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Marysia's ACT Testimonials

“Marysia’s style, resilience, energy, enthusiasm and vision for Beeston so far has been amazing. Getting inspiration for the town has been fantastic and I’m sure the future of the arts and culture scene is in safe hands. Hopefully the establishment of ACT will encourage more support from the local stakeholders and attract funding opportunities.”
Stuart Senior, Director - Supervisory Board, Gleeds Global Property and Construction Consultants. Stuart is Marysia’s business mentor.

“Marysia has been a regular customer of Hallams for eight years and we were more than happy to support her in promoting her ambition in placing Beeston on the map as a leading centre for art, culture and tourism. I’m sure you’d agree that ACT’s 2019 Cultures Crossing events have been a great showcase for her work in this field.”
Miles Hallam, Fred Hallam Limited, Beeston, Nottingham. ACT sponsor.

Professor Scott McCabe,
University of Nottingham Business School
- Tourism Research & Marketing.

Scott is Marysia's heritage / tourism mentor & ACT/UoN liaison partner.

“Marysia is a power-house for ACT!”
Tim Pollard,
Nottingham’s Official Robin Hood.

"Marysia's great strength at Art Culture Tourism is bringing people together and introducing them to each other for a common goal. She's given me excellent promotional opportunities & photo shoots and hence more business."

Adam Greenwood,
Owner & resident Robin Hood of the Robin Hood Experience, Nottingham.

“Marysia is a visionary. Settling in Beeston, she quickly set up ACT to reignite, re-inspire & reinvigorate Art, Culture, Tourism to our town. As an artist, she has talent. As a leader, she’s doing more to relight our spirits than anyone, with energy and drive, uniting the many stakeholders and attracting people from all over the world. She brings unmatched experience with heart.”
Justin Donne, Senior Advisor - HR, Culture & Innovation Consultant - Speaker, Trainer, Author - Non-Executive (Independent) Director. Justin is Marysia’s mentor.

"I got to know Marysia Zipser through LinkedIn and I immediately appreciated her professional skills and her incredible enthusiasm in building relationships and contacts all around the world. Her role in ACT Group gives important and meaningful support to all of Nottinghamshire and to all people who work and act in art, culture and tourism. Yes, Brava Marysia!"

Visual artist, journalist, author.
Founder of Lacer/Actions project. Founder of the Ghost Bus 'Roads' Project.
Creator & producer of The Ghost Bus & Land Rover Mapping short films.
ACT Guest Artist.

"Marysia Zipser has a unique spirit, a leader in its area of operation, loyal and with a knowledge and world view which goes far beyond her skills as manager of the ACT Group. She holds very positive qualities and demonstrates an unusual ability to convey the softness and beauty that art provides for us all, conveying the success triggers for everyone. It is a pleasure to write this recommendation for this great friend."

Alexandre Reis, Owner of the Contemplo Cia de Danca, Ilhéus, Brazil.

"Marysia has a contagious energy for inspiring and energising people to connect and instigate change. Individuals like this make a real difference to the invaluable connections we make in life's journey.

The present economic climate and our dependence upon modern media and communications relies upon networking to build a better and more unified future."

Helen Stevenson, Fine Artist at Edge2 Studio, Nottingham.

ACT (with big thanks to Bradshaw Media) recorded video testimonial interviews December 2018 to May 2019 with the following people...

Paul Humphreys, D2N2 Growth Hub, ACT business mentor; Mahmood Reza, Pro-Active Resolutions, ACT business mentor & sponsor; Jeanie Barton, singer/songwriter, ACT contributor & supporter; Nina Kristofferson, actor/singer/writer/ director/ producer, London, ACT supporter; Justin Donne (see above testimonial), ACT business mentor & supporter; Suman Guptar, fine artist, India, ACT supporter;
Pam Miller, fine artist, ACT supporter; Owen Shipton, NottsTV, ACT media supporter; John Currie, Beeston Film Festival, ACT sponsors BFF; Paul Swift, SynergyNG9, ACT supporter; Fiona Greenslade, builder/interior designer, ACT supporter; Robert Richardson, visual artist, ACT supporter; Ted Langs, Int'l Strategic Comms, San Diego, ACT business mentor & supporter; Kwabena Boadu, Editor The Ghanaian Democrat & Publisher, Ghana, ACT business supporter; Richard Ernster, Auctioneer, Helping Hands Charity & LINfluencer Co-founder, Sydney, >$100 Million donated to Charity, ACT supporter.

"One of the most admired, trusted and respected leaders in this business."
Costel Iarca, Contemporary Artist & Gallery, Chicago, USA

"ACTually blissful & ACTively graceful."
A. Ganech Shivappa,
Head - India GPN - gpn.travel - Elite coach operators in 38 countries from Europe, UK, USA, Canada, Oceania, Asia.

"'An-International-Good-Will-Ambassador’ is how I refer to Marysia who is a thoughtful person, an out-of-the-box strategist & a deeply committed friend. Her energy is infectious and backed with an amazing work ethic. Her passion and desire to reach out and help people from all walks of life is admirable. She is a true humanitarian and is always in the forefront to promote & help a good cause. I have had the pleasure of collaboratively working with her on projects and I can with certainty say that she has honesty, integrity and a very big heart. She will ALWAYS find a way to get the job done!"
Mini Puri, Business Development, Greater Boster area, USA.

"Certainly it cannot go unnoticed that Marysia is a lady of great worth and culture, knowledge and accommodation, linguistic skills and human understanding, a sharp eye to detail and a discerning mind based on oh so much experience. It is this that makes the world a better place."
Dennis Arbour, Near Death Studies at Being the Phoenix, Rockport, Maine, USA.

"Marysia has become a friend. She is my mentor in arts, culture and tourism. Her contagious energy lifts my spirits each day. Thank you Marysia for your continued support in the truly magnificent things of life."
Caroline Bond, Content Writing, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA.

"I wanted to write a short recommendation for Marysia. Her skills are well known and her attention to detail ensures the success of all she turns her hand to, but I wanted to share with you, somewhat in awe I must say, of Marysia's ability to reach out to people and touch them personally. Little notes of thanks, words of encouragement and a never-ending positive and cheerful attitude in all her works. Marysia is the kind of person who brightens your day when she enters the room, lifts the spirit and opens doors to let the sunshine in. Where she makes the time to do all this, I don’t know but it is awesome to see! Thank you Marysia, I have appreciated your friendship and know that in the future, you will, indeed, brighten the lives of many more people. God bless Marysia."
Sue Howard, Restoration Bookbinding & Conservation Services, Western Australia

"In the time I have known Marysia she has always promoted Art-Culture-Tourism not only in Beeston, Nottingham/UK but globally....and I hope she continues to do so because her heart, soul, thoughts and actions are always there for us. She is an extraordinary person in every way. It is my pleasure to give her my highest recommendation in all she does."
Liz Healey, Gibson Sotheby's International Realty, Boston, USA

"I can recommend Marysia Zipser in the highest of ways. She is a tireless worker and an organizer of events. When she sets her mind to doing something she does it from her heart and nothing will stand in her way from making anything that she is involved in from being a total success. You can't go wrong in having Marysia give you a helping hand."
Laura Bailey, Archivist, Bookseller, Historian, Poet, Writer, New York, USA.

"Marysia, good evening with regards. First, when I went through your kind article & notes, I thought I must recommend you gracefully as being so decent & graceful lady full of self confidence, self control, may understand the set meaning of "yourself" in depth up to greater extent. I can say she does not understand the word "can't" results into a very good kind-hearted & loving nature and human being who knows music & "inner will" of flowers. I find her as a lady having sentimental, affectionate and crazy thoughts with great meanings to humanity. I regard her as a true friend, by terming her - friends are everywhere but friends like Marysia are very rare. So I salute her with Indian "Parnam" with folded hands."
Rikhi Ram Thakur, National Head Marketing & Sales, Sheel Biotech Ltd, New Delhi, India

"It is a pleasure to write this personal letter of recommendation for my dear friend, Marysia Zipser. Her people skills, intuitive leadership style, natural curiosity, attention to detail and near-encyclopedic knowledge of her field of study is highly admirable. Marysia is a loyal, honest, considerate, and supportive individual who has the ability to see and understand things from another person's perspective. All in all, I would have to say that Marysia is a fine person with an abundance of positive qualities."
Anthony E. Paneris, Investor at Real Estate, N. Carolina, USA