Testimonials

"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."

"It was a great program to motivate and build stronger teams"

"Thank you for the excellent job you did in facilitating our strategy meeting. As you know, our company is going through some major changes related to growth and we requested your help in leading an all-day, offsite strategy session. We were primarily looking for a high energy agenda that would promote team building. We also wanted the experience to be valuable to our entire team as all company employees would be in attendance. Not only did you deliver what we were looking for, your personality was pleasant and not overbearing as has sometimes been my experience. You were very attentive to the needs of our particular group and the activities that you arranged were both fun and meaningful. As a result, we are now a more closely knit team. Everyone enjoyed their day and we are looking forward to our next similar event."

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

“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!!!”

“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.”

"Very well done - perfect timing for me"

"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!"

"Great content; very well-presented."

"Good program and good content"

"Very good - an abundance of useful materials and concepts that I can put to use immediately."

“Very informative and is relevant to my work as a team leader”

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

"Great content and techniques. Very eye opening. The program helped me think of selling in a new way. Thank you."

"When I first learned about the program I was a bit overwhelmed and concerned that "leadership" was going to be so broad I wouldn't know where or how to apply it in my real life. But I quickly learned that was not a problem!" 

"I have worked with Doug for several years now. What always amazes me, is the scope of knowledge that he brings to the table. Whether it is customer service, time management, management, leadership, vendor relations, hiring, etc. Doug is definitely a great asset and he has helped me and my company be more productive multiple times."

"I really liked the program. I will be doing a lot of public speaking, presentations, etc in my new role at Trustmark. Your insight, wisdom, and tools are of great value. I will consult your website and book for further help. Thank you."

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

"Very good and productive! Great information on holding effective meetings."

"The meeting was very good. We covered many topics and came to consensus on most. Many great ideas were exchanged."

"I thought the Working Agreement initiative worked out great!"

"I thought the program was excellent!"

"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."

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

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

"Well thought out and good examples."

"I enjoyed the presenter - good tools for management/leadership. Plan to put to use right away."

"It was entertaining and insightful"

"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."

"Excellent program, very helpful. I am currently using some of your organization techniques, including day planning and time management skills."

"High value in short time"

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

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

"Very good information. Makes so much sense!"

"Very informative program. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot."

"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."

"Informative, entertaining, engaging. I like your style."

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

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

"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." 

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

"Excellent tools to put in place"

"Even though I'm more into people leadership than sales, I thought the Sales Simplified program applied very much to what I do."

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

"Good to sit down and draw out expectations  of one another"

"This seminar was very helpful to me. It was titled "How to Deliver Tough Messages". The topic couldn't have been more timely since I have a meeting tomorrow which I would have made a mess of without Doug's suggestions!"

"Well done; easy to understand tool"

"Very informative. I learned new tools and techniques that will help me grow as a leader and as a professional."

"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 enviroment 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."

"Very interesting material. Doug made several points that I had not thought about before. I learned a lot."

"Great reminder of what top performers must continually practice to WIN!"

"A must program for anyone starting into sales. Excellent delivery."

"Today there were new ideas shared and our team became closer as a result. Great team building concepts and techniques."

"Informative, eye-opening, fun!"

"Valuable, good reminders and tasks to implement"

"The program highlights many ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the workplace. I thought it was very enlightening and gave me tools I can use."

"Doug did an excellent job involving everyone. I am amazed how many of our folks stayed with this and didn't find a way of skipping out."

"Great content, learned much as usual, dynamic speaker and presenter."

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

"Effective, informative and very useful. Good review of concepts of active listening and personal selling."

"Very good, the program was enjoyable, on task, and kept my attention."

"Doug gave our group some really good information today, both practical and understandable. The examples were very beneficial and will help us with our next step in the learning process: practice, practice practice!"

"I attended your Leadership Simplified Boot Camp last Friday. I enjoyed the training very much and have already implemented some of your suggestions. Thank you so much."

"An excellent process. Really engaging."

"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 content and participation. I hope we all practice what we learned, especially respectful communication and behavior."

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

"Great, clear, concise, motivational!"

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

"Enjoyed interaction with other employees on activities. Fun and informative!"

"Lots of very valuable information, presented in a clear and concise manner. Great tools for leadership."

"Great, useful information that was easy to understand, in a very casual environment!"

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

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

"Energetic, great approach, easy to understand and a good variety of information. Activities were fun, but also meaningful."

"Thought out, effective, insightful into leadership qualities."

"Fabulous, wish I had done this 2 years ago when I started in sales."

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

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

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

"Excellent topics and very well organized. Tools I can go back and immediately begin applying."

"Engaging and encouraging. I feel charged up and revitalized. Fits every need of our organization ... and personal life."

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

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

"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."

"Very energetic and full of content"

"Great Value!"

"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."

“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.” 

"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."

"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."

"The Leadership Simplified program was excellent. Doug is a wonderful speaker. Great job!"

"Great program!! Served a valuable purpose. Nice job."

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

"This program is needed quarterly in our organization. Very interactive."

"Doug is a great presenter and full of energy. Learned so many useful tools with real life examples."

"Very informative. Doug is an excellent speaker, very articulate and funny."

"Doug provided us with excellent tools to build a great working relationship."

"Excellent"

"Good way to start communicating, collaborating, and solving problems!"