their brand.”

- Derek Sweeney, The Sweeney Agency

Thank you for helping us coordinate, for getting him to us safely, and following up.

We really hope to have him back again!  He was INCREDIBLE!"

- Chief Experience Officer, Scheduling Institute 

I could not have built my business without my partnership with cmi. They make my life easier, and most importantly, my client's lives easier."

-Mike Walsh

They make my life easier.

My business more profitable. My systems stronger. My client engagement higher. cmi is THE team and partner I could not do without!”

-Tim Sanders

I’ve been working with Karen for 2 years and I honestly believe that I have a speaking business because of her and her awesome team.

I’m a speaker from South Australia - Karen’s team helped me build such a great speaking career that I just recently relocated my entire family to Los Angeles. Now if that doesn’t speak to cmi’s brilliance I don’t know what will. They are A players. This year I set cmi a goal of 50 events and they far exceeded that. Aside from this what I love most about Karen and her team is that they treat me like family. They care about my well being, they care about my family and they care about my dreams. Thank you cmi for all that you do and thank you Karen for your leadership with your team and also your guidance in my career. Love ya!”

-Vinh Giang

Karen Harris and the entire team at CMI have been the perfect partners.

They have increased my bookings, built strong relationships with Bureaus, and helped me to shape my marketing and my message! True professionals!”

-Ty Bennett