“Mary Pat Blake is the best marketer in the cable industry.”

---Jerry Kent, CEO Cequel III and former CEO of Charter Communications, as told to CableFax., 2000

"When I was the President and COO of Cebridge Connections (now Suddenlink) I had the pleasure of working closely with Mary Pat. We had recently acquired Classic Cable and had many operational and marketing challenges before us. Mary Pat worked diligently to asses the new team, assisted in development of the new organization plan, fired up the marketing and sales efforts, and took a leadership role in developing the name of the company and related branding. Mary Pat always went above and beyond my expectations and delivered on key initiatives. When I became President and CEO of Broadstripe we engaged Mary Pat to assist us with marketing research in one of our markets where we compete with two other wire line broadband providers. Mary Pat is a pleasure to work with and she delivers on her promises and provides tremendous insight on not only marketing but also operational considerations." 

---William Shreffler, President and CEO, Broadstripe Communications, Inc.

"Mary Pat Blake came into our business during a difficult time and managed to bring order and clarity to the situation almost immediately. Her calm, professional and friendly manner made her a perfect fit with our group, and we have asked her to be on our advisory board so we can always benefit from her wise counsel."

---Mary Engelbreit, CEO, Mary Engelbreit Studios

"I've known Mary Pat since we first crossed paths in business school. She's a gifted executive who knows how to build and lead marketing organizations. Her operational experience also makes her a consultant whose insights and recommendations are grounded in that pragmatic experience".

---Jim McGee, Managing Director, New Shoreham Consulting

“Thank you for helping the St. Charles Community College Foundation team to increase our effectiveness as leaders internally and externally through the Language for Influence and Persuasion Workshop that you presented…I believe our team learned new language/communication tools that will prove invaluable as we work to improve our communication skills in board, committee, project and donor meetings!”  (For full text of this letter, please see Client Letters)

---Edie P. Kirk, Associate Vice President for Foundation and Alumni Relations, St. Charles Community College Foundation

“I would also like to thank you for the excellent presentation and facilitated Board Vision Workshop you presented to the Foundation Board leadership team in June, to assist the group in creating a new vision statement for the SCC Foundation.  Your skills in encouraging creative thinking were terrific!.... I would highly recommend your company to any organization looking for assistance with mission or vision development as well as corporate values development.  I look forward to other opportunities to work together in the future.  Thank you for your leadership!”  (For full text of this letter, please see Client Letters)

---Edie P. Kirk, Associate Vice President for Foundation and Alumni Relations, St. Louis Community College Foundation

"Mary Pat has a killer combination – she produces results AND is a pleasure to work with. She worked very closely with our Foundation staff and board of directors to develop a vision statement that is both relevant and inspiring. Her expertise in marketing, branding and strategic planning lead us to the right statement; however, it was her innate ability to listen, ask the right questions and encourage conversation that made it an enjoyable experience. We are already looking forward to our next collaboration!"

---Kasey McKee, Annual Giving Manager, St. Charles Community College Foundation

“Today we had an open discussion on campus, to kick off the Center for Integrative Leadership, with Bill George and David Gergen. I thought of you when George was asked about ethics and during his response talked about the decision leaders are faced with when they are asked to compromise their integrity. He basically repeated what you shared with our students, that you have to be willing to stand by your integrity and walk away if necessary from a company that asks you to compromise. As you well know, not always an easy decision.

Thank you so much for all you are doing to make the Carlson School a truly great experience for our students.”

---Stephen C. Searl, Development Officer, Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota