"I have had the pleasure of working with Dan Coughlin for 4 years. He has a unique ability to provide both individual and group development. As my Business Coach he has developed tools that I use which challenge my thought process and enhance the effectiveness of my decisions. While his perspective is wide ranging, he also is very effective with specific situations. He customizes processes based on your specific needs and then stays focused on using the process effectively to help you achieve the desired result. He does a thorough job of understanding his audience when working with a group. The amount of prework and preparation including getting to know each player has been very effective. His style of coaching leaves the group feeling that they solved the issue and truly own the process. Dan's ability to partner with an organization through focusing on opportunity is one of his many strengths that help you get to the result."
-Lee Renz, McDonald's USA, Sr. Vice-President, Chief Restaurant Officer
"Dan Coughlin took time to understand our needs and challenges through interviews and discussion prior to the meeting, then tailored his talk on accelerating leadership to us in a very engaging manner and gave us approaches that we could readily put to use to improve our leadership skills. He received the most positive and highest remarks on our feedback survey for relevance and engagement. One attendee said, 'I have already used the information that was provided to us by the Keynote speaker to accelerate the leadership of a new issue to help us move the business forward.' Thanks again for your excellent talk at our Global Regulatory Conference."
- Cecilia Kimberlin, Ph.D., Abbott Laboratories, Vice President, Medical Products Group, Quality, Regulatory, & Compliance
"Dan, on behalf of the entire Toyota Financial Services Team, I'd like to personally thank you for your keynote presentation at this year's National Sales Conference. You left an outstanding impression on everyone you worked with at TFS. Your passion, follow-up and attention to detail are tremendous and helped to make this year's sales conference a success. In fact, in the feedback survey from the conference attendees, we received excellent remarks on your efforts. Thank you again for your personal commitment to accelerating TFS to even greater levels of success! Oh yes, driven by the enthusiasm generated from the sales conference, we had the best all-time month in sales of both finance and insurance products! It was great and you helped 'accelerate' us to get there!"
- Dave Pelliccioni, Toyota Financial Services, Group Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
"Dan, thanks again for delivering the keynote to open our recent national Jiffy Lube franchisee meeting. I was impressed with both the friendly casual tone and knowledgeable informed perspective that you demonstrated in your speech. I was also pleased with the practical impact of your key messages. The feedback that I have received from the Jiffy Lube franchisees and our own JLI staff has been unanimously positive. I have heard quite a few "experts" and "leadership guru" types present at franchisee conventions before, but this was the most helpful and motivational content I have seen in that setting. Thanks again for creating such a nice start to the meeting. Your address really set the tone for the entire conference and I look forward to working with you again in the future."
- Rick Altizer, President, Jiffy Lube International
"It has been a few weeks since our Sales and Revenue Leaders meeting. As I've been speaking with members of my team around the region, I've heard them say things like, I tried my new influence skills based on the buyers personality type, and I used the agenda Dan showed us for my last meeting and I had great results. I thought I would share this with you because the sign of a great class is when people put the learnings into action. Your scores from our training survey were fabulous 5's across the board. I don't think I have ever seen such consistent scores with outstanding comments."
- Nancy McHenry, Marriott International, Regional Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
"Dan, on behalf of the Denny's Franchisee Association and its Board of Directors, we appreciate your energizing and action-provoking presentations at our recent annual convention. Our Board endeavors each year to provide our members and strategic partners with a keynote address that will elevate their performance as leaders and enhance their personal fulfillment. You delivered just what we wanted and needed.Your keynote address challenged us with practical and workable ideas that can truly accelerate the success of our Brand. Your preparation for the meeting, including visiting restaurants and integrating examples from those experiences, reflected your professionalism and commitment to be more than a speaker. Your format (including notes) along with the workshops for our attendees was meaningful and impactful. Thanks for being an outstanding resource to position the Denny's Brand for accelerated success in 2010!"
- W. Craig Barber, Board Chair, Denny's Franchisee Association
Dan Coughlin receives a birthday cake from Craig Barber, Chair of the Denny's Franchisee Association, in Maui after giving the keynote address at the DFA Convention.
"Dan Coughlin hits the mark with practical insights and tools to help you be a more effective leader. His presentation enlightened and inspired our members to accelerate their impact as leaders. Dan tailored his presentation to the group which made his lessons relevant and actionable."
- Don Armstrong, Chairman, McDonald's National Leadership Council, McDonald's Owner/Operator
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