What people say about my work

MOZILLA

"Things that have felt blocked, things that have felt insurmountable, he can help you as an organization quickly get over the hump and move forward and build momentum.”

- Mark Surman, President

“If you need an event done, I can recommend Misha…it's obvious he has a special talent here.”

Emmett Shear, Former interim CEO of OpenAI, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Twitch

ONTARIO COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTS

"We were suffering from a high attrition level, and it was having an impact on our productivity. All of our scores of staff satisfaction have improved greatly, and we’ve learned at the senior management level to work more closely as a team.”

- Shenda Tanchak, Registrar & CEO

“We brought Misha in to help us plan an ambitious series of events to celebrate our 25th anniversary. He quickly helped us recognize obstacles we hadn’t seen. He did an amazing job getting different stakeholders talking to each other and understanding issues that had previously been undiscussed. Misha has tremendous expertise on how to make events dynamic and meaningful, and I’d recommend him wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to put on a great event.”

Mark Healy, The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

MANIFOLD MARKETS

"We ran a 500 person conference in Berkeley. Misha was amazing: I was in awe of how he got all of our attendees participating and sharing thoughts. I would highly recommend Misha to anyone looking to run a memorable event.”

- Austin Chen, Co-Founder

“Misha provided invaluable help to me in untangling a series of very high stakes work and interpersonal issues. I’ve worked with several advisors and mentors, and Misha’s support was uniquely clear, empathetic, insightful, and most importantly actionable and effective. He does a remarkable job of combining the emotional and the practical.”

Kathryn Devaney, PhD, co-founder The Berkeley Alembic Foundation

BAYSHORE HEALTH CARE

“Sometimes you need an expert in the field to help you drive major change in an organization. That's what happened, finding new ways to collaborate.”

- Lynn Roger, Chief Human Resources Officer

“Misha helps untangle business problems by solving the deeper people issues…and vice-versa. He's got a light and sure touch, a big brain, and a way of sparking both insight and action that is unique.”

Michael Bungay Stanier, Best-Selling Author of The Coaching Habit

“A lot of my communication ability comes from my work with Misha. His guidance was invaluable. When he’s around, Misha raises the emotional intelligence of the room: conversations just go better when he’s around.”

- Sasha Chapin, Writer, CEO Scout Dixon West perfume

THE LAVIN AGENCY

“I run an intellectual talent agency representing people like Steven Pinker, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushie. I go to hundreds of events, have been going to TED for over 25 years. Misha has an uncanny ability to elevate a conference. He gets involved in the planning, the organization, the networking, and is the best host I’ve ever seen. He gets people connecting with each other in ways they haven’t anticipated, and people leave feeling that “this is the best conference I’ve been to.””

- David Lavin, CEO & Founder

CLEARFIELD GROUP

“Misha’s unique gift is at the intersection of mindset and commercial aspects. My work with Misha helped me elevate my abilities, and had a real impact on my business and my prosperity.”

- Chris Clearfield, CEO & Co-Founder

“When it comes to helping people become more persuasive and effective communicators, Misha is one of the most gifted practitioners I’ve seen… you’ll be amazed by the results he can bring.”

Douglas Stone, Harvard Law School, Co-Author of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

REXDALE COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINIC

“The work that Misha does is so helpful in terms of making kind of an ethereal, difficult concept like communication feel more manageable, less daunting.”

- Yodit Edemariam, Director of Legal Services

CONVERGE

“I was able to reduce my workload by about 10 to 12 hours per week and…my sales process has now become about 10X more effective at connecting me with qualified customers”

- Brooke Struck, Founder and CEO