Success Stories

After spending a day with Alvin, our entire organization was hungry to win in the marketplace. He ignited in them a burning passion for personal excellence. I have rarely seen them so fired up. His principles and techniques are inspirational, entertaining and practical at the same time.

Job very good, practical and meaningful. This is really going to be useful in my new role as RVP

I was a high stressed individual who hated going to work in the mornings…With the information and inspiration I have received from Alvin, my life is now transformed… I have a new job and my salary is now double at $89,000-[from $45,000]. My personal life is also coming on track and I can see clearer now, I have a renewed vision and know that I can fly and be whatever…I want to be.

Nathan is a sales manager in charge of the O’Reilly’s account. They were only interested in selling their private label house brand and gave his brand little or no support. In a Leadership Leverage Coaching session dealing with Persuasion Power—the Science of Successful Selling, Nathan picked up strategies to change his approach. The results reported: an additional $2.2 million worth of engine oil sold to O’Reilly’s Automotive, a formerly uncooperative customer.

Mary Beth developed a 10 year life plan after one of Alvin Day’s seminars. She confessed that this future focus was weird for her because as long as she could remember, she’s wanted to kill herself. She changed her mind about suicide and a year later, declared, ‘Life’s a blast!’

Thank you Mr. Day–last time you were here, you saved someone’s life. I was planning to kill a guy, but when you spoke, something hit me in my stomach and I called my friend and cancelled the hit.

Creative and entertaining…Alvin worked with a multifunctional team, captivated our imagination, and systematically led us to think about our business in a new and exciting way! He is instructive and entertaining, with a positive delivery style that can benefit any organization

“I feel I have a lot of energy overflowing throughout my body—called out by Alvin! Best training of my life (so far)!”
“In the past two quarterly reviews, my manager (Thom) repeatedly told me that he was impressed with the energy I had, the amount and quality of work I did, and the positive feedback he heard from other departments about me. My wife commented that she has noticed that I have been coming to work happy and going home happy every day in the past several months"

Alvin – Thanks so much for the information on the 5 step process. I just used it to present a new staffing plan for our Minnesota market, and got firm commitments to move forward with the plan. I thought it was a long shot. Reviewing the situation relevant to the buyer’s needs works like magic. Amazing. Incredible. Can’t believe it worked that well.
Thanks again!
(Jamie estimates that the value of this breakthrough is $390,000 in Year 1)

I was able to rely on Alvin’s council as I conceptualized and implemented a major initiative for the Valvoline brand that both changed how our organization works and dislocated the market in our favor. It required enormous organization change and coordination. Alvin’s direction focused and improved my capabilities as a leader, and helped me drive unprecedented results for our organization in 2009.

Following a one day workshop with Alvin in Personality Types—part of the Leadership Leverage Coaching Executive Program:
“Hugely stimulating, thought provoking and immensely practical. Shows unusual philosophical depth, unlike most of these kinds of presentations.

Alvin: As a 15 year CPG sales manager, working for Coty, Clorox and Valvoline, I thought I had things figured out. However, I gleaned several new insights from the Leadership Leverage Coaching program. The most impactful pieces for me were Personal Empowerment, Meeting Management and Presentation Skills. The Personal Empowerment module made me realize the importance of “fire in the belly” and having a balance with work and home. Since this module, I’ve been using my passion for the business to drive everyday results, through coaching and training my direct reports. If they see the link between my passion and results, I’m hopeful it will make them more likely to follow.

“Creative and entertaining…Alvin worked with a multifunctional team, captivated our imagination, and systematically led us to think about our business in a new and exciting way! He is instructive and entertaining, with a positive delivery style that can benefit any organization”

Your Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training was “one of the most engaging workshops I have attended. It was truly rewarding to grow personally and watch the amazing growth of my peers within two short days.

“The workplace on professionalism workshop was quite interesting and will prove to be quite useful on a day to day basis.”

“In the Public Speaking and Presentation Skills training, “I was pushed to take risk and for that reason, I was able to grow. Well Done!!”

“Alvin: Your Leadership Leverage Coaching was a great benefit to me this year. As a direct result of the techniques I learned, I was able to get proposals approved in situations where previously, I couldn’t even get a hearing. Thanks, Alvin!”

“Alvin did an outstanding job. Participants truly loved him for his comments and leadership style during the week . . . a great job of presenting . . . certainly the right person for the job.”

Staying in School: “John” dropped out of college, saying his parents just wanted him to grow up as a bourgeois like them. He read If Caterpillars Can Fly ~ So Can I in the summer, changed his mind , and re-enrolled in Harvard for September to finish his degree

“I have worked alongside Alvin and have directly experienced the impact of his attitude and energy on our people and our business.”

“You are the most dynamic personal development speaker I have personally listened to.”

The leadership training impacted me. In the past two quarterly reviews, my manager (Thom) repeatedly told me that he was impressed with the energy I had, the amount and quality of work I did, and the positive feedback he heard from other departments about me. My wife commented that she has noticed that I have been coming to work happy and going home happy everyday in the past several months (except the PS2 training days when I was nervous!). Next Monday is my 12th anniversary with Valvoline; again I am confident and eager to embrace the future.

“I love to hear Alvin speak! He is not only highly engaging and delightful as he shares his powerful stories and word-paintings, Alvin also touches the very core of people’s souls with his magnetic presence.”

“Alvin points out the simple truths that have withstood the test of time and clearly shows, regardless of your talents, the way to maximize your potential and achieve self-contentment.”

The presentation was informative and very practical. I particularly like the fact that the presenter is a man of God.

“You are a profound communicator. Thank you for the important truths you have shared with my clients and me. The name Alvin Day belongs in the same sentence as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill.”