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Ashley Knoote-Parke as a speaker / presenter

“What can you say – so many descriptive words come to mind – inspirational, powerful, motivating, responsive, energetic, engaging, knowledgeable, ‘down to earth’, memorable…….

As a presenter, Ashley captures the interest of her audience -and keeps it. The audience is engaged, enthused and enlightened. Even the driest topic is presented by Ashley in a way that leaves the audience feeling like they have spent their time doing something worthwhile. The atmosphere in the room is energised and passionate – Ashley’s enthusiasm and charisma is catching.

If you want a presenter to work with you to ensue the presentation suits the audience, the theme you desire and sends a clear message – this is the professional speaker for you. Ashley will work the room and engage the participants, she will leave you laughing, challenged and feeling good.

In my experience Ashley makes her mark – she leaves a clear and decisive spot that changes the way you look at life, work, and all that is in between”.

Michelle Elliott
Business Services
TAFE SA
Tea Tree Gully and Regency

“Ashley Knoote- Parke has provided marketing workshops to our small business clients on several occasions. Ashley is always enthusiastic, encouraging and inviting of audience participation. She has a wealth of experience in branding and marketing and readily engages her audience with anecdotes and practical information to reinforce her discussion topics. Ashley is direct and to the point and can readily identify the issues small business operators need to address in order to improve their marketing.”

Mike Hawkins
Manager
Eastside Business enterprise Centre

Many thanks you were great! Your presence is just engaging and you deliver what you preach! You are a gorgeous purple poppy and there is no doubt stand out of the crowd!

Sue Redman
Lunches with Sue Redman

Professional development is a key component of membership of the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) and Ashley Knoote-Parke contributed significantly to the program conducted by the Adelaide sector (Chapter 4) in 2008.

Her unique style, enthusiastic approach and invaluable expertise were channelled into a specially-tailored workshop series for FIA members that centred on the topic of “brand”. Well aware of the challenges faced by the not-for-profit sector because of her extensive client-base in that field, Ashley took us on a journey which started with looking at ourselves and identifying who we are and the image we project onto others. As we moved through the course and got more in-depth with the ins and outs of effective networking and identifying key gaps in our communication styles, it was evident by all attendees that what we were experiencing was a truly rare lesson in fundraising and probably one of the most important we would ever learn.

I cannot thank Ashley enough for giving so generously of her time and for sharing her knowledge with our members. As a Committee Member with Chapter 4 I was responsible for coordinating the professional development program and I was incredibly excited both personally and professionally that I had finally come across someone who could not only ‘talk our talk’, but also give us actual practical techniques to basically be more confident and effective fundraisers. In my role as Director of Development with the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation, I found Ashley’s workshops especially useful as they made me even more conscious of our brand and the message we were putting out there to the public, not just locally but also around the globe.

In my current role as Campaign Manager for the Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia, I am still very conscious of the lessons I learned from Ashley. What has had the greatest impact on me is a heightened sense of realisation that we are all walking, talking, breathing advertisements for the organisations we represent and that the people who truly achieve success in this world are the ones who find passion and celebration in what they do because it aligns with who they are as a person.

Lisa Rossi
Campaign Manager, Berndt Museum Campaign
Office of Development

Dear Ashley – a brilliant presentation and simple in its content – great!

Wally Williams
The Commercial Traveller Association

I really enjoyed the breakfast and it was an honour to have the opportunity to hear you speak. Thank you Ashley for being outstanding and also for sharing your wisdom and insight with others. I found your talk entertaining as you used some great stories and metaphors, it was also inspirational as you spoke from your own experience and I really appreciated the way you put your own unique passion and energy into everything you do! I have learnt today that I can and must celebrate being individual and amazing.

Natasha Burfield
SOL Institute

A bright and inspiring presentation – just the ticket for an early morning start. Very practical and doable advice, will definitely start putting it into practice.

Karen Osborne
SA Career Consultants

Inspirational, energetic and colourful – thoroughly enjoyable presentation.

Karen Andrews
Applied Innovative Services

Very well presented, inspiring and and informative.

SA Career Consultants

This morning was fantastic, after returning to study another degree, I think it is important for me to focus on what you have said from the very beginning, in a competitive market.

Alex Goulding
Student – AQIS

Very energetic speaker!

Lauren Goulding
Graphic Art Supplies

Hello Ashley,

Thank you again for your very vibrant presentation this morning and sparing the time to talk to me.

You created a lot of interest this morning as I haven’t seen many speakers get as much attention from the audience as you did.

Thank you.

Denitza
Business Dynamics

Hello Ashley, it was a pleasure to meet you this morning and share your knowledge through your”Brand It Purple” presentation. I look forward to reading through your book.

The message was strong and clear that if you don’t stand out, no one will notice you, regardless of what your business is. You certainly have shown the way and you are going for it, which is great to see.

Thanks again Ashley for a very happy and enlightening presentation today. I will make sure I pass on your name and “brand it Purple”.

Peter Hubbard
Excite Media

I enjoyed your presentation this morning, thank you. A very worthwhile message to share and delivered with passion. Great to see!

Vanessa Thomson
East Partners

Entertaining and informative breakfast seminar.

Danielle Emanuel
Maxima

Fantastic & strong presentation!!! Love the ’style’ of presentation – kept it interesting

Ilona Reid
Gossip Box

Great! Great! Great! Lots of energy.

Denise Haver
Recruit Smart

Energetic, interesting, informative and fun! Thank you, keep it up!

Donna Giannetta
Business Chicks

Excellent ☺

Sheila Howe
Artful Cupcakes

Inspirational, motivational and importantly; FUN!! Have started the book already!

Karen Brown
Arbonne

Fun and motivational

Kerstin Nilsson
Dare 2b healthy

Fantastic!! I needed some motivation and look forward to reading your book.

Kellie Walter

You are fabulous!!

Susanne Meaney
Vital Harmony

Loved it!! Brief, insightful. Wow & How!!

Priscilla Bokhara
Arbonne

Thank you! A short but powerful presentation.

Lisa Page

AskLisaPage

Fantastic & relevant to our industry.

Troy Tyndall
Toop & Toop

Very interesting. Would have enjoyed even more ‘practical session’ time on putting together wardrobe – mix & match accessories.

Frank Cienciala
Toop & Toop

Sensational! You have so much energy! I love how you look people in the eyes as you present, thank you.

Lucy Cooper
Toop & Toop

An excellent presentation. Branding is just so important and I will definitely work on it. I appreciate the book and the handout will be an asset. Thanks for your time.

Geoff Mott
Toop & Toop

Great information, will certainly help me in my day to day wardrobe and create the best impression in front of life clients as well as new.

Len Allington
Toop & Toop

Many thanks Ashley. Really enjoyed today.

Marlisa Seidel
Toop & Toop

Ashley presentation was entertaining and kept you on the edge of your seats and listening.

Joe Tabaszenski
Toop & Toop

Fantastic – relevant, informative and take it with me. Thank you.

Laz Ouslinis
Toop & Toop

Very engaging, interesting & inspiring. Lots to think about.

Nathan Moore
Toop & Toop

A great way to spend an afternoon with some helpful hints. I am looking forward to re-addressing my wardrobe and taking time to de-clutter my brain and move forward in a relaxed logical way. Thank you.

Gena Nash
Toop & Toop

Thought it was great.

Gen Toop
Toop & Toop

Interesting and fun – just a taste. Great presentation Ashley, definitely food for thought.

Jen Coulls
Toop & Toop

Fantastic and very relevant.

Grant Wills
Toop & Toop

Very informative, enjoyable and look forward to hearing more.

Mandy Doolan
Toop & Toop

Really inspired by the afternoon especially as I am quite new to real estate – looking forward to the future.

Treena Haskard
Toop & Toop

Valuable – focus on what is the reality; the smile in your voice; the reality of what my role is.

Susan Ide
Toop & Toop

Like the thought of making a statement.

Sylvia Toop
Toop & Toop

Very enjoyable – love anything regarding dress sense, colour & coordination.

Debi Zecevich
Toop & Toop

Very informative and lots of interesting stuff to digest.

Anne Einarson
Toop & Toop

Was interesting, I have a lot of resistance to change colours! I will give it a go, found it to be very good, informative and fun.

Becky Neale
Toop & Toop

Amazing! Educating.

Arabella Cooper
Toop & Toop

“I thought it Ashley’s presentation was brilliant, I left feeling a lot more confident in communicating. It was excellent to be understood by others and get answers that made sense”.

“Ashley was awesome, engaging, relevant and always attentive”

“Fun, interactive, interesting and useful”

“Ashley was a wonderful, great facilitator”

“Had Fantastic fun”

“Ashley really touched me and made me things in a different perspective”

“WOW”

“I really enjoyed it! You are an excellent public speaker – the audience was held captive!”

Ashley has the knack of mesmerising her audiences. She has the passion and enthusiasm that captures the attention of those that cross her path.

I have had the pleasure in witnessing Ashley at her best and as her brand states ‘stand out in a crowd’, she does just that.

At all of her presentations I have felt the desire to follow in her footsteps – the energy she brings and nature of which she delivers it is truly amazing.

Nicole Sweeny
Revolution Consulting

Ashley is an innovative, creative and engaging speaker with flair and pizazz. Not only does she stand out in a room and catch your eye from afar but she is friendly and approachable. When she talks, you know she’s talking. She is well spoken, easy to listen to, imaginative and has a knack for captivating and entertaining her audience.

Benjamin Liew
Benjamin Liew Photography

“Ashley is a leading expert on brand development and business marketing strategy, speaking to groups and organisations about Brand Management from a personal and professional perspective. Ashley provides a superior level of service to her clients that is ALWAYS full of energy, passion and credibility. Ashley works at a high frequency and delivers exceptional results, possessing a high degree of perception for just what needs to be done to take her client to the next level of capacity. If you have a business and want it to succeed in a competitive market, that I would highly recommend that you contact Ashley – possibly one of the best investments your firm could make!” Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Nick Duffield

Business Development manager – Clements, Adelaide.

“Ashley is one of those people who is memorable for all of the right reasons; passionate, energetic, driven. I have seen Ashley in action both in brand development and now in publishing. She is a dynamo who gives 150% in all she does.”

Todd Millar

Consultant

Initially I began working with Ashley and her team to develop branding for my new business and to produce a range of marketing materials. I couldn’t have been happier with the completed package! However, the real value in engaging Ashley to develop my brand was not just a great logo and business cards but the brilliant advice, tips and strategies she offered to help me and my business grow and develop. As part of my brand strategy, Ashley arranged a professional photo shoot for me and supported all aspects of the process, including helping me with my wardrobe and preparing me for the session. It resulted in a great portfolio of shots to use in marketing my business. Her enthusiasm, drive, depth of knowledge and genuine desire to help others succeed make Ashley a truly Powerful Purple Poppy!

Audrey Thomas

Ajile focus

I admire Ashley Knoote-Parke as she is a lady of incredible style and always looks immaculately presented. Working together we were able to redesign my earlier company brand and positioning in the market place. Ashley has always been able to look at a product and work out how to place it in the best light. Over the past five years it has been wonderful to know Ashley was always ready to help if there was a certain look or image I needed to project for both my company and myself.

Kind regards

Liz Davies

CEO