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 time saver! We end up with highly qualified, motivated candidates. Takes a lot of the guess work out of the hiring decision.
—Mike Callahan, CFO: RiverBend Medical Group

Great time saver! We end up with highly qualified, motivated candidates. Takes a lot of the guess work out of the hiring decision.
—Mike Callahan, CFO: RiverBend Medical Group

This is an opportunity you should not pass up. It will change your life almost immediately if you give them your attention. Both in the long and short term, you will learn lessons that it can take other people years to figure out and some may never realize!
—Matthew Garbecki

This is an opportunity you should not pass up. It will change your life almost immediately if you give them your attention. Both in the long and short term, you will learn lessons that it can take other people years to figure out and some may never realize!
—Matthew Garbecki

I found the whole process to be amazing and eye opening. Providing such useful & personalized information in a non-threatening environment was great.
—David Betrune, Executive Director: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County/Hartsprings Foundation

I found the whole process to be amazing and eye opening. Providing such useful & personalized information in a non-threatening environment was great. All the information was presented with just the right balance of humor and tact. For anyone who is serious about being the best leader they can be, I recommend this program. The folks from Giombetti Associates provided support and guidance the whole way through resulting in a wonderful experience. I highly recommend this leadership program.
—David Betrune, Executive Director: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County/Hartsprings Foundation

This program provided me valuable and honest feedback about myself that has allowed me to excel in all aspects of my life. As cliché as it sounds, this program has changed my life, and without this program, I would not be as successful as I am today.
—Kristin Rheault

This program provided me valuable and honest feedback about myself that has allowed me to excel in all aspects of my life. As cliché as it sounds, this program has changed my life, and without this program, I would not be as successful as I am today.
—Kristin Rheault

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

The programs offered by Giombetti Associates were beneficial in both my personal life and my career in human resources. If I could have changed only one thing, it would be to have participated in this program much earlier in my life.
—Deborah Beauchemin, Human Resources Supervisor: Atlas Copco Compressors, Inc.

The programs offered by Giombetti Associates were beneficial in both my personal life and my career in human resources. If I could have changed only one thing, it would be to have participated in this program much earlier in my life.
—Deborah Beauchemin, Human Resources Supervisor: Atlas Copco Compressors, Inc.

People often say after their time at this training that “they learned a lot about themselves.” I see it differently. I knew a lot of what their assessment said. I just didn’t know how it all tied together. This assessment and training have changed my life.
—Rob Phillipo

People often say after their time at this training that “they learned a lot about themselves.” I see it differently. I knew a lot of what their assessment said. I just didn’t know how it all tied together. This assessment and training have changed my life. It has given me a perspective that I never had before. I went into this expecting to learn how to be a better manager. It taught me how to be a better man. To be the leader I wanted to be, I first had to become the person I wanted to be. I have always attacked everything in my life with passion and a drive, with the purpose of being successful. The problem I had was how I measured success. To me, success was how much money did I make? What job title did I hold? Did I win or lose? After my time with Rick and Ross I have learned the true measure of success will be my legacy. How many lives have I impacted? What will people say about me when I am gone? I have tried to instill this in my associates to build a culture of striving to be the best people we can be and to always do the right thing. What it has shown us is that if we can motivate people with more than just money and give them a larger purpose, the rewards are longer lasting and more fulfilling.
—Rob Phillipo

I truly believe I am leaving here better prepared and much more aware of what a true leader is and the traits I need to get there.
—Justin Scheithauer, Plant Manager: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

I truly believe I am leaving here better prepared and much more aware of what a true leader is and the traits I need to get there.
—Justin Scheithauer, Plant Manager: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Our company, particularly upper management, put a lot of stock in the Performance Dynamics® assessment. It is fast becoming a crucial criterion for selection to executive positions in our company. We are also beginning to utilize the PDA for selection of new managers, as well.
—Rick Lamb, Plant Manager: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Our company, particularly upper management, put a lot of stock in the Performance Dynamics® assessment. It is fast becoming a crucial criterion for selection to executive positions in our company. We are also beginning to utilize the PDA for selection of new managers, as well.
—Rick Lamb, Plant Manager: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

The Giombetti Leadership program has changed my life and helped me discover who I am. As I look back on this experience, this program helped me be a better team player, a happier person and overall a better leader in all aspects of my life. The team members create an atmosphere that allows you to improve yourself and truly discover who you are.
—Katie Acciardo

The Giombetti Leadership program has changed my life and helped me discover who I am. As I look back on this experience, this program helped me be a better team player, a happier person and overall a better leader in all aspects of my life. The team members create an atmosphere that allows you to improve yourself and truly discover who you are.
—Katie Acciardo

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

It might go without saying that the personal assessments, group discussions, and skill building workshops were all integral components of this remarkable mentoring program, but 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 […]
—Timothy J. Scully

It might go without saying that the personal assessments, group discussions, and skill building workshops were all integral components of this remarkable mentoring program, but 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 truly unique and unparalleled.
—Timothy J. Scully

Trust the process and be true to yourself and the people around you. The leaders at Giombetti are the best of the best.
—Melissa Peters, Human Resource Generalist: Notch Mechanical Constructors

Trust the process and be true to yourself and the people around you. The leaders at Giombetti are the best of the best. They are there to support you and highlight all the things you do well and support you to dial in the things that will make you a better leader at work, and better person in your family life. Have open and honest conversations with them, they will lead to a positive transformation. I have never met a more trusting, honest and kind group of people. I’m excited to see myself grow. I only wish I met them and worked with them sooner in life.
—Melissa Peters, Human Resource Generalist: Notch Mechanical Constructors

We have used the Giombetti pre-employment assessment and Leadership Development classes for our management positions for several years.
—Kelly Turley, SVP Operations & Administration: W.W. Williams

We have used the Giombetti pre-employment assessment and Leadership Development classes for our management positions for several years. The assessment is so simple yet so accurate, I am always astonished at how deeply they can understand a person by having them answer just a few questions. The feedback sessions are probing, educational and most important, supportive. The assessment provides invaluable information that helps put the right person in their best role so both they and the organization see success. It is also a great tool for leaders/coaches to help guide and develop their team members, building on each person’s individual strengths. The Leadership Development classes get high marks from those who attend. They create a fun and safe environment to look inward, everyone leaves with skills to help them be a better person, co-worker, coach, leader.
—Kelly Turley, SVP Operations & Administration: W.W. Williams

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.
—Michelle Pastore

We cannot thank her enough for the amazing support she has provided to [my child] during this exceptionally stressful and difficult time. As a parent, I am convinced that this experience has been one of the best gifts I could have provided.
—Michelle Pastore

I had an incredibly positive experience working with Ross and the rest of his team while I was in high school, so I pushed for my younger sister Julia to go as well, knowing now the positive impact it can have on your future.
—Liz Mastrio

I had an incredibly positive experience working with Ross and the rest of his team while I was in high school, so I pushed for my younger sister Julia to go as well, knowing now the positive impact it can have on your future.
—Liz Mastrio

This assessment has not only helped our organization immensely, but it has done great things for the personal development of some very talented people.
—Steve Mitus, Executive V.P. and CFO: Balise Motor Sales Company

This assessment has not only helped our organization immensely, but it has done great things for the personal development of some very talented people.
—Steve Mitus, Executive V.P. and CFO: Balise Motor Sales Company

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.

I won’t lie, at times hearing and then accepting some of the characteristics I possess was VERY hard, but how can I change those things without being aware of them? I can honestly say that within the last month I feel as if I am an entirely new person.
—Heather Caisse

I won’t lie, at times hearing and then accepting some of the characteristics I possess was VERY hard, but how can I change those things without being aware of them? I can honestly say that within the last month I feel as if I am an entirely new person. There are days that I feel as if a gigantic weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I am much more aware of who I am as an individual now. It is beyond refreshing. This program has given me the chance to become a leader.
—Heather Caisse

I have been in leadership positions for over 25 years. I have been to leadership and management training with at least ten different companies. I have used dozens of agencies to assist with hiring and employee development support.
—Jeff Carpenter, CEO: ProTech Industries

I have been in leadership positions for over 25 years. I have been to leadership and management training with at least ten different companies. I have used dozens of agencies to assist with hiring and employee development support. When it comes time for me to make the most important hires, the biggest team or personnel decisions, maximize a well-staffed team’s performance, or bring a group of extremely diverse views together for the greater good of the business, Giombetti Associates is the one place I return. They understand business and they understand people better than any similar entity I have ever worked with.
—Jeff Carpenter, CEO: ProTech Industries

Giombetti’s 360 Degree Review process provides leaders with clear, actionable feedback from every angle, which is critical in fast-moving, highly collaborative environments. We use the process at Incline and across our portfolio companies to help leaders understand how they are experienced by teams, peers and stakeholders. That awareness fuels better coaching, stronger communication and teams […]
—April Simile, Partner: Incline Equity Partners

Giombetti’s 360 Degree Review process provides leaders with clear, actionable feedback from every angle, which is critical in fast-moving, highly collaborative environments. We use the process at Incline and across our portfolio companies to help leaders understand how they are experienced by teams, peers and stakeholders. That awareness fuels better coaching, stronger communication and teams that work together more effectively.
—April Simile, Partner: Incline Equity Partners