speaking testimonials

"Our attendees, who are owners of fast casual restaurants, learned a lot about social marketing from Denise. She's a dynamic and engaging speaker and really tailored her presentations to our audience. Attendees left fired up!"

—Cherryh Butler
Conference Producer, Fast Casual Executive Summit

"Denise’s keynote took our customer summit to new heights.  She did her research, hit all of the points we’d discussed, and used provocative insights and examples.  Her talk was inspiring and informative – worth every penny!"

—Ken Romley
President and CEO, Zift Solutions

"We were privileged to have Denise serve as a panel member for our Brand Strategy breakouts. Her experience and insights were amazing and helped to make the conference a huge success. She is brilliant and entertaining – able to point out a unique twist or opportunity on what might otherwise be a very clinical case analysis."

—Mark G. Anderson
Conference Producer, Business Growth Conference 2010, coordinated jointly by the Harvard Business School Alumni Association and Marshall School of Business Alumni Association

"Best speaker of the day...a fresh perspective."

—Mike Fox
Director, Global Vertical Marketing, Facebook

Speaking

  • topics

    proven approaches, relevant case studies, and practical tools to implement right away

  • press

    unvarnished perspectives on hot business issues

  • experience

    why business leaders book me to speak to their organizations

  • showcase

    my speaker introduction video, clips from previous engagements, and previews of topics

Denise has been inspiring and teaching companies how to operationalize their brands to grow their businesses for over 20 years.

She is a popular speaker and writer, having addressed national audiences at conferences including the Consumer Electronics Show, Marketing Forum, and American Marketing Association, and has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, and Bloomberg BusinesWeek. Denise is a regular contributor to OPEN Forum and she writes the monthly Brand New Perspectives column for QSR Magazine. Her blog, brand as business bites was voted one of the Top 20 Marketing Blogs that Marketing Executives Actually Read.

World-class brands including Sony, Frito-Lay, Burger King, and Nautica have called on Denise, a brand-building expert, speaker, and writer.