Testimonials
“Phyllis Haserot has been of invaluable assistance in helping me shape a marketing program targeted to my intellectual property client base and then nudging me just enough to ensure I carry it out. “I have so much enjoyed working with Phyllis over these past few years. She is wonderfully creative, knowledgeable, responsive and helpful. Phyllis knows the legal marketplace extremely well and I have gained valuable insights and assistance from our coaching sessions. My time with her has been well spent. I recommend her highly.” Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
— Andrew Berger, Tannenbaum Helpern, Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
“Working with you on business development skills training and coaching as a partner at Charles Hecht & Company LLP, I found myself much more focused, developed a higher level of comfort with my marketing role and paid more attention to follow up. We also dealt with some difficult internal issues that were getting in the way of team efforts. Thank you for your time and professionalism.”
— Thomas Engelhardt, CPA, Partner, Marks Paneth & Shron LLP
“Our firm, which had no formal marketing program before we engaged you to help us, has benefited from a heightened awareness of the need to market, how to do it, and the desirability of teamwork for marketing. You also helped us stress our focus on initiatives in particular practice niches, which have much greater potential than we were realizing.
For me personally, while I have had substantial success in business generation before working with you, your efforts have led to considerably more action in making and using my contacts for new business. It has paid off. In addition, you have been instrumental in getting us media attention for one of my niche areas, “business divorce,” which immediately had the phone ringing.
You have also pushed us as a partnership toward discussing important management issues we had tended to avoid. We continue to have these discussions.”
— John M. Brickman, Partner and Head of Litigation Practice, Ackerman, Levine, Cullen & Brickman LLP
“Compassionate, optimistic, and knowledgeable, Phyllis is a well connected leader, a mentor, and a professional. Her marketing expertise spans from intergenerational issues within the workplace to being a professional coach to understanding and tracking ROI. Phyllis has helped me develop as a legal marketer and has spoken as a consultant at various marketing seminars that I have hosted. She is a good listener, an excellent writer, and a pleasure and an asset to have on one’s team.”
— Michael Fensterstock, Marketing Director, Fensterstock & Partners LLP
“You are a wonderful questioner… observant, persistent, but gentle. Thank you for your time, wisdom, good company and great reading list!”
— Beverly Neufield, Non-Profit Consultant andFormer Executive Director, The White House Project
“Phyllis is an intelligent and charismatic professional, as well as a dynamic speaker and conscientious author. I have worked with Phyllis to produce two publications, and she is a content partner with my business unit of Thomson Reuters. In all capacities, Phyllis provides the highest level of guidance and valuable information to firms on strategic marketing planning, business development and organizational effectiveness. I extend my highest recommendation on her behalf.”
— Gina Spiezia, Associate Publisher, West (ThomsonReuters)
“Thank you so much for facilitating the business development discussion at our meeting. The neutrals had very positive things to say about your presentation. I am optimistic about their renewed commitment to their existing relationships.”
— Beth Wiener, JAMS
“We want to thank you for all that you have done for our firm over four years. It has been a pleasure working with you during this period of time.”
— Donald J. Bezahler, Former Administrative Partner, Baer Marks & Upham LLP
“Thank you for the excellent job you did for our Board of Directors over the summer by facilitating the strategy planning meetings. As we go through our transition phase from a mid-size non profit to its next phase of growth, the sessions were extremely useful in helping the Board, Advisory Committee members and staff to come to terms with key issues that are arising as we move forward. We also have been able to take the steps toward identifying roles and responsibilities more clearly.
As we go through this dynamic process of change and growth within this challenging environment of a post 9/11 New York, we feel more confident that we are clear in our direction.”
— President/CEO, Not-for-profit Arts Organization
“Phyllis is one of the best, and certainly the most experienced, law firm consultant and attorney coach. She and I have co-authored feature articles that have appeared in major law firm publications due to her reputation and insightfulness. If you law firm has great lawyers that want to become great rainmakers, Phyllis is the go to person you want.”
— Mark Pruner, President, Web Counsel, LLC
“I need to send another $100 just because having Phyllis Weiss Haserot on this listserve would be worth doubling the price. I don’t know where I’d be today had I not had The Rainmaking Machine on my desk at all times.”
— Angela Spall, Director of Marketing, Lionel Sawyer & Collins
“I’m gearing up to get a good foundation put together prior to my leave & you’ve certainly helped me to do that.”
— Kathy Lester, Director of Business Development & Marketing, Gray Plant Mooty
“Phyllis has an amazingly fertile creative mind and loves to discuss ideas. She is also very savvy about how to implement those ideas. Working with her is fun and informative and frequently provides a new perspective, even if the subject is something I think I know very well.”
— Steven Skyles-Mulligan, Executive Director, Evoke Strategies