
Praise
What Relationship Experts and Business Leaders Have to Say

Marillyn Hewson
Former chairman, president and CEO, Lockheed Martin

John Gottman, Ph.D.,
Co-founder of The Gottman Institute and author of The New York Times best-seller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Gregory Kenny,
Chairman of the Board of Cardinal Health and Ingredion and past president and CEO of General Cable Corporation
“I shared Doubling Down with my daughters and their husbands. Ilene and Bram truly live the principles they write about and demonstrate that, with discipline, a couple can thrive at leading a complex global company and a demanding consultancy, enjoy a loving relationship, and even raise children—yet, still find time to smile often.”

Dianne Grande, Ph.D,
Clinical Psychologist, author of the “In It Together” blog for Psychology Today

David Hanfland,
Managing Partner and Head of the Americas, Kearney

James H. Lowry,
Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group, Founder of James H. Lowry & Associates and author of Change Agent: A Life Dedicated to Creating Wealth for Minorities

Tom Plath,
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, International Paper

Laura Sue D’Annunzio,
Chief People Officer, Highmetric

Michal Clements,
Founder and CEO of Insight to Action and author of Tuning into Mom: Understanding America’s Most Powerful Consumer

Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer,
Bonnie is the former CEO and Co-chair of the board of Claire’s Stores and her wife Jamie is Co-owner of Westglow Resort & Spa
“Doubling Down contains great advice. Ilene and Bram are experienced professionals sharing a lot of knowledge about the challenges of having two careers and nourishing good family relationships. We also have faced these challenges and know that readers will be very successful if they implement many of these ideas! We have loved observing this family growing stronger every day.”