“I have utilized Jeff to provide training for my organization on a couple different occasions: the first session focused on organizational values and customer service, and the second session was a presentation of the FISH! Philosophy. In both instances, Jeff was fantastic. His consulting skills were excellent as we prepared for the sessions. I especially appreciated that Jeff was willing to customize and tweak the programs in order to meet our organization’s needs. He listened well and was creative in suggesting ideas and options. Jeff is also a superb trainer: energetic, engaging, funny, time conscious. While Jeff keeps things moving, he regularly ‘checks in’ with his audience to see that they are tracking with the material/topic, and he always encourages questions and feedback from participants. The manner in which he presents information is very refreshing. I highly recommend Jeff as an HR consultant/trainer, and I look forward to working with him again in the future.”
Associate VP, Human Resources
“I just recently had the opportunity to participate in one of Jeff’s many training sessions. Jeff brought his larger-than-life personality to the training to fully engage all attendees. Jeff, as always, was outgoing, energetic, funny, and charismatic while always maintaining an exceptional level of professionalism throughout the course. And when he was thrown a curve (a tornado warning in the middle of the session), he not only kept his cool, but was able to immediately redirect the group to the task at hand to finish out the day. I highly recommend Jeff – and look forward to my next training session with him!
Manager, Carlson School of Management
“As someone who was looking for an employment opportunity that was a ‘better fit’ for me than my current job…I was feeling rather overwhelmed, as were a number of others in the class. Jeff’s engaging and reassuring presentation style allowed us to review our material, assess our strengths and challenges, and determine our next steps in a non-threatening and safe environment. I attribute the extent to which my job search was successful…directly to taking Jeff’s course. You can tell that he loves what he does, and he loves passing on his knowledge. I would highly recommend attending one of Jeff’s classes if you are even remotely considering a job/career path change.”
Assistant Dean, High Education Institution
“Jeff is an engaging, impactful and highly professional facilitator and curriculum developer. Jeff’s creativity and natural energy draw participants into the learning experience. His balance of candor and humor make learning fun but meaningful. I highly recommend Jeff to lead or elevate any live learning experience.”
Consultant & former colleague
“Throughout the years, Jeff has continually created training environments where uncommon learning promote the well-being of everyone. This has a lot to do with his ability to help participants feel safe, engaged, respected and professional — it’s his wonderful way of being conversational, rather than presentational. Jeff has the rare ability to thread commonalities between people, while maintaining a sense of humor that doesn’t berate or belittle anyone … intuiting and sensing any barriers the group may have to new learning, and gently breaking through for the common good. Jeff helps people experience learning in different ways — through active participation, conversation, fun, and experiential activities. He has an uncommon gift for inviting others to give their voices to the training experience. It’s Jeff’s innovative training methodologies that involves the audience, drawing them out and threading and connecting ideas and people. After spending time in a training session with Jeff, you feel certain about one thing, life (or work) is going to be better!
Director of National Education, T&D Company