What Our Clients and Others Say

An unsolicited statement that we really appreciated because it summed up what we strive to accomplish at The Shindler Perspective:

“I've always thought that you and your company had a pretty unique and interesting take on the business world.”

Samples of feedback received upon completion of consulting engagements include:

“Thanks for you [sic] insight as to how to get our company on the right footing. Things are headed in the right direction and the painful growth and change you described are happening.”

“Most importantly, your ability to articulate and rationalize the many differences of opinion and points of view will enhance the readers’ ability to fully understand the economics of this industry.”

“The report was thorough, well–written and addressed the visual effects matters for which your firm had been commissioned. The report explored the issues with which we were concerned and provided an independent perspective on those issues.”

“As always, thanks for your wise council. [sic]”

“Thank you for putting me on your mail list, good information. I am in the development stages of a new feature film, the film financing information is really needed at this stage of my project.”

“You're on the mark. But too many so-called producers have no clue about what it takes to be approved for capital.”

Following some recent presentations, I was pleased to receive the following emails:

“I walked away with some good thoughts and ideas yesterday.”

From a respected journalist covering an important panel. “I thought you did an excellent job--you covered the topics that people are talking about.”

From a key industry executive participating as a panelist. “Thanks Marty...you did a great job preparing us all.”

“I feel like I’ve neglected telling you how much I appreciated your moderating, and facilitation skills at the NAB Creative Storage Conference. As you could obviously tell I’m not the most experienced speaker in public but having you there, someone I know and trust, made all the difference. So thank you.”

“Your approach …made the time much more enjoyable because you kept the program moving and the topic evolving.”

From an industry packaging and branding expert regarding the CES "Spotlight on 3D Content” panel, “The selected group gave an excellent overview on the subject, as well as creating a nice exchange with each other. Your presence and moderating skills, truly made the group discussion exciting and informative.”

As an introduction to a future panelist, “I can personally vouch for the fact that Marty is a great moderator and this will be his third year doing the digital cinema/3D panel for this event so you will be in good hands.”

From an interpreter who translated a recent presentation, “I was able to perform well received interpretation job thanks to your well structured and eloquent presentation.  I thoroughly enjoyed working with you and definitely look forward to having another opportunity to work with you in the future.”

Some unsolicited reactions to various published articles and our periodic consulting newsletter include:

“Excellent. The article will be required reading for my startup clients from now on.”

“Thank you for including me in your distribution. This is beautifully written and well thought out… as correctly pointed out...most executives are too busy competing to assess what the competition has deployed, planned or accomplished.”

“Loved the article — rare for a management consultant to make things clear and simple.”

“As always your [sic] right on target with simple things that so many people overlook.”

“I certainly enjoy your [recent]… article - and beneath all the hype, glitz, and general banter within the industry - I value your opinion and perspectives we all face. You seem to be the calming influence in the face of emotional responses.”

“Interesting article. Funny how people sometimes underestimate the power of simply returning calls on time. I agree that that in itself could mean the difference between maintaining a relationship or terminating it.”

“Very good article. I suppose most companies are to [sic] egocentric to respond. Your article assumes people want to know about themselves, that they would listen. I'm afraid that is a dying art in this business, especially. I love the line about having two ears and one mouth. Do you think God was trying to tell us something?”

“Additionally, the "vibe" factor not only helps to bring in business, but is a gauge of the company's own internal health as well. A good vibe means that there is generally a good morale, and a good morale is essential for not only turning out top quality work, but in maintaining the top talent required to produce this work on an ongoing basis Keeping morale high requires continual effort from the entire organization.”

“Marty, excellent advice from you in the LA Times!”

“How ironic that I am dealing with a “curse of the legacy” issue just as your email arrived.  The Capex budget prepared toward the end of last year simply did not address this year’s needs. And of course now everyone is complaining.  Very funny timing I would say.”

And finally, from someone who referred us to a prospective client:

 “He asked for the most knowledgeable guy in my industry. There was no other choice. Thanks for your help.”