Our Clients In Their Own Words
People from all walks of life have transformed their lives using our program. Were confident you can too.
Our Clients In Their Own Words
People from all walks of life have transformed their lives using our program. Wer'e confident you can too.
From CEO's, construction workers, mothers, fathers, professionals, teenagers, teachers, inmates, and individuals in recovery, our clients consistently tell us our program has been the key factor in them transforming their lives.
Though the circumstances and experiences are different, their struggles all stem from the same sources. Our approach adapts to each individual and brings life-changing results.
Video Testimonials
David Scott
Chandra Lendobeja
Jason Urbanczyk
Video Testimonials
David Scott
Chandra Lendobeja
Jason Urbanczyk
Testimonials

"Not only has this program changed my life, but it’s now changed lives around me. My son is currently meeting with Troy because he saw such a difference in me that he wanted to see if he could help him too. My girlfriend is meeting with Troy in the next couple weeks and I believe some other family members may be as well. This is all because of the change they have seen! Now if that’s not powerful I don’t know what is."
Blake F.

"This is quite possibly the best Professional Development I have ever attended - and I have attended a LOT! Not only relevant to students but for our teachers, administrators, counselors, and staff. PHENOMENAL!”
School Counselor
(Anonymous)
Fargo Public Schools

“I’m humbled every week about how I can learn how to get better as a leader through understanding the psychology of how we all operate. Not only am I applying this in my professional life, but I’m also applying it at home with my family. It’s nice that Troy works with the management team and the rest of the staff and keeps it all confidential. This allows everybody to be honest and open. It’s also very cool to see how our team is applying these tools we’re learning almost every time I talk to them. I can’t wait to see how we continue to apply what we’ve learned.”
Mike Dragosavich
Owner and CEO
Spotlight Media

"I underestimated how helpful this would be before going in. Troy and the group gave me a greater knowledge, the knowhow to move on away from my past, toward my future and how to manage my emotions. I had so much I didn’t know how to handle and I’m so grateful to understand now. Thank you!"
Wendy
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"I truly feel more lovable, important and valuable. Troy taught me to be my own advocate and how to build my self-esteem. There are so many new behaviors I have learned and I will be following through by practicing. My deepest gratitude. Thank you Troy!"
Sarah
(Anonymity Requested)

“This is a powerful program for men and women. It gave me a whole new outlook on life and myself. POWERFUL!”
Tammy
(Anonymity Requested)

“This class has changed my life drastically. People that knew me before starting this class say I’m a completely different person in a positive way”
Richard
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”This course has changed my life in more ways than I thought possible. I now face adversity with open arms and I’m able to overcome by thinking in a positive, clear frame of mind. Basically, this has made me a better person. I like myself again and the more I practice these skills the better my life is getting and will get. Thank you!”
Jason

“I wish I would have taken this class when I first started my recovery because I would have remained sober. Also, this class would have prevented me from an abusive relationship.”
Amanda
(Anonymity Requested)

“This course has really opened my eyes and helped me learn more about me and how to be a better person and to mother with positive goals.”
Danielle

“This training really taught me the way of thinking about my feelings and that I am powerful, strong, and important, I would encourage anyone who is going through a hard time to take this class. It’s truly a life change in thinking, living, and how I view myself and others.”
A.H.
(Anonymity Requested)

“Troy has a beautiful way of making a person believe in themselves, because he believes in you.
Thank you!”
Chris
(Anonymity Requested)

“This class was something I looked forward to each and every week. I walked out of each class with life-changing tools that I practice with transformative results. Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!”
Devon
(Anonymity Requested)

“Before Upstream, I felt as if I was already trying to “upstream” my life. I now have the tools to build on myself and those around me.”
Sara
(Anonymity Requested)

“I’ve learned that in developing my personal life and how I react to situations, I can also develop my professional life. While work-life balance is important, Upstream has helped me connect how my emotions and reactions influence life in and out of the office. Our whole team has learned how to see all types of things through a different lens and we’ve become better at identifying the whole picture of certain situations.”
Alexandra
Personal Case Study
Blake: A Personal Case Study
“I first met Troy with Upstream while incarcerated in the Cass County jail back in 2019. Thinking back, I remember that I wanted to do anything possible while incarcerated to keep my mind busy so that I could escape the anxiety and pain that I was feeling every day. Troy had come in to talk to us inmates and share some of his life with us and explain that there was a way that we could learn to change. Hearing some of his story and how he had learned to change his thinking by rewiring his brain, I was extremely interested in learning more.
I'll never forget thinking I had to talk to Troy and find out if what he was saying was for real before he left that room. I asked him if he really was able to no longer take medication to control his anxiety and depression. As we began to talk, I immediately felt that Troy was someone that I could trust to tell me the truth. I wanted to learn more but unfortunately, I was in jail and didn't know when I would get out.
I said to Troy, “I don't understand how they expect being in jail will help change me into the person that won't make those same mistakes again.” In fact, I knew that jail was only creating more resentment, anger, hate and wanting more revenge for the ones that did me wrong in life. Troy agreed with me and said he wanted to bring his program into the jails to give us the tools necessary to not reoffend.
Almost a year had passed before I was released from jail. I started to get back to the career that I had prior to being incarcerated and things were going ok, but I had started to go right back to the people and ways that caused my life to spiral out of control and landed me in jail the first time. I knew that if I didn't make a big change I was going right back in there and most likely wouldn't get out for many years. I couldn't do that to myself, my family and most importantly my children.
I decided to find Upstream online and called right away. I still remember sitting in my vehicle in a parking lot talking to Troy the first time since meeting him in jail. The fact that Troy remembered me and he remembered exactly what I had said to him in jail, I knew I was talking to someone with a big heart. We set up my first appointment and that was truly the beginning of Troy assisting me in saving my life.
As soon as I began working with Troy, I immediately noticed a change and started to feel my anxiety and depression go away with every visit we had. Troy is the first person out of many therapists, counselors, doctors, pastors, girlfriends and so on that made me feel important, loved and valuable, and even more so, showed me how to see it in myself. He didn’t just tell me what I should feel, but for the first time I understood why I felt what I did and how to change it.
Looking back I get so emotional because I never really knew what I was missing because I never had it before. I never really had that person like Troy that knew how to talk to me and make me truly understand that it really was myself that needed to come first. I had been told that many times in the past but never shown why or how.
Troy has taught me so many things that I wish everyone in the world knew because we sure would have a better world. Understanding how our brain works and how we can change our reactions and anger. By being more aware, we can create new thinking habits which become stronger and stronger the more we practice them.
Not only has Troy and this program changed my life, but it's now changed lives around me. My son is currently meeting with Troy which came about because he told me that he saw such a difference in me that he wanted to meet with Troy to see if he could help him too. My girlfriend will be starting to meet with Troy in the next couple weeks and I believe some other family members may be as well. This is because of the change they have seen! Now if that's not powerful I don't know what is.
I learned that there is no better way to help the ones you love and the people around you than to change yourself. I’veI not only gotten back to where I once was in my career, but I just recently took a promotion and am now a team leader where I can use the tools that I've learned from Troy to help others be successful in their careers, and more importantly, in their everyday life. I've told Troy and others in my life many times that I wish we could clone him. I can't say it enough and thank Troy enough because he really did save my life and change the many lives that I touch as well.
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU TROY.”