Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – “Charlene Smith has worked with us for many years on television documentaries including the multi-award winning Mandela which was sold to 12 countries. She is a tireless worker, an excellent researcher and a good team player.” Tony Burman (now head of the chair of journalism at Ryerson University, Toronto - at the time of the reference he headed CBC News and Current Affairs)
Independent Newspapers - “Charlene is a talented, skilled and experienced journalist who can turn her hand to a wide variety of topics which she always handles with professionalism and flair whilst showing a keen eye for detail and accuracy.” Andrew Walker, Executive
MoneyWeb - “Honest, forthright, intelligent and courageous - Charlene is the easiest person to recommend without any reservation whatsoever.” Alec Hogg, founder.
Young President’s Organization - “Charlene is a perfectionist who does intensive research on her subjects and delivers insightful and fresh content. She has a natural ability to connect with people and is someone you can trust to get a job done.” Grant Schreiber, Schreiber Media publishers of Young President’s Organization magazine and others.
Altron -“Charlene is an enormously talented writer and editor and was very professional in all of her interactions with us. She was a pleasure to work with and a great inspiration to all of those involved in the production of the book that we worked on together.” Grant Rogerson, Corporate Affairs Executive, Altron.
Bridge - “A superb writer, a catalyst for change, a mentor to others… Her belief in the power of both words and actions, as well as in cultivating and nurturing the skills of others, has meant that Charlene has had a transformative impact through her work. I cannot recommend her highly enough.” Barbara Dale-Jones, Chief Operations Officer, Bridge
AstroTech - “I had the pleasure of working with Charlene on a number of projects in my current position since 2007.
During her time as our PR Officer, she was very instrumental in our company's growth.
Charlene uses initiative and often came up with creative and innovative ideas.
She has exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
You can always count on Charlene; whether it's a huge project or something irrelevant, she will always give 110%.” Nicole Jooste, marketing director, AstroTech
Journalist and Editor - “She is a powerful, highly skilled and experienced journalist, author and communications professional. She seems to know everyone; she is adept at connecting people, from all walks of life, and at finding the right channels for messages. She has immense patience and love for people – no-one is unimportant or undeserving of her time or mentoring. Some have abundant passion, but no skills; Charlene, however has both in very good measure.” David Le Page, Journalist and Editor.
Intersect Worldwide - “Charlene Smith is an innovator, an inspirational speaker, a brilliant author and widely applauded journalist. I cannot recommend Charlene highly enough.” Sally Fisher, Founder & President, Intersect Worldwide (NY)
Business Day - “She is brave and smart. The dedication she shows in her work is demonstrated not only by the long list of publications and journalism she has to her name, but also in a special kind of resolution and intelligence. Her journalism is compelling mainly I think because it’s unflinching, and that kind of focused courage is rare not only in journalists but in people generally. I would heartily recommend her as an empathetic writer and an insightful journalist.”
Tim Cohen, Corresponding Editor, Business Day
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