“Carl has played a pivotal and instrumental role in Cascadia’s growth over the years.  We are a business where our people are our main asset, and Carl’s work with us over the years has had a direct impact on augmenting the effectiveness of our internal communications and work together to make us better partners and leaders of our people.   One of Carl’s main strengths and value-add is the ability to help bridge more positive and productive conversations between our partners when addressing very challenging situations or critical factor important internal issues. More personally, I feel I could not have achieved the personal growth and business objectives that I set out for myself without Carl’s guidance, mentorship and (most importantly) constructive criticism.  Carl has a direct and tell-it-like-it-is style that really is impactful.  I have appreciated that he will listen and understand my point of view, but then have the ability to help me understand other points of view, or ways in which others in the organization may perceive things differently to help me more effectively communicate and navigate with our partners and other professionals.  Working with Carl has become a best practice and must have for all of our partners, and we view him as a key asset and “secret weapon” in our business” Christian Schiller