Marti spoke with eloquence and meaningful insight and she demonstrated a high level of expertise in dealing with trauma-informed and victim-centered responses. Marti also demonstrated best practices when supporting this population. Most importantly, Marti is an amazing storyteller and she shared messages of inspiration and insight when dealing with this heavy subject of exploitation and substance addiction.
22, Mar, 2017
Rose Mukha
7, Dec, 2016
Gregory A. Jones
Marti MacGibbon’s speech was more than we could have expected. Numerous attendees noted on their evaluations that they were truly enlightened and gained valuable information from her keynote address. Some of the evaluations included such words and phrases as, touching, heartfelt, an amazing person, knowledgeable, colorful, animated, funny, amazing presenter, engaging…to name a few.
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2, Dec, 2016
Jill Hill
Marti MacGibbon is strongly recommended as a speaker and presenter on the topic of substance abuse, mental health and human trafficking. Marti came to Ames, Iowa in September 2016 to help my organization and other local providers to celebrate National Recovery Month. Marti MacGibbon spoke to an audience of about 500 people at Iowa State University-Memorial Union about the topic of hope, resilience and empowerment when impacted with life obstacles. Marti was an excellent presenter, which included heart-felt messages, sharing herpersonal tragedies and how to overcome those life events.
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18, Nov, 2016
Heather Greko
Dear Marti,
Thank you for coming to share your story of hope and healing with the audience at our fundraising gala An Evening of Hope. Your message helped raise money to provide women at Our Hope with precious resources to help take the next step toward recovery. Your willingness to be the face of recovery from addiction, trauma, trafficking and homelessness helped the audience understand more about the needs of the women at Our Hope as they begin the process of turning their lives around.
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22, Aug, 2016
Shelly Todd
Our goal was for staff to feel inspired, rejuvenated, to laugh a lot and enjoy the day. Marti was able to produce those results with her energy and humor. The audience was laughing out loud and even crying with laughter at times. Not only was she funny, but her story of how she overcome barriers in her life was inspirational. Marti presented her “game changers” to give us real exercises we can practice to stay energized, refreshed and give us the strength to sustain ourselves in the difficult work we do each day. In preparing for this event, Marti was easy to work with.
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21, Aug, 2016
Tarra Winters
Every interaction with Marti throughout the planning process was enjoyable. She was professional and always willing to make any accommodations necessary to meet the needs of the conference and attendees. Mart understood the importance of meeting those expectations. As opening keynote speaker, she delivered a powerful message about addiction and recovery. She was refreshing, engaging, passionate, and funny. Marti is honest and real and her story and message is inspiring to all.
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15, Jul, 2016
Shelly Todd
To Whom It May Concern,
Marti MacGibbon was the keynote speaker for our annual Staff Appreciation Day. The title of her presentation was “Gratitude, Celebration and the Power of Second Chances”. Her presenting style was energetic and she incorporated a lot of humor as well. She was just what we were looking for in an inspirational speaker. Our goal was for staff to feel inspired, rejuvenated, to laugh a lot and enjoy the day. Marti was able to produce the results we were looking for with her energy and humor. The room was laughing out loud and even crying with laughter at times.
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Tarra Winters
This letter is in support of Marti MacGibbon. Marti was a speaker at the 11th Annual Metro East Meth + Other Drugs Conference in Belleville, IL. The annual conference is hosted by the Metro East Coalition Against Meth and Other Drugs (MECAM) and attracts 400 professionals each year. It was such a pleasure to work with Marti. Every interaction with Marti throughout the planning process was enjoyable. She was professional and always willing to make any accommodations necessary to meet the needs of the conference and attendees. Marti understood the importance of meeting those expectations.
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3, Mar, 2016
Curtis Hamre
To Whom It May Concern:
I am honored to take this opportunity to tell you about having Marti MacGibbon as the keynote speaker for the 2015 September National Recovery Month events in our community.
Marti MacGibbon spoke passionately to the local high school in the afternoon about her life’s journey. Then, she shared her incredible story of recovery at the local university auditorium in the evening. Marti shared, from her heart, her story healing and recovery from a turbulent past of abuse and addiction.
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25, Nov, 2015
Diana Thomi
Dear Marti,
We would like to thank you for being our Keynote Speaker for our Annual Camp Victory Women’s Weekend! Your humor started our weekend with a lot of laughter, and your Keynote address was filled with triumph, hope, and encouragement to live life fully, and to look back on our difficulties in life with faith, passion and joy!
As you found out, Women’s Weekend is a fun, educational and therapeutic time for women who are newly diagnosed with cancer and the highlight of the year for returning campers.