"Without doubt, the finest educational experience our organization has pursued."
  Gary Lloyd, Vice President
  American Express, Inc.



"David and his staff greatly helped develop my management team during difficult times.   Great Results...Expert...High Integrity"
  Richard Rosenblum, Senior Vice President - Generation
  Southern California Edison



"I attended one of David's workshops on values for our business.  We operate in a dynamic, constantly changing, and fast-paced environment. David lead us through the values thought process with incredible wisdom and clarity of thought.  The process helped us to focus our strategic intent, resulting in everyone in the business having the same vision and understanding of the business's strategy.  I believe that the session played an important role in the growth we have experienced as a business.  I found the workshop not only enlightening for our business, but it touched me on a personal level as well.  It was a life-enriching experience in every sense."
  Zelda Roscherr, Head of Treasury
  FirstRand Ltd. Banking Group



"David Lapin has worked with Ethos Private Equity for over 10 years.  His work has been the main catalyst in transforming Ethos into a values-based, team-centric organization.  The respect he has gained amongst the leadership group at Ethos is centered on his ability to unravel and understand both the complex human and spiritual dynamics and the strategic and operational challenges within organizations.  This ability, combined with his uncompromising position on the maximization of commercial returns, in our view, places him in the mastery category amongst international organizational gurus.  Ethos has never been better positioned for the achievement of its strategic objectives, given the strong and clear alignment between its human capital, strategy, and value system, facilitated through David's work."
  Andre Roux, Chief Executive Officer
  Ethos Private Equity



"...What is most striking is that your very deep values-based approach to profitable business brings the very best out of people.

I didn't think it was possible, but the process you have used has got our disparate group of executives to see themselves as a team with a values-based commitment to managing the bank with singular purpose.  I think it is also significant that they now understand and subscribe to the proposition that this approach will lead to more profitable business and that it is not a philanthropic exercise of self-indulgence.

I know we still have a long way to go, but we have certainly made huge progress in a very short space of time.  I am confident that, with your continued guidance, we will be able to transform the bank into one which is really differentiated on the basis of the 'real value' and not the banking commodities that it delivers to its stakeholders."
  Bob Tucker, Director of Banking Development
  Standard Bank Ltd.

"David Lapin is a deep thinker and creative visionary who sees through problems and contstraints - and into the world of possibility.

He and his team are an outstanding resource for any company - or executive - seeking breakthrough approaches to the status quo.

They have surgical insight to get to the essence of problems - and the opportunities those issues present.  They methodically counsel and direct as catalysts of change, both for organizations and for leaders.  I have seen that happen a number of times and recommend them highly."
  Selwyn Gerber, President
  Gerber & Co.

"David Lapin is a very informed, eloquent, and polished presenter.  The comments we have received from delegates reinforce this.  Some of them include:  
     'David Lapin was an excellent speaker, a master of his subjects with the ability to professionally present it.  
     'Every senior businessman in South Africa should hear David Lapin.'
We highly recommend Lapin as a top speaker..."
  Monique Donaldson, General Manager
  AIC Conferences



"David Lapin is a man of tremendous conviction and sincerity, a top public speaker.  What makes him even more fascinating is that he has conducted research in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and rapidly changing society, which has gone through considerable stress."
  P. Wrighton, Chairman
  The Premier Group

"David Lapin is a man of extraordinary intellect and insight.  He is amazingly insightful in identifying the true issues facing business today.  His approach is refreshingly logical and compelling in its simplicity."
  Peter Gent, Vice President
  First National Merchant Bank

"There are undoubtedly few in this country who are making such a profound impact on the way we see ourselves and our relationships with our work as is David Lapin.  He develops economic and human excellence by the liberation and free flow of human energy."
  Colin Hall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  Wooltru Ltd.

"I was a young New York metals and commodities trader working at Leo Raphaely & Sons in Johannesburg, which was under David's purview. Since then, it's now over a quarter century which has passed.  I still find myself from time to time thinking 'how would David Lapin have seen it?' David has a G-d-given gift of wisdom, clarity of thought, ethics, intellect, and sense of humor, which, when combined, positively influence and make more productive the lives of those he meets."
  Paul Goncharoff
  Member, several Russia/FSU Boards; Governance, IPO, & Management advisor
  Russian Federation