what people are saying
Dr. Miriam’s Testimonials
From in-person keynotes to virtual workshops, Dr. Miriam Kirmayer inspires connection with research-backed strategies and a healthy dose of humor and humanity. Don’t just take our word for it— see what others are saying.
Suzanne Young, 2024
Dr. Miriam's perspectives are insightful, her subject matter expertise is unmatched, her presentation style is enrapturing, and her zest for life is absolutely infectious.
Her presentation highlighting the importance of connectedness is so relevant in the new virtual workplace, and her tangible strategies to foster those positive links are thoughtful, strategic, and achievable. Not only is she extremely well-educated and experienced in her field, it is very apparent that she lives these values daily.
Dr. Miriam was a delight to work with and she is wholeheartedly recommended to any organization looking to create a vibrantly connected workforce, both in office and virtually.
Suzanne Young
Chair, Spark Women’s Leadership Conference
Nancy Anderson, 2024
"Dr. Miriam Kirmayer's keynote on the power of social connectionwasnothing short of transformative. Her insights into building and maintaining meaningful relationships resonated deeply with our attendees, providing invaluable strategies for fostering connection in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and autism. Her research and practical advice emphasized that connection is not just a nice-to-have—it’s essential for well-being and growth. The impact of her presentation will undoubtedly ripple through our work and communities for years to come."
Nancy Anderson
Executive Director, Inclusions East Inc., Maritime Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Autism
Samantha Janney, 2024
“Topic was super relevant and could be applied at both a personal and professional level. A perfect combination of science and practical experience shows the importance of investing in friendships to combat loneliness. I highly recommend Dr Kirmayer as a speaker.”
Samantha Janney
Executive Vice President, Cultural Care
Michelle Wainwright, 2024
"Dr. Miriam Kirmayer led a virtual workshop for our community in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Miriam Kirmayer is incredibly engaging, educational, and interactive. She made what can sometimes be a stale experience fun and un-intimidating while balancing both engagement from the audience AND allowing space for individual work and thought. One of the things I love most about working with Dr. Miriam Kirmayer is the energy she brings to every project and I'd love to work with her again for any sort of hosting or workshop endeavor.”
Michelle Wainwright
Director, Marketing & Brand @ WONDERMIND
Laurel Meyer, 2024
“Energizing and meaningful opening keynote– a great way to start our event – it warmed people up for the day and got them excited about making connections throughout the conference!
Dr. Miriam wasn’t just our keynote speaker, she was an active participant in our conference – she engaged with conference attendees, attended workshops, introduced herself to our other keynote speaker, and made meaningful connections during our happy hour networking event after the official program ended. She doesn’t just talk about connections – she makes connections with those she encounters!”
Laurel Meyer
Women’s Leadership Conference Co-Chair
Elizabeth Weiner, 2023
“You would be hard pressed to find a speaker who delivers her subject matter with more warmth and authenticity than Miriam. She is truly an expert on friendship who engages her audience with fascinating insights about maintaining the connections that nourish us and making the often difficult decision to sever the ones that no longer serve us. It’s been two weeks since we had the privilege of having her speak at our event, and we are still getting feedback about how incredible and impactful Miriam’s talk was. We are so looking forward to having her back for a “part two”!”
Elizabeth Weiner
Co-Chair, Jewish General Hospital - The Auxiliary Fundraiser
Sidra Rubin, 2023
“I came across Miriam online and was instantly captivated by her subject matter, content and information. We hired her for a women’s fundraising event recently and she gave the most incredible talk. She was warm, relatable and most importantly, full of snippets of key points about friendship that we have all thought about at one point or another. Read her material, listen to her podcasts and go listen to her speak if you can, you won’t regret it!”
Sidra Rubin
Co-Chair, Jewish General Hospital - The Auxiliary Fundraiser
Iva Kubickova, 2023
“Miriam's appearance attracted an impressive sign-up to the event, which was sold out almost immediately after it was released. Thanks to Miriam, the evening was a resounding triumph with fantastic feedback from all participants that laid the foundation for many great relationships. Thank you for a truly remarkable and impactful event! We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with someone who brings a creative flair that adds that extra touch of magic."
Iva Kubickova
Global Director, Membership & Marketing | WNORTH
Meredith Sedgwick, 2023
“Dr. Miriam gave a wonderful speaking session and Q&A at a brand event for one of our clients. She did an excellent job and made sure to engage the group throughout her time with us, even as far as staying after her session to continue conversations. She was receptive to feedback, open to collaboration, and was communicative throughout the entire process. We received nothing but positive notes from those in attendance and from our client.”
Meredith Sedgwick
Senior Account Manager, Citizen Relations
Meg Wallace, 2023
“Dr. Miriam Kirmayer moderated an innovations-focused panel exploring burgeoning solutions to the crisis of social isolation and loneliness at our organization’s annual conference in 2022. Miriam was the perfect moderator for this session as she was thoughtful, prepared, intentional, and respectful throughout the lively discussion, and guided the session and the panelists with ease. As such, it was one of the most highly attended sessions of our 3-day event. We are so grateful to have had her expertise and look forward to opportunities to work with her again in the future!”
Meg Wallace
Manager, Foundation for Social Connection & Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness
Donn Tice, 2022
“Miriam was a fantastic resource for our large group of CEOs and their partners. She immediately held the audience’s attention and interest, and shared her knowledge of the topic and deep expertise in ways that were simultaneously informative, provocative and unexpected, and persuasive… super engaging, highly interactive and conversational, great topic expert, gave the participants a ton of ‘take home value.’
Donn Tice
YPO BAY AREA
Kristine Gloria, 2022
"Dr. Kirmayer's research and work on adult friendships provided the group with a fresh lens to unpack the challenges and opportunities of virtual connections. Her presentation was thought provoking and filled with interesting facts about adult friendships. At the end, many of the members felt motivated to continue this line of inquiry, calling for another meeting to brainstorm on a specific collaborative research project."
Kristine Gloria, Ph.D.
Director, Artificial Intelligence, Aspen Digital
Amanda Gutmanis, 2022
“Interesting and practical with helpful perspectives & tools to improve the quality of both personal and workplace friendships as well as ways to maintain strong connections in a virtual/hybrid world. Dr. Kirmayer provided content grounded in science about topics close to audience members’ hearts, and her ability to invite self-reflection while maintaining an engaging pacing was appreciated by participants, who described the information provided as comforting & settling during these recently uncertain times.”
Amanda Gutmanis
A/Manager, Engagement & Change Management, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
Emily Trieste, 2022
“Dr. Miriam made the conversation relatable and realistic so that everyone could feel connected or understood. The audience loved her and provided wonderful feedback. Needless to say, the event was a huge success and we hope to work with Miriam again in the future!”
Emily Trieste
Marketing Events Coordinator, Meetup
Samantha Daoust, 2021
“Dr. Kirmayer made the conversation easy and open from the get go, and was truly collaborative. Her knowledge, humanity and warmth made it easy to build an event that ended up being an overwhelming success both on the brand and guest sides. I highly suggest working with Dr. Kirmayer. She is a great speaker and facilitates conversation amongst guests. It was our first virtual event and I don’t think it would’ve gotten so many great comments if it wasn’t for her.”
Samantha Daoust
Social Media Specialist, Ardene
Setareh Ziai, 2021
"Dr. Miriam Kirmayer gave the opening keynote to a virtual crowd of over 1600 women physicians, and she proved to be a wonderful, inspiring and uplifting speaker – the perfect way to kick off our biggest conference yet. She held everyone's full attention for an entire virtual hour! We were watching the comments and concurrent chats live on screen during her talk, and it was evident that she touched the audience in a very special way, despite the fact that we were all physically apart.
Not only did she deliver an incredibly captivating talk, but she was also an absolute pleasure to work with! We are so happy to have had her on board for our conference and were only sad not to have been able to meet her in person."