What The Grossman Group does

The Grossman Group is a Chicago-based management consulting firm founded in 2000 by David Grossman, specializing in internal communications, leadership communication, change management, and organizational culture change for Fortune 500 and large global enterprises. The firm delivers an integrated service portfolio comprising strategic consulting (Internal Communications Services, Leadership Communication Consulting, Change Management Consulting, Organizational Culture Change Consulting), leadership communication training, and keynote speaking engagements delivered personally by the founder. Its core methodology centers on the intersection of leadership behavior and organizational culture, anchored by a proprietary "Heart Work" framework and a body of thought leadership content including two published books (The Heart Work of Modern Leadership and Heart First), the leadercommunicator Podcast, a content blog, original research conducted in partnership with The Harris Poll, and a library of case studies.

The business operates as a B2B professional services firm with a quote-based, project-and-retainer pricing model targeting C-suite executives and senior HR/Communications leaders. Go-to-market is content-led: thought leadership (books, podcast, blog, research, keynotes) drives top-of-funnel credibility, converting enterprise prospects into consulting engagements. The firm holds continuous NGLCC Certified Diversity Supplier status since 2008 and earned dual 2025 Agency of the Year recognition from PRSA's Silver Anvil Awards and Ragan's Zenith Awards. Customer logos span multiple industries and include LinkedIn, McDonald's, Abbott, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, General Mills, Stanley Black & Decker, Astellas, Bojangles, Grubhub, and Smithsonian. The company is privately held, founder-owned, with no external investors, no M&A activity, and no disclosed subsidiaries.

Name

The Grossman Group

Legal name

The Grossman Group

Website

https://yourthoughtpartner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Grossman Group is a Chicago-based internal communications and leadership development consultancy serving Fortune 500 and large global enterprises, offering strategic consulting, change management, culture transformation, training, and keynotes founded by David Grossman in 2000.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD), Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE), Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Internal communications consulting
• Leadership communication training
• Change management consulting
• Organizational culture change
• Employee engagement advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: The primary revenue stream comes from professional consulting engagements with enterprise clients. Services include internal communications strategy, change management consulting, organizational culture transformation, and leadership communication advisory services. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees and retainer arrangements with Fortune 500 and large global organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Grossman Group is a management consulting firm that provides internal communications, leadership communication, change management, and organizational culture change services to Fortune 500 and large global organizations. The firm delivers project-based consulting engagements and retainer arrangements that help executives articulate strategy, align stakeholders, and drive employee engagement during transformation. It complements its consulting work with keynote speaking, custom leadership training, and thought-leadership content such as books, a podcast, and original research conducted with The Harris Poll.

Product overview

The Grossman Group is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of services centered on internal communications, leadership communication, change management, and organizational culture change. The core offering consists of strategic consulting services including Internal Communications Services, Leadership Communication Consulting, Change Management Consulting, and Organizational Culture Change Consulting, complemented by Communication Training for Leaders and Leadership Speaking engagements. The firm also produces thought leadership content including books (The Heart Work of Modern Leadership, Heart First), the leadercommunicator Podcast, research reports and white papers, and case studies. These products and services work together as an integrated consulting approach to help organizations improve employee engagement, navigate change, and strengthen leadership effectiveness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Internal Communications Services Strategic consulting to help organizations synthesize and deliver messages to all stakeholders in a way that drives employee engagement, increases productivity, accelerates business results, and minimizes the downside of change. Targeted at enterprise leaders and communications teams.
• Leadership Communication Consulting Helps organizations articulate strategy and equip teams to execute it, covering executive leadership changes, organizational transformation, culture change, and communicating complex messages to diverse stakeholders.
• Change Management Consulting Expert consulting services to help organizations successfully navigate change, align stakeholders on the vision for the future, and prepare leaders to communicate complex organizational, strategic, and operational transformation.
• Organizational Culture Change Consulting Provides experience and methodologies to help organizations evolve their culture in a focused and positive way to deliver on strategy while creating a better workplace.
• Communication Training for Leaders Custom communication trainings designed to equip leaders with practical tools and strategies to be more effective in their roles, delivered by expert training facilitators.
• Leadership Speaking/Keynotes Keynote presentations by David Grossman on leadership communication, change management, and organizational culture topics for corporate audiences and conferences.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Harris PollcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Grossman Group has an established partnership with The Harris Poll for conducting surveys and research projects. This partnership enables the firm to provide data-driven insights to clients on leadership communication, organizational culture, and internal communications topics. The research findings are used to develop thought leadership content and inform consulting methodologies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Point B: Point B is an employee-owned management consulting firm with practices in change management, organization transformation, and communications strategy; it directly competes with The Grossman Group for mid-market and enterprise change and culture engagements.
• Ragan Consulting Group: Ragan Consulting Group is a closely comparable peer: a communications-focused advisory and training firm serving internal communications, employee engagement, and leadership communication needs of mid-market and enterprise buyers, with the same content-led GTM motion (awards, publications, events) that The Grossman Group uses.
• North Highland: North Highland is a global management consulting firm with a dedicated change management and organizational transformation practice serving Fortune 500 enterprises; it is a direct competitor for the same internal communications and change management budgets that The Grossman Group targets.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Edelman is the world's largest PR firm with an internal communications and employee engagement practice serving Fortune 500 clients, overlapping with The Grossman Group's corporate communications and change advisory work but at global scale.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global leadership and executive talent advisory firm with a leadership advisory practice that overlaps with The Grossman Group's leadership communication and culture work, particularly at the C-suite and senior executive level.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a larger professional services firm with an organizational change, communication, and culture practice serving healthcare, higher education, and commercial enterprises, providing broader capability and deeper bench for large transformation programs where The Grossman Group is capacity-constrained.
• Mercer: Mercer, a Marsh McLennan business, provides organizational transformation, change management, and employee engagement advisory services to large multinationals, overlapping with The Grossman Group's change and culture work but at far greater scale and global reach.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with leadership development, culture, and change practices that compete for the same enterprise budgets as The Grossman Group, but at much larger scale and with proprietary assessment IP.
• Aon (Human Capital practice): Aon's Human Capital practice includes change management, employee engagement, and internal communications advisory work for large global employers, competing with The Grossman Group for enterprise-level mandates but with a much broader HR, benefits, and risk portfolio.

Emerging players

• Gartner (HR & Employee Experience advisory): Gartner provides research, advisory, and benchmarking for HR, employee experience, and change management leaders at large enterprises, representing a partial overlap with The Grossman Group's internal communications and change management practice, often as a complementary rather than directly competing resource.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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