


“You recognized something in me, Claude, that I didn’t recognize in myself!
“Yours is a voice in my Vermont woods. Just this business of being able to sort through things: this, this, and this.“Its very difficult to recognize stuff in ourselves, but some of us can do it in others. That’s how I see what Claude does. It’s a great gift and invaluable. Claude certainly practices what he preaches, giving much of himself.”


co-author: Heart Politics



What Good Business Consulting Clients Say
"You took the time to understand the business before contributing your clear and effective advice. Your ideas were really helpful and you pin-pointed the key problems with our company. Thank you for all your help over the last two years."

Tom Asher, Mill Valley
Art Venture, clothing manufacturer






(Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education & Research)

"It is helpful to look at my business with your kind of overview–to see where things have been missing and make the changes needed. I appreciate your help."

Anne Subercaseux, San Francisco
commercial artist
"The consultations I did with you were definitely an important factor in the rapid gains in my business. I have taken your suggestions and support to heart and they have greatly strengthened me and my work."

Don Propstra, San Francisco
psychotherapist

What Professional Peers Say
"Claude is a creative, forward thinker with excellent leadership qualities and organizational skills.
"I've known and respected him for many years."










“To find the truth of who you are and to make a living at it depends on your being honest with yourself, honest with your money, honest with everything. Its all connected as one thing.
“Claude is one of the few people that carries that torch. It’s what he does in the world as a creator”

John Ingle, Austin, Texas
well being & spiritual guide, trauma relief expert
“At this particular moment in history, it feels incredibly valuable to have Claude Whitmyer’s voice as a counter point to certain other voices in the world. It’s also a gift to have access to Claude’s incredible cheerleading skills and his responsiveness to others. His quick reactions can be brief or they can be long, but they are always deep and to the point.
"When I meet people like Claude, I wonder how he can survive, what feeds him, why he doesn’t seem to ever ‘run out of gas’!”

Sarah-Jane Lapp, Sekonk, Massachusetts
fine artist
jigsaw puzzle designer and manufacturer
co-developer of puzlkind.com/
“Claude Whitmyer is a facilitator.
"Michael Phillips, the founder of Briarpatch, introduced me to Claude because he is the carrier of the torch of the legacy of the Briarpatch business community and all that it has given to the world.
"To do what he does, Claude is a little bit of an outsider but at same time he is open and sharing of his spiritual knowledge, using it to help propel people forward in their careers or businesses.
“Claude also uses his skill to write about it all, to offer counseling sessions, to hold regular meetings for members and their friends, and just generally facilitate interactions.
“Claude, you’re a great facilitator! I hope you will just keep doing what you’re doing. It’s clearly affecting a lot of people in the world.”

Bert Gold, Ph.D., Falmouth, Massachusetts
entrepreneur and consulting geneticist
What "Students" Say
"I met Claude many years ago in [one of his] business training programs. Being more oriented to the emotional world and the invisible world, and being shy about marketing myself, I felt overwhelmed by what is required in business.
Claude simplified the business aspect of things and made me feel that, indeed, I could earn the money I needed doing the work I love.
Claude has a lovely combination of Heart and business sense that he presents in a way that feels normal and do-able."

Meg Siddheshwari Sullivan, R.N., M.S.N.
Reiki Center of the East Bay
"I truly enjoyed the seminar, both for its content and for the insights it gave me about a certain "quality" of being in business that you certainly embody."

Christian Forthomme, MBA, Orinda, California
college adminstrator

"Mrs. Judo"

Be Beautiful.

"Claude was my instructor at CIIS in the Master of Arts in Business program which was conducted in large part over the Internet. He showed patience, humor, and wisdom. Claude is a maverick — a real entrepreneur, smart, creative and determined. Working with him offers many benefits."

Debra Amerson, MAB, Woodacre
proprietor, Plantris
What Training Clients Say


American Hospital Association
A Reviewer Comment
"If you have the greatest job in the world, read this book.
"If you're unemployed, read this book.
"If you question the value of your work, read this book.
"You'll learn about yourself and about different ways of approaching not just your work, but your life."

Running a One-Person Business: Business as Lifestyle
Endorsements from Thought Leaders




In the Company of Others: Making Community in the Modern World
A Reviewer Comment
"Creating community and making it work is one of the most powerful imperatives of American life. While many social critics have been lamenting the loss of this precious resource in today's world, few have really treated the subject with the breadth and depth it deserves.
"In the Company of Others: Making Community in the Modern World gathers together 32 essays on this important aspect of contemporary life. Editor [and contributor] Claude Whitmyer draws on his experiences as the coordinator of the Briarpatch Community to introduce the sections of this paperback on seeking, making, finding, and living communities.
"New forms of shared life, connectedness, and common purpose have come to the fore in our heterogeneous and pluralistic world. Essayists such as M. Scott Peck, Ram Dass, and Gary Snyder comment on the challenges of communication, authority, decision-making, and purpose in the maintenance of community.
"One thing is for sure: there is no shortage of variety in the forms of association covered in this book. Some of the types include:
- neighborhood service clubs
- business support teams
- food co-ops
- men's and women's ritual groups
- intentional spiritual communities
- electronic networks
- intellectual salons
- artists' groups
"In the Company of Others is one of the best books on community published in many a moon."
[https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/book-reviews/view/7132/in-the-company-of-others – as of March 13, 2023]

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice: Resources for Spiritual Journeys
A Reader Comment

Anne Willkomm
On Good Reads
What My Mother Says
"When I think of you, I think of a nice warm hug. You are the most mental and emotionally satisfying of my tribe, I believe. You ask very little and give so much to all of us. Thank you for being related to me."
Donna Allan
Claude's Mother