Testimonials

“We engaged Dave to support us in a culture transformation exercise as we transitioned from a founder-based organization to a private equity backed, CEO led organization. We had a need and desire to simplify and elevate how we spoke about our purpose, our culture, and create positive momentum around what makes us special as an organization and how we engaged our team members. Dave was a great partner to help us understand our current state organizational health framework, execute a cultural assessment, and helped our leadership team reimagine our keystones of culture. This body of work allowed us to elevate how we speak about and live our culture and was a natural starting point to support our growth journey. I would highly recommend Dave to any organization looking to go through a similar exercise.”

Letha Kunshier, Chief People Officer

“We needed a confidential, comprehensive culture assessment of our entire hospital system, and Dave and his team came in with a solid, professional approach to gaining keen insights into where our current culture sat on his key culture dimensions. He facilitated an inclusive process enabling us to design a stronger, future-desired culture that has carried us to even greater heights. I strongly recommend Dave, his approach and methodology, and would never hesitate to partner with him again in the future when we need to take a deep look into our organization, and what is holding us back from creating a safe and inclusive culture.”

Paula Squires Maclay, CHRO, Major Health System

  • Specifically, he facilitated a “meeting of the minds” of the combined leadership teams, played an intrinsic role in moving us toward a set of joint operational and cultural goals, and then pushed us to make those goals come to life through specific actions that cascaded throughout our firm.  I believe we took a process that is often 24-36 months long and condensed it down in 18 months, and we’re daily seeing the financial rewards that came from that outside partnership.  Maybe even more than that, Dave has the unique ability to truly shift mindset and acceptance from external counsel to internal partner, an accomplishment that I’ve seen very few consultants achieve during my 40-year career.  A professional practitioner very much at the top of his craft.”

    Chas Withers, Chairman & CEO, Dix & Eaton Inc.

“As an executive coach, Dave has a unique ability to create a calm, safe and inclusive space for me to grow and develop as a leader. His use of assessments to provide me with a comprehensive view into my strengths and areas of development was invaluable in helping me create a customized development plan that formed the roadmap for me to take on some of the trickiest challenges I have ever faced as a leader in my organization. I am a better leader based on our coaching partnership.”

Chair, Radiology, Academic Medical Center

“Dave represents the rare blend of global experience, cross-cultural competence, and organizational culture expertise to help organizations build the kind of high-performance cultures that is so critical to winning on the global stage. He has worked at all three levels of talent and organizational improvement, from executive coaching for our senior leaders, to top-team alignment for our global teams, as well as influencing the kind of culture change we needed to achieve our vision and strategy, while honoring our mission and values.”

Brian Walker, SVP-HR, Major Retailer & CHRO, Global Manufacturer

  • Dave and his team brought exceptional insight, patience and clarity to the process. His ability to quickly build trust, ask the right questions and guide senior leaders through the cultural and operational integration was invaluable. He helped us navigate moments of uncertainty with a steady hand and ensured that the newly formed teams were aligned not just structurally, but, more importantly, both strategically and culturally.

    What sets Dave apart is his combination of emotional intelligence and business acumen. He understands how to engage people, surface and address friction points, and build momentum toward a common goal. His facilitation style fostered transparency and collaboration, even in high-stakes, challenging environments.

    The work Dave led had a lasting impact—both on the individuals involved and on the effectiveness of our revenue cycle operations. I would strongly recommend him to any organization facing complex change, cultural integration or leadership alignment challenges.”

    Michael Mercurio, (former) Vice President, Revenue Cycle Operations, Mass General Brigham; (Current) SVP, Customer Success and Operations at CodaMetrix

“We have had the privilege of working with Dave at various consulting firms where he has been a senior partner/advisor, and his level of professionalism, keen insight and unique approach and methodology created incredible value for our organization to address our most challenging issues.”

VP-Leadership Development & OD

  • With his guidance, we stood up our first Culture Council and Steering Committee, gathered input from across the network, and, after months of trying, finally landed on a set of values and behaviors that truly reflect who we are. That didn’t happen by chance. Dave kept us focused, grounded, and moving, even when the work felt hard or messy.

    He has a rare combination of thoughtfulness, humility, and persistence that makes him not just effective, but deeply trusted. We’re in a stronger place because of him, and I’m really grateful for all he’s done here.

    Sunny Eappen, CEO, UVM Health

“The transformation in our team dynamics was remarkable. With your guidance, we established the foundation for a true sense of shared purpose and trust. Communication barriers began to dissolve during our sessions with you, and progress continues in the SLT's day-to-day work together.  Our collaboration has become more seamless, resulting in better productivity and SLT engagement across the board.  Our team is a work-in-progress, but we appreciate and value your guidance in helping us all row together as we move forward.”

David McCready, President & CEO, Southcoast Health

  • Dave took a methodical and thoughtful approach to help us integrate processes and people.  He listens, he has an innate ability to understand people, and he knows how to influence in a way that allows the client to be guided and appropriately pushed.  With this, he always allows the client to take ownership of actions and decisions. He engaged our entire firm, not merely the leadership group, which resulted in every member of our 30-person team to feel as though he/she was an important part of the process.  As a result, all of our employees feel engaged and connected.  We were very happy with the outcomes that Dave helped us achieve, and we would recommend him highly to another organization.”

    Bill Matthews, Partner, Braddock Matthews Barrett

“We had a group of leaders who individually, were amazing, but together, couldn’t get out of each others’ way. Through confidential, diagnostic interviews, and the use of a teams assessment, Dave was able to put up a mirror on this team’s greatest strengths as well as key headwinds blocking them from achieving their goals and deliverables. The results were amazing, as this team hit the “reset button” and were able to create team norms that unlocked their potential.”

CHRO, Global Insurance Company

  • He partnered with us to build the structure and process we needed and guided us through a truly inclusive approach to defining our values and behaviors. He listened carefully, adjusted as we went, and never lost momentum.

    Dave doesn’t push himself into the spotlight, but his fingerprints are all over the progress we’ve made. We’re walking away from this phase of work with a clear direction and a system to sustain it—and that wouldn’t have happened without him.”

    Brittany Sheehy, Chief of Staff, UVM Health