“Hardy Smith’s presentation on Creating
Success for Community Leaders was certainly one
of the best we have had in the five years we
have been conducting Leadership Ormond Beach.
If you are organizing a seminar and looking for
a first class speaker, I would put Hardy at the
top of the list.”
(Lynn McCoy, Leadership Ormond Beach, Ormond
Beach, FL)
“What an incredibly effective communicator and
charismatic speaker!”
(
Kahlin Adkins, American Lung Association of
Florida)
“I really enjoyed your presentation on
recruiting, retaining, and how to best utilize
volunteers. You gave information that I
hadn’t heard before and it was helpful.
Thanks for your inspiration!”
(Debbi Merrill, Girl Scouts of North Central
Alabama)
“The training session was good because the many
stories and topics covered led to more thoughts
and ideas
for me.”
(Allison Campbell, Heart of Florida Hope
Foundation)
“Your presentation was filled with such good
information. I’ll be changing some of the
ways I do things because of you.”
(Marsha Lewis, Take Stock in Children of
Volusia County, FL)
“Hardy shared some great stories but
more importantly he provided some clear cut
guidance at our annual conference. When I
returned home, I shared his ideas with my team
and they were quite receptive.”
(Catherine Penrod, CEO-Switchboard of Miami)
“Excellent! He really knows the needs of
nonprofits.”
(Linda Johns, East Central Alabama UCP)
“Very engaging, kept interest, and dynamic.”
(Carol Ferguson, Florida Hospital)
“Hardy is a great speaker who is very engaging
and has lots to share. His presentation on
Creating Success for Nonprofit Organizations was
very informative and well worth my time.”
(Laura Zublionis, Volunteer Center for
Volusia/Flagler Counties)
“A+ for Conducting Successful Fundraising Events
session. Hardy was captivating and
provided wonderful information.”
(Jo Lynn Deal, Community Partnership for
Children)
Strategic Planning Session Results:
“It’s so exciting to see our board focused on
the future in a strategic way. Thank you
so much for your wonderful, skillful, empowering
session. It was what our board needed to
spark it up.”
(Claris Mac’Kie, Family Renew Community,
INC.)
“Although the board members I work with are
extremely competent and the group has achieved
numerous successes, for some reason efforts to
have productive strategic planning sessions have
had a history of less than positive results.
Hardy Smith was able to create a very successful
planning session for our Board of Directors.
Board members were engaged and left the session
with a feeling of genuine accomplishment!”
(Beth Butera, Director, FUTURES Foundation
for Volusia County Schools)

If You want results contact Hardy Smith:
hardy@hardysmith.com
“His down to earth approach makes a very
complicated topic seem easy to handle, manage,
and completely doable. I recommend seeking
Hardy and his experience out when you have
fundraising and nonprofit guidance needs.”
(Monica Wofford, CSP and CEO of Contagious
Companies)
“Engaging, inspiring, over the top,
and out of the box! I am so glad we were able
to have Hardy Smith come and speak at our FLAIRS
conference.”
(Jan Zak, 2-1-1 Program Director- United Way
of North Central Florida)
“Excellent, dynamic, and held
my interest”
(Karen Chrapek, Neighbor To Family)
“Hardy really knows people and has the ability
to connect with his audience right away. He
understands the dynamics of interpersonal
relationships and is highly effective at getting
his message heard.”
(Karen Card, Certified Relationship Coach:
coachingforlove.com)
“Hardy was excellent, well prepared,
funny, able to keep it moving, on target, and
fabulous!”
(Jennifer Morgan, Center For Business
Excellence)
“Hardy presented practical
suggestions that we should use in our
workplaces. This was a great session to get
refocused.”
(Lorenzo Williams, Assistant Manager, Public
Safety Communication Division, 3-1-1 Call
Center, Orange County, FL)
Hardy Smith is an impact player to any
organization or event. He brings a wealth
of valuable experience in such topics as
fundraising, event planning and promotion, team
building, and overall organizational
performance. His philosophy, ideas, and
strategies are creative, innovative, and most
importantly are proven techniques that produce
positive results and maximize outcomes.
Hardy is made out of the “right stuff”. He is
responsible, trustworthy, and will earn your
respect with his work ethic and passion to make
a major difference in whatever task or
opportunity he is granted. His involvement
with our Eagles Athletic Association has helped
us reach a different level of success.
Without a doubt, I highly endorse Hardy Smith as
a potential teammate for your organization!
With great enthusiasm,
Coach Steve Ridder
Director of Athletics
Head Basketball Coach
Embry-Riddle University