Testimonials

Founders Who Stopped Building Alone

Every founder here started where you are. Great at the work, stuck on the growth. These are their words, in their own voice, about what changed once they stopped figuring it out alone.

Get at the core of what makes your business uniquely great

The Thriveside framework offers a well thought out model, approachable for anybody, to define and refine your offering set and align it cleanly with your target market. Regardless of industry, sector, or business model, Nick and team can unpack it quickly, bringing ideas (no filter) and challenges (calling you out) to get at the core of what makes your business uniquely great.

Benjamin Lehrer
CEO
,
First Water Finance

Transformative for our business

As we were trying to figure out how to grow our burgeoning coaching business, Nick helped us think about out how to turn our frameworks into products that would sell and scale.

Chad Wright
Founder
,
Forward Partners

Helped my company get unstuck

Their bias towards action and understanding what motivates people to take the next step helped my company get 'unstuck,'

Ryan Frederick
CEO
,
Here

David stepped in, came up with the perfect name and crafted all marketing assets for our launch.

David possesses a rare talent for conceptualizing and implementing branding strategies that not only capture the essence of an organization's mission but also resonate profoundly with its target audience. His approach to branding goes beyond mere aesthetics; it is about creating a narrative that engages, informs, and inspires.

A year later, we're scaling up, still thriving on the foundation he laid.

Scott Elequin
Executive Director
,
Switchboard

From Spiral to Clarity

Working with David to workshop my outreach materials was a great lever for improving my messaging. I had been in a bit of a spiral trying to figure it out alone, and talking about my work without clarity was creating discomfort in networking settings. Having a third party (someone with knowledge of the startup industry and a keen listening ear) made the process feel validating and productive. I loved the whiteboarding and collaborative approach, and I now feel more confident in both the unique value I provide and how to communicate it quickly in terms a potential client can understand.

Ryan Glassmoyer
Founder
,
Space

Results have been impressive.

Prior to working with David and his team, I was essentially reactive to what the market delivered. I attended a few conferences to generate leads, but I really didn't have a methodology. David helped me crystallize my story and value proposition for prospects and customers alike and put in systems to help me proactively reach them and position myself as a leading authority.

Results have been impressive. My revenues have been significantly higher.  The ability to have someone in your corner who understands the nuances of your business and is able to work through situations and ideas has been incredibly helpful.

Nigel Paxton
Founder
,
Aries Advisors

Already Seeing Results

Everyone in my global community thought I had it together. Thriving Network, Business, Community, Speaking Career, and Advisory Firm.  And then David Daniel and Nick Alter showed me everything I should have been thinking about. They reframed my work, my materials, and the entire way I operate my business, and I'm already seeing results.  Now only am I grateful, but I see how my work integrates more into valuing what I have to offer.

David Homan
Founder
,
Orchestrated Connecting

Launch Pad has been a game changer.

Launch Pad has been a game-changer. I coach executives and business for a living, but when it comes to my own marketing, I get stuck.

David has been the key to unlocking my writer's block.

I was trying to write each piece of copy one at a time.

The website landing page, my offers, my services, my social ads, my cold calls.

None of it felt coherent, and so it was impossible for me to really get behind it and drive sales.

The team built me an entire brand dossier that fully captures the value I bring to my clients. I knew all the pieces were important, but I had never thought to sit down rigorously and compile them all together in one stop. Nor do I think I would have been able to without a guide to walk me through it step by step, encourage me and help me when I was stuck. In the past, when I got stuck and frustrated on one of the value propositions or Customer journey sections,I would give up and hope insertion struck me later while I floundered forward. David was there with encouragement and practical questions to help me work through the embarrassment of not being able to articulate my thoughts. Then he went home and formed my raw inputs into the sales copy and bullet points I wish I had created for myself.

Now I sit down, and the copy almost writes itself.

I have confidence in the website

I am excited to send the emails

I look forward to the social posts.

I am amazing at helping mid-sized enterprises build cultures that outperform industry leaders.

Now I have a sales team that helps me articulate that with the same level of professionalism and flow.

Drew Sutton
Founder
,
Drew Sutton Leadership

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