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Communication & Leadership: Workshops & Coaching

Transform your business with expert marketing strategy, professional development and leadership coaching designed to elevate your success.

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Who WE ARE

DdV Consultants

Building a growth mindset and relationship-based culture is at our core. We believe everyone should be prepared to lead with a thoughtful plan, informed and supportive partners, and distinct messaging with confidence.We are a team of professionals who have all worked in leadership roles in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry, and Communications. Our goal is to successfully connect talented people and teams with great projects to create exceptional experiences for their clients.

To bring the best talent to her clients, Denise works with a select group of independent consultants to deliver seamless services. At DdV Consultants, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration to rise above the rest. Specialties of this group include Visual Brand Development, Proposal Lead/Support, Personal Life Coaching, School to Life Launching, Award Strategy/Submissions, Strategic Planning, and Operational Support.

Denise de Ville

Denise is a leader, strategist, coach, business developer, and marketer over a 35+-year career in AEC, and economic and real estate development. She is passionate about equitable leadership, strategy, and opportunities to help clients build teams and win market share. She has led teams to grow company revenues in new and existing industry sectors with an understanding and focus on the client’s business goals. Throughout her career, a deep network of relationships has influenced her professional and personal life to build strong teams across industries and geographies.

OUR SERVICES

Programs Designed Fit for Purpose

Excelling as an AEC executive in strategy and business development, Denise has taken that experience to customize programs with the best-proven practices to win work. Her team does that by helping you differentiate from the competition and edging them out in negotiations, interviews, and ongoing work. Each of our programs is designed to fit the specific needs of your executive team. We design customized programs, including:

Strategy & Implementation

Pursuit Strategy and Client Management
Increasing Market Share
Creating a Client-Centric Culture
Leading Successful Teams
Differentiating Internal and External Clients

Training

Group and Individual Presentation Training
Seller-Doer (Pitch & Present)
Internal & External Client Communication
People Skills

Coaching

Pursuit Strategy & Coaching
High-Performance Teams
Leaders & Executives
Personal Brand Development
Career Advancement

Marketing

Visual Design & Graphics
Social Media
Proposal Support/Lead
Award Strategy & Submission

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Hear From Our Clients

Denise has been an invaluable part of growing our consulting business over the last decade. She has advised us on everything from strategy to proposals. Her advice led to strong growth, profitability and market recognition. In addition, she helped me personally improve my presentations and marketing style, significantly improving my personal brand. I can't thank her and recommend her enough.
‍-Peter Rumsey, PE, Founder
Point Energy Innovations

Denise has taken our professional development training to a new level. She is an excellent listener and communicator. She has helped our leadership team set goals, and establish the path to meet those goals.
‍-Lori Dunn-Guion, DBIA | LEED® AP, Vice President Nor Cal Regional Manager
Swinerton

Denise's ability to identify areas of challenge without judgment, and offer constructive, concrete methods for improvement is very effective for designing better presentations.
-Melanie Victor, Studio Manager
Dorman Associates

Denise has been a great partner in strategically and successfully pursuing projects for EHDD. I found her insights and experience invaluable in both our pre-positioning and her interview coaching for my teams.
-Duncan Ballash, AIA, Past President
EHDD Architecture

I thought the coaching was excellent, Denise and her team did an amazing job with a group this size considering the time limitations. I really thought the framework shared by Denise is something that is so simple but a powerful tool for us to use, I will be using it moving forward. Also, the body language and delivery techniques shared were great. Overall, it was a great training!
‍-Jacob Muradyan, Regional Scheduling Manager

Denise is extraordinary in her ability to quickly simplify and summarize the complex, often feared task of personal presentation and public speaking into flavorful bite-size chunks. Her experience and humility provide a great foundation for coaching, and I plan to utilize the information her team teaches to improve all my Swinerton [work] and personal interactions.
‍-Patrick Wilcox, Sr. Project Manager

The practical and relevant application with direct feedback in this session was most impactful. There was little "presentation" time, yet the learners actively practiced skills throughout the day. This workshop aligns well with the future of learning at Swinerton!
‍-Kristy Nelson, Senior Manager -Learning
Swinerton

Denise is a long-time business associate to whom I am pleased to give my strongest recommendation for teams looking for an industry professional who can guide and train groups looking to improve the chances of landing the “big one”. Her experience and knowledge are game-changing when your company needs that win. Denise helps with presentation skills, sales strategies, presenting the best team, and giving directions that make your team the best they can be.
‍-Bob McIntire, Founder & Past CEO
Nova Partners

Denise brings a well-planned, impactful, yet light-hearted training in which your individual public speaking skills are refined and developed. The course program is curated with the intent of transferring, absorbing, and integrating the skills in an efficient, and sensible way. I would recommend this course to anyone who is looking to sharpen their public speaking or communication skills in general.
-Sebastian Canal, Assistant Project Manager

"I was nervous going into the training, but by the end of it, I felt energized about interviewing! As a Marketer helping project teams with interview prep, I feel like I now have more insight into what goes on with rehearsing - it's not easy! I'm excited to implement what I learned in the training in my next interview effort. Denise and her team are our biggest cheerleaders and are so invested in everyone's success. This was felt throughout the entire training. I wrote this down in my notebook and I think it's the best advice: ... 'Put yourself in a conversation with your best friend about a topic you love the most...' - I can't wait to share this with my teams! Thank you so much for making this training fun!
-Jenn Doyle, Marketing Manager
Swinerton

I appreciated the calm demeanor that you brought to the table. Pointing out the speaker's strengths in combination with areas for improvement helped build confidence and focus.
-Heidi Bilodeau, Business Development