Big Dog Adhesives LLC hired Cogent Analytics to help us manage the growth of our business and increase not only the profitability of the business, but also to align the skill levels of the Management staff with the needs of the growth of the business. We are a small company trying to break through barriers in the adhesive system, and our in-house talent didn’t have the knowledge, skill, and ability to make the progress they needed to make.

Merlin VanGerpen was our initial contact, and he spent three days with us to show us the many facets of our business that we simply were not aware of. He convinced us to walk the path with Cogent Analytics and to show us how to grow constructively, profitably, and with the minimal amount of stress.

Fortunately, Merlin and Cogent connected us with our full-time consultant, Manuel Trevino. Manuel, with his knowledgeable, talented, and informed experience, combined with his gentle, positive, and patient personality, was able to connect across all levels of our organization, from the top, through the Management Team, to the employees. Manuel speaks Spanish fluently, and was able to interact positively with our mostly Hispanic workers and managers, and was instrumental in implementing major management changes, price increases, procedures, policies, and has transformed our company into a truly fun, profitable, and positive work environment.

Manuel was instrumental in delivering leadership training for the Management Team and me, and facilitating the many decisions that I simply would never have made. As a result of his contributions, Manuel has earned our trust and has become a valuable consultant for our organization, successfully turning around our organization from one that fights the daily fires of business to one that plans the future of our business.

Manuel has not only become a trusted consultant for us, but has become a valued mentor and friend, who knows what it takes to make the hard decisions, without emotion, to increase the profitability of the business, and yet have fun running the business. I’m deeply grateful for Manuel’s commitment to our business and Cogent’s total positive attitude in working with Big Dog Adhesives.

I highly recommend that companies look at using Cogent Analytics to assess their business.

Regards,

Louis Giovannini
Managing Partner
Big Dog Adhesives