As the chair of a CEO peer group, I have the privilege of bringing in speakers who not only enlighten but also inspire our members to integrate meaningful practices into their professional and personal lives. In a world where we often focus on hard-hitting topics, Steve’s presentation on gratitude was a breath of fresh air. It was a soft topic, yes, but its impact was anything but.

He is a master of his topic, weaving gratitude into our lives with a skill that can only be described as artistry.

In short, Steve Foran didn’t just speak to our group; he transformed us. And for that, we are profoundly grateful.

As for his program, I don't know if I've ever taken part in a session where there was dead quiet and everyone was totally engaged. Our team is still buzzing about Steve’s session and including his ideas into our routine daily activities.

Steve gave us a fresh perspective on our collective success that will serve us well into the next 20 years.

You don't want to miss this grateful leadership retreat. I've learned more about practicing gratitude and gratitude practices from Steve than from anyone else.

Steve had great impact on our partner team and we left his sessions with practical tools we are using for our own personal growth as well as tools to engage with our teams. Because our work is so demanding, his message and energy is the type of thing we want in front of our people on a regular basis. He’s great to work with and a valuable investment and I would encourage groups of any size to engage with Steve.

His message was impactful and I see it in how our people have been behaving in the weeks that have followed. We are now looking at ways to engage Steve, regionally and nationally, to help our people integrate the principles of persistence and gratitude into our real estate businesses so that Royal LePage Realtors stand out as exceptional deliverers of service excellence.

We specifically chose Steve Foran for the opening keynote to set a positive tone for our regional business summit—and he delivered. The feedback confirmed Steve not only set the stage for our first summit, but he equipped the audience with practical tools they immediately put into practice.

Thank you for stretching our thinking. I really believe that the ideas of gratitude and appreciation are key leadership traits and they must be intentionally developed. Although we are a very technical organization, our work is about people and you helped us rediscover an effective and genuine way to deal with people... in essence, to be better leaders. I can see from the way people are reacting in challenging situations that your work with us has made a positive difference in our culture. In fact, many employees have taken what they learned and have applied it outside of work.