"I feel it was real.  Exactly what we all need to hear.  People want to be heard, but we have to listen.  Coming together makes progress!"

"Matt Lehrman's "From Conflict to Conversation" presentation is a game-changer for school board leaders. In these tumultuous and hyper-polarized times, his earnest call for courageous conversations provides school board members with essential tools to unite people, foster understanding, collaboration, and propel progress within our schools and communities. From his impactful pre-conference workshop for Board chairs to his inspiring opening keynote presentation, our members found Matt Lehrman both substantively knowledgeable and incredibly inspiring."

- Scott T. Price, Executive Director, South Carolina School Boards Association

“Matt Lehrman delivered a rousing and substantive closing keynote for our Annual Conference ... He speaks with authority, insight, and great energy.”

- Matt Lore, Communication and Education Director, League of Arizona Cities and Towns

"Matt Lehrman headlined our 2020 Annual Convention where his From Conflict to Conversation keynote blew our members away. He delivered a thoroughly pragmatic yet altogether uplifting message by doing the advance work of interviewing local leaders to really understand our communities and thoughtfully adapting his presentation as current events kept changing, including adjusting to the necessity of a virtual convening. Highly recommend this inspiring, resilient and well-informed speaker."

- Eric Conrad, Director of Communication & Educational Services, Maine Municipal Association

“Matt’s skill at facilitating a large-group conversation is unmatched. In a half-day workshop, he got 125 nonprofit leaders to support and inspire each other in incredibly meaningful ways.”

- Kristen Merrifield, CAE, CNAP, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits

"Matt designed and facilitated a series of public meetings, held throughout the city … Participants evaluated the sessions saying things like, “best public meeting ever” to “fun” and “unexpected”. Matt was able to work magic with rooms ranging from 20 to 200 participants ... inclusive, respectful and inviting … a place of real connection and excitement for the people of our community."

- Jody Ulich, President, Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County

“Matt excels at getting bottom-line focused business owners to explore creative new ways to deliver and derive value to their customers. He’s inspiring, but his lessons are incredibly practical. Matt is not just a speaker, he’s a natural and authentic convener of profound conversations.” 

- Katina Koller, Vistage Chair and Strategic Advisor

"Matt's strategic planning consultation sparked a powerful united vision for Norfolk’s consortium of arts & cultural organizations. Towards the residents of our region and from the perspective of cultural tourists, he showed us how to combine the City of Norfolk’s arts, sciences, animals, history and cultural attractions into a high performance super species!" 

- Greg Bockheim, CEO, Virginia Zoo

"There is no doubt from the conference evaluation that you were the star of the show. Words like, ‘inspirational,’ ‘motivating,’ and ‘captivating’ came through strongly.”

- Julie Tait, Executive Director, Glasgow Grows Audiences

“Matt Lehrman was an absolute dream to work with! He is an excellent trainer and speaker and a consummate professional.”

- Allison Adcox, Director of Learning and Resources, Nonprofit Association of Oregon

"Matt Lehrman … provides fresh insight, an invigorating approach, and specific tools to bring … supporters’ engagement with your organization to the next level.”

- Nancy Long, Executive Director, 501 Commons