"Congratulations on a first-rate presentation that has received a very good feedback among our audience... ranking you as the best speaker of the event!"

Alena Krchnava, International Project Leader, Jacob Fleming Group

"Awesome performance, great feedback... you were fantastic... people said the 'time flew by', 'it opened their eyes', 'made them think'... etc etc... cracking gig... funny, inspiring, authentic... you really are impressive!!"

Richard Blackburn, Managing Director, Energi Technical Marketing

"Simon’s talk was fantastic. His story telling and references were totally engaging. His background in teaching has served him well in developing a genuine and realistic style. He doesn’t preach but introduces us to people that have influenced him and draws from his own experience to get important business messages across. He inspired me to go away and think carefully about want I really want to do and how I am going to achieve it."

Anonymous delegate

"Well, what can I say! – an excellent seminar last night. I want to say how much I enjoyed your presentation. You had eloquence in your delivery and there was real business relevance in what you said. You’re a great story teller and so well read that all your references and asides really engaged everyone. I loved the fact (note use of the word love) that you didn’t use PowerPoint. Your energetic use of multi flip charts and pens was great entertainment – a real conjuring act!"

Lucy Marks, Manager, Norfolk Network

"...a short note to pass on Comic Relief’s thanks for generosity giving us your guidance on creative thinking. In recognition of your help Simon Middleton Company will be mentioned in our next annual review, which will be produced in 2007. Thank you again for a brilliant session!"

Melanie Allen, Training Manager, Comic Relief

"The feedback from the team immediately after your session was that they felt it to be (and I quote) really focused, great, lots of practical ideas and well-delivered. The techniques you showed us enabled us to get to the core of a problem, with lots of possible solutions. We will in future use these techniques to help us develop new fundraising initiatives."

Melanie Chew, Fundraising Manager, EACH East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

"I can’t thank you enough for a wonderful event last night – I’m sure it took everyone at least as long as it took me to ‘come down’ afterwards. I was buzzing with energy for ages."

Lesley Anne Rubenstein, Chief Executive, Thames Innovation Centre

"...thank you again for an inspiring and creative Away Day... a great success thanks to you and your approach to creativity."

Karin Gartzke, Chief Executive, The Richmond Theatre

"Thank you for a challenging presentation at the Norfolk Network. It's always difficult for academics to think 'out of the box' and be creative! So the challenge was greatly welcomed. There was a great turn out and the feedback was great - very positive."

Dr. Haya Al-Dajani, Associate Tutor, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia

"Having experienced first hand Simon’s Creative Thinking workshops, I can recommend them without reservation to anyone who encounters business challenges or problems regardless of industry or marketplace. The content is stimulating, thought provoking and exciting which combined with Simon’s enthusiasm, professionalism and engaging style, makes it a real winner! We’re hooked and look forward to fostering a relationship which is adding real value to our organisation."

Nicola Stout, People Director, McCann Erickson Communications House

"...a terrific talent for getting to the essence of something, and persevering to cut out all woolly thinking until you are left with the great aha moment and you realise you have found the jewel amidst the mountain of stones."

Fiona Reid Wilson, Head of UK Intranet, Aviva

"Simon is a personable, sincere, highly intelligent consultant with a refreshing quiet authority. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone needing creative advice or guidance of any kind."

Jay Chapman, Head of Communications, Pret A Manger

"Many thanks for the seminar - we've used the technique twice already to significant effect, the first of these may well have saved us £1m of cash flow next year!"

Nick Burroughs, 
Financial Controller, HFL Ltd

"Thank you so very much for last Thursday which I believe worked so wonderfully well. I have had numerous governors email me already with their thanks and their very positive comments about the day. Overall they felt engaged, interested, well looked after and that their contribution was being well recognised."

Christine Birchall, Corporate Communications Manager, Norfolk County Council

"Many thanks for your services – exceeding my expectations in terms of direct relevance. What you provided was a quality of communication that was both transparent and responsive."

Richard Denyer, Business Development Manager, Norwich University College of the Arts

"Simon has a wonderfully bright mind, able to conceptualise, contextualise, and design new and better ways for whatever is being discussed. Simon has a passion for great branding, great customer experience, and just excellence per se. As a facilitator and presenter he is highly effective. His recent work on ‘purposing’ is, for my money, at the cutting edge of what organisations need to be engaged in. "

Darren Cornish, Director of Customer Experience, Norwich Union/Aviva

"Great afternoon yesterday. Very many thanks for your contribution to Lead On 2008, which achieved exactly what the conference is all about. It stretched people's thinking, and gave them something practical to take away and use immediately. And like the best of all presentations it left people hungry for more."

Christopher Ward, Chief Executive, Wales Management Council

"It was a pleasure meeting you and I have had only positive feedback regarding your session. I do hope we will have the opportunity to work together again, I would not hesitate to recommend you."

David Taylor, Partner, Lovells llp, Paris