Testimonials

Joni Daniels brings to life her popular Power Tools for Women in a most engaging, provocative way with just the perfect balance of real life experiences and levity. Women at home and at work can infuse their daily lives with this transformational approach and create their own opportunities. Joni Daniels embodies the use of Power Tools for Women as her presentation is a living example of visioning the success each of us can realize. Joni Daniels has done her alma mater SUNY Oswego proud!
— Kerry Dorsey, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, SUNY Oswego

Joni has that unique talent to help others identify the stumbling blocks that may keep them from complete success.
— Paul E. Towhey, Development Manager, Merck

Joni strikes a wonderful balance between tough love and support, between pushing her clients and being a resource. Her approach is real-world and accessible. Many of our Managers found her training to be the best they'd ever experienced. I would absolutely use her again.
— Marjorie Cheshire Rodgers, Executive Vice President, A&R Companies

When I read "Power Tools for Women" ten years ago, it helped me realize the tools I already had to cope with the stresses of being a working Mom in a challenging career. By defining and raising awareness of those tools, I was able to work out difficult situations. Among the new tips I learners about, a favorite was the suggestion to practice those uncomfortable, but necessary conversations in a mirror until I was comfortable enough to use them. Now I find myself passing them along to my staff. For some younger, very capable women, taking leadership and delegating doesn’t come naturally. Passing along the tips from Joni’s Power Tools helps me empower the next generation of professional women.
— Babette Zemel, PhD, Director, Nutrition and Growth Laboratory, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Joni communicates her message with credibility, humor and common sense.
— Mark Best, Director of Projects, Advanced Automation Associates, Inc.

Joni Daniels presentation of “Talkin’ Bout My Generation” was a great insight to what the work-world is really comprised of. Joni’s program for our audience of young professionals who are the next generation of leaders really helped us all think of how we can work differently in our organizations and adapt to other generations with the upmost respect. The presentation was interactive and allowed the audience of mostly “GEN Y’s” to really take in what the other generations think and expect of us!
— Rachel Shuster, Project Development Coordinator, GIVE/Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland

Joni Daniels is an extraordinary instructor. Her presentation is full of energy and enthusiasm. She delivers 100% and never disappoints. I highly recommend her.
— Jay Stewart, Director of Marketing and Training, MDWorks, Inc.

Joni’s workshop on Communication for Tough Times was educational and energetic. She was able to capture the group's attention with engaging and interactive information, creating a lively discussion and sharing relevant situations and scenarios. We all walked away with renewed insight and take-aways we can apply immediately. It was time well spent!
— Karen Randazzo, Vice President, RCM&D

A Joni Daniels seminar is focused, insightful, and provides the participants with a usable skill set for the work place. This experience is worthwhile and enjoyable.
— William D. Cummings, Plant Manager, TIMET

Joni's training provided our leadership team the opportunity to learn about two important and necessary topics: Sexual Harassment and Ethical Considerations. Her training style is energetic and enthusiastic. We all learned a great deal of pertinent and practical information that will be applied back in the work environment. Joni is great to work with; professional, passionate about her work and her main focus is to satisfy the client. We look forward to working with her again.
— Karen Warner, Training Manager, Service Coordination Inc.

The economic turmoil over the last two years required us to institute unexpected changes that often were unwelcome to both staff and clients. Moving our organization forward in requires strong team cohesion. Joni uses humor and example to demonstrate that all of us are resistant to change but it may manifest it differently. She uses multiple techniques to help us discover on an individual and collective basis, what “monsters" will manifest to impede progress and disrupt previously collegial relationships. More importantly she provides the tools to move through it and doesn’t let you get away with just sweeping trouble into the closet.
— Shirley Bigley LaMotte, CEO, Baltimore Reads Inc.

Joni is the consummate professional, able to turn on a dime to respond to the needs and dynamics of each group she facilitates. She was very responsive to our team's dynamics and I recommend her without hesitation.
— Julie Mercer, Chief Marketing and Development Officer, Americn Red Cross/Central Maryland

Joni is one of the most highly rated and informative business speakers I've ever used. Her energy and enthusiasm keeps the audience engaged from start to finish and her practical strategies give participants real tools to use as soon as they walk out the door!
— Stephanie McAlaine, Executive Director, ACG Philadelphia (Association for Corporate Growth)

The business environment is constantly evolving, and in order to be competitive and continue to provide value, you have to be able to anticipate and manage change. Knowing that is one thing; putting it into practice is another. Joni Daniels’ workshop, "The Art of Managing Change," hit the mark. It was full of relevant information and practical advice that can be applied both to personal and professional situations. My team and I intend to draw on the knowledge and skills we gained to manage our ever-changing work and personal lives.
— Erin Somers, Vice President, Public Relations & Communications, Magellan Health Services

I enjoy your advice column in the Baltimore Business Journal. You help make women all over Baltimore become more confident in our contributions in the workplace. Thank you for keeping us going!
— Krystal Duncan, Director of Sales and Marketing, TownePlace Suites by Marriott Baltimore/BWI Airport

Joni's experience in working with multinational Fortune 500 companies is clearly evident -- she connected with all our people from around the world and energized them to work as a global team of change agents within the Company!
— Blake Eisenhardt, General Auditor, UNISYS Corporation

As the President of the Fuel Fund of Maryland's Board, I wanted to make certain that we would have a meaningful meeting. As our facilitator, Joni exceeded my expectations. It takes a special skill to manage group as diverse as ours. I was impressed with jo9ni's overall organization and her ability to keep the meeting lively and moving forward. She also has a great knack for knowing when to lighten things up. I recommend Joni to anyone who in interested in developing goals and related strategies to accomplish their plan.
— Lynn Johnson Langer, PhD, MBA, Senior Associate Program Chair Advanced Biotechnology Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Working with Joni is fantastic! In addition to being easy to work with, she is quick to identify opportunities for improvement and deliver results. Her communication style is refreshing and she positively influenced our team.
— Jill Johnson, Executive Director, NISH Products

“Joni’s presentation was a great reinforcement of things I knew, articulated in a concise and impactful way. While I understood many of the concepts before the seminar, her presentation moved my knowledge from conceptual into something more concrete that I could practice. Several of the concepts she presented were absolutely accurate, although I didn’t realize just how big a difference it could make toward effective communication and achieving the desired result until she delivered them in a way that hit home and made it easy to remember.”
— Diana Giglio, Business Development, Finix Professional Services

The first time I met Joni I was immediately impressed with her enthusiasm for her work. She brings a business perspective to HR issues that resonates with our leaders.
— Michael N. Piergrossi, Vice President of Human Resources, W.R. Grace

The staff came into the office today, ready and raring to go. Joni’s truthfulness about what it takes to reach a goal really resonates with people because they know at some level that what she describes in her presentation has been their actual experience over the years. The strategies really gives people guidance about 'how to' rather than 'just do this." The story about raising a great kid said it all! Joni was a wonderful and important part of our conference.
— Kathy Keegan, Director of Portfolio Administration, Legg Mason Investment Council

We have worked with Joni on three occasions and she has presented Power Tools to over 250 of our clients representing over 20,000 participants. She receives nothing but rave reviews for her energy, ability to communicate and present concepts and tools that are easy to implement and apply. In addition, Joni has proven that she can impact a diversity of organizations and people from administrative professionals to senior managers.
— Taavo Godfredsen, Senior Vice President, Targeted Learning Corporation

Joni’s training program was on mark. She presents the information in an easy to follow manner that keeps your attention. Joni’s personality and presentation style creates a situation conducive to learning. She is able to reduce the threat and nervousness you feel, creating a more relaxed environment that allows even the most sensitive or personal of topics to be an open dialogue promoting personal growth. I highly recommend Joni for your personal development needs. The training was informative - and fun.
— Greg Buckler, V P of Membership, Maryland Chamber of Commerce

When Joni addressed students, faculty, staff and our business partners about the issues facing multiple generations in the workforce, she conveyed the importance of being open minded about differences and used examples that everyone understood. One attendee remarked that “The biggest takeaway for me was to proactively ‘step out of my generational X box’ and try to connect with colleagues of different generations to gain a better understanding of them.” Joni Daniels, as always, provided the group with detailed information, solutions, and options for dealing with this new challenge in the workforce.
— Laleh Malek, M.M.S., Director of Professional Experience, College of Business and Economics, Towson University

Joni designed a customized course for us called “Polished Presentation Skills” which was delivered to leaders and future leaders in our organization. One of the most helpful parts of the class was the interactive portion. Employees received immediate, effective feedback on how to improve. It was amazing how much improvement people made in a short time. We will be sure to use Joni again in future trainings.
— Kim Theobald, Director of Human Resources, SC&H Group, Inc.

I think that Joni's session was one of the most relevant, interactive, and valuable sessions that I have attended on the topic of women's power and leadership.....and it was grounded in very practicable examples that you can put to use immediately!!
— Patricia J. Mitchell, Vice President, Global Sales and Operations, IBM Global Services

Joni was able to support our organization in having laser-like focus on our strategic goals. Her facilitation style kept us on task while taking us through a necessary process to understand the critical nature of what we were setting out to accomplish. I would readily hire Ms. Daniels again for future support of our organization in accomplishing our goals.
— Khalilah Harris, Esq., Executive Director, The BFA Foundation, Inc.

I usually think of the word ‘facilitator’ as meaning a ‘helper.’ But today, your work with the Leadership Team of the Enoch Pratt Free Library reminded me of the root meaning of the word: facilitator – one who makes it easier. Your manner and method made it easy for the group of hard-charging library administrators become more reflective and realize thy needed to be clearer about goals and directions. Your careful listening and helpful summaries kept the team on target. And thanks for making it easier for the reluctant few who were finding it hard to participate by inviting them in – very gracefully by the way. You did everything we planned, and made it look and feel easy.
— Jack Kinsella, Chief, Human Resources, Enoch Pratt Free Library

"Joni is an exciting and very knowledgeable educator who communicates well to the audience she is training. We used Joni's services for a kick off meeting in January 2011 for Property Managers regarding Change Management - a topic we felt was needed for the leaders in our organization to prepare them for taking on the challenges of a restructured organization as well as one that is growing at a very fast pace.. The feedback I received from the managers was fabulous. They were excited and utilized several of Joni's coined phrases from the training. We are a better team and organization due to her program."
— Shay Dugan, Director of Operations, A&R Companies

Joni lit up the room with her insights, humor and wit. We were lucky to be on the receiving end of such a fabulous program.
— Dana Baiocco Esq., Pennsylvania Bar Association/ Commission for Women in the Profession

Joni's presentation on "Power Tools for Women" for the 2012 AIPLA Women in IP event that we hosted was engaging, interactive and inspiring. We continue to receive accolades and clearly, Joni was instrumental to the success of our event!
— Debbie Pavlik, Marketing Manager, Invotex Group

Joni is so good at distilling universal truths into a few compelling and memorable words.
— Gene Bracken, Director of Communications, The Greater Baltimore Committee

Joni's presentation on "Power Tools for Women" to the National Association of Women Business Owners, Baltimore Regional Chapter, was insightful and captivating. Joni showed she understood the audience by delivering her presentation with the right mix of humor and astounding facts to keep us engaged. She empowered us to reach beyond today to identify and use the "tools" we all possess to advance our business and career.
— Janine DiPaula Stevens, CEO of Vircity & President of NAWBO-BRC

Practical and insightful.
— Edwin Warfield, CEO, CityBizList

Working with Joni was a joy. Her keynote presentation on Power Tools® for Women was right on target for our women's conference. It had the right amount of serious advice and humor to convey important messages and keep the audience interest. Many conference participants stated in their evaluations that Joni's presentation, coupled with her book, would help in their professional and personal development.
— Constance Walker, Annual Conference Chair, PPL Women's Network

“Joni has presented recently to two of our CEO peer leadership groups and each time has been very professional and informative. The group members enjoyed the topics, found them relevant and areas of interest. Joni offers effective programs that meet our group's needs. She is an effective speaker, delivers a solid program in an understandable and useful way.”
— Bill Clark, Chairman, Clark Leadership Group

Speaking recently to 30 women business owners at SBDC's December women's business roundtable at Towson University, Daniels presented her insights on the topic: Energy and Focus: Where it went and how to get it back. Here is was clear that Daniels undoubtedly knew how to effectively engage an audience. Her leadership abilities and facilitation skills evoked earnest, heart-felt and productive conversations which brought lucidity and insight to a group of confident women entrepreneurs ready to collaborate about issues in common.
— Marcia Bennett, Training and Marketing Director, Small Business Development Center - Central Region, Towson, MD

Joni uses practical experience in conjunction with best practices. Her energy and excitement is sure to inspire. She has a friendly and open approach that immediately puts people at ease and she is open to the discussion at hand. Her passion shines through at every point. Joni presents practical examples, breaking ideas down to the simplest forms using multiple learning modalities so everyone can take away a pike of knowledge. The participants enjoyed the program and will use the skills in the future as they build upon their success.
— Beth Lucy-Speidel, Program Coordinator/Professor, Eastern University School of Leadership & Development

We could not have asked for a more professional, perceptive, good-humored, patient, fun, versatile and effective emcee and speaker for our Annual Leader Lunch event. Joni was easy to work with and immediately grasped the nature and message of the event which helped ensure that we achieved exactly what we hoped for. Feedback revealed that the attendees were also impressed and everyone enjoyed her ease and fluency at the podium.
— Mary Chesnut, Director of Development, YWCA Greater Baltimore