Douglas Gfeller

Current

• Co-Owner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County
• Co-Owner Orange County at Renaissance Executive Forums

Past

• President at Gfeller Development Company, Inc.

Education

• California State University-Northridge

Recommended

4 people have recommended Douglas

Connections

187 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• Critical Mass for Business
• Link to Executive Forums

Douglas Gfeller’s Summary

Doug is an experienced executive who has spent the last 14 years running a successful consulting/coaching practice and prior to that 16 years as President of his own residential and commercial development company with annual sales of $50 million.

In 1994 Doug acquired the first Renaissance Executive Forums franchise and shortly after became a Master Certified Coach. He is co-owner of Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County along with Ric Franzi. REF is an organization for CEOs and business owners who meet monthly to work on common management problems and strategic planning issues. In addition to acting as facilitator and trainer for the monthly meetings, Doug provides executive coaching to individual members on a one-on-one basis. Doug has coached CEOs and presidents along with many of their key personnel on issues ranging from strategic planning, management transition, sale of the business, start-up of new operations, and hiring and training of key personnel. His clients include manufacturing, service and sales companies, and range in size from start-ups to mid-sized companies. He has served on their management teams and held interim executive positions.

Doug was founder and President of Gfeller Development Company, a residential and commercial development company from 1977 to 1993. Specializing in in-fill sites, GDC constructed over 1,000 homes in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties in the medium to luxury price range.

Doug was a member of the senior management team of The Irvine Company from 1970 to 1977, starting in finance and moving into operations as the Vice President of all residential development.

Doug currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Storm Industries, Inc. a family held company. Storm manufactures and distributes worldwide, irrigation values and diesel engine parts. They are also active in commercial, industrial and residential development in Southern California.

Douglas Gfeller’s Specialties:

Working with CEOs and their direct reports to increase productivity and bottom line earnings

Douglas Gfeller’s Experience

• Co-Owner

  Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  December 1994 — Present (15 years 1 month)

  In 1994 Doug acquired the first Renaissance Executive Forums franchise and shortly after became a Master Certified Coach. REF is an organization for CEOs and business owners who meet monthly to work on common management problems and strategic planning issues. In addition to acting as facilitator and trainer for the monthly meetings, Doug provides executive coaching to individual members on a one-on-one basis. Doug has coached CEOs and presidents along with many of their key personnel on issues ranging from strategic planning, management transition, sale of the business, start-up of new operations, and hiring and training of key personnel. His clients include manufacturing, service and sales companies, and range in size from start-ups to mid-sized companies. He has served on their management teams and held interim executive positions.

• Co-Owner Orange County

  Renaissance Executive Forums

  (Management Consulting industry)

  1994 — Present (15 years )

• President

  Gfeller Development Company, Inc.

  (Construction industry)

  1977 — 1993 (16 years )

  Doug was founder and President of Gfeller Development Company, a residential and commercial development company from 1977 to 1993. Specializing in in-fill sites, GDC constructed over 1,000 homes in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties in the medium to luxury price range. Under his leadership, GDC attained a superior level of on-time delivery, quality, and customer responsiveness in all price ranges and types of construction. This unmatched level of performance earned the company many awards for design, customer service, and community awareness in addition to enhancing referral sales. GDC maintained its own customer service and sales organizations in order to ensure the quality and commitments made to its customers.

Douglas Gfeller’s Education

• California State University-Northridge

Additional Information

Douglas Gfeller’s Websites:

• Critical Mass for Business
• Link to Executive Forums

Douglas Gfeller’s Interests:

Management Training and Executive Coaching

Douglas Gfeller’s Groups:

International Coach Federation

•    ProGrowth TEAM
•    International Coach Federation
•    Renaissance EXECUTIVE FORUMS
•    The Power of CEO PEER GROUPS
•    International Coach Federation - Orange County

Douglas Gfeller’s Honors:

Past President ICF-OC
Master Certified Coach

Douglas Gfeller’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch