Clients and references

Thank you to all my clients who have put their trust in my services. Every client is both a challenge and a pleasure. Together we can find and develop your mental potential.

“Michaela’s memory workshops are an unforgettable and unique experience. Not only do they offer effective memory techniques, tips, and tricks to keep your memory sharp for as long as possible, but they also teach you how to memorise complex texts, names, and important numbers or data.
You will also experience humanity, empathy, and masterful skill in working with an audience. I warmly recommend them to anyone who wants to develop their memory and witness a top professional in action!”

Martina Diblíková

Headhunting, Networking & Talents

“How Michaela Guided Me from a 32-Year-Old Single Mother of Three to Becoming a Doctor:

I met Michaela Karsten ten years ago while looking for an expert in memory techniques. Despite working online, we built a strong foundation of trust and effectiveness. Her belief in the power of the mind and her knowledge of cognitive processes helped me achieve my goal – becoming a doctor. Michaela is an exceptionally skilled coach who guides with elegance, the right questions, and a clear vision. Today, I am a doctor at a university clinic in Vienna, working on my doctoral thesis, married, and enjoying the richness of my life. My children, aged 15, 17, and 20, also aspire to become doctors! They even ask me if they could have “lessons with Michaela” too.

I can wholeheartedly recommend working with her – she is the red thread in your professional life that can move mountains!”

Dr.med.univ.

Agnes Abrahamowicz, Vienna | Austria

"Michaela is a top professional and in my experience she is TOP in her field. I had the opportunity to attend 2 Brilliant Brain seminars which were some of the best I have ever attended. I still apply many of the practical insights from these seminars in both my professional and personal life. Also worth mentioning is her book Successful Memory, which motivated me to get to know Michaela personally so I could even experience her absolutely perfect lectures and practical mental exercises."

Jan Kratochvíl

Portfolio Leasing Manager at BHS Real Estate Fund

“Michaela helped me speed up my learning process and work with information more efficiently. Thanks to her many years of experience, we also focused on improving concentration, motivation, and goal-setting. We worked together on business development as well, emphasizing priorities and achieving set objectives. Michaela shares only what has proven effective in her work with clients. With her optimistic approach and enthusiasm, she inspires change.”

Marek Nenal

Founder of Digital Order, expert in digital efficiency and automation

"I have met Michaela Karsten professionally several times and attended her seminar on memory skills development. Rarely in my 20+ year career have I had the opportunity to work with a lecturer or tutor who could deliver a class this well and at the same time completely captivate all present with her professional demeanor, appearance and breadth of knowledge. In my opinion, Michaela Karsten is one of the top lecturers who can withstand the strictest criteria, even in international comparison."

Michal Kankrlík

Sales Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Ivitera a.s.

"Michaela is one of the best in her field. As an outstanding memory expert and an empathetic and humane lecturer, she passes on her exceptional memory training skills to her listeners with joy and effectiveness. It is a great honour to have been allowed to work with Michaela on the Brillant Brain project and to have developed our friendship ever since."

Daniel Šmíd

Lecturer and Speaker, Etiquette

"I have come to know Michaela as a great language analyst, teacher and memory skills expert within the Brilliant Brain team. I was impressed by her professional demeanor and yet very human and engaging delivery of knowledge. I highly recommend getting to know Ms. Michaela's way of working, thanks to her I have started to understand more about the language I work in and know more about myself, and that is no small thing!"

Petr Klouda

QMS Valmiera Glass Group

"I am very pleased that I had the opportunity to get to know Michaela and I was honoured that our company was the first on the Czech market to be approached by her. Since then, we have implemented countless courses together and the cooperation is still working perfectly today, even in the ""orange colors"" of CEZ Group. "Perfect! Professional, I was absolutely delighted." / "The lecturer was excellent, at a high professional level, she managed to motivate and activate the participants throughout the day." / "Great applicability in daily practice and everyday life." Thank you for this and I will look forward to working with you next year."

Michal Sedláček

Human Resources Development Specialist - Senior, ČEZ a.s.

“Ms. Karsten led a five-hour workshop for our management team at the conclusion of the Leadership Academy – and it was fantastic. She was highly professional throughout, and her presentation skills truly impressed us. The workshop was practical, engaging, and, most importantly, very lively. She managed to involve all participants and, even on a Friday afternoon, maintained the full attention of more than 20 people, which is remarkable in itself. We are grateful for the inspiring conclusion to our development program. We highly recommend working with Ms. Karsten to anyone seeking an energetic and high-quality workshop for their team.”

From participant feedback:
• “An excellent speaker and expert, clearly passionate about her work.”
• “The workshop was dynamic and kept me engaged until the very end.”
Kristýna Stárková
Head of People & Culture
AKCENTA CZ a.s.
“I would like to express my enthusiasm and utmost satisfaction with instructor Michaela Karsten, who led our memory techniques training. Her professional approach and expertise were of the highest level, and she was able to present complex topics clearly, understandably, and practically.

Michaela had an amazing ability to engage participants in interactive exercises, ensuring not only understanding of the techniques but also their immediate application in practice. Her examples were tailored to the specific needs of the group, making the training highly effective and valuable.

Thanks to this outstanding instructor, I can warmly recommend this training to anyone who wants to learn how to work effectively with their memory and improve their cognitive abilities.”
Romana Cibulková
BP HR, Continental Barum s.r.o.
“Dr. Karsten’s lecture, The Path to an Excellent Memory, exceeded our expectations. She provided an overview of practical techniques, their application in real life, and demonstrated how to activate the brain effectively for learning. We learned about methods such as PQ5R and various memory techniques that showed us how to better retain and use information in practice. Her presentation was inspiring, clear, and full of energy. Dr. Karsten impressed us with her professional approach and deep expertise.”
Marie Kunešová
HR, Bosch Powertrain s.r.o.
“Dear Michaela,

I would like to thank you once again for the many tips and recommendations you shared with me last week in Essen. It was one of the most valuable seminars I have ever attended. Even my family had something to talk about over the weekend thanks to it. I will now try to pass on one or two of the methods to my students to help them prepare for their exams. I hope I succeed.”
Richard Topp
Deutschland
"The Brilliant Memory trainings that Michaela and I have done in Sazka have always been quickly filled and the response to them has been overwhelmingly positive. Everyone appreciated the excellent topic, content and techniques they practiced. Above all, they positively evaluated Michaela as a lecturer who can explain the topic perfectly, is a great memory expert and impressed with her demonstration of a challenging memory technique. With her pleasant demeanor and dedication to the participants to the fullest, she is one of the rightly sought-after lecturers."
HR Zdeňka Böhmová
SAZKA a.s., Training & Development /
"We have been working with Michaela Karsten since 2011 and have recorded an average rating of 1.09 (scale 1-5) on their courses, which speaks for itself. Michaela Karsten is a distinctive and very interesting personality from whom you will have the opportunity to learn a lot."
Tomáš Petrův
Head of Content & Marketing, Top Vision s.r.o.
"We have run three 2-day workshops at Greyson on The Path to Excellent Memory with Ms Michaela Karsten and have always had excellent feedback from the staff. Besides being an expert in memory techniques, she is a very pleasant lecturer who was able to transfer her positive attitude to us. The workshop was prepared to a high standard, in an interactive format and at a reasonable pace. We will look forward to the next one."
Mária Môstková
HR Generalist / IT Recruiter, Greyson
"On behalf of the members of the Rotary Club RC Brno, I would like to thank Ms. Karsten for her very inspiring lecture entitled “What Human Memory Can Do.” In a playful way, you introduced us to the world of human memory and the possibilities for improving it. Due to the COVID situation, the lecture was held online, but even this form of information transfer did not detract from the interest and importance of the topic. On behalf of our club, I would like to convey the wishes of our members to meet you in person as soon as possible."
Vladimír Kolařík
RC Brno City
"When we found ourselves in a situation where our daily work routine was so exhausting that our performance began to decline, we knew we needed advice on how to change it. Based on our experience with this exceptional person, Ms. Míša Karsten was the obvious choice for us. The seminars literally kicked us into gear to start doing things more efficiently and with joy, thanks to great practical tips on how to use memory methods and techniques in practice. I recommend the training to all managers, executives, but also to people who need to get the most out of their brains in their work."
Richard Topp
HR specialista, Shimano Czech Republic, s.r.o.
"Michaela's seminars combine practical training with a broader context. Not only do they contribute to improving cognitive skills, but they also reveal a lot about how we function ourselves. The joy of still being able to learn new things even at a mature age is the best motivational factor that our employees took away from their meetings with Michaela, and one that can be elegantly transferred to other areas of their daily work."
Pavel Pospíšil
Training and Deelopment & Capability Coach, Roche Pharma, Czech Republic