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 helping men achieve professionally while being present fathers and about creating a more diverse workforce by helping leaders develop their authentic leadership styles.

 

In addition to individual coaching, I facilitate team workshops and give talks on marketing strategy, listening to customers, effective communication 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.