"Full Armor was a young company with a great product idea when we engaged The Collaborative to assist with our direct selling efforts. The Collaborative worked with our management team and helped to hire sales staff, mentor staff and provide both strategic and tactical support on deals. Their experience was invaluable at that stage of our firm's growth."

—Richard Farrell

Chief Executive Officer

Full Armor Corporation

"Client satisfaction, and our product and service reputation, was declining from years-old organizational structure and responsibilities. The Collaborative interviewed many clients and employees, distilled this feedback through its model for organizational effectiveness, and then led us through difficult—yet exhilarating—changes. The result was dramatic improvement in customer satisfaction, additional product and service sales to customers and employee morale."

—Michael Densen, Vice President

Client Development Group

Thomson Financial

"At FutureFirst (acquired by Global Investment Systems in 2004), we wanted to enter a larger and different market and needed a marketing relaunch to be successful. The Collaborative studied the competitors and the structure of the very technical hedge fund accounting software market, and was able to accurately position FutureFirst in that space. This enabled FutureFirst to position itself for an acquisition, and enabled GIS to enter that growing market."

—Terry Brennan

Director of Alternative Investments

Linedata Services, Inc.

"Boston Advisors engaged The Collaborative to help define the 'story' of the firm - what we do best for our clients and how to tell them (and others!) about it. The Collaborative team came in, interviewed our professional staff, created our marketing material on a very limited budget and trained our sales and client officers in highly effective methods of communication. Our results have been tremendous, starting with improved internal teamwork to the end-result of increased sales and strong referral flows. The Collaborative's help has directly led to Boston Advisors ascension as a regional leader in the New England investment management marketplace."

—Mike Vogelzang

President

Boston Advisors

"Lewtan has increased sales productivity 159% since 2002, when The Collaborative developed new product positioning and messaging; assisted us with sales personnel assessment and designed and implemented sales skill training. We had just come off the worst sales year ever—I give The Collaborative credit for helping us make this turnaround".

—Ira Keller

President and COO

Lewtan Technologies, Inc.

"Your sales and client service training was relevant, effective and appreciated by our employees. It also provided unexpected benefits through improved internal communication and a better understanding of what is truly important to our customers."

—Jan A. Miller

President & CEO

Wainwright Bank

"In working with The Collaborative we were able to develop and execute a more focused and defined business development strategy resulting in a dramatic increase in revenues and assets under management."

—Kevin E. Birch

Account Vice President

Financial Advisor

UBS Financial Services

"The Collaborative has been providing DISC behavioral style assessments to our company for over a year as part of our hiring process. These assessments help ensure that we understand a candidate's behavior style and that their values are compatible with those of our company…. I highly recommend The Collaborative to any company that wants to optimize its hiring process, build smoothly running teams, and minimize turnover."

—Randal Chinnock

President

Optimum Technologies, Inc.

"Assette was looking to improve the sales strategy and bring in new talent to fuel revenue growth. The Collaborative helped Assette to improve the sales strategy, define a sales process and hire sales talent".

Thusith I. Mahanama

CEO

Assette

The Collaborative has ". . . an uncanny ability to focus on the issues."

—2001 Client Survey