Client Stories

Gary took his experiences leading 5 different companies, and all of his learnings about how to acquire, grow and sell businesses – and since 2014 has dedicated himself to coaching small business CEOs. Many of Gary’s clients will tell you how they have become more inspiring leaders, and more effective at profitably growing their companies.

5/5
“Gary is my go-to executive for leadership content. Listening to his advice about what it takes to lead a great company is a must!’’


Elio Harmon
CEO
5/5
“Gary is someone who is positive and encouraging and will challenge you with creative ideas and proven tools to get your company moving forward.”

Matt Yerkes
CEO
5/5
“Gary helped us put together a strategic plan for our business, and then a new pitch deck for communicating our strategy. All I can say is Gary is amazing! Absolutely beautiful results.“

Tami Saunders
CEO
5/5
“Gary has held President and CEO level roles at several successful companies, and I’m very fortunate to have him directly involved in growing our business. Gary’s enthusiasm, energy and the depth of his knowledge base have had a lasting financial impact on our company.”
David Braughler
CEO
5/5
‘‘I TRULY appreciate Gary’s guidance, assistance, willingness to help and more importantly his sincere listening ear. He has given me back a smile in my heart that I recently lost with the passing of my dad and has helped me to regain my confidence.“

Camille Cook
CEO
5/5
“Gary’s coaching played an instrumental role in equipping me with the tools I needed to reach the next step in my career journey. I highly recommend Gary to anyone looking for assistance in developing their interviewing, resume building, and networking skills.“
Johnathan Mahler
Senior Account Manager
5/5
‘‘Gary is founder and CEO of several successful businesses and is a respected leader in the community. I retained Gary as a business coach for my business, and it was his coaching that helped me package and sell my company to a larger entity. Through this relationship and our success together, Gary has become a good friend that I still depend on for solid advice today. If you are a company leader looking for growth, new ideas and energy, Gary may be able to help you like he helped me.“
Doug Davidson
CEO
5/5
“Best coach ever!“












Kimberly Jones
CEO
5/5
“As I built our company, Gary guided us through our early stages of growth, and personally helped me to be a more complete CEO. Gary’s background leading software and SaaS companies is invaluable. And his ability to work not only with a technical leader like me, but with my team as well – has helped me to develop a stronger company.”




Nathan Romano
CEO
5/5
“Gary has been a game changer for me and my work. He is by far the best business coach I have ever had. He delivers every time on goals set, he is extremely organized, and a master at financials. I am extremely satisfied with the outcomes he has helped me to achieve and for the first time since starting my company 10 years ago, I feel like things are definitely progressing to the next level!“


Patricia Demetriou
President and Founder
5/5
“Gary has been actively involved as we have grown our technology services business 14% per year and acquired one of our competitors. Gary keeps me focused on our strategic goals, is actively involved in our sales and marketing process, reviews our financial and customer performance with me, and overall helps to keep us driving toward the future. Gary not only brings insights from his experience – his work actually saves me time!”

J.R. Howard
CEO
5/5
‘‘If you’re looking for a great coach, look no further.“











Danius Williams
CEO
5/5
“Gary’s input and guidance are invaluable in keeping us thriving and growing as a business. Gary has taught us to forecast, how to analyze revenue, costs, and other financial details, while thinking outside of the box. He holds us accountable. We sincerely appreciate Gary and feel he has become an integral part of our company.”






Cindy Forrest
Chair of the Board
5/5
“I have learned a lot since I took over my dad's company and engaged with Gary as my business coach. It has been eye-opening working with Gary and I am planning to apply all of the principles he has shared with us through our meetings, plans and other valuable interactions."








Jake Hatfield
CEO
5/5
‘‘I highly recommend Gary as you embark on your entrepreneurial or corporate leadership journey. Gary has been instrumental in helping me craft my vision into messaging that is simple to understand, and has helped me develop contracts, business processes and proposals that have been crucial to the advancement of my nonprofit’s mission. Being a person of deep faith, I am especially grateful for Gary’s heart to provide coaching services that are rooted in the Christian values we both share. I’m blessed to not only call Gary a mentor, but a highly valued friend.”
Marisa Maxey
CEO
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