To use Ian "Molly" Meldrum's catchphrase - 'do yourself a favour' - get a hold of one of Lorin Nicholson's guitar CD's or go see him perform live - you won't be disappointed...he is a formidable guitarist who has overcome his blindness to produce some great music.

Kate Halliday, Producer, Nine Network Australia

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I/we wanted to thank you, Lorin, for the inspiring, fun, spirited, music-filled presentation you skillfully delivered to a high-octane group of top-performing Olive Garden General Managers and South Texas Region Director of Operations.

At the onset of your presentation you successfully set-the-stage for what was to follow with your Aussie accent and humor. However, more importantly, you successfully connected immediately with this hard-to-please group by captivating our spirit with your energized guitar rendition of Classical Gas and subsequently captured our minds with your impassioned overcoming life's obstacles with your life's learned lessons.

Included in your biography was your incredible (solo) two-and-a-half day marathon bike ride from your home at a young age, over one of the steepest mountain-passes in Australia, ending with what amounted to an unexpected - but very much deserved - hero's welcome at the quaint beach-front town of Port Macquarie. What an inspiring story of courage, faith, discipline and perseverance of someone who is legally blind!

Your comments on leadership success were surgically interwoven with many personal stories and experiences accentuated with well-placed humor and song. Thank you for weaving our Olive Garden Purpose, Hospitaliano, and 7 Principles into your striving for excellence comments. Wow!

I share the sentiments of all the managers of the South Texas Region by saying we were all inspired and energized by your remarks and would love to have you back in Texas! More especially, I would recommend sharing your talents with all Olive Garden management-executive, operations and administrative-at some future gathering(s). Your incredible acoustic guitar playing we did not want to end, and would have loved for you to continue if time had allowed (With my eyes closed, only listening to your music, I could have mistaken you for Eric Clapton or Carlos Santana...). Thank you again!

Full of South Texas "Hospitaliano" and gratitude,
Kris Lundeen, GM, OG 1077, San Antonio, Texas

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When you hear Lorin speak, his sincerity is compelling. You want to achieve something meaningful. Not because he did it and he's blind, but because he convinces you that anyone can accomplish great things.

Orvon Gough, Australian documentary and film maker

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It truly was inspirational to hear just a small part of Lorin's extraordinary life. We found ourselves talking almost the entire journey home of his speech and the passion that he has for life is amazing. It really does make you sit back and make some adjustments in your life. It is also the only thing that we have mentioned to our staff since returning. I guess the impact of his talk made a lot of other things seem insignificant. We will certainly be requesting Lorin to address our staff in the near future. Thank you once again for introducing us to such an inspiring individual.

Keith and Richelle Stirrat, Franchisees, SSS BBQ Barn, Lake Munmorah

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Having known Lorin for many years we were amazed at how much more we learnt about his strength of character that has got him to where he is today. He is very inspirational and we can certainly understand why his popularity as a motivational and inspirational speaker has grown in the last few years. We will certainly be aiming to have him do a talk to our staff. If it can effect even one of them in a positive way then it will be worth it. I would like him to talk to them, not just from a business perspective because they work for me, but I think he could really be inspirational to a lot of the younger staff, particularly, for their personal life. His life is proof that anything can be done if you believe in yourself.

It also amazes me how humble he is in his success.

Maree and Jarrod Phoo, Franchisees, SSS BBQ Barn, Coffs Harbour

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We found your talk absolutely amazing and your music was simply the icing on the cake; it is a credit to you what you have achieved, and I must add that if anybody walked away uninspired or without a different thought pattern I would be highly amazed. This is certainly a special talent or calling of which you should be ultra proud. It takes a fair bit to move me and I must say you touched on some very relevant material that suited our seminar to the nth decree. Our franchisees have not stopped talking about how much they got out of it - and this was exactly what we were looking for.

Graham and Marlene Manvell, Franchisors, SSS BBQ Barns, Australia

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ACDC multimedia has been an institution in the music industry for the past 25 years and produces thousands of titles annually from all manner of industries. Lorin Nicholson has been a valued client of ACDC Multimedia for over five years now and continues to be our highest selling independent artist. Lorin's exceptional CD sales are a true testament to his extraordinary abilities as a musician. His contribution to the music industry is well known and continues to be an inspiration to artists and fans Australia wide.

Paul Barton, Business Manager, ACDC Multimedia

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I am a lucky person. It is not often in one’s life we can meet a fellow human with the ability to influence us. Lorin Nicholson has this ability. My name is Wayne Clayton and I am the General Manager at Justin Hall The Good Guys store in Port Macquarie. I was lucky enough to secure Lorin (who had just finished cycling from Tamworth to Port Macquarie the evening before) to address my staff at our morning meeting. Not having met Lorin I did not know what to expect. After introducing Lorin I joined my staff and for the next 30 minutes we listened to this wonderful blind man inspire us all to work as a team and SEE beyond ourselves. My staff and I feel privileged to have spent 30 minutes with Lorin Nicholson, a blind man with real vision. We, the management and staff at Justin Hall The Good Guys, would like to thank Lorin and his team for taking the time to influence and inspire us.

Wayne Clayton, General Manager, Justin Hall The Good Guys, Port Macquarie