“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