Leadership Secrets From The Old Man Himself

That’s right, even Santa Claus has his own book of leadership secrets. We’ve heard from everyone from Jesus, to Churchill, from the Roosevelts Teddy and Franklin and to the whole gang of bad guys in my friend Steve William’s great book Notorious. And now Santa himself has entered the leadership arena with a book of his own. The Leadership Secrets […]

Sales Leaders: Are You Ready For The Future?

In Leadership

Besides all of the hardship that we have faced this year, there will come many changes in the way we do business. One of the most drastic changes will be the way sales leaders, sales managers, directors, and vice presidents are going to have to adapt if they want to be successful in managing their sales teams. Here are […]

16 Tips For Holding More Effective Meetings

In Leadership

Since Covid took over we have all been having more meetings than ever. So I thought it would be a good time to get back to the basics of running a good and effective, and most importantly, productive meeting. We have all become almost too familiar with platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Team, Uber, and a whole slew of others […]

I Should Have Thought Of That!

In Leadership

What do all these companies have in common? Disney, CNN, MTV, Hyatt, Burger King, FedEx, Microsoft, Apple, AT&T, IHOP, Eli Lilly, IBM, Merck, Hershey’s, Coors, Texas Instruments, Fortune, GE, and Hewlett-Packard. Can you guess? Well first of all they are all very successful companies right? All names that you recognize right? But no, that’s not it. That’s not the most […]

Never Get Mad At A Customer

In Business Leadership Management

There is nothing dumber you can do than getting mad at a customer. What is the point? These days when it is harder than ever to get a new customer and even harder to keep that customer amidst the barrage of competition coming for all sides there is nothing more counter-productive than getting mad at one of your customers. Look, […]

Is Your Company Customer-centric?

In Leadership Management Marketing & Branding

When was the last time you sat around with your team talking about how you could produce better products and services for your customers? I mean doing things better, making the customers experience extraordinary and putting the “wow” factor in your products. I would guess never. We are all so busy just trying to meet our customers’ expectations that we […]

Business As Usual

In Leadership

Yes, things are hard right now. Things seem to be as bad as they have ever been and that’s probably true. But we have to move forward, we have to try our best to conduct business as usual, if we are going to survive. Mark my words, no matter how bleak things are right now, how impossible it seems to […]

7 Traits Of Effective Leaders

In Leadership

I once had a boss who wanted to sit in his office all day, never participate in any meetings and then ask us, his managers, to write long tediously detailed reports and give them to him so he would know what was going on. In short he wanted to know everything we were doing without having to participate in anything. […]

Advice From Johnny The Bagger

In Leadership

Tips for great customer service! They say there are less than two hundred board shops left in North America, a fact that amazes me to no end. The other day, I was looking at a plan I did for a company just twelve years ago, where I said that there were less that six hundred shops left on this continent. […]

Embrace Change/ Embrace Success

In Leadership

“I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody” Lily Tomlin Oh, that dreaded word “CHANGE” I have seen companies go out of business, rather than change. I have seen people suffer from all kinds of physical ailments, rather than change. I have seen whole marketing plans get turned down, because they involved […]

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Thomas Chang

President/ Cabletree

We been working with D.B. Management Group for over two years now and have found to be extremely helpful and effective in helping us to make inroads into the North America Cable and interconnect market. We find them to be a perfect complement in terms of promoting our high technology Cable custom design and engineering capabilities to the right customers. This is particularly true when it comes to our overmolding capabilities. As a Taiwanese company, they have helped us meet the challenges of selling our products and services in North America.

MEIR POLACK

PRESIDENT, ARTNET PRO, INC

We have been working with Dan since we met four year ago at a company event in Vietnam. We quickly became friends and then strategic partners. As we grow our company and expand our offerings, Dan has been able to help guide us into the future. His experience, network and most of all passion is invaluable to any company that wants to grow. For the last four years Dan is guiding us and help us promoting our business and develop it, marketing wise and strategy, Dan ideas and dedication to the things he love to do are an asset to any company. We at Artnet Pro want to thanks Dan for all his hard work and dedication to bring our business to a better future.

GREG SMITH

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT CIRCUIT-TECH INC.

When it comes to the PCB Industry, all roads lead to Dan Beaulieu! For over 30 years he has been teaching us how to market and sell more effectively through his hundreds of columns. Dan has been a friend and very helpful resource on multiple fronts. There is no one that Dan doesn't know, nor any resource that is not within a short reach. Dan is now beginning to lead the charge for Social Media Marketing adoption in our industry. If you need an experience seasoned veteran to help your company grow and expand, you need not look any further than Dan Beaulieu.

DAVE RUND

FORMER PRESIDENT OF TAIYO AMERICA

When I was given the responsibility to take the company to the next level in terms of financial performance and market share, I knew I would need help to create a high performance organization and sales / marketing strategy. I turned to Dan to provide the creative marketing wisdom we need to meet our corporate goals. We were undergoing a significant cultural change in business and Dan was instrumental in getting that message to our customers. As testament to the value Dan provides, I would definitely call on Dan’s services again if needed.

CARL MOEHRING

BOARD SHARK PCB

Subject matter expert is the overall best description I can give Dan’s abilities. While building Board Shark PCB, Dan provided excellent insight and advice, as well as access to connections which led us to new customers and unique opportunities – tangible results! I owe Dan credit for helping me to focus on what mattered…building a customer-oriented company drawing upon shared experiences and great ideas for the future. We will continue our growth by utilizing DB Management’s marketing resources and expertise in the future.

DAVE RYDER

PRESIDENT PROTOTRON CIRCUITS INC.

At Prototron Circuits in the mid-1990s we started what has become a very long and beneficial relationship with D B Management. Dan and his associates have been a valuable asset to us in ways we could not have anticipated. Their industry connections and broad knowledge provide instant and constant help and support. DB Mgmt. and Dan have been trusted advisors and strategists helping us through the many and various changes and challenges in business over the years. I highly recommend DB Management to anyone, except our competitors.

PAUL EMELLO

PRESIDENT AT CAPITOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

I have know Dan for 7 years and have never met a Marketing Expert that understands Sales as well as Dan. Dan ties the two disciplines together to achieve maximum results. When I worked with Dan I had the Marketing burden completely lifted from my shoulders. I was able to concentrate on the nuts and bolts of managing a sales force while Dan furthered our company's interests across North America. He established the plan and I was able to focus on executing it.

GENE WEINER

PRESIDENT, WEINER INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES

I have known Dan Beaulieu for over 20 years. He has been and remains a dedicated and fierce defender of America’s PCB fabricators and its domestic industry. He is particularly an asset to those that are not one of the world’s largest and need a “virtual” sales and marketing unit, help in hiring and training salesmen and distributors, or need guidance in writing their annual business plan. Dan is also an advocate of “back to basics” and believes in continuous improvement.

ROBERT TARZWELL

MEGADAWN

I have worked with Dan Beaulieu for almost twenty years, we have consulted together for many companies both small and large, always successful in our endeavors. We grew to be good friends and buddies. We even started a successful publishing company, selling printed circuit books. Dan has always been without question the cool head in the meetings. When things got rough, I could always count on Dans smooth demeanor and level head to lead the way. It has been the highlight of my long career in Printed circuit boards that I got to work with one of the greats, my friend Dan.

JUDY WARNER

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ALTIUM®

I have been working with Dan for over ten years. I have found Dan to be extremely helpful when it comes to developing and implementing our strategic direction at Taiyo America. His strategies have been a great help in both North America and Europe as we have made significant gains in market share. His understanding of the PCB market and focus on customer service has been extremely valuable.

BRUCE JOHNSTON

PRACTICALSMM

I have worked with Dan for a long long time starting in the days when we needed to put a sales plana and team in place to having him facilitate strategic sales meetings. He has grown with us from our PCB days into our EMS present

JOSEPH O’NEIL

CEO GREEN CIRCUITS AND POWER DESIGN

TARA DUNN

PRESIDENT, OMNI PCB

I have known Dan first by reputation, and then most recently by working him at one of my principals. I have always found him to be creative, passionate and most importantly easy to work with. He has a true passion for helping the companies he works with be successful.

PRAVEEN ARYA

OWNER, CANADIAN CIRCUITS INC.

Dan is a passionate individual, determined to solve and problem a customer may have in a friendly and social fashion. He is a great sales leader and consultant. And is widely respected among clients and peers alike.

JERRY SMITH

DIRECTOR OF SALES AT MULTICIRCUITS

Dan is a wonderful and very easy person to work with. You need to be ready to use his strategies, which are simple but need to be followed. As he says it is all COMMON SENSE.

JOHN FIX

MANAGER & DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND SALES AT TAIYO AMERICA, INC.

I have know Dan for over twenty years and have always enjoyed working with him. He has always been a good resource for me during all phases of my career in the printed circuit board industry.

Thomas Chang

President/ Cabletree

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Leadership Secrets From The Old Man Himself

Sales Leaders: Are You Ready For The Future?

16 Tips For Holding More Effective Meetings

I Should Have Thought Of That!

Never Get Mad At A Customer

Is Your Company Customer-centric?

Business As Usual

7 Traits Of Effective Leaders

Advice From Johnny The Bagger

Embrace Change/ Embrace Success

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