"The BreakThru Alliance completed a leadership development program that was very well received by our executive team and over 200 managers and supervisors. Richard and his team helped us every other year to implement our employee survey process and we call on The BreakThru Alliance for change management and other HR related initiatives. Yamaha has worked with Richard over 10 years on a variety of business and HR challenges. He helped create Yamaha's vision, mission, and values statements that have stood with us for 10 years. He helped identify and document our first HR strategy 8 years ago. I do not hesitate in recommending The BreakThru Alliance in the areas of leadership and management development, employee engagement, and HR strategy."

-- Chris Stehman, head of HR at Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

"We have worked with Richard and BreakThru Alliance on several key projects that had significant business impacts and we have been extremely satisfied with the results. He has a solid understanding of our business challenges and draws on his vast experience to develop appropriate solutions with positive outcomes as it relates to leadership, talent development, organizational change, and creating a more effective organization to address today's challenges."

-- Bruce Mendoza, HR Director at ITT

"I have worked with Richard on several distinct projects over the past 12+ years. He is a strategic thinker who possesses excellent facilitation skills, builds great working relationships and delivers outstanding products. The BreakThru Alliance has a wealth of experience with scores of companies and can call upon their knowledge of these many organizations to help clients solve unique challenges. The BreakThru Alliance is an exceptional business consultancy that receives my highest recommendation."

-- Tom Norton, SVP of HR, KB Home

"Richard get's it. He is an excellent listener and quickly grasps the business and leadership challenges in play. Richard pinpoints actions and coaching to drive breakthrough performance. He is a change agent that develops trust quickly and then drives conversations and actions to align the team. It's a true pleasure working with Richard and The BreakThru Alliance."

-- Bob Wolpert, President, ITT Flow Control

"Richard is an excellent business partner and colleague. He gets results and works well through and with others. Richard is personable and very thorough. You can always count on Richard and The BreakThru Alliance to deliver not only results but quality and excellence in everything they do."

-- Lori Serrano, Senior HR Manager, Microsoft

"Richard coached me, guided me, and opened up my thinking about life and my career. He was instrumental in helping me grow. I value the time I had with Richard when he was my official "executive coach" and I'm pleased that we still talk regularly. His no-nonsense advice based on a wealth of experience beats out any flavor of the month principles found in business bestsellers. He has my trust and I look forward to a continued relationship with The BreakThru Alliance."

-- Mark Knaeps, COO, Deutsch Aeromil & Transportation

Richard was instrumental in assisting me and my company during our start up phase. Richard continued with our success for over 8 years providing best practices, leadership development, and training to our employees. The BreakThru Alliance has outstanding business professionals and Richard helped us grow our business to over $1B in revenues."

-- Elaine Rittenhouse, former VP of Canon Computer Systems, Inc.

"Richard has helped us on several projects over the past 8 years. The difference between "Data" and "Information" is a key subtly to success on many "measurement to manage" initiatives. Richard understands that of course but more importantly, he can communicate it to business leaders. That ability to move seamlessly between HR and Executive mentalities keeps projects online and productive."

-- Rod Swartwood, Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition, First American Corporation