Happy Clients

“If it were 40 years ago, we’d send speakers to Toastmasters. Joe is the Toastmasters of today.

Martha Nelson
Former Global Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo.com

“The talk went GREAT. I can’t wait to do it again. Very engaged crowd, lots of nodding, almost no one on phones or screens. And a long line of people afterwards. Totally transformative personal and professional experience. You’re the best!

Janet Haven
Executive Director, Data & Society

“I contacted Joe, last minute, for help with the content and delivery of a big presentation. Two short weeks later I delivered it to 450 people, changed a public company’s global strategy, and was offered a huge strategic investment. I’d say I killed it.”

Chris Bruce
Founder & CEO, Sproutling

“When I did my TED talk or when I speak in public, I rely on Joe. Coaching with him enables me to boil down my thoughts, punch up my delivery, and unearth the unexpected. Joe helps me surprise myself.”

David Binder
Creative Director, Brooklyn Academy of Music & Tony-award winning producer

“Joe helped me crystalize all the stuff in my head into a crisp narrative. In a few hours we crafted a presentation that I had been struggling with for months. After I delivered it to a room of investors, one of them told me I sounded like the ‘Steve Jobs of the cannabis industry!’ It was one of the best days of my professional life.”

Matt Wilson
CEO & Founder, Altopa

“Based on the feedback I received I crushed the presentation. Here’s the note I received from the Global Head of Digital Solutions at a major US financial institution. “A sincere thank you for your time in creating a highly engaging experience for our committee. Your presentation was thought provoking and challenged the thinking of what is deemed the best practice within our industry.”

David Hewitt
Group Vice President, Publicis Sapient

“Wow! Just wow! Joe was amazing. I’m not one for gushing praise, but I learned so much in that 60 minutes. I’m not a note taker, but took four pages of notes. Very impressed. Thank you SO MUCH!”

Jon Reily
Vice President, Global Commerce Strategy Lead, Publicis Sapient

“You made me sound more like me.”

Anda Andrei
Industrial Designer

“Joe was tremendously helpful as a media trainer in advance of the bigger PR hits for my book – especially NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Maybe it’s his years of being a journalist and editor, but he helped me predict where TV and radio interviewers would go – which helped me pull together fresh answers that worked well.”

Philip Galanes
New York Times “Social Q’s” columnist

“I cannot say enough good things about Joe’s positive but focused media training. He’s calm and patient but quickly cuts through the noise to help you feel more confident and relaxed under the glaring TV lights.”

Deb Perelman
Author, The Smitten Kitchen

“Joe did a splendid job of assisting me to make the complicated business of neuroscience appealing to a more mainstream audience. I enjoyed the intelligence and wit he brought to this endeavor and I recommend him highly.”

Antonio Damasio
Author of Descartes Error, The Feeling of What Happens, Self Comes To Mind; Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute, USC

“In my experience, most media training makes you feel more self-conscious and stiff in front of the camera, not less. Joe’s warm but incisive approach zeroes and teases out your strengths, allowing less desirable tendencies to fall by the wayside naturally and bringing forth natural confidence in front of the camera. I recommend him unreservedly.”

Adina Steiman
Food and Nutrition Editor, Men’s Health

“It can be difficult to filter complex technical details and distill down to the most salient messages. Joe helped me bring these out and encouraged me to provide context to support them. Our conversation also sparked several ideas on the communications front that we will be using in the future. These sessions were extremely useful and I’ll be using the lessons when speaking to the media, my team and other important audiences.”

Konrad Feldman
CEO & Founder, Quantcast

“Joe’s media training is unlike any I’ve experienced in 20 years of public speaking. He has a refreshingly firm yet warm approach that challenged me as if I were in a live interview. His positive feedback was genuine and criticism is presented with guidance for quick improvement. Absolutely the best I’ve seen. I highly recommend him for both seasoned speakers and newcomers.”

Amanda D’Acierno
SVP, Publisher, Random House

“The session was great and it was a real help! The taping went very smoothly and producers were thrilled. I’m so glad Joe worked with me to feel comfortable going off-script because there was a lot of that.”

Margot Gilman
Executive Editor, Prevention magazine

“Joe has been on both sides of interviews and knows what effective answers look like.”

Brooke Hammerling
CEO, Brew PR

“Joe has been key to helping me gain full confidence in my new position as CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels. He coached me about speaking to the public and to the media in the demanding US market. He has the experience, and even more importantly, a remarkable capacity to guide and elevate without compromise.”

Alain Bernard
CEO Van Cleef & Arpels

“I can tell you that I appreciate working with someone who actually understands the value and the purpose of what we’re trying to build.”

Adam Nash
CEO, Wealthfront.com

“JDC trained our team to pitch investors and we were very pleased. They fit an amazing amount of practice, tips and tricks, and useful feedback into two sessions. We’re now extending the training to other folks in the office.”

Josh Auerbach
Partner & CFO Betaworks

“Your panel prep workshop gave me permission to challenge the speaker, but in the name of offering an entertaining session rather than just being difficult or asking hard questions. This gave me the freedom to steer the discussion in a way that satisfied the audience.”

Dakin Campbell
Senior Finance Correspondent, Business Insider