Below are some experiences that people have expressed after working with them:
"Armando is a great facilitator and in less than one hour he helped me identify my natural motivators and recognize the circumstances where I can flourish. I feel more fulfilled in my career because I was able to ask for and make the changes that matter instead of trying to fit to the circumstance."
Mariana Ivancko -Conservation Team Leader/Program Manager
Ecology Action
Mariana Ivancko -Conservation Team Leader/Program Manager
Ecology Action
"For most of our supervisors and management, this was their first time participating in a communication seminar. Armando's congenial, gentle approach was well-received as he worked with our group to help introduce new ideas and strategies to promote positive communication and team building . His ability to offer sessions in both English and Spanish was of great benefit. In a relatively short amount of time, Armando inspired the participants to consider new ways to communicate at work and share their ideas and opinions with their colleagues in a safe setting. Everyone very much enjoyed the experience and had only positive things to say. Definitely time well spent!"
Christine Jennifer, Executive Director
Suncrest Nurseries
Christine Jennifer, Executive Director
Suncrest Nurseries
"The weekend retreat gave us a formal setting for an open minded discussion about the dynamics of our founders team. In this safe environment, Armando guided our team building discussions with impartial and clarifying commentary. Armando taught us methods to verbalize each of our individual needs without alienating our fellow co-founders and this helped us to address some of the team's most sensitive topics fully and honestly. Although this exercise was challenging for each of us, it really strengthened our working and interpersonal relationships.
Armando set aside time for us to be introspective as individuals and as a team. This mix brought a mindfulness to our team that has really strengthened our overall engagement. We all finished the retreat inspired and motivated to continue forward through the start up process.
Armando's openness and willingness to listen to our needs was invaluable to our team. For example, after learning about some of our biggest day-to-day issues Armando facilitated an open discussion of company goals and priorities. Then he used this framework to help us become more lean and efficient in our meetings and day-to-day workflow. Our next meeting was energetic, focused, and on-time.
Armando's technique of discussing-while-moving really helped to establish a comfortable environment for tackling sensitive topics. For example, we discussed the specific strengths of each team member while hiking through the redwoods. Something about the combo of hiking, talking, and reflecting made the discussion super fun."
- Jon LaRiviere, Scoot Science Start-up Co-founder.
Armando set aside time for us to be introspective as individuals and as a team. This mix brought a mindfulness to our team that has really strengthened our overall engagement. We all finished the retreat inspired and motivated to continue forward through the start up process.
Armando's openness and willingness to listen to our needs was invaluable to our team. For example, after learning about some of our biggest day-to-day issues Armando facilitated an open discussion of company goals and priorities. Then he used this framework to help us become more lean and efficient in our meetings and day-to-day workflow. Our next meeting was energetic, focused, and on-time.
Armando's technique of discussing-while-moving really helped to establish a comfortable environment for tackling sensitive topics. For example, we discussed the specific strengths of each team member while hiking through the redwoods. Something about the combo of hiking, talking, and reflecting made the discussion super fun."
- Jon LaRiviere, Scoot Science Start-up Co-founder.
"At the weekend retreat, our team learned to communicate more effectively by utilizing clear requests grounded in needs. Armando facilitated an open discussion of company goals and priorities that helped us cut the fat and be more lean and efficient in our meetings and workflow. Armando's openness and willingness to help in a multitude of ways was invaluable to our team."
- Ralph Till, Scoot Science Start-up Co-founder
- Ralph Till, Scoot Science Start-up Co-founder
“As a clinician, I’ve attended a lot of professional workshops that have an experiential component. If done well, these can be both valuable and gratifying. Armando’s use of the skills he teaches; empathy, warmth, humor, and culturally competent insights made this a very positive and helpful experience.”
- Carrie Molho, Pscyhologist
"Armando was a great co-facilitator in the planning and implementation of the World Cafe in our 1st Annual Father Involvement Conference. Because of his comittment and hard work we had a wonderful and productive community conversation about father involvement in our community."
- Deutron Kebebew, PAPAS Program Director
"Armando’s upbeat and patient presentation, combined with his easy to understand materials made these trainings very impressive and well received by all. He skillfully addressed every participant's question, using wit, candor, and great compassion. What I appreciated the most about watching Armando was his ability to get right to the heart of each challenging issue presented, keeping everyone engaged while they learned, delivering far more that what was expected."
- Catherine McCoy, Life Coach
- Catherine McCoy, Life Coach
“The training makes you more confident to meet with challenging families”
-Kay Duong, Social Worker
-Kay Duong, Social Worker