Bobby King - HR Director, Apple Computer
"A mission actualized! Your organization provided a great service for the executive team, various departments, managers and facilitators at Apple Computer. Our goal was to engage our managers in a process that would position them to be able to think and act differently in terms of the impact of 'teamness' on goal attainment."
Tom Stevenson - Chief, Police Department, Aspen, Colorado
I would not hesitate to recommend your services to any team, regardless if they view themselves as healthy, in crisis, or somewhere in between. Keep up the great work!
Risa Johnston - HR Director, Bank One
We were impressed with your extensive knowledge of the subject matter, your competence in designing different experiential training modules and your ability to successfully facilitate what you had designed. So many trainers have expertise in only one of those areas; you have mastered all three.
Mark Laurin - Director of Training and Organizational Development, Cobe Labs
You have been an integral, effective part of our journey of continuous team development. We consider you to be the most effective teamwork consultants that we have had exposure to. You offer a training style that is fun and highly participative. It was impossible not to get a great deal from each of our experiences with you.
Marie Gambon - VP Human Resources, Celestial Seasonings
Your professional business approach built immediate credibility and trust with our leadership team, making it much easier to step up to the important "soft side of leadership development".
Cinda L. Daly - Program Chair ,Customer Service Management & Help Desk Institute
Greg literally jumps into our conferences with every limb, his mind, and his soul. He not only brings his content-filled, energy-packed workshops; he brings inventive thinking behind the scenes to the team, so we create extraordinary conference experiences. It is rare to meet people in this field with such a combination of professionalism, innovation, integrity and impact. He truly makes a difference year after year.
Craig Bakken - Director of Procurement, Honeywell
Your concern for meeting our conference intent and the attendee's needs was beyond any consultants I have ever experienced in my 15 years of training management.
Virginia Newton - Executive Director, Leadership Aspen and Roaring Fork Leadership
Launch Your Dreams is uniquely qualified to provide programs that transform individuals and groups to be more conscious of their own strengths, and weaknesses, and to provide tools to help them really break through to higher levels of performance. Based on his ever-evolving programs, we have contracted Greg for the last 12 years to begin and end our 9-month community Leadership Program. We have many presenters working for our organization, but Greg's work stands out, year after year, for its energy, sincerity, effectiveness, and results.
Cathey M. Finlon - CEO, McClain Finlon Advertising
McClain Finlon Advertising and Greg Cortopassi have had a nearly 10 year consulting relationship. During this time, he has worked closely alongside me to counsel me in personal and professional development—often in the most innovative manner—but with a conscious drive to a result. He has worked closely with me and our management team to create the highest performing, most motivated management for my company.
Whether his work with us has been through strategic management coaching, mentoring, team training and leadership development, he approaches it with enthusiasm and a belief that we can achieve so much with an aligned clear plan of action. He has me constantly examining past situations so as to find new ways to do things without falling into the same traps and has me focusing on where I needed to grow in order to grow my business, He is motivating, excited about what he does, and transmits his natural enthusiasm to those he works with. His work with me and with our teams on leadership has been one of the most important contributors to the growth of my company.
Barbara Kazmier - VP Human Resources, NexStar Pharmaceuticals
In multi-cultural International groups and multi-disciplined executive teams, your ability to bring clarity from complexity has improved our decision-making processes and built stronger relationships amongst us. The trainings have had a tremendously positive impact on our management capability, a critical success factor in our fast-pace, challenging industry.
Nina Peterson - HR Director, Ohmeda Medical Systems
Our long-term relationship with your organization has been invaluable. We have continued to receive value from your various trainings, as people still refer to the activities and leverage what they learned FIVE years ago! The impact is powerful and long lasting.
Susan Kelly - VP Marketing, Shell Hospitalities
As you can see in the comments from our program evaluations, you exceeded everyone's expectations. You provided us with concepts and ideas to really assist in the on-going operations of all our Resort locations. Thank you again so very much - your "Launch Your Dreams program is a true winner! All of us at Shell Hospitality think YOU'RE THE BEST!
Kim Zoller - Professional Training/Speaker/Executive Coach, Co-Founder and Owner, TeamWorks Training Corporation
Greg and I owned and operated a Training and Development business together for 12 years.
Our work spanned nationally across diverse industries and clientele. Greg and I worked extensively together in program development, co-facilitation and reinforcement of hundreds of training programs for top line executives to front line employees.
Greg is an expert at having people and organizations realize and act upon their greatest potential. He quickly establishes a connection with people and ignites within them a desire to realize their goals and dreams. He is passionate about his work and his enthusiasm is contagious.
No matter what endeavor he is involved in, you can count on Greg to always go above and beyond his client's expectations. He is a creative genius who adapts his work to fit the very specific needs of each of his clients. His focus is upon creating long-lasting results that have a significant positive impact for his clients.
Richard Gentile - Owner/President, Total Office Solutions Inc.
Wow! Greg has been invaluable both as a friend and coach. His commitment to my success as a single parent, business owner and in my personal relationships has been unwavering. Greg has always lived in integrity, operates from a place of excellence and has spoken the truth and delivers what he promises. Greg has coached me to stay my path with never ending improvements and support. Greg has been empowering through his positive attitude and his inspiring words.
I have always loved having Greg on my team because he has been willing to be flexible, cooperative and compassionate to my needs. He has shown me that a balanced life approach, remembering that my spiritual, social, physical and family life are just as important as my financial and intellectual. Greg views life as a journey to be enjoyed and appreciated with love and gratitude.
I am honored and grateful for the friendship Greg and I have created.
Mark Rosenberger - Speaker/Author/Owner, Wow Customer Service/Performance trainings
Over the last decade, I have had the privilege of collaborating with Greg and his associates on numerous projects including a multi-million dollar customer service initiative. Greg has the uncanny ability to sort through the "clutter" and get rapidly to the heart of the matter. Our professional and personal work together over the last 9 years helped me repeatedly get past the distractions, limitations, and roadblocks while keeping me focused on the things I need to do today to reach my finish line. The thrill of accomplishment was a one step at a time processÖGreg and his team helped me keep my steps moving in the right direction!
Steve McMann - CFO, Sprint/United Northwest
Sprint/United Norwest, a local subsidiary of Sprint, engaged Greg Cortopassi and his associates to prepare the leadership team for managing anticipated organizational change. The local division was going through a reengineering project and discussions were underway to consolidate some functions into the corporate headquarters. While there was a possibility that the team would not be together for long, the President felt that the skills they could learn would make the difference in getting the team through the next 6-12 months.
Their training approach and style was unlike your usual training. They had us moving around, sharing experiences, and getting out of our corporate box in a big way. It was fun and it was hard. It showed us in dramatic ways how competitive we were within the leadership team and brought us to a place of trust where some truly open discussion could occur. One of the foundations was Dr. William Bridge's work. His model outlines the difference between managing change and managing transition. Because of the power of this training, Sprint had the facilitators deliver the same experience to all 600 team members in the Northwest. You saw evidence of the effect of the training everywhere. They also custom built a 'train the trainer' program for a group of Sprint employees to deliver the foundational training to new employees.
When the reorganization occurred, 70 people were faced with the imminent loss of their jobs. Announcements affecting the finance, network services, the information services, and customer service departments.
Our response to the change was very different from other local Sprint divisions because we had learned what to expect psychologically when going through a major transition. We had become closer as a team and had begun to lean on each other. The team had a common language to communicate about the transition process. We took responsibility for planning and managing the transition and people's acceptance of the change.
While the training was fun, the real value of the training was the results. Production actually increased. Error rates went down. Creativity took off. A new team closeness and spirit emerged. 96% of employees stayed on the job to the end of the finance function transition. Employees came to look forward to the new opportunities and what was coming next in their life.
The team is where they are today because of our insistence on the need for employee development during a time of significant change and the effectiveness of High Performing team/change management trainings.