TESTIMONIALS

DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SAME PATTERN.

Athletes, parents, coaches, administrators, and business leaders have experienced Kevin's leadership from different sides. Hear directly from the people he's coached, worked beside, built with, and spoken to.

HEAR FROM

CORPORATE + BUSINESS

WHERE THE PRINCIPLES

MEET THE WORKPLACE.

Leaders and employees have heard Kevin translate decades of championship program building into lessons about culture, relationships, accountability, consistency, leadership, and performance.

“When he walks into the room, the aura of the room and the intensity of the room increases, tenfold.”

anthony boyd

General Manager at Cleveland Ford

"He's very energetic and knows how to control an audience."

corporate ATTENDEE

Cleveland Ford

"For me personally, it just kind of galvanized my focus and what I need to focus on."

corporate ATTENDEE

Cleveland Ford

"He's kind of informal with it, and that makes more sense for somebody like me."

corporate ATTENDEE

Cleveland Ford

“It's simple. It's just really hard to do it consistently.”

corporate ATTENDEE

Cleveland Ford

"What really stuck out to me is that he didn't have notes; he wasn't going off cue cards. His lives in his mantra every day."

Matt prohaska

Beck Seed Executive

"Our company has a focus on building sound relationships to help us in our recruiting process. So we asked him to come in and talk about it, and he knocked it out of the park."

Frank Rydl

Beck Seed Executive

"...there was never a lull, not a lot of repeating things, but very pointed messages that really stuck well that everybody can relate to."

NEW CO-OP ATTENDEE

Corporate Audience

“My biggest takeaway... is that all the skills and all the stuff he said, it applies in life, whether it's at home with your kids, with your wife, or with your job.”

NEW CO-OP ATTENDEE

Corporate Audience

"...you kind of hear how influential he is through the rumor mill, but you don't get to actually experience it firsthand until you hear him talk and go through his process."

NEW CO-OP ATTENDEE

Corporate Audience

"Some people come in and don't quite understand the competitive side that we have in sales, so it really correlates well with what we do."

NEW CO-OP ATTENDEE

Corporate Audience

"He just knows what he's talking about the entire time."

SPORTS BUSINESS CLUB ATTENDEE

Iowa State University

"He's upfront about the honesty of wrestling as it relates to the world of business because it's hard."

SPORTS BUSINESS CLUB ATTENDEE

Iowa State University

“Moving into the business world, it's really competitive, so knowing how you can separate yourself from other people is really helpful.”

SPORTS BUSINESS CLUB ATTENDEE

Iowa State University

FORMER ATHLETES

WHAT IT FELT LIKE

TO BE COACHED BY KEVIN.

They experienced the expectations, the honesty, the hard conversations, the belief, and the relationships firsthand, and many still carry those lessons into how they lead today.

"Dresser is one of the best speakers and motivators that I've ever met."

stevo poulin

Former Iowa State Wrestler

"The one year I was at Christiansburg coaching for him, I probably picked up more that helped me throughout my coaching career than any other year of my life."

Clayton Scott

Former Wrestler

"He's willing to go above and beyond for me to try to make me great..."

Gannon gremmel

Former Iowa State Wrestler

"He has a lot of experience, he's been doing this for a very long time. I think from a mentorship point of view, you couldn't find a better head coach than him."

Joey dance

Former Virginia Tech Wrestler

"...he's had some of the best coaching in the world, he's been on some of the best teams in wrestling history. You are not really going to find a mind in wrestling that's as sharp as his."

isaac dean

Former Iowa State Wrestler

"He instills a level of confidence in yourself where you believe that you can do more than what you think you can do."

bd robertson

Former Wrestler

"...I've never met anybody who doesn't like him, I've never met anybody who couldn't connect with him. He's just that kind of guy."

tass robertson

Former Wrestler

"Dresser treats everybody the same way. It doesn't matter what you are doing...he wants you to be the best at it."

shane bowman

Former Wrestler

"He's left every place that he's touched better...I couldn't give him higher compliments."

jimmy bunn

Former Wrestler

"He's taught me everything from working hard or getting what you want out of life."

jeff stiltner

Former Wrestler

"He wants people that work with him to be driven, and he will encourage that along."

david wimmer

Former Wrestler

"...to me, he's a lot more than a wrestling coach. He's someone who cares about people, sets some good values, and helps them through life."

curtis elswick

Former Wrestler

"...I caught him at a time in my life when I really needed someone to be a ray of positivity. I was going through a lot, and he was there with open arms..."

Willie miklus

Former Iowa State Wrestler

"He said we were going to be Big 12 Champions...and sure enough, in March we were Big 12 Champions."

will feldkamp

Former Iowa State Wrestler

"Anyone who has talked to Coach Dresser knows how sharp of a person he is...he's always got these movie-like quotes."

david McFadden

Former Wrestler, current Assistant Coach at Cornell University

"He's determined to get through a challenge and get to the bigger goal."

bj compton

Former Wrestler

"You get to be able to be mentored by someone who knows what it takes...Dresser is intentional. Everything he does has a reason."

david carr

Former 2x NCAA Iowa State Champion

PARENTS + FAMILIES

TRUST BUILT

BEYOND THE MAT.

Parents saw another side of Kevin's leadership: how he handled hard moments, built confidence, had honest conversations, and continued investing in their children long after competition ended.

"He is constantly growing and growing his skill set...having the right mindset is huge, and Coach Dresser does a good job of laying that out."

nate & linda carr

Parents of David Carr and Nate Carr Jr

"I feel like he is definitely very easy to talk to."

The stotts

Parents of 3 former Iowa State Wrestlers

"He can have hard conversations. He's not scared to have those because he understands that's where the growth comes from."

Erica andorf

Mother of Marcus Coleman and current Associate Director of Development at the ISU Foundation

PEER COACHES

RESPECT FROM PEOPLE

WHO KNOW THE WORK.

Coaches who competed against Kevin, worked alongside him, and studied the programs he built consistently point to the same things: strategy, preparation, relationships, culture, innovation, and an ability to find a way.

"I think that his principles and what he stands for can take anybody to the top of their profession...I'd like to throw him in front of some CEOs of companies and let him help their businesses grow."

Chris bono

NCAA Champion Winner, current coach at Wisconsin

"He's relentless...he's going to find a way to do what he needs to do to help whoever."

Nate carr jr.

Head Wrestling Coach at Davidson College

"He can take a program from nowhere and build it up. He can take a successful program and build it."

don robertson

Peer Coach

"He knows how to play the checkers game well and is very good at human relations."

Steve martin

Great Bridge High School Coach

"Kevin was honest, truthful, straightforward, and didn't give false expectations."

mike mccormick

NCAA National Coordinator of Officials for Wrestling

"I think to be able to prepare the mind and have an individual who wants to commit himself to helping athletes and families with the mental aspect of sports is really cutting-edge."

matt small

Director of Student Activities for Great Bridge High School

"Kevin himself would tell you this: it's about developing the person. If you develop the person, the athlete develops automatically."

lee pritts

Arizona State University Assistant Coach

"He's under control, which is what he wants his athletes to be. So then he leads by example, and he's excellent at it."

gary hartranft

Peer Coach

ADMINISTRATORS + LEADERS

THE VIEW FROM OUTSIDE THE WRESTLING ROOM.

Administrators and organizational leaders saw Kevin operate from the 10,000-foot level, communicating vision, building resources, creating relationships, developing people, and leaving programs stronger than he found them.