Joan McArthur, Partner

“The training provided by 27 Marbles to all levels of experience was innovative and engaging. But most importantly, it was creative and gave our staff the ability to approach their work in a reinvigorated manner. Feedback was enthusiastically positive.” – Barry Patterson, Senior Manager, Communication, CBC Television

“It made all the difference for a successful learning event to develop our ad people to have 27 Marbles and Leslie Ehm’s massive enthusiasm combined with her keen and personally relevant insight into our industry.” – Karen Tilley, SVP, Dir Account Management, Leo Burnett

“Fantastic and thought provoking.” – Joe Rand, Director of Marketing, Disney Cruise Line

“We thought we were pretty good at both the creative process and presenting our ideas. That was until we invited 27 Marbles into our agency. Their training and approach is being embraced throughout the agency, resulting in even better work. I highly recommend them.” – Tony Chapman, CEO, Capital C

“We highly recommend 27 Marbles for any agency or client who needs to finesse their game.” – Dawna Henderson, President & CEO, henderson bas

“Working with 27 Marbles is one of the wisest business decisions we’ve made as an agency.” – Garry Lee, President, Cundari

“Stand and Deliver was one of those experiences that makes an indelible impact. The skill with which Leslie addressed each person and created individualized development strategies was impressive. The transformation was evident in the room and in the way we now think and interact as a team.” – Larry MacEachern, Sr. VP, Managing Partner, Colour

“Shock and awe is all I can say. The response was sensational.” – Warren Eddy, VP Marketing, Transcontinental PLM

“27 Marbles’ past experience, rich industry history and engaging style are why they’re able to really deliver the unique insights that are actively helping us to refine our future path. They are absolutely amazing!” – Aldo Cundari, Chairman & CEO, Cundari

“27 Marbles don’t just ‘get it’ – they’ve actually done it. And they bring all of their experience, passion and smart teaching to every workshop. My team didn’t want the sessions to end!” – Ron Tite, Creative Director, Sharpe Blackmore

“Overall, 27 Marbles helped Trigger become more inspirational in the way that we conduct ourselves on a daily basis…We strongly believe that the 27 Marbles investment has helped contribute to the Trigger brand experience.” – Larry Bannerman, President, Trigger Communications & Design

“27 Marbles put their head and heart into really understanding what will make the biggest difference with participants and then put everything they’ve got into crafting a learning experience that delivers beyond expectations. They are top professionals from start to finish.” – Suzanne Filiatrault, Director of Professional Development, Institute of Communication and Advertising

“Accomplished a ton of stuff in a very short time. Joan you are great, you really care about those you’re working with.” – Jack Hudolin, President, Generator

“27 Marbles delivered – their extensive industry experience, relevant examples and entertaining anecdotes solidified the learning and kept participants engaged.” – Christina Flavell, National Training Director, Cossette

“There’s a lot of training out there, but not much that focuses specifically on creative challenges. Leslie Ehm gets it - speaking from years of experience and offering valuable relevant feedback. She’s helped reignite the team’s creative spark and I look forward to re-engaging 27 Marbles in the future.” – Joel Trojanowski, Creative Director, Armstrong Partnership

“Joan delivered strong learning to a uniquely tough senior creative crowd that inspired them to motivate their teams to get best results. They appreciated the real learning scenarios and hearing other senior perspectives on proven problem solving techniques.” – Suzanne Filiatrault, Director of Professional Development, Institute of Communication and Advertising

“All too often the feedback after a training session is muted and minimal, but in this case it was energized and uniformly positive! More importantly, our staff members have begun using those techniques, and with great success…I can confidently say that our agency could not have put our training dollars to better use and that we will be working with 27 Marbles again in the near future.” – Jeff Plotnikoff, Director, Human Resources, Armstrong Partnership

“Joan McArthur’s biggest attribute (beyond the years of experience as a CD that she brings to the table) is her passion – how much she cares about how successful her students will become, how far she’s prepared to go to on their behalf, how she won’t let go until they’ve reached their optimum potential. Her students know how fanatically dedicated she is to their success.” – Steve Quinlan, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Design, Ontario College of Art and Design

“Joan is a powerful package of professional experience, practical teaching insight and energy all rolled into one. I can highly recommend her as one of the best. If you get the chance to study with her, take it.” – Peter Oliver, Chair, Advertising, Ontario College of Art and Design