about Team DBS
Our executive development workshops will elevate your team’s communication skills and provide them with the tools to be more effective and efficient communicators!
Our operational consulting services will help your company with special projects, assist your team through organizational change, day to day operations and much more!
DBS was founded to help people and their businesses become the best versions of themselves. We are here to facilitate growth in our clients and look forward to the relationships we will build with each of them along the way!
Meet the DBS team!
Jeffrey Davies
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION COACH
Jeff is our resident task-master. If you are looking for a true leader and motivator, look no further. When there is a job that needs to get done, large, small, personal or professional, Jeff is the first person to roll up his sleeves and get to work! He has been bi-coastal and international over the years, calling New York, San Francisco and London home for a time, with many other stops along the way. He’s worked with people from all over the world. As you may have guessed, Jeff loves to travel, but he is equally as passionate about cars and his two adorable puppies!
Over the past 25+ years, Jeff has built a diverse background and skill set in Real Estate Investment, Hospitality, Human Resources, Communication, Accounting, Marketing and Project Management. In 2012, his career path led him to working with executives from all over the globe on communication development. This work quickly developed into Jeff’s true passion and he thrives on helping people become more effective communicators. Since entering the communications development arena, he has worked with hundreds of executives from Fortune 500 companies organizing and developing training plans for these executives and their teams. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Public Management from the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, has trained in the Alexander Technique, and has worked with facilitators and mentors around the world to develop an incredible ability to bring out the best in people and organizations.
Jeff’s teaching style pulls from his vast experience as well as the knowledge of all of the facilitators and mentors he has worked with along the way. He has developed his own unique twist on communication development techniques and no two courses with Jeff are ever the same. He is engaging, motivating and task oriented, while still bringing the most fun to a classroom setting since the colorful parachute got brought out in gym class when you were eight.
Mary Falkenstern
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION COACH
Mary has an enviable ability to make you feel both completely at ease and totally motivated within moments of meeting her. A New Jersey native, Mary is now a mother of two and living in the NYC metro area. An avid traveler with a passion for the arts, Mary is active in the NYC acting community and loves to explore new places while meeting new people.
Mary has worked with numerous leading executives from Fortune 100 and 500 companies across the globe. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Acting from Syracuse University and obtained her advanced degree and training from Mass General Hospital’s (MGH) renowned Voice Center, an affiliate of Harvard University. She has worked with celebrity vocalists, media personalities and world-class speakers. In addition to coaching, she delivers dynamic presentations at national and international conferences. Mary is also an avid yoga practitioner and Certified Yoga Teacher with a central interest in Mindfulness for Executives to improve productivity, reduce stress, and enhance vocal presence.
Mary’s teaching style will keep you energized, motivated and engaged. Her energy and passion are contagious and her ability to make an almost instant connection with people brings out the very best in her participants, which always makes for a lively and productive course.
Kristin Sullivan
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION COACH
Kristin is a wife and mother of two active boys who keep her in the bleachers come sun, rain or even snow! In her spare time she enjoys camping, hiking and kayaking with her family. In the winter, you will find her organizing her essential oils.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from SUNY Oswego, and a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Touro College. Kristin has been a facilitator for over 18 years. Kristin started her career working with elementary students. As her career has grown over the years, her pupils have grown to include educators, professionals and board members. Kristin has a passion for mindfulness facilitation. She works with professionals and educators on how to incorporate mindfulness practices for self-care in their day-to-day business practices as well as educating her audience on how to teach their own students and staff to fully engage in the present moment.
Kristin's teaching style is fun and humorous. She will also keep you moving because movement keeps the brain and body working in unison. Active body = active brain. With her extensive work in teaching mindfulness, Kristin will have you at ease the moment you meet her. She can easily adapt to any learning style as that’s what she was born to do!
Kristie Marsden
RESIDENT YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Growing up in Upstate New York, Kristie has always enjoyed an active lifestyle. She is a dedicated wife and mother of three children. Kristie makes the most out of her free time by pursuing her passions - yoga, hiking, kayaking, and anything that involves exploring the outdoors. When the snow starts to fly, you can find her hitting the books to further her study of all things yoga.
Kristie has a deep thirst for knowledge of the world around her and how the human mind and body work. She holds an Associate’s degree in Travel and Tourism from Herkimer County Community College in Herkimer NY. She has explored many states in the US, many countries in Europe, has traveled to Central America, and maintains a desire to travel the globe. Throughout the years, Kristie has completed many courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology, Biology and Nutrition. In 2007, she became a Certified Massage Therapist after completing 600 hours of training at The National Massage Therapy Institute in Philadelphia PA. When Kristie found Yoga in 2012, she found her calling. Kristie completed a Registered Yoga Teacher 200 hour training in 2019 at Yana Yoga studio in Malta, NY. Her Yoga training was done under Amber LaPointe (E-RYT 200) and Ellen Dragonette (E-RYT 500). She is currently teaching all levels of Yoga and is based out of Saratoga Springs, NY.
In 2006, Kristie was diagnosed with a very serious genetic heart condition known as HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy). After struggling to find out what this meant for her life, she found health in mind, body and spirit through her devotional practice to Yoga. She is the healthiest and strongest she has ever been. She is warm, kind, and will work with due diligence to get your body moving with a focus on each breath and each passing moment. She will help you build your confidence and bring out your inner voice so that you too may be your most authentic self.
