Coaching

This past year presented an incredible opportunity to work on some amazing presentations with highly qualified and talented teams.  It’s been an exciting and wild ride; we worked on streams, museums, entertainment venues, and even a state-of-the-art energy laboratory. 

To get ready for interviews, we toured facilities from one coast to the other. We were hosted by amazing clients who showed off their facilities with pride and enthusiasm. We learned incredible amounts of information and translated that information into rich and engaging presentations. Marketing professionals provided beautiful and useful graphics that communicated our messages artistically and clearly.

We helped win contracts at the Weizman museum, the Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for a renovation project in Disney World’s Fantasyland. Additionally, we helped teams win two medical center projects for the VA on the west coast. From the majesty of the Minnesota State Capitol Dome to the excitement of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, we’ve been humbled to help teams win such amazing projects. We have had the opportunity to help teams win stream work for the National Park Service and IT integration services for Parkland Hospital in Texas. And, our President, Meg Winch, being a tall blond with Nordic roots, was particularly proud to have been a part of the winning presentation for the American Swedish Institute.

All the teams of 2011, whether they won or lost, worked hard and developed incredible presentation skills. We are proud of their performances and so grateful to have been a part of their process.

Our Successes:
Recent Coaching Wins

  • West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
  • Los Angeles Unified School District, Emerson Middle School Re-Development
  • Snohomish County Surface Water Management On-Call Consultant Services for Drainage, Water Quality, and LID Infrastructure
  • Snohomish County Surface Water Management On-Call Consultant Services for River and Stream Habitat
  • City of Puyallup Linden Golf Course Levee Setback
  • Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
  • Washington Park Arboretum Project
  • Overlake Village South Detention Vault Project
  • University of Colorado Hospital Expansion
  • Bow Lake Transfer Station, King County, WA
  • Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • On-call Services for the National Park Service
  • Parkland Hospital Technology Integration
  • Minnesota State Capitol Dome
  • VA Seattle
  • University of Minnesota Northrop Auditorium
  • Minneapolis American Swedish Institute
  • Disney World Fantasyland
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Arizona State University – W.P. Carey School of Business
  • I-35 W Transit/Access Project

 

Minnesota State Capitol

“Key to our winning strategy for the MN State Capitol project was leveraging critical research and interview coaching by Communication Resources. We have an extremely high success rate on projects when adding their expertise to our team early in the pursuit process. We just hope our competition never learns our secret weapon!”

Jeff Callinan, LEED AP, Vice President, JE Dunn Construction

ASU W.P. Carey School of Business
KPF/RSP Designers
Rendering provided by DPR Const.

“Arizona State University asked the proposing contractors to “freshen up” the presentation and DPR listened, enlisting the assistance of Meg Winch with Communication Resources Northwest, LLC to guide us in a new way to present for construction projects.  Meg’s performance was more than we could have ever expected.  She focused our message, taught us to “fly” without a Powerpoint crutch, helped us to develop eye-popping displays, and coached us on the most unique presentation we had ever given.  Meg’s work with us was a direct contributor to our success in landing this incredible project”. 

Lew Laws, Senior Project Manager, DPR Construction, Inc

"Large pursuits typically involve a very large interview team and multiple offices/ firms. Meg's leadership has the great neutralizing effect of being an 'impartial' party who can candidly (and kindly) cut through time consuming debate to focus on the purpose - winning the project."

Scott Reed, Principal, Cannon Design