Bringing Exceptional Expertise

You have a choice when you choose a sales trainer or sales consultant. You can have a 'platformtrainer' or a 'trench trained' trainer. What is the difference? Platform trainers are trained to do impact and seminar training. Yes, most have excellent stage skills and can cover a 'canned' agenda with high marks. Trench trained trainers have been and are on the front line. They sell their own book of business. They can answers questions that aren't in the workbook. They can think on their feet. They can bring the maximum sales experience and training skills to your team. All our trainers and resources have front line experience. They are trench and school trained! Would you want someone coaching swimming who has never been in the water?

Garry R. Duncan
Managing Principle, is a sales and management consultant and sales trainer with over thirty years of experience. Graduating Magna Cum Laude in Marketing, Duncan, credentialed by the Alliance of Professional Consultants, has also obtained certification through CMSI (Certified in Marketing & Sales, by the Dutch Council of ISO 90013) , Certification in Behavior Styles, Personal Attitudes and Values, and is also a Certified Attribute Analyst. Duncan combines exceptional expertise with real world practical experience. Duncan spent over 25 years with two Fortune 100 companies (DuPont and Pfizer) selling, hiring, managing, and training salespeople from Canada to Mexico and has worked extensively with entrepreneurs. Having won many top honors and awards for best sales, market share and dollar increase in a variety of markets and product lines, including designation as a "Heavy Hitter" while directing a Sandler Sales Training Franchise he is now President of Leadership Connections, Inc., a consulting and training group focusing on the performance, growth and management of sales teams in business to business sales efforts.

Colleen Stanley
Colleen brings more than 18 years of sales and sales management experience. Colleen joined Varsity Spirit Corporation where she was the top sales representative, top regional sales manager and become the first female Vice President of Sales and Marketing directing a national sales team of 130. Under her leadership, Varsity doubled sales from $25M to $50M, and she was named by Forbes Magazine as leader of one of the 200 fastest growing companies in the United States in 1994 and 1995

Debbie Junge
Debbie brings 25 years of sales & management experience in the contract furniture industry. She has been involved in sales and negotiations with major end users including: Graebel, US West, MCI, Janus, Navigant, Echostar, Invesco, Aurora Municapal & Jefferson County Government Centers. She spent 4 years in design & sales at a Steelcase dealership and 2 years as Sales Manager of a Knoll dealership. Debbie pioneered a 3 state region for Kimball Office, a manufacturer of contract furniture, increasing market share from 2% to 17%. She was responsible for establishing distribution, business development, hiring, managing & training a sales team. Her participation on a reengineering initiative involved extensive training on process improvements. Most recently, Debbie spent 5 years as General Manager at Jordy Carter, Inc. propelling them to become the "Third Largest Contract Furniture Dealer in Colorado", as noted in the 2002/ 2003 Denver Business Journal Book of Lists. As President of Junge & Associates, her consulting services include assessment, implementation and execution of business practices and strategies.


David J. Simons
David Simons is a former broadcaster who brings a wealth of street savvy to his training sessions. His experience managing sales teams with such companies as Susquehanna Broadcasting, Capitol Broadcasting, Taft Broadcasting and New City Communication documents his ability to double and in some cases triple revenues. Dave is a certified prospecting workshop trainer, behavioral analyst and values analyst. Dave currently directs the Performance Resource Group in Tulsa and has used the Sales Mastery ™ Program to train and develop many hundreds of salespeople and managers.

Michael Beck
Michael Beck's background enables him to help leaders broaden their strategic thinking, adopt new perspectives, and create a stronger executive presence. His industry expertise includes construction, international development, restaurant, franchising, legal, and insurance. His work entails helping clients identify their individual and team leadership strengths and weaknesses, co-creating a plan of leadership development, and working with them to achieve their development and business goals. He is a Founding Member of the International Association of Coaches and a Past-President of the Denver Coach Federation.

Sam Lloyd

Gwen Resick-Rennich
Gwen’s experience includes an extensive background, combined with over a dozen years as a professional speaker - she's an exceptional trainer! She knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat with her humor, knowledge, spontaneity, and enthusiasm relevant to the business industry. Gwen's global client list ranges from giants AT&T, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, and Motorola to Indonesia's foremost real estate organization, P.T. Duta Pertiwi. She has done in-house training for such companies as IBM to Cyberlynx. Gwen's enthusiastic and compelling training, in combination with prolific teaching techniques, have a lasting impact on people's lives as she has helped professionals in the health care, legal, banking, real estate, computer, education, government, media and sales industries achieve new levels of effectiveness.

Edward "Ed" J. Sears
Ed's professional experience of over 35 years includes corporate executive positions and assignments as Director, Corning Glass; Vice President and Chief of Staff, Citicorp; CFO, Northeast Electronics / Northern Telecom; and Group Vice President Continental Grain. He is a graduate of Iona College and has completed graduate studies at Cornell University. Ed expanded his initial training and consulting experience with Ernst & Young to providing Executive Assessment s and Training services to Fortune 100 firms as well as embryonic stage enterprises. He has also been the recipient of the ASTD award for "Organization Effectiveness & Leadership" for his work Value Driven Leadership.

Art Waskey
Mr. Waskey is currently Vice President of Sales & Marketing for General Air Service and Supply Company in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining General Air, he was a Zone Sales Manager for British Oxygen Company, an international Industrial Gas and Welding Equipment manufacturer.

In addition to his busy career, Art is active in a number of ministries, and non-profit organizations including: Foothills Bible Church, Prison Fellowship, The American Welding Society, Association of General Contractors, Adams County Workforce Development Board and Toastmasters. He has taught Business Skills seminars at Colorado Christian University’s School of Business. He graduated from LeTourneau University with highest honors in Engineering in 1972, and was honored as the Alumnus of the Year from that institution in 1993. Art receives rave reviews on two exceptional programs, “Goals With A Purpose” and “The Organized Executive”

Career Forum, Inc. - Executive Search Services
For over 3 decades, Career Forum has been a recognized leader in the Executive Search and Staffing Industry. Denver based and locally owned Career Forum specializes in professional sales and management in diverse and progressive industries. With strong expertise in local, regional and national searches, Career Forum will assist you in finding and hiring the right candidate. You can reach the staff at Career Forum by calling 303-279-9200 or email inquiries@careerforum.com. Our website is at www.careerforum.com.

PositiveWare, LLC
PositiveWare, LLC, provides Web-based, activity management solutions to
companies of all sizes. PositiveWare is used by services firms and other
organizations to track and manage employee activity, leading to increased
employee motivation and morale, reduced managerial workloads and improved
strategy execution.