ERNIE'S CLIENTS & REFERENCES

CLIENTS

During our twenty year history assisting Odyssey clients to meet their corporate and business development goals, it has been our priviledge to serve many great organizations including:

In China:

Allianz Dazhong
American Chamber of Commerce
Datang Telecommunications
Dynamic Marketing Group
Edelman PP Worldwide
Future Trends International Group
General Motors Corporations
Integrated Creative Network
J Walter Thompson
Keystone Leadership
Nanjing Iveco (FIAT) Motor Company
Pacesetter Pictures International
SC Johnson
The Gallup Organization
3M Corporation
China Development Bank
Shanghai International Studies University

In North America:

Ames Bros.
Bristol Myers Squibb
British Columbia Justice Institute, Fire and Safety Division
CANLAB Canadian Laboratory Supplies
Datawest Solutions
Doppler Computer Superstores
Rocky Mountaineer Railtours
Johnson & Johnson
Malkin & Pinton Industrial Supplies
Quadra Logic Technologies
Revenue Canada, Surrey Tax Centre
Stanley Pharmaceuticals
United Investment Services

REFERENCES

Here's what our clients and our partners say about the work of Ernie Tadla:

Dan Mintz, President and Chief Creative Officer,
Dynamic Marketing Group

"Ernie Tadla: Motivator, magician & spiritual guide. Ernie has kept us on track in both business and corporate culture/conscience. (From 1999 through 2004) His fair and open approach has allowed our group of companies to grow and prosper in what could be a very complicated international environment. A grower of businesses and a "farmer" of people, always making sure his crop have enough sunlight, water, and TLC. He has brought a sense of purpose and value/meaning to our organizations. His 25+ years of international business experience and wisdom have been a powerful positive influence on our management, staff, and clients."

Daniel Ding, Group Account Director,
Asatsu-DK Advertising Co. Ltd.

"For almost 5 years, Ernie has always been one of my best choices for both business and friendship. His wisdom has been contributing largely to my business success ever since I started talking with him when I was in 3M and GM. Every meeting with him was just a meeting of the minds..."

Dr. Tom Schwarz, Managing Director,
Kinnogene (Aus) Pty Ltd.

"In touch. When I think of Ernie Tadla I think about how in touch he is. He has a special awareness of people, situations, the past, the present, and the future. he got himself totally immersed in the local Chinese community and also the American Chamber of Commerce, walking comfortably on both sides of the cultural street. This is what keeps him in touch."

Peter Parrish, Principal,
The Signal Group
Formerly President, Doppler Industries Inc. Vancouver, Canada

"With his unique blend of common sense and effective sales and leadership techniques, Ernie Tadla made an important contribution in our company's ongoing achievement of double-digit increases in revenue and equally significant improvements in our customer satisfaction index..."

Irv Beiman, Ph.D. Chairman,
eGate Consulting Shanghai, Ltd.

"Ernie Tadla is a professional who has achieved a unique balance of business knowledge, China experience, life wisdom and individual character. You can trust Ernie to tell you the truth, to give you excellant advice, to work for your optimum benefit, and to help you uncover those blind spots that pose a risk for your business and individual goals."

Michael C.R. Dong, Marketing Director,
Nanjing Iveco (Fiat) Motor Company Ltd.

"In China more than anywhere else, before doing any serious business together you have to build up a guanxi. Because everything changes so fast in China, guanxi seems to be a better constant. Unlike most westerners I've met, Ernie has the right "human touch" to deal with Chinese people that most others, who no matter how good they are and how long they've stayed in this country, I just don't get."

Farzam Kamalabadi, President,
Future Trends International (Group) Corporation,
Senior Economic Advisor to Municipal Governments in China

"Ernie has not been in China as long as I have, and yet, I enjoy and benefit from his fresh grasp of this fast paced and changing business environment. Ernie is definitely not a linear thinker! That is why China suits him well!"

Luca Mignini, Vice President,
SC Johnson Great China Cluster

"People who are working in China quickly realize that this country looks like more a continent than a nation; when I landed in Shanghai 3 years ago I was puzzled by Ernie's depth and variety of China's cultural traditions which are not always obvious to a foreigner also given the language barriers.
Having the need of focusing first on what was happening inside the company I looked outside for a senior executive consultant who could help me in understanding Chinese people, Chinese business and who had gone through the same adjustment I was at that stage.
I met Ernie for the first time over 2 years ago and our regular meetings are always a unique opening on human nature, business, and operational decisions and, also, the pleasure of spending some quality time with a special person. To get better at whatever we are doing is a journey, this process itself may be as rewarding as achieving a specific goal, I have found Ernie to be an excellent companion and stimulator to make all that an even more interesting quest."