“What I like best about Russ’ training/facilitation skills is that he is organized, detailed orientated, with a deep breadth of organizational experience/knowledge.  He has a caring personality, is flexible to the groups needs, intelligent and compassionate.  Russ has extremely effective listening skills and the ability to challenge the status quo.  I would absolutely invite Russ to work with my company again given the experience with Russ over the prior 4 years. I rate Russ as a 10-plus!”
Bob Denning, President & CEO, Perry’s Ice Cream

“Russ Kamis is one of the sharpest people I know.  He has opened and raised our team to a new level through his excellent coaching, organizational and interpersonal skills.  Russ is able to listen, analyze what a person said, then coach/redirect/question that person to bring out a new light/view of the situation.  Russ is an excellent coach.  He is able to integrate his varied life’s experiences with his professional knowledge and present it in an easily understood manner.  I rate him a ten out of ten.”
Steve Detwiler, President, Buffalo Crushed Stone

“As president of Insyte Consulting, I was excited to engage Russ to coach key members of our team and work with us on strategic planning.  Russ offers a unique value proposition as a certified coach, an experienced strategist and a successful CEO of a $100M+ manufacturing and technology company.  This combination of skills and experience has been a great resource for us and I would strongly recommend Russ to others.”
Benjamin Rand, President, Insyte Consulting

“Russ Kamis recently pulled off what we thought was the impossible for our ownership team.  Russ facilitated a retreat that led our four man team to reach significant decisions that have been nagging us for years.  Russ’s ability to understand and blend four very different perspectives together and gain consensus on strategy and direction was simply amazing.  Using his experience as a CEO of a fairly large corporation along with his experience as an executive life coach, Russ applied his skills and knowledge to stretch the ownership group to places and ideas that we, as a team, may have taken years to get to and see — if we ever got there at all. We would be hard pressed to find another person with the diverse background and experience that Russ brings to the table.  We are looking forward to working with Russ in the future as we implement our plans.”
Rick Muller, President, Inergex Inc. & Executive Ownership Team

“Russ Kamis; an outstanding resource that I have had the pleasure of working with over the last few years.  He is extraordinarily bright, well educated, and has operated at the highest executive levels in a number of businesses.  Russ is adroit, unassuming, and empathetic.  He is a very effective communicator.  His natural ability to lead us has been augmented by the ongoing training he has done and in achieving certified coaching status.  It is his nature to relentlessly strive to improve and add value to those he works with.  Russ’s training and facilitation skills easily exceed those of other resources that I have worked with.”
Michael P. Modrzynski, President, Allied Mechanical, Inc.

“I have personal experience with Russ Kamis as a trainer and facilitator in several capacities that include group-type settings as well as one-on-one coaching/mentoring.  I have seen Russ in “action” during several YPO Empire State educational meetings where his interactions and management of group dynamics was capturing and captivating.  On a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), without hesitation Russ is a 10!  What I liked best about his training/facilitation skills is that Russ is very, very prescient.  He has and draws upon a world of experience behind his very contemplative style and demeanor; he listens very intently for the true message; is very non-judgmental and he is able to elicit a clear response/reaction from individuals in both group as well as one on one situations.  I would invite Russ to work again with my organization without hesitation.”
Mark Celmer, President, Exigence North America.

“What I like best about Russ Kamis is that he has been trained in public speaking which puts a professional polish on his delivery.  He is sensitive to the group, involves and responds well to the audience and he brings personal experience and connection with people to his facilitation.  I am looking forward to working with Russ again on two other upcoming training projects.”
Kel Shipman, President, C&D Machine Co.

“Russ Kamis and has a lot to offer and is an ideal life coach because he is: Balanced – He is by far the most well-balanced person that I know at keeping priorities in order for all areas of your life – wife, family, work, friends, time alone, and meeting new people too. Purpose driven – I am certain that if I looked in his day timer, journal, whatever…that he has a list of personal as well as professional goals set for the next 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years.  Goals he maintains, updates, and changes — a rolling list of goals…and accomplishments. Capable of speaking to all people – From CEO to janitor, from sports fanatic to financial investor…Russ is able to relate to, and talk to, all people.  Whether it’s just to say ‘hi’ to someone who happens to walk past, or to explain how an intake manifold on a combustion engine works, or to motivate a struggling product manager…Russ can speak to people in a manner they can understand. Analytical and logical – Russ is a trained engineer and adept problem solver.  When something captures Russ’ attention, he will go to the ends of the earth to find out more about it, learn from it, mull it over, and make use of it to the benefit of those around him. Caring – In the words he speaks and the actions he takes, it’s obvious that Russ spend time on the things that are important – and for those (people/things) he shows a real devotion and commitment.”
Alex Dice, Manger, Lucent Technologies

“Russ has “got it!”  He kept he meeting fresh and moving.  Russ got a lot covered in one day – very effective.  He didn’t spend any time “fixing” anything that wasn’t “broken”.  Russ dealt with our issues and we will be a better Team for it.”
Tom Grealish, President, Henderson Brothers

“One of the most effective retreat facilitators we have had.  Great at tailoring his approach and the program to our style and needs.”
Jim Howland, Managing Director, Private Equity, Morgan Stanley

“Russ provided our group with a much needed re-orientation to the protocols and processes for an effective and meaningful team experience.  His careful preparation for our team retreat allowed us to hit the ground running and we accomplished more in 48 hours that we had on our own over the past two years.”
Noah Lapine, President, David S. Lapine Co., Inc.

“Russ is highly skilled in facilitating a group.  He gave us direction, made it safe, kept us on task.  He taught, explained and demonstrated a range of effective tools that would improve team effectiveness going forward.  Four words — ‘Nice Job, He’s Good’!”
Jeff Padovan, President, Polar Electro, Inc.

“Russ Kamis has a very calm way that draws you into identifying the bits and pieces of opportunity in your life.  He showed me how I can change my life in a more positive and fulfilling way and want to be held accountable for it.”
Mike Simplot, President, S-Sixteen

“Russ was a great facilitator – a solid 10.  He demonstrated great flexibility with the group.  A good listener, Russ tailored  the event to the group’s needs real-time while continuing to eep us on pace.   I feel our group will benefit enormously.”
Dave Nicklas, President, Vista Resources, Inc.

“Russ’ passion for helping others lead more fulfilling lives was clearly evident.  I am now more focused on what is important and have action steps to realize my dreams and desires.”
Mark Kadell, President, Thomas Cuisine

“Russ was able to quickly assess both the strengths and the weaknesses of our team.  He provided our team with useful tools which should help take our group to a higher level.  He was a very capable facilitator with great communication skills.  He has a very likeable personality which allows him to advance his ideas and gain ready acceptance.  He was able to effectively utilize the limited time which our group made available to him and insert helpful exercises as a means of allowing our members to get even better acquainted with one another’s aspirations.”
Craig P. Schreiber, President, Northtown Automotive Companies

“We hired Russ to facilitate a one day team retreat.  Our team has a mixture of long time members and several newly integrated participants.  There was some skepticism in the team as to the value of hiring Russ due to previous experiences with less effective facilitators in past retreats.  Russ DEFINITELY earned his fees and the respect of our members.  He helped us to get back to the basics of why we are a team and steered us into thinking about how we could get more out of the experience.  The feedback from the team members was extremely positive – even the old-timers felt that we made significant improvements in the alignment of the group.  Russ was also very helpful in providing exercises for us to pursue in future meetings to help sustain the momentum that we gained in our one day meeting.  I highly recommend him as a facilitator for a retreat or other business meeting.”
Richard Star, President, Shanstar./Cliffstar Corp.

“Russ connected with our team quickly.  He was able to identify and assist in dealing with issues that have held our group back.  I found Russ extremely helpful in assisting me to indentify key beliefs that if changed would add tremendous value to important relationships in my life.  I recommend him highly.”
Rocco Falcone, President, Ace Hardware

“Russ is a very accomplished facilitator – he has an enthusiastic, intelligent and skillful approach to managing groups.  He was very professional, both in the manner in which he prepared for the engagement and the manner in which he conducted the event.  He is smart, quick on his feet and insightful – in short an excellent resource.”
Gordon van Welie, President and Chief Executive Officer, ISO New England Inc

“Russ was just great.  Our team needed some revitalization and re-focusing; Russ really delivered on his promise.  He was incredibly well prepared, and most importantly he customized his work for our specific needs, adjusting on the fly as issues came up.  Being a YPO’er himself he could really relate to our team’s issues and our individual needs.  We will bring him back to work with us again.”
Ron Levene, President, AMG, Ltd.

“Our team has been together for a long time yet Russ was able to bring our new information on members we thought we knew everything about.  He did a fantastic job! ”
Edward Hough, President, L.E. Belcher Inc.

“Russ would be a welcome addition to any team that is looking to learn and grow.  He introduced new concepts in a non-threatening manner that encouraged everyone to embrace change.  Our team really enjoyed and benefited from the retreat.  Overall it was an excellent program.”
Carrie Casey, President, Casey Equipment Corp.

“Russ is a very knowledgeable, energetic and charismatic facilitator — he custom-designed our retreat and made the whole experience highly relevant and valuable.  I highly recommend him.”
Stephan Liozu, President & CEO, Ardex America, Inc.

“Russ provided us with a wonderful retreat.  Our team is young and malleable and I feel he got us off to a positive start with a strong foundation.  Russ has a great blend of practical business knowledge as well as the psychological component that I feel is a true value add.  He is also to be complemented on his curiosity, as a chemical engineering, going into the “unknown” (for me) of psychology and doing so wit diligent success.”
Jeff Detwiler, Chief Executive Officer, Martin Limestone

“Russ put a great reteat together for us.  The amount of effort and thought that went into customizing our event was incredible.  I think I can speak for the group in saying that is was exactly what we needed at exactly the right time.”
Jack Oyler, President , Faulkner Buick GMC

“The Moderator training program that Russ ran opened my eyes to a whole new way I can help improve our team.  The event provided me and our group a return far beyond what we initially imagined.  I very much appreciated the energy Russ brought to the day-long meeting as it really helped keep us tuned-in. Russ is an excellent resource and I highly recommend him.”
Andrew Hislop, President/CEO, LECESSE Construction

“Russ, did a great job in squeezing it all in.  His approach to people and material made us feel immediately comfortable and we opened up immediately.  Russ was able to draw out issues in the presentation part that we would have not been able to do otherwise.  He integrates himself well. In short order, it felt like he was a fellow member of the team working with us rather than for us.  His communication and teaching skills are great – and we learned a lot from him.  I rate him a “10” and I highly recommend him.”
Larry Eagan, President, Collins Electric Co. Inc.