Results Speak for Themselves
Endorsements
SG presents the following testimonials from a diverse mix of clients who care deeply about their cohorts and have courageously chosen to be as successful as they can be. We are grateful for their support.
“Your 'Managing by Key Accountabilities' program is the best strategic system I have ever seen in my 40+ years in the corporate world.”
David White, David White & Associates
“Our hiring process has greatly improved due your Top Talent Advantage System™. We have saved 1,000's of dollars and cut in half the time it takes to get a new key hire up to speed. My confidence in our process is way up. We make better hires, we communicate better to these people, they get integrated into the organization much faster, and we now have less turnover. I have nothing but great things to say about your system.”
Glen Thomas, Managing Partner, Jones, Henle, & Schunck
“Working with the KSG is like playing Pebble Beach!”
Jeff Hunt, President, Plywood and Lumber Sales Inc
“With KSG’s assistance we grew our revenues by 20% last year while shrinking our management staff significantly.”
Dennis Allen, CEO, Allen Associates
“With your ‘Top Talent Advantage System’ I am now hiring and developing the right people and expanding my business successfully.”
Gary Lazar, CEO, Lazar Landscaping
“KSG has been of tremendous value to our company and to each of us personally. We now have the competitive edge we need to succeed in this difficult economic environment thanks to your consulting, executive coaching, leadership development programs and financial management expertise. As we take our company into the future it's been really good to have a team of professionals supporting us. You guys have been a huge help.”
Stephen Nicholls, CEO, Mueller Nicholls Inc.
“Our retention rate used to be 50%. In the last twelve months KSG has helped us acquire some wonderful talent and achieve 100% retention.”
Glen Thomas, Managing Partner,
Jones, Henle & Schunck
“KSG is a very professional group of consultants who get the job done and can deal with just about anything.”
Tom Fall, COO, Handyman Franchise Systems
“The diagnostic tools that you helped us use in our hiring process were immensely helpful. We were able to avoid some bad hires and make some terrific ones. I would definitely recommend this process to anyone who wants to hire the right people.”
Thea Beattie, President, BPM Goldman
“The manager we hired using your ‘Top Talent Advantage System’ is outstanding! Not only did we hire the right person, we avoided hiring the wrong person. The whole process helped us clarify what the job was, what successful performance of that job needed to be, and how to find and develop the right individual for that job.”
Tom Davison, Davison Remodeling Specialists
“The process allowed me to accelerate the fundamental changes that were necessary to my business so we could move faster than the changes going on outside.”
Barry Prince, CEO, Hawk Pacific Corporation
“I believe that top company executives, especially now in these turbulenttimes, cannot successfully run their companies unless they areconfident that their top management team is in synch, understands andimplements the vision of the company, and has the support of the employees. KSG can insure that a company will survive and prosper in today's volatile marketplace.”
Ken Taylor, President, Decker Communications
"KSG brings a rare combination of high competency and high integrity which ensures that their work has life transforming impact. I highly recommend them to anyone ready to expand their own leadership capacity as well as the capacity of their management team.”
Christophe Morin, Chief Pain Officer, SalesBrain
“Our General Manager is getting great value from your coaching. He is now holding himself accountable, has really broadened his management perspective, and has really taken hold of his leadership position. The last few months have been very positive, very encouraging.”
Glenn Adams, President, GTA Autobody
“KSG helped us create a safe environment to communicate issues. We were avoiding the tough calls, and you wouldn't let us take the easy way out.”
Dan Maisler, President,
A4C (formerly Accountants 4 Contract)
“We were an executive team comprised of successful individuals withtremendous potential, but we had not yet found a way to work togethertowards common goals. You helped us establish an alignment of values among the management team that had a far-reaching effect in the workplace.”
Edie Heilman, President, Share Commercial Services
“KSG helped me to maintain my altitude to implement strategies when I was caught up in the tactical day-to-day operations. You accelerate clarity and challenge assumptions which helps remove roadblocks to success.”
Howard Brainen, President, Custom Process
“As a result of your program, I think more clearly, have more focus, and higher energy. I have more confidence because of it. It was powerful and continues to be.”
Rose Venditto, Vice President of Sales & Regional Sales Director, Decker Communications
“We were stuck, with an inability to set up successful communication lines. You helped us to take action on the important themes."
Jim Cecil, President, James P. Cecil Company
“KSG acted as our guide, and became our true solution provider. You helped us comfortably stay in control and handle the doubling of the size and revenues of our firm.”
Rose Venditto, Vice President of Sales & Regional Sales Director, Decker Communications
“Jim Kelley has had a profound influence on my personal and professionallife. I went from being the coach to being coached ‘by the best!’”
Mike Huppert, President of Retail Operations,
Grocery Outlets Inc.
“I found Chris Stanton to be an excellent facilitator, extremely resourceful, wise, reassuring, and grounded in our venture."
Michelle Stortz Director/Choreographer,
Tree of Life Dance Theatre
“I have found Jim Kelley to be an excellent listener and communicator who respects my pace and helps me identify and dismantle the self-imposed limitations which have blind-sided my past efforts to grow. I am attaining greater alignment and increased balance as he coaches me along the path toward my goals. I trust Jim and am confident his advice provides excellent value.”
Judith Miller, President, Financial Management For Construction Companies
“You have no idea how much your coaching has
positively impacted both our lives.”
(The wife of one of our coaching clients)
Go to Top Here's a list of select clients who have derived great benefit from partnering with Jim Kelley and Chris Stanton in their efforts to successfully transform their businesses and executive teams.
Investment Services:
Lehman Brothers--Wardell/Garland Group
American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.—Bill O’Connell
Law firms:
Baker & McKenzie
Leong & Associates
CPA firms:
Jones, Henle & Schunck
A4C
Daoro, Zydel & Holland
Financial Planning Services:
David White & Associates
BPMGoldman
Managed Economics
Insurance Planning Associates
Gebhardt Group Inc.
Software:
New Union Works Systems
Mortgage Services
BWC Mortgage Services
Oil Exploration:
Samson Investment Company
Construction:
Allen Associates
Muratore Corporation
Winans Construction
Feinmann Inc.
Van Duesen Construction
Odin's Hammer
Tibma Design Build
Davison Remodeling Specialists
DeCiantis Construction
Donatelli Castillo Builders
Custom Design Builders
Mueller-Nicholls Inc.
Spoor Masonry & Tile
Handyman Networks Inc.
Teevan Restoration
Canyon Construction
Castlerock Construction
Jetton Construction
Landscaping Design and Construction:
Lazar Landscaping
White Oak Landscaping
Consulting:
James P. Cecil Company
Franchising:
Handyman Franchise Systems
Hotels:
HVS International
Pacific Plaza Hotels
Creative Hospitality
Manufacturing:
Hood Exhibits
Hausenware
Christy Concrete
AND
Doublet
Ontic
Travel:
Mountain Travel Sobek
Engineering:
ERM West
Dodson Engineering
Mortgage Lending:
San Francisco Funding
Toys:
DaMert Toy Company
Lumber:
Plywood and Lumber Sales
Economy Lumber
Southern Lumber
Restaurant:
Faultline Brewing Company
Retail:
Grocery Outlets
Restaurant:
Faultline Brewing Company
Automotive:
GTA Autobody
Trucking:
OK Trucking
Hawk Pacific
MTV Transportation Services
Personal Communication:
Decker Communications
Printing:
Hatcher Press
PINC
Personnel:
Nelson Staffing Services
ABE
Fine Arts:
Tree of Life Theatre
Traces of the Trade Films
Non-profits:
As You Sow
The Sophia Center
The Lindsay Museum
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