“Catherine is one of the sharpest sales and marketing thought leaders I know. Her deep insight into the true meaning of value proposition and how to convey it according to exact market and customer needs is incredible. The world is fortunate to have her unique knowledge …”
Gordon Curtis, Principal, Curtis Consulting
Author, Well Connected (Wiley)
“Catherine Blake is a highly experienced marketing professional who brings both depth and width to her varied assignments. She has many professional clients across a variety of disciplines. Catherine is known for her practical knowledge and her ability to apply this to a multitude of situations. She is highly respected in her field and well known throughout New Hampshire.
I highly recommend working with her as she is thoughtful and thorough.”
Annabel Beerel MBA, Ph.D.
The New England’s Women’s Leadership Institute
“Catherine Blake’s real-world experience in sales and coaching is a proven mega-asset that will spark enthusiasm in her clients and lay the essential groundwork to not only land a job, but to excel at one too, even in the most challenging of times.”
Cliff Hakim, founder, Rethinking Work
Author, We Are All Self-Employed
“Catherine’s strength is execution. Not only does she understand the fundamentals of marketing- but she has “in the trenches” expertise that allows her to bridge sales and marketing with an eye towards ROI. Clients hire her not only to “consult,” but to get the job done smartly.”
Melissa Raffoni, Principal
Raffoni CEO Consulting
“I have worked with Catherine Blake and find that her columns are interesting, informative and insightful. It is so helpful to have a professional who can analyze the challenges of sales and marketing in our quickly evolving marketplace.”
Heidi Copeland
Publisher, Business NH Magazine
“Catherine is one person I want on my team. She brings a fresh look combined with the wisdom of best practices to bolster your marketing strategy. While she learns your business, her infectious energy motivates the troops, enhancing the prospects for success.”
Tim Platt
Founder & CEO, PoKos Communications
“Catherine is an energetic and creative person with whom to work. From the beginning she came to the New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council with not only concrete ideas but the means by which to bring these ideas to fruition. Both creative and open to our ideas and needs, Catherine helped take our organization from a work in progress to a group with a vision and showed us the way to realize our vision. She became both a trusted friend to the board but also a source of information.”
Paula Newton, President
The New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council
“Catherine is unlike any other professor I have had while attending The University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business Economics. Using her wealth of business skills and “go get ’em” attitude, she is able to communicate and establish the most important (yet most overlooked) skills that any person needs to land a job. Most students know or have a general feeling what he/she wants to do in life; Catherine is able to sculpt that into the perfect candidate for any job offering. She was able to take my knowledge of the Transportation Industry and have me communicate it to the right people in the best way possible. Landing a job within months after taking this class is proof of her success, and I attribute my great presentation, resume building, and communication skills to her class and expertise. Catherine truly goes “the extra mile” when teaching others, and her experience and knowledge with self-marketing makes her an excellent professor and a great mentor.”
Stuart Mumley
Amtrak, Washington, D.C.
“I took the class “Selling Yourself in a Tough Economy” at UNH’s Whittemore School of Business. The class was taught by Catherine Blake and she did an excellent job of instructing as well as coaching each of the students in what they needed to succeed. She created an environment within class to allow the students to support and encourage each other to gain some wonderful new skills. I will always remember this course as one of the best I have ever had because it gave me some very important career skills and made me go outside my comfort zone and explore other areas. I thank her for the opportunity to grow and to get to know her and all the other students. Thank you!”
Scott Bugbee
Former Manager of Information Technology, New Hampshire Public Television
“Catherine is inspiring and motivating. Her instruction and coaching encouraged a group of students and professionals to focus our goals and take hold of our futures. During the inaugural edition of “Selling Yourself in a Tough Economy,” Catherine taught us her formula for confidently presenting ourselves in a way that highlights our strengths and position ourselves as a solution. Catherine’s energy, integrity and knowledge exceeded all my expectations and turned what I thought would be “some marketing course” into an experience which I’m proud to have been a part of.”
Will Winder
Software Engineer, IBM
“Catherine is energetic, knowledgeable, and professional. She takes great interest in fostering individual growth and development for each student, and is knowledgeable about what resources each individual requires as she continues down her path towards success. Catherine is always prompt and prepared, and her advice includes endless imagination and resourcefulness. She would be a tremendous asset to any university’s curriculum program.”
Angela Marsh
Atlas Media Group, New York
“Catherine’s presentation is full of skills you will definitely need in the work world. A successful business professional herself, she is inspirational to the class and brings real-world experience and strategies. Her commitment to the class is easy to discern in the preparation she puts into it, the clear goals, the thoughtful presentations, and the endless coaching she provides to individual students. The rest of you may encounter her as a consultant, but those in this program are blessed to have her as a teacher. She is lively and engaging, and our time in class just flies. You will certainly learn many valuable lessons with Catherine.”
Sarah Harrison,
Wellesley College Graduate, School Teacher, Private Academy
“Catherine is an exciting and dynamic sales trainer. Her excitement radiates to her participants as she creates an upbeat learning environment. She is sincere and genuinely interested in making a positive difference to those around her.”
Dave Stearns
President, Dale Carnegie Training of Maine
“If you want to see a person light up a room and captivate an audience, then watch Catherine Blake deliver a Sales Training Program! Catherine’s energy and passion as sales professional is unmistakable! With so much experience and a background of solid achievement, she can turn a novice into a “pro” under her guidance. Once you meet her, you’ll quickly recognize a confident professional committed to positive outcomes and results. It’s my pleasure to endorse Catherine Blake!”
Marie Grillo
Certified Dale Carnegie Trainer, Performance Training Associates
“Catherine has been a great source of vision and leadership during a critical time of transformation. She presents a high level of professional dedication and acumen that benefits any organization that is lucky enough to engage her.”
Jim Cavan
Sr. Vice President Business Strategy, Boston Market Strategies, Inc.
“Catherine is a pure pleasure to work with. Her insight and knowledge of sales techniques and how to market effectively are second to none. I would advise anyone in a professional firm or individual in any form of business to reach out to her and tap into her wealth of knowledge and experience.”
Brian Kantarowski
Account Manager, The Walsh Companies
“Catherine Blake is an exceptional sales / account management leader. She was instrumental in providing input on the pressing needs and concerns of our customer-base in a non-emotional, straightforward and pragmatic way. She effectively set expectations with customers so that we were able to actually overachieve on our promises. And, she met her numbers! I consider Catherine a true partner. If you are looking to create a finely-tuned and high performing sales / account management organization, Catherine can help to get you there!”
Craig Bailey
CEO, Customer Centricity