"Thank you for the outstanding job which you did on a recent complex Business Plan. It was a pleasure to work with you even in such a short time frame. Keep up the good work!"
- Larry Behar, EB 5 Attorney
"I was impressed with [Phil's] ability to rapidly grasp my client's business needs, and to deliver a plan that met those needs and more. I found Phil to be courteous, communicative and professional, and I look forward to working with him again."
- Alan Diner, Head of Global Mobility and Executive Transfer Practice, Baker & McKenzie LLP
"My firm and I utilized Phil's services on behalf of a corporate client and his performance and work product was fantastic. Phil is extremely attentive to details and is an expert in his field of services. Phil prepared an amazing business plan on behalf of our client's business and the results were beyond the client and our expectation. In response to Phil's work product our client stated, "Wow, based on the business plan prepared by Phil, even I am convinced that our company's business will be successful. Phil is very personable and easy to work with; his preparation of the client's business plan required very little oversight by us because he knows his craft and can deliver. We intend to continue to work with Phil in the near future on many client matters."
- Carllene M. Placide, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
“Phil has proven to be a reliable resource for our clients. We made a special request of his services and he delivered in a more than timely manner. Phil is thorough and works well with others; a true professional. We plan on working with Phil well into the future.”
- Justin Efraim, Business Immigration Manager, Campbell, Cohen Law Firm
"We asked Phil to create a business plan for one of our small corporate clients. His significant contribution and well-crafted business plan helped us to get an investor visa petition be approved within 4 days. We are very impressed with his quick understanding of the client's business needs, his expediency, the attention to detail and with Phil's ability to provide sound advice that will help our client to grow his business and be successful."
- David Asser, Managing Partner, Asser Law Group, P.C.
"When we asked Phil to work on any project, we were comfortable knowing that he would look at things from a new perspective and generate ideas that the competition often will not have considered.
"Phil has always acted in the most courteous and professional manner in all his dealings within Rogers, and he has a reputation of having a great mind for B2B development. He also maintains the distinction of having written what our CEO described as "the best business plan I have ever read" for one of our B2B endeavours..."
- Harvey Botting, Senior Vice President Business Information Group, Rogers Media Publishing
"I had the pleasure of working with Mr. Cohen in connection with the preparation of a business plan for one of my clients. We had to work on a very tight schedule and Mr. Cohen's final work was simply beyond call of duty. Throughout this project Mr. Cohen demonstrated a high level of professionalism and most importantly responsiveness. Mr. Cohen is a true expert in his field and there is no doubt I would continue to use his services in the future. He truly leaves no stone unturned."
- Jean Noel Ben Hammou, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
"Phil Cohen and Strategic Element Consulting really came through for us producing a complicated business plan for an EB-5 investor visa on a rushed schedule within a week from talking on the job. The final product exceeded our expectations and was produced professionally and delivered on time. Phil made the extra effort to rework his schedule and put in long hours to meet our demanding time frame and our client was extremely pleased with the results."
- Paul E. Mussman, Mirbagheri & Smith LLP
"I found Phil to be very professional to work with. He was able to work within our time schedule even when we were slowing up the process. He communicated effectively with us and was able to produce a quality document in a timely manner. I would absolutely work with Phil again."
- Sandra Hakanson, Attorney/ Owner, Ocana Law Group
"Phil continually showed himself to be creative in business and was motivated to achieve top results in everything he did. His work won acclaim not only from me, but through to the highest levels of our organization. ... I would welcome the opportunity to work with Phil again in the future."
- Rob Schock, VP, Rogers Communications, iMedia Division
"Phil approaches his work with thoroughness, creativity and professionalism to produce a product that covers all the bases...finding opportunities and potential pitfalls that may have been overlooked by the principals...I find Phil to be personable, honest and direct - we enjoyed working with him very much."
- Bram Lebo, FR Communications (on business plan written for client of Stikeman Elliot)
"I have worked with Phil in different capacities over the last 6 years. When he proposed developing a program to turbo-charge our business, I jumped at the opportunity. The results have been nothing less than stellar. Not only has Phil had a direct hand in significantly growing our sales and market presence, but he was careful to do it in such a way that enhanced our market credibility in our targeted market space. I've witnessed first-hand Phil's uncanny ability to understand and improve so many different kinds of businesses; he clearly has a passion for his work. I would recommend him to most anyone."
- Vik Bhalla, President, Principle Inc.
"I highly recommend Phil and his company. While working with Phil while I was at Rogers, he always delivered as promised, maintained a professional approach and worked to develop new concepts and economic models that worked for both parties."
- Corina McCoy, Content Development Manager, Rogers Wireless
"Phil's strong sense for business modeling and planning has been an important part of the development work he did for us. I would recommend him to anyone who requires thorough, well thought-out concept or business plan development."
- Zouhaire Sekkat, VP Digital, Transcontinental Media