Testimonials
“The program hit many core conversation issues that we deal with. Learned techniques that I will put into practice immediately.”
Alan Somogyi
FCCI Insurance Group
Sarasota, FL
"Wow did I learn a lot!"
Lauralee Westine
Law Offices of Lauralee Westine
Palm Harbor, FL
"Great, clear, concise, motivational!"
Diana Osmundsen
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
“Hi Doug, I would like to take the opportunity to tell you how much I value your input and coaching. You have been a tremendous sounding board and helped me think through some rather sticky situations. Having your time and attention to discuss issues and troubleshoot resolutions has been invaluable. I very much appreciate your perspective and keen advice. I feel extremely well supported by you and look forward to our next interaction. Thank you and all best wishes.”
Kim A Church
IT Operations/
Process Improvement
Serve/American Express
St Petersburg, FL
"Thank you Doug for sharing your knowledge and expertise at our training session yesterday. I saw the “light bulb” go on during the activities and lecture. Now we just need to practice what we learned. As a trainer myself, it is important that we keep the momentum moving forward and allow what we learned from you to become the norm as we try to improve our culture.
Your training will be the springboard for these improvements. I want you to know how much you are appreciated."
Dan Yonko
Manatee County YMCA
Bradenton, FL
"Doug has done fantastic work with me as my business coach. His guidance is always very insightful and on-point. I feel he is a major key to the success of my business. I would recommend Doug to everyone who wants a consultant who can help them achieve their best results."
Fred Wallrapp
President
Tribute Telecomm
"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."
David Hurley
President
Landmark Engineering & Surveying Corp.
Tampa, FL
"Doug's sales training program was enlightening and a great reminder of sales techniques. It was a shot of new energy for me to go after business. And the techniques will be fun to work with."
Tim Trussell
Sales Executive
Kaiser Permanente
Atlanta, GA
"Valuable information; relevant and easy to understand"
Cary Stiff
Vice President
Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy
Clearwater, FL
"This program has helped me communicate in the work place and in my personal life."
Merideth Henry
Easy Living Florida
Clearwater, FL
"Informative, entertaining, engaging. I like your style."
Bonnie Walters
Destination Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
"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!"
Kristi Cheatham
Sales & Public Affairs Manager
Clearwater Gas System
Clearwater, FL
"Great content and participation. I hope we all practice what we learned, especially respectful communication and behavior."
Brian J. Smith
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"Excellent topics and very well organized. Tools I can go back and immediately begin applying."
Jeff Taylor
Project Manager, IT
Manatee Co. Clerk of Court
Bradenton, FL
"Really beneficial to me. I have learned a lot of things that will be very useful to me and to my team. I would like my staff to attend also. Great program....thank you!"
Bob Yursky
General Manager
Omnicare
"Doug's program really helped me change my mindset and it will serve as the push needed to do/approach my sales calls differently."
Ellie Weidner
Kaiser Permanente
Denver, Co
"Excellent, fantastic! Enjoyed real world examples, implementable tools & a sense of humor."
Tina Tenret
Pro Vise Management
Clearwater, FL
"The meeting was very good. We covered many topics and came to consensus on most. Many great ideas were exchanged."
Steve Schock
Shaw Development
Bonita Springs, FL
“Very enlightening. I hope the info is used to further progress our group.”
Cheryl Richert
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Bradenton, FL
"Very informative and inspirational. I bought one of your dvd's and can't wait to go home and refresh all I learned."
Kelly Bowley
Client Services Specialist
Ad-Vance Talent Solutions
Bradenton, FL
"Excellent, helpful for my everyday performance in how to engage with employees and for personal situations. The program helped me to become a better leader."
Armando Murillo
Pierce Manufacturing
Bradenton, FL
"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.”
Robin Delaney
Owner
Greenleaf Financial Services
"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."
Mike Miller
Vice President
Technology Transfer Services, Inc.
Tampa, FL
"Doug's program on Working Agreements is helping our communication tremendously"
C. Pacheco
Conmed Linvatec
Largo, FL
"Very positive attitude, energetic, clear in content and presentation, good at redirecting when getting off task."
Michele Turek
Steel In The Air
Fort Myers, FL
"The presentation was informative and encouraged lots of new ideas"
John Roberts
KHS USA, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
"Very applicable to my daily professional and personal interactions. I will use these methods and tools on a regular basis."
Kimalee Rowley
Tidewell Hospice
Clearwater, FL
"Thank you for a great day of training. The material was both informative and engaging. I appreciate the material you delivered and am amazed that you are able to keep your energy up for an entire 8 hours the way that you do. I spent 2-3 hours with you years ago and the same energy you had for that 2-3 hours was shown for the entire 8 hour training yesterday. Thank you for the great tools offered and I look forward to implementing both the Working agreement and also more focused meetings starting with the 15 minute standing meeting."
John Briggs
Project Coordinator
SouthTech
Sarasota, FL
"Very informative and motivational"
Lindford Hayes
Bay Area Youth Services
Tampa, FL
"It was a great program to motivate and build stronger teams"
Roy Lingerven
KHS USA, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
“Hi Doug,
Thank you again for all your time and knowledge shared during our sessions. The tools discussed are invaluable and ones I will use for many years. The sessions have challenged me to raise the bar as a leader and in my own personal development.
Thank you!”
Angela C Perez-Chanthavong
Sr Risk Analyst
American Express
"Great, useful information that was easy to understand, in a very casual environment!"
Christine Battista
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County
Clearwater, FL
"Doug provided us with excellent tools to build a great working relationship."
Gaby Lopez
Tidewell
Sarasota, FL
"Really useful tactics, not only for customers, but co-workers and other personal situations."
Kaity
Invitation Consultants
Tampa, FL
"The Phase II Leadership Program material is an imperative tool. The focus on developing each leader to become savvy and the attention to detail was impeccable. Thank you for your due diligence Doug."
Illyaas Brewer
Electrical Department Group Leader
Pierce Manufacturing
Bradenton, FL
“What a fun and enlightening experience! Gave us a really insight into one another that we can move forward with.”
Kim Dalglish
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Bradenton, FL
"Your session on Working Agreements is a common sense approach to improving communication and collaborative relationships. Very effectively presented!"
Barbara Julian
Lockheed Martin
Minneapolis, MN
"Content was relative, presentation was very good. Doug kept all of us involved and interested"
Rich Walters
KHS USA, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
"I agreed and valued every part of this training. Really."
Dillon
Tidewell Hospice
Clearwater, FL
"The program offered so much useful information regarding working together as a team."
Amanda Fullmer
Aging Wisely
Clearwater, FL
“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.”
Ashley Bagley
Vanguard Advanced Pharmacy
Bradenton, FL
"Very good information. Makes so much sense!"
Kym Porter
Willis of Florida
Tampa, FL
“Lots of useful tools to be applied daily. PCT and coaching methods were very helpful. Working agreements = awesome!”
Phil Lavoie
MyUS.com
Sarasota, FL
“Lots of energy, easy to understand and extremely informative!”
Michele Slaughter
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Bradenton, FL
"I went to Doug's seminar when he was in Kansas City. I was so impressed that I spoke with him about customizing a program for my sales employees focusing on leadership and sales. We worked on a program together and he came into Kansas City. The seminar he put on was invaluable. The tools he showed everyone and the way he interacted with my employees was top notch. I have challenged him many times since about how to handle certain business situations. Each time he has given me great ideas. I have seen and met many consultants over my career. He is far and above the best and the most helpful. I would highly recommend him and I wouldn’t say that if I did not mean it."
David Mittleman
District Manager
Avfuel Corporation
Kansas City, KS
"Really Really Good!! You do a wonderful job!!"
Lyssa Gambling
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"Very informative."
Maru Sims
Manager National Accounts
TECO Energy
Tampa, FL
“Thank you for all of your work with our team. The initiative was a complete success. Your unique team building activities and the individual coaching sessions made a tremendous difference in our team. You helped create a positive and productive work environment. The individual coaching sessions were especially meaningful. You not only helped in my management development, but you helped make me a better person.
Please feel free to use my name as a reference. I would be happy to speak with anyone regarding the quality of the work that you do.”
Lance E. Kappelman
Sales Manager
Assurant
St. Louis, Missouri
"Interesting and very appropriate at this time in my organization."
Marge Simonson
Planned Parenthood
Sarasota, FL
“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.”
Kevin Franzese
Area Sales Manager, Mirabay
Cardel Homes
Apollo Beach, FL
"Great program, very informative. Doug creates an atmosphere that allows people to open up, face their fears, and triumph without fear of failure. The constructive feedback from the group is so well structured."
Andrew Gittens
Sun Hydraulics
Sarasota, FL
"Interesting, effective, makes you think, makes you aware of the strengths you have already, but haven't utilized or realized."
Elisabete Silva
Columbia Restaurant
St. Petersburg, FL
"Doug is a great presenter and full of energy. Learned so many useful tools with real life examples."
Robert Rios
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"I thought it was a great tool to address the disconnects our groups have had. It has made significant inroads into righting the ship."
Frank Herrmann
Conmed Linvatec
Largo, FL
"The Leadership Development Program provided valuable insights, skills and habits that will continue to raise my bar."
Lennie Pici
Bright House Networks
St. Petersburg, FL
"Well paced program. I appreciate that the content involved group participation and sharing of ideas."
Judy Mundy
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"Doug is an excellent coach. His program was easy to understand and on point to what I needed."
Paola Reyes
Sales Representative
Nueterra Healthcare
"Great Value!"
Virginia Stephens
Tidewell Hospice
Clearwater, FL
"Good ideas to implement and to make me a better leader."
Jeffrey Boesger
Sysco Food Services - West Coast Florida
Palmetto, FL
“Certainly added tools that I need to be a better leader. Also, reinforced some concepts that I had forgotten from other leadership lessons. Reminds me of the influential leaders I’ve had, and the value they’ve had on my development.”
Jonny Cromwell
Sun Hydraulics
Sarasota, FL
"Terrific Strategic Planning session - very concise, informative, stayed on task."
David Gustafson
Executive Director
Bradenton Downtown Development Authority
Bradenton, FL
"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."
Lisa M. Cotner
Pricing and Agreements Manager
SYSCO Food Services West Coast Florida
“I appreciate the valuable information that I can utilize both in the workplace and with personal life to build stronger relationships.”
Mary Garcia
Kerkering Barberio Financial Services
Sarasota, FL
"Best class ever. Day flew by!"
David Boehm
CenterState Bank
Sarasota, FL
“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!!!”
Tonia Eaves, PHR
Market Manager, Client Services
Gevity
"Great job pushing people to open up, providing a great foundation and solid toolbox for professional speaking. Very creative in providing constructive feedback allowing people to learn and grow."
Brian Deblauw
Sun Hydraulics
Sarasota, FL
"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."
Mike Deegan
Clearwater Gas System
Clearwater, FL
"Key points I took from Doug: the importance of communication with peers and teambuilding through planning."
Amanda Scantlebury
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
“Doug, you really know how to inspire and instruct. What a great session we had on July 24. Sales Simplified is simply the best! It was helpful, informative and inspiring. Keep up the great work. We all appreciate you.”
Sondra Guffey
Media Specialist
Sondra Guffey Communications
Lakewood Ranch, FL
"I have been involved in several similar trainings, but this was by far the best, most concise leadership program I have attended. Very well done. I learned several new things as well as refreshed several others. Thank you!"
Ben Secoy
Sysco Foods
Columbia, SC
"I love Doug's enthusiasm and his great examples; takeaways that I can implement right away."
Louise Henkel
Fowler White Boggs
Tampa, FL
"Doug is very personable and works extremely well with collegues and clients. He has an uncanny ability to target the challenge, and then effectively impliments strategies that improve and motivate staff and management to reach their maximum potential."
Linda Singer
Realtor
Michael Saunders & Company
Sarasota, FL
"Constructive/Informative. Doug demonstrates a very comfortable presence about him, something to emulate!"
P. Porter
Tervis Tumbler
Venice, FL
"Enjoyed the program very much - very informative. Lots of great 'usable' information."
Lori Tolksdorf
Director Courts Department
Manatee County Clerk of Court
Bradenton, FL
“I thought it was very informative and learned a lot of new techniques I can apply daily to my job functions.”
James Latronica
MyUS.com
Sarasota, FL
"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."
Amanda M. Burrow
Tervis Tumbler
Venice, FL
"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."
Dr. Sarah Brown
Chief of Human Resources
School District of Manatee County
Bradenton, FL
"Good to sit down and draw out expectations of one another"
J.J. Carter
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
"I felt this was a robust program. I found you to be direct and engaging. You listened to our challenges and then introduced tools to help us succeed."
Jane Falk
Nueterra Healthcare
Leawood, KS
"Very informative. Well presented ideas on fostering a better company through communication and leadership."
Beth Casale
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"Good open dialogue sessions. Activities are great and key takeaways are on point."
Jeff Taylor
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"This program is so amazing!"
Yantee Hines
Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Bradenton, FL
"There were so many valuable tools that I can implement immediately."
Anna Lindsey
Director of Grants & Programs
University Area Community Development Corporation
Tampa, FL
"Doug's strategic planning session was very good for our team. We moved along. The exercises were applied to help give construct."
Tim McGraw
Shaw Development
Bonita Springs, FL
"Timing is everything. Could not have been a better time for this as we navigate through uncharted waters...together!"
Jim Saunders
Sysco Foods
Columbia, SC
"Doug, your speaking style and content is well disciplined. The format was effective in covering specific content."
Wesley
The Hiller Group
Tampa, FL
"This was one of the most informative, thought-provoking, and collaborative training sessions I have attended. I am a life-long learner and this has given me the tools to reassess my leadership abilities by cementing the good and to question and/or change the bad."
Brad Long
Senior Executive
Worksite Employee Leasing
North Port, FL
"Doug, I just wanted to thank you on behalf of Nielsen for the wonderful Lunch & Learn session you provided for nearly 170 associates today. Judging from the evaluations, you really struck a chord by providing ideas and information that helped each of them have a valuable take away. Again, thank you very much for your very professional and engaging session. We've started the year off on the right foot with our Lunch & Learn series and your've set the bar a little higher for all who follow."
Amy Dreher
Global Learning Services
Nielsen Media Research
Tampa, FL
"Doug is an outstanding instructor and speaker. He gave me deeply impactful tips on how to be an effective speaker."
NIK
National Speaker's Association member
Tampa, FL
"You were a big hit with our group. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with such expertise. I have received loads of positive feedback. Thanks again."
Jane Egbert, CFRE
Executive Director
St. Petersburg Free Clinic
St. Petersburg, FL
"Great program. Common sense that is summarized neatly in an easy to use tool."
Alicia McCown
Tervis Tumbler
North Venice, FL
"Great insight and new tools for selling my product, progressing a sale and communicating."
Tim Collins
Kaiser Permanente
Denver, Co
"Sales Simplified is a positive and effective program, full of influential group actions and great examples."
Ryan Paddack
Trustmark Insurance
Illinois
"This was fabulous! Thanks!"
Margaret Martin
FL
"Doug's Customer Service Workshop for the Manatee County YMCA was terrific. We learned great skills for handling dissatisfied members. I feel the training will also be helpful dealing with the staff."
Stacey McKee
Manatee County YMCA
Bradenton, FL
“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!”
Byron Jensen
Supply Chain Manager
L-3 Communications
Aviation Recorders
"Very informative, helpful, interesting and fun. Loved the interactive activities!"
Marjorie Mourid
AVI-SPL
Tampa, FL
"Excellent, very engaging, kept the audience involved and entertained. Great information!"
Tes Varkey
Serve Virtual Enterprises
Tampa, FL
"Very helpful. I am always in learning mode and appreciate when my expectations are met."
Barbara Inman
CEO
Pinellas Habitat for Humanity
Pinellas Co., FL
"Great reminder of what top performers must continually practice to WIN!"
Shawn Urista
Trustmark Insurance
Colorado