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Recognized as an industry expert and design
trend analyst, Ellen Cheever has
presented kitchen and bath design symposiums to
international audiences in New Zealand,
Australia, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Japan, South
America and Canada, as well as throughout North
America since 1976. Additionally, she has
organized and led international design tours and
attended the Cologne LivingKitchen® Furniture
Fair and Milan's EuroCucina Show for the past 25
years.
Ellen has developed training and marketing
programs for specific sectors of the industry.
She has created and presented symposiums focused
on the design, sales and business management of
residential kitchen and retail design studios.
Recently Ellen was part of
a panel of experts talking to New York City
homeowners about small kitchens.
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In addition to
in-person training programs, Ellen also
presents a series of on-line webinars
sponsored by Jenn-Air.
"Jenn-Air was pleased to partner with
Ellen Cheever in 2010 when she designed
an innovative concept kitchen for our
display at the Kitchen & Bath Industry
Show. Since then, we've worked with
Ellen on a variety of educational
programs including "live" in-person CEU
events in select markets, a two day
immersion experience at our corporate
training facility in Chicago combining
classroom time with Ellen with hands-on
product knowledge in the Jenn-Air
kitchens, and live webinars moderated by
Ellen and featuring other
widely-recognized designers. Ellen does
a phenomenal job of tastefully
integrating our product with
cutting-edge, on trend education
allowing us to connect with design
professionals in a meaningful and
impactful way. Her knowledge and
experience in the kitchen & bath
industry has taken our programs to a new
level!"
Jon Barfell
Brand Experience, Jenn-Air
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Dear Ellen:
I want to let you know how much I
enjoyed your Webinar presentation, “The
Two Kitchen Home of the Future”,
sponsored by KBDN and Jenn-Air. It was
so well done!
I found the design solutions to be
innovative and fresh, making perfect
sense for each specific application. As
a custom cabinet manufacturer, I enjoy
looking at the process from the design
point of view. I appreciate the thought
and detail that goes into each design,
which is ultimately the first step in
the manufacturing process.
Congratulations on a great presentation
of ideas and solutions for both indoor
and outdoor spaces.
Sincerely,
Sheldon Horst
President
Premier Custom Built Cabinetry
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Dear Ellen:
Thank you for your continued support of
Premier Custom Built Cabinetry. We value
you as an esteemed colleague and truly
appreciate the relationship we’ve shared
with you over these many years. Your
industry knowledge and enthusiasm make
you one of our favorite people!
Once again your participation at our
annual Designer Conference helped make
our event a great success. Your insights
into design direction and trends are
always right on the mark and your most
recent topic: Design Update – What’s
New, What’s Next, ranked number one on
our response survey as the “best
presentation of the day”.
Additionally well received was your
November webinar, The Two Kitchen Home
of the Future. This informative look at
the changing face of the family-unit was
filled with solutions on how to best
manage design challenges, while still
meeting the needs of these
non-traditional groups. You brought a
great understanding of how the evolving
family has influenced the need for
unique, additional cooking and
entertaining areas. Your design and
space planning examples were both
functional and beautiful. We were
pleased to be invited to add our
expertise in the area of outdoor
kitchens and, as always, enjoyed working
with you.
We appreciate our ongoing relationship
and look forward to our next opportunity
to work together.
Warm Regards,
Andrea Tobias, CKD
Sales & Marketing
Premier Custom Built Cabinetry
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Dear Ellen:
Thank you
for sharing a wonderful presentation
full of action items and "What does this
mean to me?" commentary.
I am also
excited to report that our conference
survey recorded you at a 4.7 rating out
of a possible 5. This is the highest
rating yet for a closing keynote
presenter; congratulations! As we
predicted, you were able to stimulate a
great deal of interest due to your
reputation and the excitement of your
presentation on the Design for One and
All. We noted that there were a
significant number of questions that
were asked of you and several that
commented that your information should
be included at subsequent EBC's. This
too is testimony of the success of your
presentation.
Best
Regards,
L. Duane Griffiths
Stiles Education Manager
Judy Cisley
Stiles Education Supervisor
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Dear Ellen:
Thank you
so much for being a Design Views
presenter in the Kohler Design Center
Educational Series. I have participated
in NKBA seminars over the years that use
your books as their backbone and have
considered them the guideline for space
design when working with clients. It was
wonderful to see the author at work.
The
feedback from the participants at your
seminar has been very positive.
Adjectives such as inspiring, useful,
insightful, practical and rejuvenating
were used repeatedly in the evaluations
of the seminar.
In
addition, you were well organized and
stayed on schedule. You were able to
answer questions effectively from a
diverse group: students, builders &
designers. Your hands-on activities were
not only educational but also fun. You
used our beautiful facility in an
innovative and valuable way. The
handouts that you offered are priceless.
I keep mine on my desk as a reference
for clients seeking kitchen design
ideas.
You are
an excellent speaker and a pleasure to
work with. We look forward to having you
as a presenter in the near future.
Sincerely,
Karen Wuerzberger, Supervisor
Kohler Design Center Operations
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Attendee
Testimonials:
"Your presentation was very
insightful and inspiring. I was very fortunate to hear about
the current trends in kitchen design by EuroCuccina presented by
you. It is exciting to see the designers reviewing their design
habits and comfort levels and attempting to introduce change
here on the West Coast.
...your
insight was very helpful to me profesionally, as well as
beneficial to my showroom in the business sense, since the
designers' who visit the Studio Becker showroom will hopefully
generate some really good leads and long-term business
relationships."
"It
has been so long since we met. I can't even begin to tell you
what has happened since we last worked together. When I met you
in Haddonfield, NJ, I had been designing for only 6 or 8 years?
You said something to me, at a dinner one night, that changed my
path significantly. You gave me a compliment and a criticism.
You said that I was a really good designer with greater
potential, ...but (here's the criticism) you will never be a
great designer if you do not stop trying to save people money. You said I had to sell like I could afford to buy the beautiful
things that I designed. You also said I had to carry that
persona like it was my own lifestyle. That discussion stuck with
me like glue and I have accomplished so much for that girl,
years ago, could have dreamed of. My creativity and my self
esteem continued to carry me through life and I always wanted to
just say "thank you", to the woman who gave me what I needed to
succeed.
I am
sure that you have influenced and taught many designers since
meeting me, but I hope that this e-mail touches you, just a
little, as you have touched me."
"Let me start by telling you that the academy was so beneficial
to me. The product knowledge has been put to good use and my
sales on Champion toilets are done with excitement and
confidence, as is Stay Clean for whirlpools and conversations
regarding bidets. As a showroom salesperson for 18 years, it
refreshed me completely and gave me renewed faith in what I have
to offer my clients, and how important my service is to their
bathroom and kitchen projects."
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Wilmington, DE 19806
