ABOUT DR. D.F. ARNOLD
A native of Cleveland Ohio, Dr. D. F. Arnold is an author, consultant and motivational speaker. Dr. D.F Arnold provides training in leadership and motivation to a wide range of groups --- including professionals, executives, athletes, students and individuals across the United States.
Dr. D.F. Arnold understands success and failure. He also understands how to motivate others to achieve their dreams. After getting kicked-out of two different high schools and ultimately graduating from a continuation school, his message is simple “It’s not how you start, but how you finish that counts.”
He has been a facilitator at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) leadership conferences. He has served on panels to discuss the state of public schools, and is the author of The African American Student Athlete Experience at a Predominately White Institution. It is his goal to inspire his clients to confidence in all situations.
Dr. D.F. Arnold holds an A.A. in Behavioral Science from Citrus Community College, a B.A. and an M.A. from Chico State University, as well as an M.S. in Sports Psychology from the University of Idaho. Dr. D. F. Arnold received his Ph.D. in Education Administration from Washington State University.
As you can tell from his educational accomplishments Dr. D.F. Arnold truly believes in life-long learning.
MISSION
Our mission is to provide high quality training for leaders within organizations that enables them to Lead, Empower, Achieve, and Discover the passion in their lives and in the lives of others, to help increase satisfaction, effectiveness and overall results.The goal of each program is to develop more effective leaders. We help our clients to understand the styles of others to increase productivity and results. This can be done in a group setting, that allows participants the opportunity to interact, as well as individual introspection accompanied by one-on-one personal coaching.
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Dr. D.F. Arnold
C.E.O.
Dr. D.F. Arnold understands success and failure. He also understands how to motivate others to achieve their dreams. After getting kicked-out of two different high schools and ultimately graduating from a continuation school, his message is simple “It’s not how you start, but how you finish that counts.”
Alicia L.
Sales & Operations Director
Alicia has done facilitation training through the Nation Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). She is a trained facilitator for both the DiSC personality inventory and StrengthsQuest. Alicia leverages her Public Relations and marketing background as our sales manager, helping us source products, brand products, and market them all over the world. Alicia works hard building and growing our numerous brands, as well as sourcing additional products for DFArnold & Associates and AIM High University.
Sharalle A.
HR Director
Sharalle has professional affiliation with organizations like American Association of University Women, National Women’s Law Center, Future Teachers of Color, Higher Education Alliance of Advocates for Students with Children, American Council on Education and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. With a strong background in customer service, which has been a demanding and important skill to have with our company. Sharalle is the mother of 2 children – a “Super-Mom” and works Full-time with the company.
Jessica R.
Customer Relations Director
Jessica Rettig is currently working on her Master’s degree in College Counseling at Western Michigan University (WMU). She graduated from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in 2015 with her BA in Social Work. Jessica is responsible for our customer relations/support, as well as social media marketing. Jessica handles our Facebook and social media accounts, as well as other marketing activities for the company.