Your personal anecdotes, timely and relevant business information, and the key messages from your book, A Message from Garcia: Yes You Can Succeed, resonated with our audience of over 750 participants. In addition, the genuine interest you showed in helping people succeed by providing the Web-based tool for personal goals gave participants a tangible "takeaway" for their road to success. The long line to have you sign books was evidence of the appreciation our members had for your message. Thank you-mil gracias-for helping to make our conference a success. "Charles Garcia's story, combined with his presentation, made everyone believers; believers that the American Dream is well within the grasp of anyone who tries and has a plan. Sure, the audience hung on every word, but there was more to it than that. The audience was truly moved to action. In one sentence, Mr. Garcia rallied the troops, equipped them for battle and then sent them off to conquer their own success." "It is very important for us to find opinion leaders who do not only speak about success from a hypothetical point of view, but from their own experiences as well. In your lecture we found clear examples of your own success, making the information we are providing to our customers much more credible and realistic, and thus enhancing the quality of our conference. On a personal level, it is very pleasing to find a speaker who has reached success and manages to keep his feet on the ground. Our attendees were pleased to find someone who is easy to relate to, someone who does not seem out of reach." "America is the land of opportunity. I came to this country with empty pockets, a head filled with dreams and a desire to succeed. I tell young people all the time that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. A Message from Garcia wonderfully echoes these thoughts and more, explaining principles of success in a lighthearted manner that will pump you full of energy and excitement to dream big and achieve your goals." "Thank you for your generosity in sharing your insights and views as a Power Breakfast speaker at the 2003 National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference. Knowing of your hectic schedule and many other committments, I appreciate your making the time and effort to participate. The positive feedback has been gratifying and our participants left enthused about NMSDC and about minority business development." "Of course, the goal of every keynote is to be inspiring and motivating. However, your presentation went beyond just words. It instilled a sense of urgency, and even more importantly, action steps to this thirsty audience of nearly 1,500 bright, eager students and young business professionals. You gave them a great gift: tools they were able to take from your talk and use right away. We heartily endorse you for any group seeking an inspiring speaker, but even more so for an organization looking for ways to increase productivity, morale and a great sense of self-satisfaction for its associates." "On behalf of ING, I have engaged Charles Garcia as a keynote speaker at a number of conventions that our company has sponsored. Specifically, Charles was the keynote speaker for the National Association of Bilingual Education, the National PTA Convention, and next year will keynote the American Association of School Administrators. Charles' message is too important and too valuable not to share. Charles is a successful Hispanic in the financial world with a mission and a message of improving lives, and his best-seller, A Message from Garcia, is an uplifting and moving book that redefines the concept of success." "Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in the Hispanic Business Conference. I believe we accomplished our objective of forging a partnership between government and business to work together... I hope, in the future, you are able to participate in similar events."