Testimonials
Click here to view video testimonials. Below is what others have said about Josephine Hanan, her coaching, and her speaking and leadership abilities:
- “Josephine helps people reach their peak performance. She is an engaging speaker with a powerful message. She is a tremendous resource for those in any kind of transition.” — Doug Weller, Intellectual Property Law Attorney
- “Jos Hanan presented today for Phase2Careers–Your Fast Track to Career Success. She did a great job of making us think more introspectively about our careers and what positive steps we could take to attain career success (road map). She invites dialogue through exercises and tapping the experiences of the audience. I look forward to her next presentation with our group, Phase2Careers.” — Ron Visconti, Executive Director, Phase2Careers
- “Jos provides a comprenenshive approach to Branding ‘The Process’. The exercises provided during her presentation are insightful and should resonate with the student. Jos makes you become more realistic with your image and provides concrete methods to re-create your Image in ‘Being Professional and Consistent.’” –Reginald R., Medical Sales and Software Quality Engineering
- “Prior to meeting Josephine, my career search was moving forward in various different directions and I felt as if I was lost at sea. Even before I hired Josephine, she was instrumental with helping me more clearly define my career objectives and she assisted with putting me back on track. Her resourcefulness and knowledge is abundant, and she provided me with many different tools that I can employ in my daily life – not just a career transition! She constantly challenged me to push myself to achieve the best that life has to offer. Josephine was truly a dedicated coach who was committed to helping me improve my developmental areas, while simultaneously leveraging my strengths. I definitely walked away from my experience with Josephine with more confidence and perseverance that will allow me to better transition into my next lifelong goals.” – Jim W., Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
- “People listen to Josephine, not only because of her great ideas and wonderful advice, but because they know she legitimately wants her audience to succeed.” – Darren Penfield, President, San Jose Toastmasters
- “Jos draws audiences into her speech like a magnet! She’s a true leader, and she leads by example.” – Ayu Bor, San Jose Toastmasters
- “I have heard more than 20 speeches from Josephine. She always brings energy and enthusiasm into her speeches. I would recommend her to any organizations and events.” – Serena Li, Vice President of Public Relations at TalkingChips Toastmasters
- “Josephine is a team player, very organized, and results driven. She worked well with clients and maintained good employer relations.” — Jo Bailard, Development Director, Sensory Access Foundation
- “I have always admired those who knew what they wanted and had a plan to attain their goals. By working with Ms. Hanan, I have been able to focus first on identifying what I actually wanted to do and then establishing the next steps to take to reach my goals. Her website is full of helpful resources and Ms. Hanan provided thoughtful, compassionate follow-up to me. I am indeed excited about this new “journey” that I am on!” — Sabrina B., Events Coordinator/Activity Director
- “Josephine Hanan shone at Sensory Access Foundation. She was a leader at the organization, often taking initiative and improving programs and procedures.” — Nikki Conti-Brown, Development Associate, Sensory Access Foundation
- “I’d want Josephine Hanan to be my Transition Specialist if I was looking for a job or if I needed advice as a business about any support needed throughout the employment process. She is results-driven, authentic, and always knows best practices for finding a job, keeping it, and becoming a star performer.” –Paul Hoffman, The Success Creation Institute/Success Songs
- “Jos was President when I joined San Jose Toastmasters in September 2009. As a speaker she has quiet command of the room and a warm persona that makes everyone pay attention to what she has to say. She can simplify complicated, emotional topics for the audience in a way that allows the audience to relate to her personally but she does not condescend or make people uncomfortable when she speaks. Jos willingly serves as a role model for our club. Our club members look forward to her speeches because we know we will always learn something new about public speaking. She is entertaining, too! No one falls asleep or has his attention wander when Jos is speaking. To paraphrase an old Smith Barney commercial, ‘When Josephine Speaks Everybody Listens!’” – Sherry Snow, Snow Consulting, Interim CFO Services
- “I am a job developer of Veterans, my consult with Jos has given me more information on how to build working relationship with employers and win them over to be willing to HIRE A VET:)” — Emory W., Job Developer
- “Jos worked with me to schedule a convenient time and meeting location, was very personable and easy to talk to, and provided me with some tools to further work on my own to advance my career and financial goals. I am extremely grateful for her time and patience!” — Courtney T., Electrical Engineer
- “Jos is very clear in her information and provides many helpful tips to brand yourself. She breaks down branding into understandable elements, and she gets individuals to really look at themselves and figure out what qualities and factors are important to them and how they want their value to be perceived – personally and professionally. I appreciate all of her instruction on the topic of branding.” — Gina C., Customer Support
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During my first San Jose Toastmaster’s meeting in 2009, I had the opportunity to meet all the members and immediately I captured Josephine as a good professional that shows her abilities as a good speaker with great leadership skills. Since that moment, I have been following Josephine’s steps and as today, I feel like, I took the right decision because now I feel more confident when I am in front of the audience delivering my speeches. — Oscar Ordonez, Accounting & Finance Consultant
