Unlock the Full Potential of Your Investment Through People

Giombetti Associates helps private equity firms optimize talent, elevate leadership and drive measurable performance across their investments.

We Appreciate Your Commitment to Better Leadership

Thank you for connecting with us at the Independent Sponsors Summit. We hope you left with fresh ideas and deeper insights into the power of people. We specialize in helping private equity leaders strengthen the human side of business.

Whether you’re facing a talent challenge or preparing for your next transaction, we’re ready to support your success with:

  • Decades of experience with PE-backed businesses and leadership teams
  • Performance Dynamics®, our proven assessment and development framework
  • High-touch, long-term partnerships tailored to your evolving needs


Let’s Talk About Your People Strategy

Whether you’re preparing for an exit, building out your leadership team or facing roadblocks to performance, Giombetti Associates is ready to help—today and in the future. Let’s talk about how we can support your portfolio’s most valuable asset: its people.

    Strategic People Support

    Your investments deserve the right people in the right roles. We can help you:

    • Align leadership, talent and team dynamics to maximize ROI
    • Uncover behavioral blind spots that impact execution and growth
    • Navigate M&A transitions, culture integration and organizational scaling

    Talent Acquisition

    Hire smarter. Scale faster. We offer talent acquisition support that goes beyond the resumé:

    • Predictive performance hiring using our proprietary behavioral insights for reduced turnover and better cultural alignment
    • Search support for senior leaders and critical roles across your portfolio

    Executive Coaching

    We transform potential into measurable impact that drives results through enhanced decision-making, emotional intelligence and leadership presence. This includes:

    • Personalized coaching for CEOs, founders and high-potential leaders
    • Building trust and cohesion post-deal to accelerate success

    Leadership Development

    Build a stronger leadership bench across all your companies with our:

    • Custom training grounded in real-world behavioral science
    • Customized workshops to strengthen team dynamics, accountability and collaboration
    • Scalable solutions for fast-paced, high-growth environments

    Great experience! Gives you tools to improve your effectiveness. Provided the opportunity to role play and interact with peers who are faced with similar challenges to be effective with our personnel.

    —David Cistoldi, President: FLN-MAR Rubber & Plastics, Inc.

    Great experience! Gives you tools to improve your effectiveness. Provided the opportunity to role play and interact with peers who are faced with similar challenges to be effective with our personnel. I learned that collaboration and communication are important skills to use to solve any problem. Rick Giombetti and his staff created a challenging and fun packed seminar.

    —David Cistoldi, President: FLN-MAR Rubber & Plastics, Inc.

    Read More

    Ross shared a story in class about a guy who was always walking ahead of his family, it was like he was describing me. My family and I went to a pumpkin patch over the weekend and I made a conscious effort to SLOW down and move at their pace.

    —Ernie Edgell, Manager C&I Field Sales: IGS Energy

    Ross shared a story in class about a guy who was always walking ahead of his family, it was like he was describing me. My family and I went to a pumpkin patch over the weekend and I made a conscious effort to SLOW down and move at their pace. I intentionally did not mention anything about my pace and could feel a better energy from my wife and kids from not being rushed around.

     I mentioned it before but feel it warrants being brought up again. I truly felt like I had known the Giombetti staff for years. It seemed that they all were there to help me be a better person. I know that we all make money doing our jobs, but you would have thought you guys were getting paid millions of dollars for each smile you invoked from the group. To me it felt like a real connection from the beginning. THANK YOU!

    —Ernie Edgell, Manager C&I Field Sales: IGS Energy

    Read More

    Ideally, there aren’t huge surprises in these reviews. Even without major blind spots, there were a few takeaways that changed how I work with my team. The Giombetti review process validated that I remain calm under pressure, something I’ve always been proud of. What I learned, however, is that at times my calmness created doubt […]

    —Caleb Messer, Executive Chairman: GME Supply

    Ideally, there aren’t huge surprises in these reviews. Even without major blind spots, there were a few takeaways that changed how I work with my team. The Giombetti review process validated that I remain calm under pressure, something I’ve always been proud of. What I learned, however, is that at times my calmness created doubt about whether I recognized situational urgency or would take necessary action. I also learned I wouldn’t lose credibility as a stoic leader if I occasionally expressed more direct and immediate feedback about things that can’t be tolerated.

    We are all the masters of our intentions, but we can’t control how we’re perceived. Taking time to reflect on the gap between how we intend to show up and what others actually observe is important.

    —Caleb Messer, Executive Chairman: GME Supply

    W.F. Young, Inc. has worked with Giombetti Associates for more than 17 years. We have every employee go through the process at least once when they start with the company and many go through multiple times as they develop within the company or need some additional guidance in their career.

    —Vicki Evans, Vice President/CFO: W.F. Young, Inc.

    W.F. Young, Inc. has worked with Giombetti Associates for more than 17 years. We have every employee go through the process at least once when they start with the company and many go through multiple times as they develop within the company or need some additional guidance in their career.

    We find the information to be valuable for the company, helping to understand the employees, knowing what motivates them, how much or little information they need to do their work and how to best match up teams, just to name a few. However, the biggest benefit, I believe, is for the employees themselves – most come into the company without ever having done much self-reflection.

    It is incredibly empowering to understand your own make-up and get a sense of who you are and how you approach your life and work. I have personally been through the assessment multiple times and I continue to learn and figure out how to enhance the areas that are helping me develop, and working with the team at Giombetti, better manage those traits that are maybe preventing me from growing both personally and professionally.

    —Vicki Evans, Vice President/CFO: W.F. Young, Inc.

    Read More

    Over many years we have relied heavily on GA to be an integral part of building teams that are transparent, vulnerable, and self-aware which has been a foundation to long-term business success. As a leader, Ross and his team have played a significant role in my journey and development.

    —Jason Moore, CEO: IGS Energy Home Services: CEO of IGS Home Warranty & Vice President of IGS Energy

    Over many years we have relied heavily on GA to be an integral part of building teams that are transparent, vulnerable, and self-aware which has been a foundation to long-term business success. As a leader, Ross and his team have played a significant role in my journey and development.

    —Jason Moore, CEO: IGS Energy Home Services: CEO of IGS Home Warranty & Vice President of IGS Energy

    Ross, Rick and their team create an atmosphere of focused learning in their leadership workshop. The tool (Performance Dynamics assessment) that they have developed and refined creates a level of self-awareness that all leaders should be in tune with. They allow you to understand that you can manage that which you appreciate.

    —Peter Brunault, Director of Human Resources: Williams Distributing

    Ross, Rick and their team create an atmosphere of focused learning in their leadership workshop. The tool (Performance Dynamics assessment) that they have developed and refined creates a level of self-awareness that all leaders should be in tune with. They allow you to understand that you can manage that which you appreciate.

    —Peter Brunault, Director of Human Resources: Williams Distributing

    Decisions such as where to go to college, what to major in, and what I would like my career to be were looming and I was feeling lost. As a young woman trying to figure all of this out while navigating relationships in high school and the working environment, I was eager for any guidance […]

    —Bridget Lawler

    Decisions such as where to go to college, what to major in, and what I would like my career to be were looming and I was feeling lost. As a young woman trying to figure all of this out while navigating relationships in high school and the working environment, I was eager for any guidance I could get. Ross and the rest of the team were incredibly friendly and approachable from the start. I quickly saw them as role models and mentors that truly cared for my future.

    —Bridget Lawler

    Read More

    What was truly exceptional in my mind was the genuine individualized care, attention and motivation embodied by each and every member of the Giombetti team. Their methods to ignite personal growth in students are truly top-notch, and the authentic compassion and energy that they bring to the table are unique and unparalleled. I know that I would not be the person I am today without it.

    —Timothy J. Scully

    What was truly exceptional in my mind was the genuine individualized care, attention and motivation embodied by each and every member of the Giombetti team. Their methods to ignite personal growth in students are truly top-notch, and the authentic compassion and energy that they bring to the table are unique and unparalleled. I know that I would not be the person I am today without it.

    —Timothy J. Scully

    Read More

    We have worked with Giombetti Associates for close to ten years. Their Leadership Training Program has helped us prepare quite a few high-potential people for transition to leadership roles.

    —Craig Reed, CFO: All States Materials Group

    We have worked with Giombetti Associates for close to ten years. Their Leadership Training Program has helped us prepare quite a few high-potential people for transition to leadership roles. In addition, Ross and his team have helped us learn more about ourselves through the Performance Dynamics assessments and have helped us strategize on ways to develop stronger teams throughout our organization. I’ve always found their guidance to be practical, and accurate, and more importantly, they truly care about the people they help.

     

    —Craig Reed, CFO: All States Materials Group

    Read More

    We’ve made Giombetti Associates part of the Market Mentors human resources team for many years. Whether we are hiring new staff or helping current team members grow and develop, the Giombetti team provides us with solid insight and practical advice.

    —Michelle Abdow, President: Market Mentors, LLC

    We’ve made Giombetti Associates part of the Market Mentors human resources team for many years. Whether we are hiring new staff or helping current team members grow and develop, the Giombetti team provides us with solid insight and practical advice. All of our employees receive the results of their Performance Dynamics assessments, so everyone has a clear understanding of their personality traits and how they fit within the team. This enables us to work more efficiently and helps ensure ongoing growth and development for each individual and our firm as a whole.

    —Michelle Abdow, President: Market Mentors, LLC

    Read More

    This is the coaching of being you that so many teenagers and adults need.  We are all perfectly imperfect and have limitless growth potential to be our best selves.

    —Stephen Hale

    This is the coaching of being you that so many teenagers and adults need.  We are all perfectly imperfect and have limitless growth potential to be our best selves.

    —Stephen Hale

    Read More

    The process allows us to view the candidate from several directions, including a comparison to the current staff. It is an extra dimension to the typical recruiting process.

    —Lawrence Goldman, Vice President and General Manager: Tekkote Corp.

    The process allows us to view the candidate from several directions, including a comparison to the current staff. It is an extra dimension to the typical recruiting process.

    —Lawrence Goldman, Vice President and General Manager: Tekkote Corp.

    Very effective tool for evaluating candidates. Extremely helpful in creating expectations for those hired. It is helpful to understand individual strengths and weaknesses as well as providing direction for goals and improvement. We will not hire any new key employees without having them evaluated through a Performance Dynamics® assessment.

    —David Cistoldi, President: FLN-MAR Rubber & Plastics, Inc.

    Very effective tool for evaluating candidates. Extremely helpful in creating expectations for those hired. It is helpful to understand individual strengths and weaknesses as well as providing direction for goals and improvement. We will not hire any new key employees without having them evaluated through a Performance Dynamics® assessment.

    —David Cistoldi, President: FLN-MAR Rubber & Plastics, Inc.

    Giombetti Associates helped me understand the different characteristics that made me who I was. This gave me an idea of what I needed to work on going forward to become more of a leader. Going through the program was life-changing for me and my confidence.

    —Daniel Nygren

    Giombetti Associates helped me understand the different characteristics that made me who I was. This gave me an idea of what I needed to work on going forward to become more of a leader. Going through the program was life-changing for me and my confidence.

    —Daniel Nygren

    Read More

    Conflicts are only opportunities to develop a relationship further. You decide how to proceed. The leadership training will show you how.

    —Ken Stacey, Sales Engineer: Belt Technologies

    Conflicts are only opportunities to develop a relationship further. You decide how to proceed. The leadership training will show you how.

    —Ken Stacey, Sales Engineer: Belt Technologies

    I can remember thinking that Ross and the team were attempting to assimilate me into this perfect robot teenager, but it was not that at all. They did an amazing job of individualizing their advice to each of us. They recognized where our strengths were and found our weaknesses, but only sought to improve them. I am not perfect, and never will be. What I continue to take away from my experience with Giombetti Associates is that there is always room for improvement.

    —Will Ryan

    I can remember thinking that Ross and the team were attempting to assimilate me into this perfect robot teenager, but it was not that at all. They did an amazing job of individualizing their advice to each of us. They recognized where our strengths were and found our weaknesses, but only sought to improve them. I am not perfect, and never will be. What I continue to take away from my experience with Giombetti Associates is that there is always room for improvement.

    —Will Ryan

    Read More

    Giombetti Associates has been a big part of our Leadership Development strategy for nearly 20 years. They are a great partner that understands our culture, they have been pivotal in our hiring and developmental strategies. They provide candid feedback and really help you connect the dots with their profile assessments.

    —Mike Huebert, Vice President Sales: Advanced Drainage Systems

    Giombetti Associates has been a big part of our Leadership Development strategy for nearly 20 years. They are a great partner that understands our culture, they have been pivotal in our hiring and developmental strategies. They provide candid feedback and really help you connect the dots with their profile assessments.

    —Mike Huebert, Vice President Sales: Advanced Drainage Systems

    If you’re not really sure what makes you tick, this exercise will remove all doubt. Rick is the best at working you through the intricacies of the dynamics of your personality and helping you chart a course to deal with those inner demons.

    —Mike Callahan, CFO: RiverBend Medical Group

    If you’re not really sure what makes you tick, this exercise will remove all doubt. Rick is the best at working you through the intricacies of the dynamics of your personality and helping you chart a course to deal with those inner demons.

    —Mike Callahan, CFO: RiverBend Medical Group

    A cloud has been lifted off me that I didn’t even know was there! Self-deception is a tricky thing in that it is easily hidden behind a high paced environment and even “success.” Although I have a long way to go, I wouldn’t have started without Giombetti, and a company that cares enough to take this path. I look forward to continuing our relationship.

    —Stu Arthur, Vice President of Sales: Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.

    A cloud has been lifted off me that I didn’t even know was there! Self-deception is a tricky thing in that it is easily hidden behind a high paced environment and even “success.” Although I have a long way to go, I wouldn’t have started without Giombetti, and a company that cares enough to take this path. I look forward to continuing our relationship.

    —Stu Arthur, Vice President of Sales: Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.

    It will absolutely have an impact on my leadership style, but also my personal style. A lot of the concepts and ideas cross all facets of my life.

    —Dustin Marshall, Operations Lead: IGS Energy

    It will absolutely have an impact on my leadership style, but also my personal style. A lot of the concepts and ideas cross all facets of my life. The personal development will have a positive impact to my personal and professional life. I am learning that when I am mindful of my opportunities, I am identifying when they kick in and am trying different approaches and seeing different results.

    It has been awesome to see this influence my day to day. I find myself thinking about my go to action or the actions of my teammates. Not from the aspect of right or wrong, but from a place of understanding mine/their strengths and go-to responses. It has influenced my thought process in that moment, but also opened my “judgement” in those situations.

    —Dustin Marshall, Operations Lead: IGS Energy

    Read More

    I’d recommend this course for anyone in management or preparing for management or working on teams.

    —Jack Kennedy, Senior Director: Biosurgery R&D, U.S. Surgical

    I’d recommend this course for anyone in management or preparing for management or working on teams.

    —Jack Kennedy, Senior Director: Biosurgery R&D, U.S. Surgical

    ‹