About Dustin Walling Associates

Dustin Walling Associates is a get-it-done performance consultant who inspires businesses to regain control of their path to success.

We augment in-house resources with best-of-breed expertise to deliver immediate issue discovery and abatement, strategic plans and processes to move forward, and accountability to ensure long term success.

Our proven tools and practices help executives overcome the obstacles associated with disengagement, broken processes, and lack of accountability in order to achieve high performance.

About Dustin Walling

Walking into stagnation bordering on crisis gets Dustin's juices flowing like nothing else. Borne from best practices meshed with a keen awareness of human psychology, Dustin's methodology restores sanity, resolves conflict, and provides greater predictability, regardless of business size.

A former technology executive, Dustin has bridged the gap between strategy and day-to-day execution of technology imperatives for clients including Warner Bros., Hollywood Video, and Design Within Reach. He has also consulted to a spectrum of clients including construction, retail, finance, legal, and has been an active player in several early stage start-ups.

Dustin has a Master's in Psychology from Purdue University and a member of both the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He serves on the board of the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce and consults to many other boards.

More about Dustin

Early Consulting: By age 10, I had opened my first bank account with $54 I had earned selling greeting cards door to door, mostly to unsuspecting housewives. I used to be adorable, and I was quite the persuasive "consultative seller."

Family: I'm the last of five boys, all with the initials D.R.W. That made sorting mail addressed to "D.R. Walling" fun. When we meet, ask me what my father's nickname for me was.

Strangest Job: In grad school, I worked as a professional light bulb changer for the Caterpillar plant in Lafayette, In. I was never able to finish - too many bulbs. If you know me, you know how much it bugs me not to finish something.

Best Job Ever: I grew up in a family business. I learned about business, family, and family business from an early age. Because of this business, I was also a locksmith for about a decade, from junior high through college. Working summers with my brother are some of the best memories ever.