Ken Barrett,
Ken hired Springboard as a Business Consultant in 2007 and hired Springboard more than once

“Springboard is a team of high energy professional with great ideas and practical solutions. Springboard is a good asset for your team.” January 4, 2010

Jeanne Sowa, Sr. Vice President, Easter Seals
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard Consulting and Nadine Vogel, as an educator and consultant, proved to be an excellent resource for Schering-Plough’s diversity and inclusion initiative. Springboard consulted with our affinity groups and provided practical guidance on disability etiquette to our employees. Springboard’s expert knowledge, commitment and professionalism is first rate. I would highly recommend Springboard as a diversity resource for any organization.” January 4, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Elizabeth Timmons,
Elizabeth hired Springboard as a Business Consultant in 2008

“Springboard really knows the Special Needs Community and Nadine has an incredible gift in her ability to train sales personnel on how to speak and interact with families who has members with special needs. Nadine is a dynamic and engaging speaker on this topic. I have found her to deliver the best training sessions to our producers time and again.” January 4, 2010

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Good Value

Joan Cleveland,
Joan hired Springboard as a Business Consultant in 2008

“Springboard brings both personal and professional experience to the field of disability. Nadine is an excellent trainer who’s knowledge, skills and passion helps others understand the importance and value of including people with disabilities in workforce diversity initiatives and all aspects of our our society.” March 17, 2009

Shelley Kaplan, Director, DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“In the growing disability community, Springboard Consulting is a superstar. Nadine carved out a consulting business after realizing that people with disabilities weren’t being marketed to as a group, and companies all over the U.S. have hired Springboard to create and execute marketing strategies for this demographic. Nadine is also an excellent speaker and a thoughtful expert; I have watched her present at several conferences and have interviewed her for articles — she uniquely understands the issues at heart and how to approach them. I would say Nadine is the ultimate “doer” in that she sees a problem and works to solve it. If you’re a marketer looking to expand your company’s multicultural efforts, Springboard Consulting is the one to call.” March 10, 2009

Suzanne Robitaille, Editor-in-Chief, abledbody.com
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard Consulting is dedicated to providing innovative ideas as well support companies challenges on retention and productivity of their employees who either have a disability or who have dependents with special needs. Nadine’s passion and expertise and will enlighten everyone! I know I am personally touched to work with someone with this magnitude. Nadine and Springboard are wonderful!” March 10, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Lucy Mattessich
hired Springboard Consulting as a Business Consultant in 2008, and hired them more than once

“We have been very pleased with the services Springboard Consulting has provided. Nadine is reliable, creative and results oriented. Springboard took the time to understand our business, technology and what we need for a successful campaign.” March 10, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative

Jennifer French
hired Springboard as a Business Consultant in 2009

“Nadine is a very bright and high integrity young lady who is dedicated to providing the best consulting services she can to best suit her clients.” March 10, 2009

Bill Dueease, Owner, The Coach Connection
was a consultant or contractor to Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard Consulting is doing wonderful work and knows how to deliver for their clients. In the last year, I’ve also witnessed firsthand how Nadine has expanded her vision for her own business and increased her capacity to grow.” March 9, 2009

Libby Ladu, President & Founder, Right Brain Ventures, LLC
was a consultant or contractor to Springboard Consulting LLC

“Nadine is an insightful consultant who is very knowledgeable in the area of disabilities. She is easy to work with and an excellent collaborator who brings tremendous expertise and an very personable and professional working style.” March 9, 2009

James Barrood, Executive Director, Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies-FDU
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“I worked with Springboard on several occasions and found Nadine to be an excellent communicator, analytical, and very focused on innovation. I was very pleased to work with Springboard and believe they are certainly an asset to any organization to which they are consulting.” March 1, 2009

Philip Berry, President, Philip Berry Associates LLC
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard’s counsel and strategy to Diversity Best Practices on hiring people with disabilities transformed our thinking, accelerated our outreach, and improved an important policy briefing paper and webinar. Springboard is intellectually and spiritually generous and has been a tremendous asset to our work engaging and supporting differently abled people.” February 19, 2009

Howie Schaffer, Vice President, Communications, Research, Marketing & Publications, Diversity Best Practices
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Nadine’s resume speaks to hear knowledge and expertise, but I would like to say that working with her has been one of the most enjoyable experiences that I’ve had.  Springboard is dedicated to educating the business community and the world on the importance and value of marketing to the special needs community.” January 10, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Nakia Banister‏
hired Springboard Consulting, LLC as a Business Consultant in 2008

“Nadine is an energetic, deeply knowledgeable professional who radiates warmth and credibility. She quickly earns the trust and confidence of her clients that she will do an outstanding job in helping them address whatever issues they need her help on and then she manages to over-deliver. I have rarely worked with someone so clearly capable and enjoyable to be with in my 25+ years in the business.” January 5, 2009

John Evans, Business Development Executive, IBM
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard provided us with consultation to sucessfully launch a strong employee resource group for people with disabilities. Springboard’s excellent knowledge of the PWD community also helped revitalize our PWD advisory board and support processes in hiring, engaging and retaining people in this community. Nadine is a talented professional and great partner.” January 4, 2009

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Marilyn Nagel
hired Springboard Consulting, LLC as a Business Consultant in 2008

“Nadine is a great speaker and the go to authority for marketing to the special needs community. She is a passionate and informed advocate, educator and marketer and I look forward to continuing to work with her.” January 1, 2009

Marcia Sutter, director client services, The TrendSight Group
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Nadine was giving a presentation among a host of others at a recent conference and I felt that she brought the most valuable information to the table. Nadine brings insight to a population segment that is often misunderstood, but extremely valuable to any business. Her expertise and knowledge of marketing to persons with disabilities brought about a paradigm shift on how we can more effectively run our business to value their diverse needs.” December 29, 2008

Mark Villalovos, Director of Marketing, The Disney Store
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Nadine is a passionate, articulate, compelling presenter. She knows her subject matter cold and is extremely persuasive. I would not hesitate to recommend her.” December 29, 2008

Darryl Salerno, Owner, Second Quadrant Solutions Inc
was with another company when working with Springboard Consulting LLC

“Springboard was a helpful resource for our global “differently able” constituency group.  They provided useful data/information, conducted focus groups, and helped the group arrive at their recommendations for our business. Nadine is particularly knowledgeable as to the needs of caregivers of persons with disabilities. DD” December 28, 2008

Top qualities: Personable, On Time, High Integrity

Deborah Dagit
hired Springboard Consulting, LLC as a Business Consultant in 2008

John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco

“It is important that all stakeholders, from educators to government officials to private sector employers focus on making the recruitment, hiring and retention of people with disabilities a priority and business objective.  This is not simply because it’s the right or nice thing to do. Just as with other members of diverse work forces, people with disabilities bring new approaches to innovation and productivity that drive real business improvement.  It is also important to consider the benefits to an organization’s corporate social responsibility efforts that engaging this important segment of the workforce will provide. This is why DIVE IN is such an important book for anyone in business.”

Tig Gilliam, CEO Adecco Group North America

“At KPMG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports diversity and values the perspectives and experiences of all our people, including, as Dive In points out, people with disabilities. Highly skilled, fully engaged, diverse global talent enrich our organization and are critical to the success of our firm.”

John B. Veihmeyer, CEO, KPMG LLP

“Dive In sheds light on the largest minority in the world–the special needs workforce, also the most overlooked segment of the population. Nadine Vogel urges U.S. corporations to open their eyes to these underutilized employees who are well-educated, talented, and ready to work. Hers is a stirring, irrefutable argument not to be missed.”

Carol Evans, President, Working Mother Media, A Division of Bonnier Corporation

“Great companies take care of their employees – all their employees. Nadine Vogel has written a book that will help companies do a better job at that by overturning common assumptions about hiring and supporting those who either have a disability or have a family member with special needs. She is a leader in her field.”

Keith Ferrazzi, CEO and bestselling Author of Who’s Got Your Back

“We are clearly in an era where being great means doing good.  Means being responsible.  Means employing people with special needs and allowing them to feel like every employee – part of a team with a purpose; a team whose leader has a clear vision of collaborating to reach a goal.  Dive In brings this new responsibility to life in a very personal and relevant way.  It is a must read for any corporate leader today.”

Thomas L. Harrison, LH.D., Chairman & CEO, Diversified Agency Services DivisionOmnicom Group, Inc

“For me, the reason to Dive In is quite simple.  Embracing the special needs community is the biggest step we can take toward creating a fully human workplace.  And a fully human workplace is a magnet for customers, colleagues and the very best of business practices.”

Stephen C. Lundin Ph.D. is the author of FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results and CATS: The Nine Lives of Innovation.  His book FISH! was inspired by the special needs community.

“Today’s global economy offers unprecedented opportunities to incorporate the talents of all members of our society into the workforce. Organizations that promote a culture of inclusiveness attract, motivate and retain employees based upon their abilities. Vogel’s book is a timely reminder of the importance and benefits of including people with special needs in the labor force”.

From Anne C. Ruddy, CCP, CPCU, President, WorldatWork

“In today’s highly competitive work environment, a diverse workforce is absolutely essential.  Nadine reminds us all that the talent pool must be inclusive of everyone, including those with special needs — what we do as leaders to attract and retain this pool and the extent we’re willing to expand our view on what is possible, the better positioned we will be to realize true change.  With “DIVE IN,” Nadine sets you on the right course! Well done!”

CAPT Ken Barrett, Diversity Director, U.S. Navy

“The success of the Civil Rights movement established the ideas of equal opportunity and non-discrimination as fundamental, common values across an otherwise fractious ideological spectrum.  We have arrived at a moment of significant opportunity for people with disabilities to make their desire for employment better understood and to draw corrective attention to the barriers they continue to face.

The examples captured in DIVE IN, Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce can inspire the basis for a more constructive alliance between workforce programs and potential employers.”

Carol Glazer, President, National Organization on Disability

“Nadine Vogel has always been a powerful and compelling voice for the special needs workforce and for the employed parents of special needs children. With this book, her important wisdom should and will reach far and wide.”

Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute

“Nadine Vogel is a leader in helping organizations create effective workplaces that include employees who either have a disability or a dependent with special needs. This is a much larger segment of the employee population than many people realize. Dive in should be required reading for anyone with an interest in work/life arena.”

Prof. Brad Harrington, Executive Director, Center for Work & Family, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

“The chance to contribute, to work, to be valued – that’s the prize!  It’s time to open the doors for the full range of human gifts.  Read this book.  It will show you how.”

Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D., Chairman & CEO of Special Olympics

“DIVE IN presents important new as well as proven techniques to advance the employment of people with disabilities, as presented by Nadine Vogel and some of the most respected disability employers and their leaders, namely IBM’s John Evans and McDonald’s Kevin Bradley.  Lessons imparted are ‘learn from the best, especially your employees with disabilities’ and ‘don’t’ be afraid to fail a few times to ultimately achieve the culturally complete inclusion of people with disabilities in any and every position in the company’.  These, among the many lessons, are great for every employer to know.”

John D. Kemp, Esq., Executive Director and General Counsel, U.S. Business Leadership Network

“Dive In illustrates how the interests of businesses, communities and working families who have dependents with special needs intersect in a talent pipeline that when met with understanding, support and collaboration, can almost guarantee success. This book is a must read for business leaders across Corporate America.”

Donna Klein, President & Founder, Corporate Voices for Working Families

“Small businesses, whether a start up or established enterprise, need the right information from the right source at the right time.  DIVE IN does just that with comprehensive, just in time information about the special needs workforce delivered by today’s leading authority. It’s a must read for every entrepreneur, no matter their business.”

Susan Wilson Solovic, CEO, co-founder SBTV.com

“In these challenging economic times, no competitive advantage can be overlooked.  With practical advice and common sense, Vogel shows us how to tap into the huge untapped talent pool of the special needs workforce.”

Peter Blanck, University Professor & Chairman Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University

• “Dive In really opened my eyes on a subject that has been sorely neglected for far too long. It not only provides insights into the profitability, productivity, and potential of the special needs population, it provides clear – and often simple – examples of how to create a dynamic, diverse and all-inclusive work environment. It should be required reading for everyone in business.”
• “I have just completed reading this book in manuscript form. It is fabulous and a must read for anyone who manages others but really for everyone, everywhere. Afterall, people with disabilities or those who have children with disabilities are everywhere”.

DIVE IN  Summary
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DIVE IN Review
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Ready to Work
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Job Training and Placement Report (PDF)
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A must read for any company who wants to best understand the special needs workforce
November 12, 2009
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Special needs does not mean worthless. “Dive In: Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity, and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce” is a guide to hiring the disabled and using them to their fullest as employees and workers. These employees still have high potential for companies if the company is smart, and it can have high value for both employer and employee. “Dive In” is a must read for any company who wants to best understand the special needs workforce.

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“An accident eight years ago left me a parapalegic. I  travel frequently for my job which requires me to rent cars. After the accident I found this to be quite difficult, that is until I learned about Avis’s program to rent specially equipped cars for people with disabilities. A big thumbs up for Avis!” J.S. in New York, NY

“I’ve been working for a financial services company for fifteen years.  I am also someone who has a hidden disability.  Imagine my surprize when I was invited to participate in a training session on disability etiquette and awareness.  I was never so proud of my employer as I was that day.” D.D. in Omaha, NE

“I’m a corporate recruiter recently charged with sourcing candidates who have a disability.  I am grateful to being provided with the information and tools required to efficiently locate these extemely qualified and often overlooked individuals”. R.A. in New Brunswick, NJ

“Hooray for Bank of America and their lower level ATM machines. I use a wheelchair and rely on the ease of using these machines to access my money.” A.G. in San Francisco, CA

“I attended a parent support group meeting last week where the speaker was from Prudential’s Special Needs Solutions Program.  This woman changed myfamily’s life. She helped me plan for my son’s future for after I’m gone. I’m eternally grateful.” C.V. in St. Louis, MO

“My employer regularly celebrates national recognition months and for the first time, will be celebrating National Disability Awareness Month in October.  As a parent of a child who has special needs, I finally feel I can bring my whole-self to the office”. E.U. in Philadelphia, PA

“I work for IBM. I also have a child with a very rare disability who requires intensive medical care. My employer has a special program that helps us obtain and pay for the 24/7 care my son needs. I work for the best company in the world.” S.K. in White Plains, NY.

“My mother, daughter and I all attended an event at Sephora in celebration of moms who have children with special needs. My daughter has never been made to feel so special and beautiful.  One big, heartfelt thank you to Sephora.” D.L. in Short Hills, NJ

“I was shopping with my teenage daughter in Home Depot last month. The man who asked us if we needed any help had Down Syndrome. So does my daughter. I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it was for my daughter to see this young man, someone just like her, working, Now that’s all she talks about is working at Home Depot when she graduates high school.” N.M. in Atlanta, GA

“My child was recently diagnosed with a developmental disability.  I was concerned about the time I was going to need to take off from work to locate resources.  That is, until I was told of our company’s special needs intranet site.  I was able to locate a support group, caregiver information, even special schools.  Wow!

“Sing language on a children’s TV program?  Yep, that’s exactly what my child experienced while watching a show on PBS Sprout.  For a mom who is hearing impaired, this was truly amazing!  Thank you  Sprout”.  M.L. Philadelphia, PA

” My company recently added a resource group for employees with disabilities.  It wasn’t until I attended a group meeting did I realize just how many employees share many of my life experiences.  It was amazing.