Jim is experienced in every aspect of running a business. His expertise combined with his creative approach to problem solving has without a doubt helped make us a stronger business and put us on more solid ground.

Marina has worked with our team for the past two years and we continue to learn from her through every process. She has facilitated management training, team building and Train the Trainer for our organization. In 2006 we are expanding the subject matter in these areas and building on each of the topics. Through her relationship with our division she also been retained at the corporate level to work directly with the corporate HR team.

Jerry Hicks was instrumental in helping our organization become more focused on where we want to go and how to get there, as well as, providing the marketing leadership to expand our reach into our market and better serve our clients.

Jerry Hicks has been an invaluable asset to SCORE – Chicago, “Counselors to America’s Small Business”. Jerry developed a data driven marketing plan to help us reach our goals. Our workshop attendance began to improve right after implementation. And, our marketing efforts have been noted by our national organization as best in class.

Jerry Hicks orchestrated, facilitated and crafted a strategic framework and plan where none had existed. By identifying the organization’s critical issues and related strategic initiatives, this plan continues to be relevant and serves as the guide for leadership and decision-making.

Jim has definitely been an asset to us and I feel fortunate to have him on board. He masterfully facilitated the involvement of our staff in the development of a 3-Year Strategic Plan for our Chicago FreshTM project and he kept us all on track and focused.

Jim is extremely knowledgeable and capable. He really cares about my business and my success. It is great working with Jim. He has provided me with many great ideas, resources and opportunities to grow my business.

Mike’s advice has always been immediately practical and eminently useful. His experience, prescient insight and articulate presentation make him, I feel, ideally suited to assist any company achieve their desired level of success. His confident attitude is contagious.

Through her wit, wisdom and warmth, Marina Davis has been able to successfully connect with all levels of our staff—whether it be during presentation skills courses, teambuilding sessions, leadership or self-development programs. Her style is one of flexibility and creativity—which sets the participant at ease and creates an unprecedented environment for learning. Marina is first on my list when I need an expert consultant!

Jerry Hicks directed the effort to formulate the strategic plan for SCORE – Chicago, “Counselors to America’s Small Business”. We now have a plan that “hangs together” and is used as a basis for our actions.

Jerry Hicks developed and initiated programs that expanded our market reach and reinforced our brand. Perhaps most importantly, he got us to think differently about our clients and how we best service their needs. As a result, we are instituting service enhancements that will improve the quality and availability of or our services to our client base.

Jerry Hicks supported me in the strategic planning of the Matáv Group in Hungary. It was his competence and determination that helped achieve overwhelming approval of the plans by the Board of Directors of Matáv.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marina for several years now and seeing her in action! I can wholeheartedly endorse her skills and talents in Organization Development, facilitation, consulting, and coaching. I have learned a lot from her personally, and welcome opportunities to continue working with her in the future.

I just wanted to send you a few comments about the exceptional job you and your team performed for one of our more difficult clients.

Our clients (partners) were at a cross roads and had no plan to enhance the value of their company after receiving indications of value from buyers where our client’s expectations of value didn’t match their lower values (which was the purpose of our market test).

We introduced you to our skeptical clients and your team did what you promised to perform. Your SWOT analysis was developed from individual meetings with our clients and their key employees along with the information that was provided by our firm beforehand.

I was impressed with the clients and employees positive reactions to your work and how well it was performed. The work was performed in such a manner that both groups were forthcoming with their explanations of the company’s strengths and weaknesses. They were not threatened by your team’s process in the interviews. Your performance of moving from raw data to quickly developing an assessment of our client’s condition to uncovering value enhancing opportunities through operational improvements was very impressive.

We are currently in discussions with a buyer for our client’s company who is using your work as a basis of valuation and moving forward with our client.

Thank you Jim and your team, for the solid job you did for us and our client! We will have more assignments for Synthesis Solutions in the future!!

I would highly recommend Jim Stoynoff and Synthesis Solutions. Jim has a tremendous base of knowledge and an ability to accurately define value added propositions that meet market and user demands and provide a clear point of differentiation.

Jim is unique in his ability to accurately assess the big picture and then take it down to the detailed implementation level. It is extremely rare to find someone who can look 5 years ahead in one minute, and then discuss monthly cash flow the next. Jim does this exceptionally well.