Reviews and Client Testimonials
Clients of Negotiation International Advice (NAI), negotiation experts, and media sources comment below on the negotiation services provided by our firm through NAI testimonials, reviews of Peter D. Johnston, NAI reviews, and NAI online reviews. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of much of our advisory work, most of our clients cannot be named publicly.
“NAI quadrupled our expected valuation in the first financing round, increasing our company's value by tens of millions of dollars.”
—Carter Powis
Technology Entrepreneur & Former McKinsey Consultant
“In my decades of business experience, you are without a doubt the most able and competent firm I have ever worked with. Without your advice on all fronts, I would not have been able to sell my business, and for such a significant amount.”
—Negotiation Advisory Client, United States
“Their ability to promote dialogue and to find solutions to complicated challenges is impressive. In my view, NAI's work serves the national interest. Their involvement leads to long-standing and enduring results.”
—Jules B. Bloch
LLB, Professional Mediator, and Arbitrator for Major League Baseball
“NAI has a unique combination of intelligence, insight, commitment, and capacity to work with people from dramatically different backgrounds. I have worked with many professionals in the conflict resolution field and these folks are clearly among the best professionals I've ever seen in the US or abroad.”
—Steve Reifenberg
Former Executive Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
“The feedback from the group was outstanding. Your passion and insight had a profound impact. Your book is one that the entire group is proud to own.”
—Greg Hessian
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, Ontario, Canada
Peter Johnston is “an exceptional negotiator” with “enormous patience and perseverance,” and “inspires trust.”
—Harry Barnes
Former Director, Jimmy Carter’s Conflict Resolution Center
Peter Johnston is “a leading light in his field.”
—Roger Fisher
Harvard Law School Professor and Bestselling Author of Getting to Yes
“Dear Peter, Because of you and all your support, guidance, wisdom, equilibrium, patience, and care, this year, I am able to re-bloom. Thank you with all my heart. Forever in your debt, forever your fan. I will never forget the honor of working with you and how much you gave and so brilliantly.”
—Heidi Feinstein
Entrepreneur
“It's impossible for us to express how much we have learned from you and how much better the outcome is as a direct result of your guidance and expertise.”
—Chief Strategy Officer, Social Media Group
“Thank you very much for an excellent seminar last week. You were a big hit with everyone. The best compliment I've heard is that people have actually lost sleep thinking about the course materials and exercises.”
—Jan Schwartz
Oracle Corporation
“You were a gift that I received (and your book) when I most needed it. You gave me the insight I needed to know to be a great negotiator on this file. And you taught me to look for leverage through new relationships, and I did that and it served me well. Thank you.”
—Senior Government Negotiator, North America
“I just wanted to thank you again for your training earlier this week and to let you know that you were a huge hit and that you are still being talked about.”
—Tom Jose
Executive, Toyo Tires
“Peter Johnston came into our large organization and in short order led the development of a strategic roadmap that would improve our shareholder value.”
—Juan Carlos Gazia
Senior Manager, HSBC Finance Corporation
“Peter Johnston as a negotiation speaker is a rock star. He’ll keep you riveted, every word singing with his expertise and range of experience. His lively, interactive presentations will leave your audience gobsmacked.”
—James R. Fraser
North American Entrepreneur
“Every year, Peter Johnston's workshop is sold out. Students from all disciplines register for his seminar months in advance…”
—Naveen Dosanjh
Enterprize Business Conference
“Very valuable...”
—CNN News
“Johnston gives surprising answers...presenting unique strategies and concrete steps...”
—Harvard Business School, Bulletin Magazine
“NAI brings together a formidable combination of deal-making expertise and leading-edge negotiations research. Their incremental value is measured in millions of dollars as well as healthy long-term relationships.”
—Jonathan Ferguson
Award-Winning Journalist & Former Editor, The Toronto Star
“The immediate outcome of Peter Johnston's involvement was a very successful contract negotiation. Following these negotiations, both Union and Company employees identified their utmost satisfaction with the process and results. Everyone's most important needs have been satisfied in a situation where a win-win outcome was not obvious based on how we have negotiated historically.”
—Ed West, Elkem Chemicals
“I first called NAI when I had a significant negotiation at my company over role definition and compensation for that role. NAI helped me prioritize my interests, reality-tested my expectations, and provided the latest standards on senior executive packages in my industry. Their advice made a very positive difference in me getting to an employment agreement that met my interests and those of my company.”
—George McTaggart
Technology Executive
“I can say for certain that we would not have an agreement that provided these protections without your help, guidance, support, and expertise. You, like it or not, are now part of our company’s family, having played an invaluable role at a critical time in our history.”
—Senior Executive of a US Company, Following a Lawsuit and Legal Settlement
“It was a pleasure working with you. I could not have gotten through this ordeal without you.”
—Robert Stock
Founder of Robert Graham
“Just wanted to say THANK YOU after last week. I saw my performance improve 100 percent.”
—A Venture Capitalist After Coaching for a TV Investment Show
“NAI got us our deal on excellent terms and helped us avoid costly mistakes from start to finish during unique, pressure-packed outsourcing negotiations. Peter Johnston is the best advisor money can buy. He's a listener and enjoyable to work with.”
—Bill McGee
Technology Executive
“I've found that most lawyers are very good at documenting deals, not at generating the potentially huge value that comes through a highly researched and practical understanding of negotiation strategy, deal-making, market dynamics, psychology, value creation, game theory, and effective communication. That's where NAI distinguishes itself—with the big beneficiaries being its clients. And the client list of this firm's senior advisors reads like the who's who of global companies.”
—CEO, Travel Company
“Firm and flexible…Integrated negotiations…your material is brilliant and helped guide my thinking along the way.”
—Russell Noble
Start-up EntrepreneurClients of Negotiation International Advice (NAI), negotiation experts, and media sources comment above on the negotiation services provided by our firm through NAI testimonials, reviews of Peter D. Johnston, NAI reviews, and NAI online reviews. Due to the sensitive and confidential nature of much of our advisory work, most of our clients cannot be named publicly.