Testimonials

"Very useful information that is relevant and can be applied immediately."

"Very good program, opened up communication between employees"

"I love Doug's enthusiasm and his great examples; takeaways that I can implement right away."

"This information will be very helpful moving our company forward with the management changes we have been working through."

"Fantastic program. It should have a positive impact on our relationship with our company."

"On behalf of eAutoclaims I would like to thank you for delivering a powerful and informative training session that will provoke action from our associates to achieve the desired results. The summary is also comprehensive and much appreciated. We look forward to working with you again in the future."

"Great job on the communication skills segment of the program!"

"I agreed and valued every part of this training. Really."

"Your session on Working Agreements is a common sense approach to improving communication and collaborative relationshiips. Very effectively presented!"

"Excellent, very engaging, kept the audience involved and entertained. Great information!"

"Helped us air out a lot of issues"

"Very well done - perfect timing for me"

"Valuable information, presented in a skilled, yet entertaining presentation"

"Valuable, good reminders and tasks to implement"

"Informative and learned many things I can use to perform my job better."

“Thank you for your incredible coaching and insights this past year. You really helped me focus on what my passion was.”

"Pitched up some interesting tidbits."

"A job well done of shepherding us to results and providing a sense of accomplishment."

"Much more detailed action items, 'deeper' items to handle and prioritize. Glad folks were honest."

"Great! I will be implementing much of what I learned tomorrow."

"Excellent use of time. Helped tremendously."

"The best explanation of selling principles I've seen."

"What did I like about the program? Everything!"

"To the point and much needed information"

"Not only was Doug's presentation effective and efficient, but it was perfectly timed for this organization."

"I learned so much from Doug, especially the key points for a successful team: Communication, Planning & Team Work."

"it has improved my effectiveness and efficiency."

"Well thought out and good examples."

"Leadership Simplified will be the start for our team to communicate, have fun and be more productive."

"Very informative, helpful, interesting and fun. Loved the interactive activities!"

"Great business advisor with high integrity and a great personality."

"Good open dialogue sessions. Activities are great and key takeaways are on point."

"I enjoyed it very much, great ideas, good, new, information"

"On behalf of Leadership Pinellas, I thank you for your outstanding presentation to kick off our speaker series. We have received such positive feedback from many of the attendees on how much they benefitted from your message. I look forward to our paths crossing again in the near future!"

"Informative, fast-paced and fun. Doug Van Dyke's preparation and delivery are excellent."

"Excellent. Extremely helpful. Great examples..."

"I found this program to be both enlightening to me and my group, as well as personally."

"Terrific presentation. The personal 'true' stories were very helpful."

"Effective, so much needed. Got some critical issues out on the table."

"Great! Good skills to learn that can be adapted and work on a daily basis."

"The program puts some very valuable issues and ideas into plain simple language."

"Excellent takeaways. I received some great ideas to help improve my organization."

"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."

"Great job! I got good, valuable points from this presentation."

"Incredibly informative and useful not only for professional circumstances, but for personal situations as well."

"Doug is able to take the concepts and skills that are most critical to operating a successful organization and distill them down in a simple way to their critical steps or components. The outcome is material that can be delivered cost effectively in a short period of time, can be understood clearly as it is delivered, and most important, is easy and practical for the recipients to implement with enthusiasm."

"Excellent, practical, innovative, and useful."

"Very important and useful leadership tool. Excellent presentation style."

"I enjoyed the whole presentation. The importance of paraphrasing was a topic I had not heard in a very long time, but a very good tool."

"Great program. Common sense that is summarized neatly in an easy to use tool."

"A lot of good content packed into one day; nice level of interaction and practical examples."

"The program offered a lot of valuable information. Doug was excellent!"

"This program has been very helpful in learning to deal with testy customers."

"What fresh, new ideas about leadership. It was terrific. Different style, great instructor!"

"I thought it was a great tool to address the disconnects our groups have had. It has made siginificant inroads into righting the ship."

"Excellent use of our time. I am very optimistic about what this program can and will do for us as individuals and as a company."

"Very well done. Great information I can use in my job and LIFE.

"Very informative. I look forward to applying the tools to my everyday work life."

"This program has helped me communicate in the work place and in my personal life."

"Doug brings a professional and realistic practice to not only improving one's business skills, but the team as well. He sincerely believes in these no-nonsense techniques and you will view them as invaluable as well. Highly motivational and tremendously professional, Doug is able to personalize his message for each individual; it's as if he speaks directly to you and it hits home. His book, 'Leadership Simplified' is the best business tool I've used in years."

"Lots of great ideas, very well-presented."

"Great program. It is already making a difference with our team."

"Doug is a fantastic coach and works well with people at all levels of an organization. We have used his service for individual coaching, team building and business operation ideas. He is enthusiastic and truly cares that his help is appropriate for the situation. I have used other coaches and Doug is clearly the best of the lot. As a past TEC member I know I receive greater value from Doug while expending less time."

"Great content; very well-presented."

"There were so many valuable tools that I can implement immediately."

"Very informative with easy going presentation."

"Great presentation!"

“Absolutely inspiring! After 20 years in business and many, many training events, the programs you have customized for us over the past few years have been the most productive I have ever experienced.”

"An excellent process. Really engaging."

"Really Really Good!! You do a wonderful job!!"

"Excellent"

"Outstanding! Very effective and thought-provoking. All the concepts presented were very easy to implement."

"Very good information. Makes so much sense!"

“Starting a new restaurant or any business involves many critical factors and one of the most important is a solid business plan. DVD Consulting not only made the process enjoyable, their skill and professionalism far exceeded my expectations. Many thanks to Doug Van Dyke for creating a plan that is comprehensive, intelligent and most of all, honest! I will certainly use your services again in the near future.”

"Good program. I learned a lot."

"This meeting really hit the target today in meeting the needs of the organization. Great program!"

"The program offered a lot of valuable information. Doug was excellent!"

"Doug: I thought this was extremely valuable! Thank you for introducing some new things and reinforcing things I know but I have not been utilizing... Many thanks!"

"We have used DVD Consulting for Business Planning and Meeting Facilitation numerous times over the last 7 years. We have been very happy with the results - he is punctual and inciteful. Most importantly, he has helped me grow as a entrepreneur and a business owner. Highly recommended."

"Eye opener, good overall content"

"Doug's program on Working Agreements is helping our communication tremendously"

"Excellent program with effective tools and great explanations."

"Well done; easy to understand tool"

“Working with Doug Van Dyke over the past few years has been a great experience. Doug’s training and coaching has strengthened each of the individuals in Profit Management as well as the overall team. He has given me tools to improve my communication skills and leadership abilities. This has had a positive impact on my team. He also has described how to better leverage tools that I already was using, but was clumsy with at best. The tools provided and those sharpened will be an integral part of carving out new paths going forward. Doug has provided not only abundant and highly useful information, but he possesses an energy that is stimulating and motivating. I look forward to working with him again in the future.”

"The program is very informative and effective. I can apply it directly to my job to be better at what I do. The real-life scenarios were very helpful."

“The initiative you conducted for our office one year ago was extremely beneficial and we continue to practice the methods you taught us. In particular, we have had a few “working agreement” meetings among various employees. This strategy has improved relationships and created a higher level of understanding in the office. By understanding each others expectations and coming to an agreement, the office has been very efficient. I thank you again for taking the time to meet with us and teach us the many valuable skills that we still use.”

"Terrific Strategic Planning session - very concise, informative, stayed on task."

"Doug is a true modern-day business visionary. He has a profound ability to connect with people, both as a leader and as a peer. It is with this trait, that he is able to effectively consult and collaborate with organizations of all types and sizes. I had the honor of working with Doug on numerous imperative projects, all of which we are still reaping benefits from."

"It was an excellent course and has helped me put a plan together to become more effective."

"Very good, informative, entertaining"

"Great day of focusing on skills often forgotten in the day to day business world. Learned a lot: goals, time management, numerous sales techniques, leadership and communication." 

"Good key points, good tools, interactive, effective, great delivery."

"Great program. Doug always keeps us on time and on track!"

"User friendly simple method that will create high value of return"

"Great experience, provided effective tools for the workplace in a positive and open environment."

"Simple concept, very interesting and applicable."

"Hi Doug, Thank you for leading a great day yesterday! The tools you provided and your ground work with the team activities will be information the care managers may use immediately as well as continue to grow in their expertise. I appreciate your expertise and effectiveness. I'm looking forward to an incredible 2012!"

"Very applicable to my daily professional and personal interactions. I will use these methods and tools on a regular basis."

"Very well done. Moral booster for the group. Happy we had it."

"Constructive/Informative. Doug demonstrates a very comfortable presence about him, something to emulate!"