Testimonials

"Christina and her team at Pivotal Concepts have consistently created brand designs and logos for my company that are sophisticated, interesting and original, with perfect colour choices. What impresses me most about Christina is her understanding of the internet and the power of implementing leading-edge social media strategies."

~ Betty Jakus, JEM Real Estate Ventures Inc.
"Christina is the real deal when it comes to business consulting services. She views her clients needs through a unique and innovative lens, and always makes quality recommendations when it comes to improving business processes, creating brand awareness and stimulating business growth opportunities using the latest social media strategies and technology.

Besides being extremely hard-working professional, Christina is also an extremely thoughtful, lovely and loyal person, and I would not hesitate to recommend her innovative services through Pivotal Concepts to my friends, family and acquaintances!"

~ Jonathan Cornester, MBA, Realtor
"Christina is a highly professional business woman, very skilled and talented in her work. She is determined, hard-working, and very passionate about her clients and her community. She has shown that through all her work, the clientelle, consultants and employees she keeps as well as keeping up with her giving to the homeless in her community through her charities. She is a tremendous person to do business with and I highly recommend her."

~ Amirali Javidan, Architect
"Christina has been instrumental in helping me with all my marketing communication needs during the past seven years. Not only has she designed a complete menu of 17 DVD programs and booklets, books and workbooks, marketing materials and three different websites, but she has also facilitated the coordination and promotion of meditation workshops, classes and events. Her PR skills have helped me gain exposure in the media and I've been able to streamline my business with the various technology tools to suit my needs which have evolved over the years. She is very much in demand but I feel that after many years she has honed her focus and now works with an excellent team that constantly adapts to the changing landscape of online technology, social media and marketing. I have recommended her to many of my clients and will continue to do so.  Working with Christina is like having your own in-house marketing department - small, efficient and productive. I now manage my own site and marketing due to a shift in my business focus but I highly recommend Christina as your go-to marketing resource!"
~ Jonni O'Connor, Ph.D. 
"Christina has fantastic creative and brand lens to her work. She took my business strategy brief and created a logo and website that brought my visual vision of it to life. She continues to help with my client and marketing communications and certainly helps me keep current on how best to maintain a web presence. I can highly recommend her! Great Results — Good Value — Very Creative."

~ Ann Duffy - Founder, The Ann Duffy Group
"Christina did a great job for me designing my website three years ago. We recently switched my site over to the Pivotal Content Management System which includes a blog and many other advanced capabilities. I also love the professional logo and business cards she created for me. She is smart, personable and very talented. She listened closely to what I wanted my site to look like and delivered a super product on time and on budget."

~ Cara Smith, Cara Smith Consulting
"Christina is amazing to work with. She has the ability to truly listen to what your vision is for each project and come along side you to help you reach it together.  She is extremely talented and equipped with numerous skills that will elevate your marketing/design efforts and take your business to the next level.  Would I recommend her... you bet I would!"

~ Mike Dirks, West Coat Fitness
"Christina at Pivotal Concepts helped me to create a beautiful website for my counselling practice. She did an absolutely amazing job bringing my vision to fruition! I would highly recommend her for website design and business card design."

~ Bella Chauhan, Bella Counselling
"Christina of Pivotal Concepts runs a very efficient and resourceful marketing communication studio and her clients have been with her for a long time. She offers everything from design services to search engine optimization to social media strategies for small to medium sized businesses. I would highly recommend her services."

~ Koyama. K
"Christina Szokendi is an excellent designer and she is very outgoing, personable and positive. Pivotal Concepts is essentially a one-stop shop for everything you need, whether it's print design or logo design or web design with SEO and social media strategies. Her complete design and marketing package is truly beneficial to all her clients. Also, with her extensive corporate experience and her expertise in marketing, I believe her business will continue to flourish with many happy long-term clients and ongoing referrals."

~ Elaine Leung, E.DESIGNS

"Christina and I have worked together several times now. I provide her clients with images for their websites and printed materials which Christina designs. She takes the time to get to know her clients to create a comprehensive outlook for their business. She provides me with fabulous art direction which in the end gives the clients the images they need to have the best marketing materials possible. She is always easy to work with and always has a smile!"
~ Wendy D. Photography
“Christina Szokendi is the creative director genius behind Pivotal Concepts, and she does BEAUTIFUL work.  Her style is elegant, vibrant, and contemporary.  She produced a set of brochures for me, and they are some of the loveliest pieces of design I've seen, and all my friends agree! She will also work on your website or any form of marketing you need. Her prices are reasonable and she seems to be in demand, but that's because she's so good and very professional.  So, if you need something done right in the world of graphic design, check out Pivotal Concepts.”  
~ Jill G.
"Christina, thank you so much for all your fantastic work. I could not be happier with how it's all turned out!"  Kelly Sheridan, Voiceover Talent
"Christina's creativity and responsiveness to my business needs were a tremendous asset to the creation of my corporate visual identity, website and other materials. I have since been pleased to refer her to several of my own clients."  
~ Linda Oglov, Oglov Business Development Inc.
"Before meeting with Christina and her Pivotal Concepts team, our website was boring and inefficient. With her creativity and abundance of ideas she was able to bring life to our site and give our on-line customers a great image of our stores. Christina has the right contacts for photography and her knowledge with online and print marketing has helped to grow our business."    
~ Elif Sarihan, VP of Operations, Aldila Boutique
"Christina is a creative thinker who provides high quality work on time and on budget. Hire her." 
~ Eric Finkel, Finkelfilms.com
"Christina did a fabulous job branding my Wellness Centre and does ongoing design for us. She has a fun and creative approach to design and is great at getting your company visible in print as well as online." 
~ Gabrielle Steinberg, TCM, Harmony Wellness Studio
"Christina is a dedicated professional who applies considerable talent and tenacity to her work. She is selective of her clients and projects and chooses to accept those where her passion and discipline can exceed client expectations and make a difference in the world."
~ Kathleen Alisen