My name is Peter Gandolfo. I am an ICF ACC certified executive coach. I trained with the world-renowned Hudson Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Coaching combines my 20+ years of experience in marketing, management, and consulting with my love for helping others succeed. I'm passionate about creating a more diverse workforce by helping leaders develop their authentic leadership styles and helping men achieve professionally while being present fathers.

 

In addition to individual coaching, I facilitate team workshops on building a coaching culture, leveraging strengths through change, unpacking for innovation and more.

 

My life experience informs much of my coaching work. For instance, straight out of college, I enrolled in medical school. Three weeks in, I realized I'd spent so much time proving to myself that I could get into medical school, I’d never considered whether I wanted to be a physician! So I switched to a career in business, which is a much better fit for me. Since then, I've always taken time to find and follow my inner “true north” when making career and life decisions, a process that’s especially important now that I’m a husband and father. All these experiences guide me in my coaching work.
 

Before launching Gandolfo Group, I was the senior director of client engagement for the Drucker Institute, a social enterprise grounded in the revolutionary management principles of Peter Drucker. Prior to joining Drucker, I spent nine years in brand management and international marketing at Mattel, and before that I did product marketing for Ford Motor Company and advertising account management at Foote, Cone & Belding.