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T.A. Pedigo & Associates, Inc.: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueI referred a business owner to Max who was very stressed about cash flow issues around making payroll at certain times of the year. I was very happy to talk to that owner and hear that the problem is gone and he is happy with the way his business is now going. Thank you, Max!

JANICE POULAIN: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueMax brings his many years of executive level business experience to our small business in a way that is easy to understand with inventive direction that continues to help us grow.

James Averso: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueMax helped me develop and implement a plan to rejuvenate my retail business after I had to step out for a years. We straightened out inventory, hired new sales reps, and brought some services in-house. Max is an incredible listener and helps me focus on short and long term goals

Dan Joyce: Working with Max /Hartward Strategic Consulting on my business plans and strategy for the past 2 years and continuing forward has been/is a pleasure. Max has the business experience, leadership skills and ability listen to you and help you reach your goals.

Michael Dailey: I have been working with Max for over a year now. Max was extremely helpful in helping me reach some of the professional goals I was struggling with in a short time frame. I continue to have regular scheduled meetings with Max because he is continually adding value. Max is a wealth of knowledge & experience and is certainly an asset to anyone or organization that has his counsel.

Michele Miller: Positive:ProfessionalismHartward Strategic Counseling has been instrumental with the development of our small business. We have know Max for many years and he is very professional and responsive to all of our business needs. We recommend him to anyone looking to start a new business venture.

Joe Kennedy: Max has been a tremendous asset to us and our small business. We were referred to Max by another small business owner, and we could not be happier with his operational strategic knowledge, guidance, positive uplifting attitude, and market awareness. I would highly recommend Max without reservation.

Sue Irwin: “When I first met Herb, our company was growing, but slowly and not very profitably. And as 50% of our staff is remote, there was a disconnect that needed fixing.We began working with him a little over a year ago and can only report good things. We are now making a profit, and we are focusing on getting clients who actually are profitable and good to work with. That has made the people happier. We also now are more focused on communication with our staff from the leadership team as well as between them. It has made not only the staff happy, but in turn the clients are much happier as the staff is more attentive to them.I truly can not recommend Herb enough. He "gets it" and has even turned some of the management attitudes around! I enjoy working with a coach who is so knowledgeable!”

John El-Raheb: We engaged Herb Cogliano at Aspire Growth Advisors to help with our Scaling Up Strategic Planning initiatives to help with our growth. Herb has facilitated sessions with our leadership team to help pull out our top priorities and to identify different aspects of our business that we had room for improvement on. Herb has helped us to setup a discipline of accountability within our organization and is a great coach with a perspective that has been invaluable to myself and our team. I highly recommend working with Herb on your strategic initiatives and coaching needs.

Erik Frederick: My company is going through a game changing transformation- literally changing our business model. Herb has been invaluable in teaching and coaching my team and I through many different ways to think and act.

Greg Dewald: Our business journey has been like climbing Everest. We have been in high-growth mode for some years and we realized that, in order to go to the next level, it was time for us to seek expert guidance. Since engaging with Herb, our revenue growth has tripled! Rather than playing fast and loose as we had traditionally done, we are now operating under appropriate protocols that are essential for us to sustain our growth at scale.Herb has a remarkable gift for helping us to cut through the clutter and get to the heart of matters that, at first, may seem overwhelming. We have had many 'stucks' along the way that, at times, confounded us. Herb, with his depth and breadth of knowledge, is able to guide us - with great kindness and patience - drawing on his expansive, real-world experience. We would enthusiastically recommend Herb to others.For companies who wish to scale, Herb is like a trusted sherpa - with confidence we literally put our business-life in his hands as he guides us - ever steadily - as we scale our Everest reaching ever greater heights. And the journey has been breathtaking! If you think you can go it alone - perhaps you ought to reconsider. Herb is the 'essential element' and coach to guide any organization that is endeavoring to scale.

Emily Yanga-Balajadia: Dennis and I are husband & wife founders and we never had a business coach before Herb. We hesitantly engaged with him as our cashflow was negatively affected by the pandemic and that he seemed so far away, we are based in the Philippines and he is coming from the other side of the world. Looking back, I wish we had him early on in our 15 years leading our company.Herb has been pivotal in keeping us positive, focused, and disciplined resulting to continuous business growth and positive cash flow in spite of the difficult economic recession. He has mastery of Scaling Up and related tools that he brings out from his bag… like a highly skilled doctor or mechanic. These tools help your company get unstuck and get you moving. He is always very well prepared prior to every coaching session.What we also love about Herb is that he is a family man, working with his wife Lori. He has gained a ton of first-hand entrepreneurship experience working with his Dad and family. These family values are important as business to us is very personal.Herb is there to protect you, your people and your business. He will never allow your company to go backwards, ever! Currently, he is fighting with us, in our corner as we journey into achieving our BHAG… and reminding us to also have fun in the process.’

Michael Barwell: We started using Herb as a business coach after attending a Scaling Up course that he presented. What attracted us to Herb, after using other coaches in the past, was his direct experience in running a significant business. In scaling up our business we needed "someone like us" - who had been through what we were facing.Since we have been using Herb, his insights and direction have been instrumental in our business expansion. He is honest, knowledgeable, direct and exactly what we need.I have no hesitation in recommending Herb to help push your business from a fledgling Start Up to a successful Scale Up.

Frank Anderson: After participating in the Scaling Up Master Business Course, our team recognized we would need some assistance to effectively implement the Rockefeller Habits. Herb was the primary instructor of the course and we appreciated his style and approach. We found the course to be quite valuable, but working directly with Herb as our coach has turned out to be highly invaluable. Logistics and supply chains are changing rapidly, creating many opportunities for distractions. Herb brings the right level of accountability, focus, discipline, and guidance to prevent us from losing sight of our priorities, keeping the main thing the main thing. He uses his knowledge and experience to challenge our way of thinking, and our results have been very positive and rewarding. Herb is a tremendous asset to our company and our team, and I would highly recommend him to anyone trying to scale their business.

Wayne Spray: Our company was facing many challenges. We could not seem to reach the potential I knew we are capable of. We had managed to implement some of the Scaling Up book concepts and subsequently attended the 2019 Scaling Up Crisis Edition which Herb facilitated. I got to know Herb during the 2019 course, and we naturally reached out to him to get into the good stuff. Herb quickly connected with where we were at and then supported us in mapping a path to the next milestones.We have had many positive results with the biggest change being my ability to filter through the noise of managing the business and engage my team more effectively. My team is also responding in a way that makes for effective alignment and execution.I really appreciate how Herb listens with an experienced ear and speaks slowly so I can understand. I absolutely would recommend Herb to others; he is an invaluable source of structured insight. Any business or organization wanting to punch at the next weight class would benefit from his input and I would highly recommend scheduling a free call to see if Scaling Up is the right program for your firm.

Ashif Kassam: We consulted Herb on our strategic plan especially in areas where we could not see the blind spots. Herb was able to provide incisive feedback and help us navigate areas where we were not on the same page as a team. His practical approach, ability to understand the issues and help us navigate the issues were critical to enable us to chart the way forward for our firm

Lina Ratansi: Herb is an excellent coach on the Scaling Up tools and the Rockefeller habits. He has helped our firm in diagnosing critical issues and shown us direction on the use of various Scaling Up tools, including the OPSP. The Growth Institute’s sessions last year on Scaling Up gave us the tools and ideas on how to take our firm to the next level but the one on one sessions with Herb made us think critically to put our OPSP in place and how to go about executing our strategy. An inspiring coach who takes genuine interest to make us better leaders and help us scale up our business to the next level. I look forward to having more one on one sessions with Herb to help us in our journey on Scaling Up at RSM Eastern Africa.

Oliver Gleeson: I had the pleasure of participating in a Scaling Up Course for companies and Scaling Up practitioners around the world, with Herb as the lead instructor. Herb is an absolute master when it comes to the Scaling Up methodology. He is incredibly effective at diagnosing and resolving critical issues with a delivery that is warm and soft, yet direct and powerful in purpose. For three months I had the privilege of watching Herb in action, and it is no surprise why he is such a leader in our industry. I am grateful to consider Herb a mentor. If your business is considering working with Herb, I highly recommend you take the next step. You will not be disappointed.

Ann Westerheim: Herb is one of the most clear-thinking people I know. I've worked with Herb over the past year as our scaling up coach and his guidance is always right on. He clearly cares deeply about helping others, and brings real experience to the table as a repeat INC 5000 CEO. Running a business in IT and cybersecurity with a constantly changing landscape, in addition to all the other challenges of running a business, makes it hard to stay focused on goals, and Herb is always there to help me see the path more clearly. Herb is an absolute pleasure to work with, and an all around great person to know.

Jack Fallon: We run an e-commerce company that is trying to grow quickly. As inexperienced cofounders, we decided to give coaching a shot to keep us on track. From our first meeting with Herb we knew he was the guy to help us get to the next level. With unrelenting optimism and an eye for asking the right questions about our business he has helped our business take off. Since his arrival, we have been laser focused on the activities that matter because of his direction. He holds us accountable every week and shares stories from his experiences as a business leader to give us context when we are faced with a difficult decision. If you are a growing business and want to turbocharge your growth - Herb is your guy to help you do it.

Sam Shackleton: Herb has been our Scaling Up coach and my business partner and I are receiving extremely valuable guidance and feedback from Herb that we are able to implement into our business right away. Herb is a fantastic communicator and is a trusted mind outside of our internal day to day operations that we can bring issues or 'stucks' to and get valuable feedback and resources often same day. We are excited to continue to implement the Scaling Up framework as well as grow our business and personal relationships directly with Herb. While Herb has grown and scaled his own business in the past and can bring firsthand experience to the table, what we value most about working Herb is his genuine desire to always be of help and make himself available in any way, shape, or form in both business and everyday-life situations.

Jennelle McGrath: Herb is an ABSOLUTE amazing human. I do not have enough space or words to express how impactful his advice, guidance and support has been. I highly recommend Herb to business leaders looking to scale, team build, and stand for a positive impact in the world. Proud to know him and lucky to get to work with him.

Dan Fantasia: Why Scaling Up Methods and the Rockefeller Habits Work… I find Herb Cogliano and the Scaling Up Methods to be extremely helpful in growing our business. I like that the planning session has given our team empowerment, structure, and direction. It has given us a road map to scale our business and made us think outside of the box. It forced our team to ask questions we have never asked before and it has opened our eyes to building a stronger and more successful company. Dan Fantasia, President, Treeline Inc.

Nancy Rodz: Herb is an exemplary team leader and mentor. For over 19 years he provided me with support and guidance in facing strategic challenges and embracing opportunities while preparing me to grow in the business and with the business. Herb leads with strategic discipline and example and avoids crisis management. He is a devoted family man with impeccable values. He is an excellent communicator always respectful and professional. I highly recommend Herb as a leader and executive.

Mark Desrochers: Thank you Herb for a great day at the Scaling Up conference. It was such an inspiring and informative day – truly one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. Both your presentation, and the highly engaging content were phenomenal. In a typical business seminar, you’re lucky if 10% of the content is actionable and applicable – that was not the case at all; I found every minute valuable. I learned I have so much to do and I came away with 20 really strong action items. I have my book open in front of me and I can’t wait to dive in!!!

Eugene Terk: Thank you Herb for presenting Align's August 2019 Coach webinar. Your presentation on "How to Pick A Quarterly Priority" was informative, educational and provided real-world examples that the webinar attendees could relate to and learn from. Thank you for your professionalism in providing a draft of your slides in advance and for working with us to make sure that the webinar went smoothly from both a technical and presenter standpoint. We would welcome an opportunity to work with you again on a future coach webinar for our customers.

Sheila Chapman: Herb Cogliano exemplifies all the inspiring characteristics you would want in your leader. He is highly intelligent, emphatically compassionate, focused and driven, insightly intuitive, witty and humorous and immeasurably passionate. Herb fully understands that by investing in his staff he likewise invests in the business so he continuously strives for the ultimate in win/win relationships. Herb is committed to surrounding himself with people who are creatively innovative, passionately team oriented, achievement driven and above all else deem integrity as their most important characteristic. Herb is a true selfless leader who has always been destined for greatness because he realizes to be a great leader you must expose and nurture the greatness in others.

Barbara Pitney: Positive:ProfessionalismCori was excellent in demonstrating and then reviewing and then asking us for questions. Now there is no way we can say we don't know. Thank you Cori.

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Marcia Wessell: Attended a Constant Contact Workshop, Cori was a fabulous presenter and incredibly knowledgeable. She explained things clearly and was so helpful in responding to all our questions. Highly recommend Silver Tiger Consulting.

BRIAN ROCKETT: Provided me with great insights. Very professional, well versed in marketing, email, SEO.

Ani Jerikian: The training was so helpful! It was great being able to see all the different tools that are available. I also appreciated the intimate feel of this class, everyone was able to get their specific questions answered and practice how to use each tool in Constant Contact properly. Highly recommend.

Zach Girton: I work with Cori and team on an almost weekly basis, and she never disappoints! Super fast response times on anything we need her for! Communication and responsiveness is top notch!

Penelope Hoffman: Our businesses neighbor in the same building and Cori has helped us tremendously in the last couple of years. Her lever of experience and expertise far surpasses what we even have been able to use and she is delightful to work with. It is my firm belief that no small business can move forward without utilizing the type of services Cori's company can provide.

Michelle Walker: Cori provided us with valuable information and skills in our private session. We had plenty of time to ask questions and learn what would work best for our business.

SERVPRO of Danvers/Ipswich: I recently attended 2 marketing workshops with Cori and she was great! She had a lot of useful tips about increasing business through the use of social media and email marketing. I would recommend taking a class if you are looking to grow your business!

Suzy Shapiro: Cori was very knowledgeable about the subject matter of this seminar. She was able to evaluate where our company is in using social media and provided us with actionable tips for tools, websites and promotions that we can use right away!

Paris Mumford: Cori is very talented. She is easy to work with and proficient. She has exceeded our expectations from the very beginning and has made and impact on our business. I would strongly recommend her!

D. Edward St. Peter, Jr.: Since we have hired Silver Tiger Consulting, for our marketing needs at STEM Solutions, we have seen our invitations for proposals increased by 30%.STC, also, just finished planning and coordinating our first annual party for our clients. It was also a huge success.We look forward to strengthening this partnership as we continue to grow our business.We recommend Silver Tiger Consulting for your business needs, 100%.

rita patnode: With over 10 years of experience Cori is the best to help you with all your business needs! She is structured, detailed and makes you accountable. Please go see her as she can help!

Janice Bloomer: Cori Di Donato, the owner of Silver Tiger Consulting, has been an integral part of our rapidly growing Building Information Modeling company over the past year. Her extraordinary efforts and wisdom have helped guide us through challenging growth efforts with great success. She has been powerfully involved in every aspect of our business from development of companywide policies and procedures, benefits implementation, recruiting of lower level resources to top level management, day to day business operations and office space expansions just to name a few. Her expedient and precise responses to problems or projects have been a great stepping stone for the growth of our company. We look forward to the continued opportunity to resource her expertise. This has been a great business experience and we would highly recommend her 5-star services.

Thang L: Silver Tiger Consulting did an excellent job revamping my business. They helped me obtain financing, they designed and launched my new web site and social media sites, they helped me appear higher in search rankings, and they have been driving new business to my company. I will continue to use them to handle my business operations so I can be freed up to continue to take on more clients.

Mark McEvily: Jen is extremely knowledgeable in helping financial planning and wealth management firms scale up and become more efficient. In my opinion, she is the best strategic business coach in the industry. She knows exactly what firms need to become successful and scale. Her experience is unmatched and Jen always has an answer/solution for any question or problem that we face. I do not know how businesses grow and scale without help from someone like Jen. This was the best investment we have made in our firm since I have been a part of it and we will continue to utilize Jen's services over the next decade, as our firm continues to evolve. If there was an option to give 100 stars, Jen would get 100 stars from me! Jen has helped our business become more efficient and more importantly, she has helped me become a better leader and strategic thinker.

Ashley Murphy, CFP AIF: Jennifer is that rare consultant who has found a way to be at the cutting edge of her field for decades! She has a natural talent for the work she does and her clients and employees sing her praises.

Alan Ramos: Jen is awesome! She was extremely helpful! I will be recommending Jen Goldman Consulting from here on out!

David Leo: Jen is not only an excellent consultant with the leadership, skills, abilities and experiences that advisory firms can benefit from but she shares herself and her knowledge in an effective way that gets people, me as an example, to react and implement her recommendations. She lives up to her goal of helping firms improve their people, productivity, profitability, and growth. I wish I had “discovered” her years ago. Thank you Jen.

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Chris Hansen: Positive:Professionalism,ResponsivenessJen was very helpful and professional.

Monyka Berrocosa Office: I hired Jennifer Goldman to assist with a CMS management project - and a few other odds and ends that were just suffering not being done. Their wealth of knowledge was impressive & the contribution of time they put into implementing was invaluable. I highly recommend Jen to anyone who needs the range of services they offer, and who wants quality ROI on their investment. Jen is honest, hardworking and results driven, you can hire them with confidence & know the job will get done, and you will learn a lot in the process. MyCity4Her.com looks forward to working with Jen again

James Williams: Jen helped our firm establish a new and better strategic direction that was more aligned to our culture. While the process was challenging, in the end it was rewarding and it helped our entire team develop an singular clear focus.

Matt Hall: Jen Goldman is no joke. If you can get on her small roster of clients you're lucky, but be ready for the tough love she brings to helping you build the model firm. We are more productive because of our relationship with Jen, and not just in practice management, but in our business planning, strategy, time management, HR, profitability, growth, and marketing. Working with Goldman is like being tackled, helped up, knocked down, and then hugged as you look back at all you've accomplished together.

Abbey Henderson: I hired Jen to review all of my financial planning firm’s current technology & make upgrade recommendations. Jen and her staff were fantastic to work with, the recommendations were comprehensive & thoughtful, and the entire project came in on-time and within budget. I couldn’t be happier with the new systems we have in place and I noticed an improvement in my firm’s productivity and organization immediately.

Patrick Collins: Jen was able to connect us with a contact of hers who was looking for a financial planning position. In our business getting the right people on your team is essential to long-term growth. We owe Jen a huge thanks for the referral. She has a deep understanding and connections within the wealth management business which is key when hiring a consultant.

Russ Thornton: It’s been a pleasure to get to know Jennifer over the past couple of years. We’ve had several conversations, and I always find her willingness to help matched only by her expertise about the financial advisory business and how to operate efficiently and effectively. Jennifer and her company, My Virtual COO, are a great resource for any financial advisor looking for advice on how to operate their business at maximum efficiency. I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Michael Garry: Positive:Professionalism,ResponsivenessAfter seeing Jennifer speak a few times, I hired her team to help me streamline my business operations. While I did achieve that result with the help of Jennifer and her team, I received even greater value in the time I spent with Jennifer trying to clarify my goals and my vision for my company and my future. It was time well spent.

Twenty Over Ten - Websites for Financial Advisors: Jen and her team know Fintech in and out. Whether your looking for purchasing guidance from a well-informed consultant or if you need complete hand holding throughout setup and implementation, this team gets it!

Dan Galli: We hired Jennifer and her team to help us understand the highest possible usage of our technology, specifically our CRM, and to help us move to the next highest level of using our programs effectively. Their guidance helped us to gain a much more useful understanding of the features of our CRM. They helped us develop the first three workflows that we used to effectively deliver a higher level of service to our clients. We now have many more workflows that have greatly improved ability to function effectively and efficiently. Thanks to Jen Goldman Consulting, we have moved down the road to better use of our technology which translates to better service for our clients and more effective use of our resources

Kimberly Crawford: It has truly been a pleasure to have worked with you both. Where do I even begin? You have been instrumental in not only making our firm more efficient, but in helping me reach some of my professional goals. What incredible mentors you have been as I continue to grow into this role.

Brian Fricke: Our Director of Operations left recently and we brought in COO to make sure we were operating as simply and efficiently as possible. They've easily saved us 3 months of research time and countless hours of frustration in trying to piece together the technology and workflows that make the best sense for our firm and how we've chosen to do business.They definitely know what they are talking about and have become an invaluable resource for us.