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We’re the consultant the consultants use.
Our Unique Approach
At the West End Consulting Group, we help research professionals communicate their ideas more effectively – and change how they’re perceived by senior management in the process. We help teams move from being seen as “number crunchers” to valued business partners who warrant a prime position in all strategy discussions.
We’re experts in report & presentation development — the process of structuring a report that will resonate with management and get the desired results. We teach research professionals (and others) how to develop more effective reports & presentations in about half the time it takes them today.
Our Services
We offer a number of programs that help you get great results fast:
“TOP GUN” Presentation Training
We have helped thousands of research professionals enhance the impact of their work by teaching custom-tailored versions of our highly acclaimed TOP GUN Advanced Presentation Development Program. The program helps professionals to:
Specialist in Executive Communications
Gary A. Schmidt, West End’s Chief Catalyst and the principal who conducts all the seminars, has a BA in Economics from Harvard and an MBA in Business Strategy and Marketing Research from The Wharton School.
His extensive experience working with world class leaders and top consultants for the past 20 years provides the foundation on which his expertise is based.
He’s been in both the trenches and in the corner office, having run large marketing operations for Fortune 500 companies and managed business strategy assignments with top consulting firms like Booz Allen & Hamilton and A.T. Kearney.
• Develop better reports & presentations faster
• More effectively engage and persuade top management and key audiences, leading to better outcomes
• Reduce the unnecessary anxiety and stress many people often associate with report/presentation development
The TOP GUN Program has become a staple in the training departments of some of the most prominent firms in America. Learn more at: betterpresentations.net
Presentation “CPR”
If you need help creating or “reviving” a crucial presentation and don’t have time to take our TOP GUN Program, we can craft the presentation you need fast. You’ll win with management and deliver a compelling, impactful message — guaranteed. We’ve helped hundreds of managers enhance their effectiveness and we can help you. Learn more at: betterpresentations.net
Coaching “High IQ” Executives
Working with “high IQ” executives (as well as high potential — but less experienced managers) is our specialty. A graduate of Harvard and Wharton, Gary has spent a career around the “best and the brightest” and knows how certain strengths can become liabilities if not channeled correctly. We also offer counsel to those who are new to senior management by helping them move along the executive learning curve faster — and with far fewer missteps along the way.
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Representative Clients
JPMorgan Chase
Charles Schwab
US Bank
WellPoint/Anthem
Cisco
Universal McCann WW
USAA
Lieberman Research WW
Wells Fargo
Sandia Nuclear Weapons Lab
Premera Blue Cross
FedEx
AARP
AAA
UBS/Paine Webber
Hershey’s
Rave Reviews
Watching Schmidt re-work a presentation is like watching a great jazz musician — you don’t know where it’s coming from or how exactly it works, but it works magnificently.”
Operations Executive, Bank of America
Calling (TOP GUN) a ‘presentation development class’ is really a gross understatement. Gary provides really valuable insights into the minds of the top executive.”
Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co.
The TOP GUN Program is the best training I’ve had in the past 20 years. I find myself applying Gary’s principles every day in all kinds of situations — and not just in presentations.”
Vice President of Human Resources,
JPMorgan Chase
On a scale from 1 to 4, several people gave you a ‘5’ rating. These are far and away the highest ratings received by any of our teachers.”
Program Director, AAAA Institute for
Advanced Advertising Studies, UCLA
The (TOP GUN) seminar was focused on how things are in the real world vs. what things would be like in an ideal world.”
Vice President, USAA
I didn’t know what to expect, exactly, but it far exceeded even my boldest expectations.”
Research Director, WellPoint
Health Networks
Schmidt is worth his weight in gold.”
SVP, JPMorgan Chase
I thought I was really good to begin with, but Gary is clearly ‘The Master’ at this — a real eye opener!”
Partner, Rob Klein & Associates “ “ “ “
TOP GUN II
We also offer TOP GUN II: Presentation Delivery Training, designed to teach anyone how to deliver presentations and speak to audiences more effectively, with greater confidence and less anxiety. “ “ “ “
For additional information and/or a free evaluation of your best report/presentation, contact Gary directly at: On
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