Strategic life consulting clients | Colleagues | Presentations | Graduate instruction in self-development

Strategic Life Consulting Clients

“…Dave has helped to motivate me to really look at my law practice and break things down in the way that I manage my office and staff…Our phone strategy sessions are useful because Dave helps me set up goals to try and reach after each session.  I’m trying to tackle some of the things that Stephen Covey would term as ‘important, but non-urgent tasks’ that are typically long-range in nature. Dave’s listening skills and  forward-looking thinking has also helped guide our phone sessions. As a result, I look forward to these sessions and get a lot out of them.”
–S.W., attorney and business owner (and active dad to 3 young kids)

“Coaching with Dave was extremely helpful.  I’d been struggling with striking a better balance between work and developing a deeper spiritual practice through yoga.  I also needed help from my Life Coach in order to better “coach” my new foster son.  Dave helped me make a plan to achieve my personal goals and achieve greater integration of my foster son into our family.”
–D.M., Human Resources Director

“Dave is professional, knowledgeable, and truly helped me discern what matters most to me in my professional life. I highly endorse him!”
–Julianne M., sales and marketing professional

“Dave has given me some tools that will enable me to refocus and get on an authentic path because I’m more clear now about how my values may play into my choices. Dave’s sharing of his expertise and abilities truly are gifts that he is sharing with the world.”
–Stephanie S., parks professional and mom in transition

Colleagues

“…I recently ran into Dave during a mutual friend’s charity event. We were catching up on what was going on in each other’s lives and I discussed a less than satisfactory situation I was in at the time. Through just a brief conversation Dave was able to help me identify the issue, the actions I was taking to perpetuate the problem, and asked me what was keeping me from rectifying the issue. He was able to cut to the quick with his unique perspective. Dave helped me immensely and it was so easy that I didn’t realize it while it was happening. I am extremely confident in Dave’s abilities to assist anyone who is looking for help gaining clarity in identifying and achieving their personal goals. I highly recommend his services.”
–Don Adams, CISM, CISA, CAP , Senior Consultant , Booz Allen Hamilton

“Dave brings the skills, open mind, temperament, and creativity to the situation when you are in need of a helpful perspective of challenging work and life situations.”
–Ron Gaydos, VP Development, Heritage Health Foundation

Presentations

During a session for Pittsburgh’s Coro Center for Civic Leadership, I covered several of the concepts that drive my coaching.

“The fact that you tailored your presentation to our group’s specific outcomes, addressed all our questions, and engaged us in activities to better express understanding of vision, proved beyond empowering.”
-Andy Taylor, Coro Fellow in Public Affairs

“I enjoyed the parallels between what we already do with Coro and your advice. The shift of frame of mind from problem solving to vision was also helpful.”
-Mayada Mansur

“The presentation exceeded my expectations.”
-Antonio Lodico

“…Sense of humor and relatability. Strove to connect to audience.”
-Shara Siegel, Coro Fellow in Public Affairs

“Thorough without boring audience…Liked the interactive activity.”
-Melissa Wilf, Coro Fellow 2008

Graduate Instruction in Self-Development

Community Leadership students in “Leading Self and Others through Purposeful Creating, ” a graduate course I designed and taught, completed several exercises similar to those I utilize in my coaching.

“My self-awareness has increased a great deal as a result of this class. I am much more cognizant of the way I respond to adversity… I am so thankful to have been taking this class while dealing with the most adverse situations…I have to say that my ability to cope so well has made a major difference…I remained committed to my own vision. Thanks, Dave, for all of your positive feedback.”
-Lisa Marie Hall
Coordinator, Keystone College Center for Excellence and Leadership

“In sharing my impressions of this class I thought of trying to find a place that I have never been to without directions…We certainly can achieve life’s assorted goals in due time, but we make it so much easier on ourselves and so much more of an efficient process if we simply bring that map…those personal visions that have the final destination already down on paper with detailed steps that help us get there. We all have the right to alter those visions with new perspectives, wants, and needs …but we will always get to the finish line faster with our directions.”
-Jim Basquil
Animal Rights Advocate & Sports Media Professional

“One of the most important things I learned this term was identifying values and being able to see how they can work together as opposed to being in conflict. Also, I can reframe events – instead of being frustrated that a certain goal is not being met, I can see that I am responding to a higher value…”
-Karen Walker

“…This course has helped me put things in perspective. It’s not always the end of the world now for me. It’s about taking what you have and making the community you want instead of simply being in the community you’re in.”
-Pete Carey
Sergeant Major (retired), United States Army
Project Officer