Making Your Next Safety Event The Best Ever!
Motivation | Humor | Engagement | Teamwork | Impact
For over 30 years, DAVID SARKUS, MS, CSP has moved and motivated thousands of workers to become safer, healthier, and more productive.
More Speaking and Coaching Testimonials
Page 5. More than 25 Years of Safety Coaching Experience — David Knows How to Connect With Your Audience!
Cabot Corporation
“I wanted to take a moment to thank you again for your keynote presentation at our regional SH&E conference a couple of weeks ago. Your blend of safety motivation and practical, effective solutions for energizing and improving safety performance was absolutely the right message at the right time for our organization. As mentioned, Cabot does not usually involve external speakers for these types of events, but your presentation and style really made an impact on our site managers and SH&E leadership. The ‘caring safety’ message, in conjunction with your polished, engaging style and humorous anecdotes really resonated with the group. Our only regret is that we couldn’t cram our entire workforce in to hear the message!”
David P. DiBoyan, CIH, CSP
Cabot Corporation
Sempra Energy Utilities
“On behalf of Sempra Energy utilities, I want to thank you for your presentations…The attendance by our executives, management, and front-line employees, including members from our many active safety committees was exceptional. Your messages were very well received by all in attendance… Thanks again, David for sharing your enthusiasm, and for your contribution in making the Safety Committee Congresses a tremendous success!”
Daniel J. Rendler
SDGE
Sempra Energy Utilities
Westcan Bulk Transport Ltd.
“Only five weeks have passed since you provided us with your insights on safety management. I am happy to report that we have already started to implement the strategies that emerged from our analysis of key dimensions for culture change in safety. Although our company has always strived to be very safety conscientious, your presentation proved to be a catalyst that is moving us to a higher level…. Here’s some quotes from our evaluation forms: ‘Fantastic job!’ ‘This was one of the best if not the best program.’ ‘Exceptional value on the importance of safety.’ ‘The best dispatch and management program yet… left ready to take on the task.’ While these statements illustrate the success of your presentation, I think that none of them are as insightful as the comment made by our general manager. The impact of our program was unequivocal when he stated to his entire contingent of operations managers and supervisors: ‘after listening to your program I have had a paradigm shift about the way that safety needs to be managed (and led) in this company.’ You have helped us to understand the role that our organization must play in keeping safety a priority in everything we do. We are extremely grateful for your help and well on our way to world-class safety performance.”
Robin Doherty
Director Safety, Training and Compliance
Westcan Bulk Transport Ltd.
BP Pipelines
“This was an excellent presentation — attitude altering and mind changing — all for the betterment of our entire work culture.”
Frank Groenewold, Team Leader
BP Pipelines
“You did a great job!!! I truly believe the talk we had today will help us increase our safety performance.”
David Spall
Damage Prevention Team Leader
ConAgra Foods
“Thanks for helping our conference end with a bang! You gave an excellent talk. The stories and content held everyone’s attention — thanks again for helping make our conference a great success.”
Reggie McLee, Corporate Director of Fleet and Safety
ConAgra Foods, Poultry Company
BAE Systems
“Inspirational — hit the mark when it comes to elevating an organization’s safety performance, great job!”
Walt Gonzalez
Operations Manager
BAE Systems
“David did and outstanding job with our group today through his presentation in helping us revitalize enthusiasm and keeping our momentum going so we can continue with this remarkable safety record we’ve established!”
Gary Medford
EHS Manager
Grant County PUD
“This is one of the best programs that I have been to in 30 years.”
Jan Thomas, Mechanical Foreman
Grant County PUD
“Great motivational program…”
Gale Horn, Safety Director
Grant County PUD
F.A. Wilhelm Construction
“David your talk was inspirational and dead on…”
Robert Taylor, Safety
F.A. Wilhelm Construction
“He made the guy sitting next to me cry…”
Marcus Harrington, Electrician
“I was familiar with Dave’s work before today but the presentation is better than I could have ever imagined!”
William Frietzsche, Foreman, FE Irish
(Subcontractor to F.A. Wilhelm)
Atlantic Plant Maintenance
“I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed meeting and talking with you in Las Vegas and especially enjoyed your presentation. I have been in safety for 30 plus years and your presentation was ‘the best’ I have ever seen. Leadership is caring about people and developing positive relationships — great principles which we all need to use to achieve our goals in life. I plan to share your information with other groups I know as well.”
Don McKee, CSP
SW Region Safety Manager
Atlantic Plant Maintenance