Testimonials 

Stella Y. Hua, Ph.D., CPIM, Associate Professor, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, Western Washington University,  Stella.Hua@wwu.edu

Gary’s negotiation workshop was one of the best at NAPM-WW Supplying the Chain Conference this year. I was very much impressed by his dynamic speaking style and unique way of connecting with the supply chain professionals in the audience, and subsequently invited him to be a guest speaker in my supply chain management class.  Gary drove for over 10 hours to speak to my students free of charge on “Strategic Sourcing”.  Again, he spoke with tremendous passion and loads of examples from his prior experiences in both profit and non-profit sectors. We are very pleased to have him back next year to teach the Negotiation Seminar for both MBA and senior supply chain management students.

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Brent Frimodig, CPSM, Former President NAPM Western Washington 2009 - 2010, brent.frimodig@pse.com

I have attended several Total Cost Solutions educational events through NAPM-WW and must say that Gary's style and the content are cutting edge! I always come away with tactics and tools I could use immediately in my job. Gary's events also tend to be attended by professionals on the top of their game, so the networking has also been a major benefit. 

Nancy Miller, CPIM, Director of Programs, APICS Southern Willamette Valley Chapter, Nancy.Miller@goldentemple.com

It’s rare to have working tools that you actually use as a take-away from any seminar.  A most practical tool, for strategizing contracts, was a terrific take-away from his “Effective Negotiation Strategies” workshop.  Knowledgeable, approachable, Gary ’s experience and presentation skills keeps his audience engaged.  I look forward to having Gary back this fall with “Leadership and Accountability for the Supply Chain Professional”.

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Scot McCallum, Market President, Kforce Inc.    WMcCallum@kforce.com    

“I have had the opportunity to work with Gary Hopper as my client.  Gary engaged my firm to provide an enterprise-wide solution with significant future spend over several years.  Gary was a very effective negotiator who engaged in a spirit of partnership and created a client/vendor relationship and agreement that provided a significant direct cost savings.  In addition, our agreement created business process efficiencies that saved Gary's internal client organization time.”

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Bob Butterfield, Sales Manager, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield   rjbutte@regence.com

“After taking Gary's "getting to yes" negotiation workshop, our employees have had their eyes open to another side of negotiating.   I would highly recommend this workshop.  It is the best workshop that I have attended relating to negotiating.”

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Mary Anne Harmer, Director, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield      maharme@regence.com

“Gary's one-day workshop “Negotiation Skills” was extremely well received by all our personnel in attendance.    He really knows his business and teaches in a way that is both entertaining and insightful.  Folks were clamoring for more after the completion of the workshop.  His real life anecdotes provided great credibility and demonstrated his real experience in this field.  We all left with new understandings about the skills needed for successful negotiation -- ideas that were not only strategic, but very practical. I highly recommend him -- his style is approachable and personable.  He doesn't preach - he coaches and the exercises used in class helped hammer home the teachings.”

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An "Kyle" Doan, C.P.M., NSMA (Northwest Supply Management Association) Education Committee Chair - 2010   ahdoan@bpa.gov

“Gary Hopper has taught many seminars on different subjects for NSMA over the years.  His 25+ years of purchasing and contracting experiences are invaluable for the people attending his courses.”

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 Ji Li, NSMA (Northwest Supply Management Association) Education Committee Chair & Board of Directors - 2008/2009     jli@pecomanufacturing.com

“The workshops provided by Gary are always very well received. During the negotiation, contracts and leadership workshops, he challenges your conventional thoughts and coaches you with different strategies and perspectives that are very practical and effective.” 

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