Orange County, California, 2011

Testimonials

Iris Krasnow spoke at our Connections event in March of 2013, and she hit a home run! We had more than 300 in attendance ranging from pre-teens to women in their 90’s. Iris connected with each person in the room. She had every one of them completely engaged, laughing and crying."

– Brenda Landau
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona

Last Sunday (January 29), Iris Krasnow lit up the stage of Seattle's 'Connections' – our largest annual gathering of Jewish women in the Northwest. Iris' personal stories and reflections were clever, witty and poignant. She was entertaining, yet focused our attention on Federation and the importance of giving back to the community.”

– Michelle Shriki
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

I heard so many people say that they believed Iris was the best luncheon speaker we have ever had, and I agree with them.”

– Lisa Clark
National Charity League, Houston, TX

Last Thursday, at our annual Spring Luncheon (May 6, 2011), Iris Krasnow was our speaker and as expected, what a hit!! Our audience of over 400 loved her! She was funny, moving, entertaining and a pleasure to work with. Our diverse audience of women – young, not-so-young, professionals, stay-at-home moms, etc. – were laughing and crying and hanging on her every word!”

– Jodi Heimler
UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey

We hired Iris for our large women's event, Collage. We had about 800 women in the room, and you could hear a pin drop! She was absolutely fantastic. Women were laughing, crying and paying attention to every word. Houston loved her and recommends her to all communities, large or small.”

– Meredith Segal
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

We just had Iris Krasnow here for our Connections 2009 fundraising event. She's witty, wise and wonderful. The women loved her.”

– Linda Pollack-Kessler
United Jewish Federation, Albany, NY

Two weeks ago, our entry level event, "It Takes A Woman," took place at the Four Seasons Westlake Village. With almost 400 in attendance, Iris Krasnow rocked the house with anecdotal stories of her life experiences, relationships, and Jewish influences. The women adored her very relatable sense of humor as a wife, mother and moving words about her own mother. She had us laughing and crying all at the same time! She tied in the Federation message perfectly and spoke of being a Pomegranate level donor for several years. Not one person stirred in the middle of her address (very rare for us) and the crowd even gave her a standing ovation. Afterward, she graciously took about an hour to sign copies of her books, taking the time to chat with each woman and personalizing the inscriptions. Iris also helped to coordinate a donation from her publisher of several copies of her newest book, “The Secret Lives of Wives,” that we were able to raffle off to some of our guests. In planning the event, Iris was very flexible and easy to work with. She was easily the best speaker we have had in the last five years. I absolutely recommend Iris for any women's audience!

– Alexandra Kadoche
Women's Department
The Jewish Federation
West Hills, CA

On March 16, 2011, Voices, our major event, had 600 women in attendance... Iris Krasnow was our featured speaker. Words cannot convey how wonderful Iris was (is). She connected with every woman in the room, regardless of age. She had us laughing and crying. Every woman I spoke with after our luncheon not only said she was the best speaker we ever had, they said she was the best speaker they have ever heard.”

– Eileen Garbutt
Jewish Federation & Family Services
Orange County

We recently (December 2009) had New York Times bestselling author Iris Krasnow speak at an outreach event. She was wonderful! A sellout crowd found her inspirational and entertaining and her message resonated with women of all generations.”

– Ilene Fox
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee