Testimonials

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

"As my personal business coach and advisor, Doug has provided many services for my company. He has been an invaluable resource for my marketing campaigns and has always provided me with great ideas, feedback and solutions. He truly has coached me to success in my business.”

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

"Doug is a chamber member, trustee and valued resource. He leads our trustee monthly peer exchanges which many describe as the enduring value of our program. Doug's breadth of knowledge of the business environment allows him to expertly cover virtually any topic that comes up in these often-spirited discussions. Doug is very incisive in his ability to assess issues and his manner allows me to work through the options and personally 'own' the solution. Unflappable, Doug is a trusted friend and advisor."

"Fast-paced, interactive, practical, and easy to implement information."

"Excellent – I really can’t thank you enough for the coaching you have provided these past few months, it’s really challenged me to develop as a manager far more quickly than I thought possible.  I will definitely be in touch if I run into any issues in the coming weeks "

"Doug's Leadership Boot Camp was outstanding - I am walking away with several ideas and a desire to implement as many as possible. A truly enjoyable and educational class. Thank you!"

"Awesome program! I learned a number of new techniques to more effectively lead, not only in corporate America, but at home, interacting with my family as well. Doug has an extremely positive, wonderful attitude. I truly enjoyed real-life examples Doug shared through his consulting practice."

"Very informative. Many helpful techniques and skills to become a better leader. Effective tools to streamline leadership skills and time management. I am noticing positive benefits within my organization regarding the tools I have employed."

"What a great way for us to open up about our issues in the workplace."

"The 10 sessions of the Leadership Development Program have provided more meaningful training than other year-long coaching scenarios."

"Content was relative, presentation was very good. Doug kept all of us involved and interested"

"I've been through similar programs and this is by far the most effective training I have encountered."

“The program has been very helpful for me. It involved so much detailed information. Doug did a great job. I find myself utilizing steps from the program daily – with great results. I learned things that I never would have thought about in the past. It makes work easier with regards to dealing with people and situations.”

“I appreciate the valuable information that I can utilize both in the workplace and with personal life to build stronger relationships.”

“Thanks for a wonderful workshop! It was great to see our team come together in amazing ways. The feedback revealed it was a resounding success! I am spreading the word, and look forward to being in touch for future activities/events.”

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

"Very informative with easy going presentation."

"Very helpful. I am always in learning mode and appreciate when my expectations are met."

"Very informative. Well presented ideas on fostering a better company through communication and leadership."

“Very informative and helpful. Doug provides great examples and is easy to talk to.”

"Excellent content, great presentation skills, very interactive and informative."

"Very inspiring to improve my personal leadership skills. The different levels of communication and presentations were great. This will excellerate my leadership skills to a higher level."

"Loved it! Thank you for all the inspiration and motivation. Very knowledgeable and professional, funny too."

"The course was excellent. I need to go review all the concepts since it is content-heavy and put them into practice one or two at a time."

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone.  You are an inspiration in so many ways.  Your course is one of the best I have taken and the “stick ability” is amazing!  I really appreciate all the effort you put into ensuring there is value in each session. I am so impressed with what I learned and the new tools I have been provided that I wish it was a weekly staple!"

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

"Your techniques and skills helped to consolidate our priorities, while providing a detailed roadmap to implement."

“Doug, Just wanted to thank you for the session on collaboration and Working Agreements.  I used your Working Agreement template here at my new position at L-3 and I’m getting recognition for my efforts by the President of Aviation Recorders. I followed the process by the “book” and it went extremely well.  I hope you have a happy holiday!”

“Doug Van Dyke and Leadership Simplified have conducted numerous leadership programs for the Clerk's office and the results have been remarkable. His one-on-one coaching with my management staff has helped these leaders perform at a higher level and lead their teams with confidence and clarity. His ability to effectively interact with a wide-array of personalities simply amazes me. Doug has also performed his 360-degree peer review for many of my leaders and their teams, which provided important feedback to both management and staff. This resulted in better communication, a common vision, and less workplace conflict. Doug’s teambuilding training has increased collaboration and productivity in multiple departments at the Clerk’s office. I am very pleased with Doug’s work. He is a wonderful coach, educator and mentor.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed the training this week with Doug Van Dyke. It was the best training session I have attended since being a Gevity colleague. I left feeling as if my time was utilized efficiently and I was highly motivated. It is the best money Gevity has spent on training!!!”

"Fantastic information. I will be able to implement several items we covered immediately."

"The program was great. It encorporated all the core principles and qualities of great leadership. Well done!"

"I really enjoyed the program. I will be doing a lot of public speaking & presentations in my new role at Trustmark. Your insight, wisdom, and tools are of great value. Thank you."

“Very good information – presented in an easy to understand format with great examples on how to utilize”

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

“Excellent program! Informative discussion that can be brought back to my workplace. Great examples and references to help relate and paint a picture.”

"Fun and very informative. I learned a lot about planning and ways to deal with procrastination."

"The energy of the presenter and engagement of participants was outstanding. The program was well paced and balanced."

"This was fabulous! Thanks!"

"Please come back and continue this! Thank you so very much for being here - loved hearing you."

"Very engaging. Doug kept us involved, listening, and interacting!"

"Really useful tactics, not only for customers, but co-workers and other personal situations."

"Very rational way of enlightening groups to see eye-to-eye or at least understand where the other party is coming from."

"Well-structured, with very implementable tools, techniques, and ideas!"

"Doug is an excellent presenter; the best "corporate" style presenter I've ever seen. I also loved the content of the program."

"Doug has the uncanny ability to present a topic in straight forward, easy to understand language. Many people find themselves moving from a worker role to a leadership role with little formal training. This book lays the groundwork for a new leader to rise to the top. Fundamentals presented in a straightforward manner makes this one of the best books on the subject available today. I highly recommend it."

"I think it was great to discuss different departments and how they interact and affect each other."

“Doug Van Dyke from DVD Consulting facilitated our multi-day, annual retreat and he was excellent. He kept a very diverse group of people on track and helped us accomplish much more than we could have dreamed. Doug was a great choice and I highly recommend him.” 

"Great content; very well-presented."

"The Leadership Development Program was very beneficial and supplied me with knowledge and tools that I can apply in my everyday work. I met many interesting managers and directors during the 10 week course and they all felt the program helped them increase their leadership skills, gain confidence in their own abilities, and become more organized and effective. I recommend this program to both new leaders and experienced leaders as it provides great feedback about their own management practices. This training could also be very useful for non-managers as well, so they can get insight on the management role and understand why managers do what they do. Understanding each other is the first step to better team work."

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

"I wanted to extend my gratitude again for your coming to provide training for the SDMC HR leadership team at Day Springs. Your ability to work with the crowd and flexibility was appreciated. There was great feedback from the team - they all seemed to find something meaningful to use with their work."

It was informative. I would highly recommend this training to other businesses. Great insight into team building skills and customer service techniques. 

"Great job! Amazing presentation"

"Doug's Sales Simplified program was very helpful to me. I learned how to have more productive and engaging conversations with my customers. I liked the interactive nature of the presentation."

"Great presentation!"

"Great series. It was thought out well to ensure it was relative to our industry."

“Hello Kay.  I cannot imagine you picking a better presenter for your keynote address than Doug Van Dyke. Cardel employed Doug’s services for a high-end Realtor event held at my model home in MiraBay.  We focused on a small group of Realtors who focus on sales in excess of $1MM.  There were about 15 in attendance and each left feeling their time was well spent.  I received feedback from each Realtor after the event asking if they would have another chance to hear Doug speak. A few weeks later, Doug gave a presentation to a group of real estate and building professionals at the Tampa Bay Builders Association monthly meeting.  There were over 100 people in attendance and the presentation was on selling to millennials. The presentation was lively, fun, educational, and interactive.  Doug made a large room feel very comfortable as he was able to address specific questions and concerns of those in attendance. It is with pleasure I recommend Doug to you as a presenter for your group of professionals.”

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

" Valuable information- Highlight leadership styles- Information on millennial expectations and styles- incredible!"

"I thought the program was very creative and very problem solving!"

I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Doug's interactive presentations at my company's leadership conference. I thought Doug did an incredible job engaging the audience and reviewed topics that were relevant to us and our businesses. He was extremely informative and made the group think outside of the norm that we were used to. His thoughts on digital marketing and media were fantastic and I would recommend him to anyone wanting to hire a speaker for their employees. Thanks Doug, myself and my team appreciated you speaking with us!

"The program was thoughtfully tailored to meet the needs of this particular audience. Obviously Mr. Van Dyke had done his homework. This organization enjoys very high standards in the selection of its presenters; this program was among the best."

"Loved the interaction, the 'team' atmosphere we created and the skills we learned to implement. Excellent program!"

"There were many good takeaways that I wll be implementing."

Great information, enthusiastic speaker, enjoyed the day! Inciteful with a nice entertainment value."

Doug, Thank you again for the sales training you provided for us. It was phenomenal! I’m really ‘pumped’ to implement the bevy of techniques you shared with us.  Also, I sincerely thank you for the laughter my associates and I experienced throughout the training! I love my job, my career in banking, and having the opportunity to work with my company, but this is a very serious business and we sometimes don’t laugh enough while we’re on our journey. The weight our Senior Leaders carry for us, our clients and the bank sometimes gets in the way of them being able to actually enjoy laughter throughout the day too. When I looked around the room and saw everyone laughing and truly enjoying you and your comments and jokes, it brought joy to my heart for all of us!!!  And we all know we learn and retain so much more when we’re having fun in the process! You are a very Special Person and Leader. I’m looking forward to our meeting again in the upcoming weeks and learning even more from you! Have a wonderful day, Deb “A Big Fan”

"Enjoyed the program very much - very informative. Lots of great 'usable' information."

"Fantastic! Awesome! Interesting! Informative! Engaging!"

"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."

"Engaging, informative and a good takeaway."

"Doug is an excellent coach. His program was easy to understand and on point to what I needed."

"Thank you Doug, You are a wonderful facilitator and I truly believe you have helped us develop a great working relationship between the conservation, sales, administrative and conservation teams. Looking forward to possibly working together during our annual meeting as well as with other internal departments."

"Doug has provided exceptional learning programs for the associates at the Global Technology and Information Center for The Nielsen Company. He has offered very insightful ideas for repurposing some of his programs into a smaller Lunch n Learn series. In fact, Doug's sessions have been averaging 50-75 participants regularly and his series has proven to be very popular. Doug is knowledgeable, professional and sincere in his approach to consulting and executive coaching. His newletters are thought provoking and his insights valuable in today's world. We value his contributions and look forward to new opportunities to collaborate with him for the benefit of our associates." 

"Excellent. I was nervous of the program and the ability to find it useful, but it was great and I really found it interesting and educational."

"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 entire team. This coaching process has proven to be an integral part of our team moving forward. Doug possesses an energy that is stimulating, motivating, and fun. I look forward to working with him again in the future."

“Doug, the coaching sessions with you have been an integral part of my career growth at American Express and have been extremely helpful in putting things into perspective for me. I truly appreciate all that you do!”

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

"I found the discussion and tools very helpful with handling calls. My confidence will increase with these tools over time."

"Super program! Loved the positive reinforcement, it was very refreshing to hear it. Thank you."

"Doug is an outstanding instructor and speaker. He gave me deeply impactful tips on how to be an effective speaker."

"Very informative. Great program!"

"This was packed full of information that I will utilize. Doug kept it engaging and fun. I also enjoyed hearing what others in our class are faced with, and learning from them 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."

"Loved it! Can't wait to put the ideas to use."

"Doug has an innovative and interesting presentation style. I liked how the action items blended into discussion items. Fantastic program."

"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!"

“I love Doug’s energy. He kept everything interesting and relevant!”

“This will be extremely beneficial to my continued growth as a leader.”

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

"Very informative and inspirational. I bought one of your dvd's and can't wait to go home and refresh all I learned."

"Thank you for your assistance in keeping us focused and from becoming overwhelmed by the work ahead of us."

"I REALLY have appreciated each of the weekly topics and how they relate to me as a leader, to my career, and to what has currently been going on at work. Week by week each class builds upon the other creating a foundation of leadership skills. The "foundation" points I have learned actually run through my head during work situations. I find myself engaged during work moments and cognizant of my behavior/ bodylanguage/ paraphrasing, etc. I THANK YOU Doug for helping me become a better leader!"

"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." 

"Leadership Simplified has been a valuable resource for both our sales office and me. Through well-coordinated team exercises, our sales team was able to refocus our strengths and achieve greater results using the talents of each associate. I have been managing a large sales team for over 15 years, and have been through many seminars and coaching sessions, but none at the level provided by Doug. He provided enormous assistance in becoming a stronger leader and sales facilitator."

"Jam-packed with useful information, interesting, pleasant, fun, with a lot of tools to take back to work."

"I have received excellent value from our coaching sessions together and find myself consciously referencing what I have learned in everyday situations."

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

"I like that communication channels have been opened."