Dave Carpenter; consultant, author and inspirational speaker

Dave Carpenter is a prolific author, inspiring speaker, well-known consultant and recognized humanitarian.

After a distinguished career at the international accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers), in 1995 Dave founded Partners for Market Leadership, an Atlanta consulting firm that assists professional service firms in developing sustainable market leadership. Clients range from boutiques to some of the market leaders, in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, and executive search. His work for these firms ranges from business planning to executive training to mentoring of partners. The focus of his consulting is frequently on generating new business and/or enhancing client service.

Much of Dave’s consulting work involves advising professional firms focused on Restructurings. With a rapidly changing world impacting ever more companies, the demand for professionals to advise on strategic, financial and operational restructuring of distressed companies is growing. Having distinguished himself during the 25 years he spent on the front lines of the restructuring world, Dave now works exclusively behind the scenes to help leading firms improve the marketing and operations of their Restructuring practices. He was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Turnaround Management Association in 2001, and a panelist at the most recent meeting.

Dave’s passion for helping others extends far beyond his work with high-end professionals. He is the creator of the Quantum Leap Strategies web site which has become one of the most popular sites devoted to personal development. This widely acclaimed site attracts visitors from around the world who enjoy the wisdom and activities designed to help people be the very best that they can be.

His work in helping people to be their best has resulted in his being chosen as a scholar for Exceptional Wisdom, Inc. a Boston based publishing company that is producing his Peak Performance program. This multimedia program, which launches in October, is designed to help participants achieve a quantum leap in their personal results in any aspect of their lives. His Peak Performance weekly radio talk show can be heard every Tuesday afternoon on Exceptional Wisdom Radio. And, he is the host of Exceptional Wisdom’s 2008 SuperConference for Coaches.

Among the many mediums that Dave uses to communicate his message that we all have within us the capability to make a quantum leap in our performance is his speaking before public and private groups. From a variety of forums for public speeches to private speeches at the retreats of professional services firms (he was recently the keynote speaker in Athens, Greece for an international accounting group’s annual meeting), Dave is a thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on growing the business of a professional service firm. But, his even greater passion is sharing his beliefs, with public audiences, on how to make a quantum leap in one's personal performance.

Dave is the editor of two legal books, the author of dozens of business and inspirational articles, the creator of extensive original web content, and a frequent seminar speaker. His prolific writing and speaking has been instrumental in his being repeatedly selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in the World.

Dave Carpenter is a graduate of Bucknell University (BS), Temple University (MBA), and Rutgers University (JD). He is a member of numerous professional organizations including, Beta Gamma Sigma (the National Business Honorary), and the Institute of Management Consultants.