We are pleased the following people have taken time to share their thoughts on our positive impact.

Private-sector Organizations:

“Toby is a strategic thinker who was able to apply his "out of the box" thinking on a project related to the procure-to-pay function. Toby was able to identify different ways of approaching the project, the result was immediately appreciated by the client and the senior management team.

"Toby has strong communication skills, both written and oral. He is a team player, evidenced by the fact that multiple junior team members sought him out for mentoring.”

Sid Ohri, Manager, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

"I can honestly say that without Mr. Elwin's input we would not be in business today.

"Our importing business was suffering and we were losing money, we asked Mr. Elwin to analyze our business to help us determine what we need to do and how best to implement the changes.

"He acquired a deep understanding of our business, our culture and our methods. He was also instrumental in putting forth a "road map' of how to accomplish our goals and hone our services/products to tailor them so they are better received in the market place. He also got us back to our original mission statement. This was key to stopping the money drain.

"Through his observations and his ability to quantify manageable and obtainable goals, we are now in a position to expand, and with Mr. Elwin's help, we also have a very good crew to help us through this period of growth and transition.

"Mr. Elwin has shown a flexibility and an overall understanding of business that has been dramatic in its effect on our bottom line, future plans and earning goals."

Dan Sorger, Founder, Dutch Bicycle Company

“I had a distinct pleasure of working together with Toby on numerous projects in Russian Far East under his leadership...Toby helped explore investment opportunities in East Asia with innovative approach in communications, talent management, project management, performance management and organizational change.

"Toby demonstrates great ability to assemble international teams, motivate staff and lead projects. I have learned a lot from him."

Pavel Khizhnyak, Chief Representative in China (Beijing), Forex Club

“Toby is a solid business development and human capacity resource. Toby is easy to work with and has an upbeat personality. As such, he was an effective and supportive colleague, with great listening, interpersonal, and multicultural skills (international experience in Hungary and China as two, very challenging work environments).

"I do not hesitate to recommend him, with high regard for the quality of his change management and human capital development expertise.”

Gary Lazor, Business Development Director, Booz Allen Hamilton

“Toby is a visionary with great creative talents, practical logic, a "can do" positive attitude with excellent management, communications and organizational skills...

"I worked under his management to attract foreign semiconductor manufacturing businesses into the eastern region of Hungary.  I was impressed with his brightness, "heads-up" energy, total dedication, multiple national and local government and business connections, and understanding of statistics on available labor and technical skills - education, competence and quality.  

"He had a swift assimilation of new ideas, and approaches. It was ahead of the infrastructure attractiveness of the time, but surely was the catalyst in subsequent regional development.”

Aubrey (Bill) Tobey, President, ACT International

"I found Toby to be one of the most insightful and knowledgeable individuals I have met in the area of organization development.

"Toby stepped in to a project scope that was ill defined and helped key leadership decipher their needs in order to define realistic scope and demonstrated his ability to skillfully handle all the typical project management responsibilities, such as:  work-plan development, resource acquisition and allocation, issue resolution to name a few on the project, so that he was able to deliver his teams' work products within time and budget.

"Toby was very well liked and extremely knowledgeable, but also humble and approachable. They often sought his advice on areas that were beyond the scope of the work for which we were contracted. This level of trust and confidence is due to his true desire to assist his clients with integrity and care.

"Toby was a true pleasure to work with. I look forward to working with him again.”

Tameeza Alibhai, Senior Associate, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

“Toby not only brought quality ideas to the table, he executed a top-notch product that was accessible and actionable for both our experienced and inexperienced change agents.

"He absorbed knowledge of the company's needs and was attentive to asking guiding questions for both our sakes as we progressed.  I benefited from his extensive knowledge of human capital and years of experience as a leadership consultant.”

Sean Hackney, SPHR, Sr Project Manager - Transformation, Circuit City

“I consider myself privileged to work with Toby on a variety of internal business development and service quality initiatives at Booz Allen.

"Toby displays excellent mastery of change and performance management as well as strategic planning.

"His listening skills, sense of humor, diversity of experience and interests make him a fascinating person with whom to work.”

Scott Greenfield, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

“A must have partner when critical change is required. Toby’s ability to customize solutions with a multi-faceted approach is a plus.”

Mario Nutall, Senior Manager, Retail Transformation, Circuit City

“I have worked with Toby for many years and he has assisted our organisation with new business development and strategic planning.

"When we were looking to move into new markets with our products and services Toby was able to give us sound advice about meeting the market's needs and helped us develop a solid plan for international growth.

"His knowledge and line of thinking were of great help to both myself and our company and moreover he produced results beyond our expectations.”

Richard Stephens, Managing Director, Piqqo LLC

"Toby was able to analyze a complex organization in chaos, develop the course of change and then communicate with excellent documentation and presentations.

"I have had the opportunity to work with Toby on several other projects and he consistently injects innovation and a sense of purpose into every endeavor.

"I am always amazed by the depth and versatility of his knowledge. Toby has my number one recommendation for someone to work with." 

Ren Pope, Director Information and Knowledge Management Applications, Bluemont Technology & Research

"I have been very favorably impressed with Toby’s high level of integrity. Toby has always delivered what he said he would, when he said he would and always with the highest standard of professionalism. He has earned my respect and trust.

"I know that if I am dealing with Toby, I don’t have to worry about his commitment. It will happen as planned and all will be enriched because of his efforts and contributions.

"I have been extremely impressed with Toby's rich background and his experience. Very few people that I have encountered have demonstrated such maturity, wisdom, and breadth of domain knowledge in so many areas, as Toby. Toby is a very solid and caring individual, in a way that is never boastful or arrogant.

"Not only would I highly recommend Toby, I would gladly work for Toby "in a heart-beat." Should you be considering Toby for creating a positive change in your organization, I would urge you to take advantage of the skills and capabilities that Toby can bring to your organization!”

Larry Coates, PMP, CSM, Programmer /Analyst Leader, Computer Sciences Corp

Non-profit Organizations:

“What has always struck me about Toby is his ability to work everyone. He knows that it takes many people (and many different types of people) to get a project completed. He knows the importance of relationships filled with integrity in order to lead others to great achievements.

"Today with his knowledge of Appreciative Inquiry and Project Management and his heart for people and the arts, Toby would be an addition to a team that would be synergistic and positive. Toby knows a lot and he likes to learn, a very nice combination.”

Jane Stachowiak, Director, Berklee College of Music

“Toby was recommended to me to help MassBike build a marketing strategy. From my initial 10-minute conversation, I had the immediate impression that Toby was going to be able to help us in so many ways.

"Toby has been instrumental in helping us build our strategic plan at MassBike. He facilitated our strategy session, where he challenged us and kept the conversation moving. He took the time to listen to where we have been, what we have achieved and were we came up short.

"One of the most important things Toby said early on was "the process is more important than the output at this stage." By helping us understand the process, Toby has truly moved us forward. He designed a process and facilitated our discussion to lead us from goals to objectives and then to actions. Recognizing that we've failed to complete actions in the past, Toby provided a very sound method to assess the resources (people, time, funds, etc.) needed to complete each action. The result is that we better understand our abilities and limitations, and are building a plan that will finally set us on the right course.

"I very much look forward to continuing to work with Toby. His expertise in organizational development is essential to our ability to grow. I value meeting Toby to be one of the most important events in my tenure...”

John Siemiatkoski, President, The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition

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