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Dr. Kimberly Bonniksen and I worked together as co-authors of the original National Standards of Quality for technology driven education. When I received a description of her “Crisis-Agnostic Education Design,” I knew I had found the innovative design we had been searching for to lead the way in post-pandemic learning. Dr.Bonniksen’s research and wide experience have positioned her to view learning in such an intuitive and innovative manner as to have envisioned and realized this most advanced and potentially historic shift in education practice.
Our research team, led by Dr. Kimberly Bonniksen, delves into the data that unearths the secrets to thrive in any industry. Then we have the ingredients to empower our clients with the cutting-edge systems, skills, and strategies for an invincible business advantage– especially during uncertain and everchanging economic times.
Dr. Kim Bonniksen is inspiring! Sometimes you meet people in this life who instantly give you a sense you’ve been blessed by just having sat and listened for a spell to what they have to say. I try very hard to be a listener. With Kim - there was no trying involved. She’s mesmerizing.
Kim revolutionized the accreditation and regulatory compliance processes for online learning programs. Her work with the committee that developed the National Standards of Quality for Online Learning Programs have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education as well as all of the regional accreditation organizations. The work is historic. She is persuasive, compassionate, and driven. Kim knows how to get the job done. I was surprised on numerous occasions by Kim's ability to take on nearly impossible tasks and bring them to reality.
I had a lot of people congratulate me on my Majik Kids pitch… Lots of people asked me how much time I put into it. I would say about 20 revisions… and then two days before leaving, I did a practice pitch with Kim Bonniksen thinking I was 100% ready and that she would give me a nice little pat on the back and said I did good… But instead, I got a gut punch of truth. She told me it was boring and that I probably deep down inside really hated it. And she was right. So long story short, I got off the call with her and started from scratch again. I wrote for five hours straight. And then I sent her the new script in a voice message and she approved. And then I probably worked another few hours to refine it down to four minutes. And then I practised probably close to 100 times. The whole story is in the YouTube video below. I shared it with my majik mind group… But for those who are curious to hear the whole story of what she said to me and what I did with that, there it is. Let’s all agree to continue doing our work with great care so that our lives work becomes a work of art. And let’s all be more like Dr. Kimberly, and instead of being nice… Let’s tell the truth. Because the truth makes us rise into our greatness!
From the moment I received the first call from you and felt your excitement to help my company succeed, I was overjoyed. Your understanding and insight of our company’s needs, our country’s culture, and the information that I have received from you and your team so far is mind blowing. Selling is my passion, but combining our company’s service while educating our customer really gets me juiced up. Thank you TONY, DR. KIM and TEAM, I know your work will make the difference I have been seeking.
The introspective questions we needed to ask to explain our business situation to you actually helped us clarify our overall purpose and strategy more clearly to us. The quality of the research was excellent. I was particularly impressed by your ability to quickly grasp the British market and offer supporting evidence from British research. The quality of the presentation you designed and your advice in communicating our pricing increase worked flawlessly. Most of all, we learned so much that will be used in our communication for many years to come. Thank you Dr. Bonniksen.
Our work together with ILS & Dr. Bonniksen, is to understand what’s coming before it hits us. We need better insights, better foresight so we can get ahead of the curve and deliver the “wow” value.
In every generation there are luminaries who have the gift of reminding us of great truths. One of those great truths is the power of the story to influence and I have been privileged to have Dr. Bonniksen show me this ancient wisdom. I have seen this method work for much more than messaging, this is ancient wisdom we are all hard wired to recognize. Expect to find more answers than how you should advertise. This is truly about creating the legend to be able to read your map, to make your decisions easier, and to make your organization legendary.
Wow Kim, I had to take a deep breath after reading your book at one sitting. Your words touched so many nerves and triggered a video tape of fast playing vivid images popping up from my past interactions, coaching clients as a business growth coach, causing change as a change agent in investment portfolio companies and a business partner in many ventures the last 25 years. I cannot wait when the day comes that instead of exchanging business cards in our first greeting, we exchange our legends!
Feature and benefits are like burnt out stars. In a world of easy access to information, your business won’t survive by merely being better, faster or cheaper. It will need to be remembered. It will need to be memorable. It will need to be LEGEND. Your LEGEND is your story. It’s where you’ve been, where you’re going, the struggles along the way, the insights gained and the impact of that wisdom for the future. If your marketing isn’t working (and almost nobody’s does), it’s because it isn’t memorable. Legends don’t just happen, they are created. Part fact, part myth, they become sticky stories that are told and retold and create familiarity.
Genius never looked so good, so successful, or threw the kind of party that was seen when my team and the Legend People Team, led by Dr. Kimberly Bonniksen, joined forces to take the Chicago Annual Special Event, the largest trade show in the country by storm. Together, we made magic on stage helping business owners gain more from their tremendous efforts.
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