About David, Brandon, & Rick

David Delk

David Delk is the author and co-author of six books, including No Man Left Behind, The Marriage Prayer, and Dad in the Mirror. Together, these books have sold over 150,000 copies. David has also been the keynote speaker for more than 250 businesses and churches across America.

David currently serves as a fractional COO and operational consultant for businesses in the upstate of South Carolina. As CEO of Man in the Mirror and then as an Executive Pastor, David has dealt with the myriad of operational issues that come with a large staff and fast growth. After graduating with a math degree from Furman University, David spent several years as a software consultant with large public utilities.

For the last two decades, David has led Senior Executive Roundtables and mentored young business leaders using a cohort-based process. David is an avid reader and can often be found on his road bike roaming the rural roads northeast of Greenville.

Brandon DeJong

Brandon is a results-driven leader with expertise in manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and business transformation. With an Industrial Engineering degree and MBA from Clemson, along with a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, he's led multi-million-dollar efficiency projects at Adidas and Michelin.

At Michelin, he managed P&L for $600M+ operations, driving significant efficiency gains. His leadership in large-scale operational improvements and financial oversight enabled sustainable profitability while positioning teams for long-term success.

Now, as a consultant and fractional COO, he helps businesses unlock growth and streamline operations. His passion is to help transform organizations by leveraging data, technology, and people to drive high performance.

Rick Burmeister

Rick Burmeister brings more than 20 years of executive leadership across engineering, product strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and large-scale organizational operations to his work as a consultant and Fractional COO at Delk Consulting.

Rick's career spans two marquee organizations. At Stryker, he held progressive leadership roles culminating as Director of Business Development for the NSE and Navigation business units, where he directed the ~$100M Malis product line acquisition, led commercial integration of the Sonopet line, and built 5–10 year portfolio roadmaps driving growth through both organic initiatives and M&A. He holds six U.S. patents in surgical bone milling technology. At Radiant Church, he served as the #2 executive in a 100-person organization — overseeing staff, operations, finance, and strategic initiatives — while delivering 233% revenue growth ($3.6M → $12M), 196% total asset growth, and a $3M campus expansion on time and on budget.

Rick combines rare depth across strategy, operations, financial discipline, and people development — making him a highly effective partner for organizations navigating growth, transition, or complexity.