GNV Group

What GNV Group does

GNV Group (legal entity GNV GROUP SRL) is a Milan-based HR "tool and consulting house" founded in 2007 by Nino Vitolla. It serves enterprise and mid-market organizations—concentrated in Italy but with project delivery across 11 countries—along with a distinct professional segment of HR managers, coaches, trainers and independent consultants. The company's central positioning is as the exclusive Italian licensee of TTI Success Insights, an internationally validated multi-science assessment brand, giving it privileged access to behavioral (DISC), motivational (Driving Forces) and emotional intelligence (EQ-i 2.0) instruments not otherwise available in the Italian market.

The product surface bundles licensed TTI assessment tools with proprietary survey and process instruments: Feedback 360°, Analisi di Clima (organizational climate analysis), and Analisi del Benessere e della Soddisfazione (well-being and satisfaction analysis), each operated on dedicated micro-sites. GNV Academy is the companion digital learning platform used to train, certify and continuously educate consultants (live meetings, exercises, case studies, video tutorials, webinars). DEA Academy is a further training sub-brand. There is no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed proprietary machine-learning models—the technology base is licensed assessment science plus survey/reporting tooling and a content/community platform.

The business monetizes through three mechanics: licensing/royalties on the TTI assessment tools; professional services (bespoke consulting engagements in climate analysis, leadership development, sales-force optimization, Feedback 360° implementation); and training/certification fees delivered through GNV Academy. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supplemented by a certified consultant/business-partner channel (80+ partners), a community-led motion via the Academy, and event-driven demand generation (Milan events, ICF Italy Conference). Pricing is undisclosed and quote-based, scaled to organization size, tool selection and engagement scope, with an annual/subscription cadence indicated. The company is privately held (share capital €31,000), reports 11–50 employees, has taken no external funding, and has no subsidiaries or parent.

Name

GNV Group

Legal name

GNV GROUP SRL

Website

https://gnvgroup.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GNV Group is a Milan-based HR tool and consulting house and exclusive Italian licensee of TTI Success Insights, providing behavioral, motivational and EQ assessments, climate and well-being surveys, Feedback 360°, training and certification to enterprises and HR professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organizational Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Survey/Panel-Based Lead Capture & Co-Registration Services (BPAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Organizational consulting services
• HR assessment tools
• Talent development consulting
• Behavioral assessment instruments
• Leadership development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Assessment Tools and Licenses: GNV Group generates revenue through the exclusive licensing of TTI Success Insights assessment tools in Italy. They sell assessment instruments to organizations and certify consultants who can administer these tools.
2. Consulting Services: Customized consulting engagements for organizational development, including climate analysis, wellbeing surveys, leadership development, and team optimization programs.
3. Training and Certification: Revenue from TTI Success Insights certification programs delivered through GNV Academy, including live training sessions, examination fees, and international certification attestations.
4. Feedback 360° Implementation: Fees for implementing and supporting the Feedback 360° process, including tool customization, implementation support, and ongoing consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GNV Group is an HR Tool and Consulting House providing internationally validated multi-science assessment instruments (TTI Success Insights behavioral, motivational, and EQ tools) together with Feedback 360°, organizational climate, and well-being surveys. It wraps these instruments in customized consulting engagements, training, and a digital learning platform (GNV Academy) that certifies consultants in Italy.

Product overview

GNV Group operates as an HR Tool and Consulting House offering a portfolio of assessment instruments, digital platforms, and consulting services centered on human potential development. The core offering is the HR Tool House, which bundles TTI Success Insights® licensed behavioral, motivational, and EQ assessment tools with specialized survey instruments including Feedback 360°, Analisi di Clima (Climate Analysis), and Analisi del Benessere e della Soddisfazione (Well-being and Satisfaction Analysis). GNV Academy serves as the companion digital learning platform for certification and continuous education, while Consulting Services deliver bespoke advisory engagements. Together, these products form a unified talent management ecosystem spanning assessment, measurement, development, and advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEA Academy: Academy mentioned in the HR tools offering, related to assessment and training services.
• TTI Success Insights Italia

Products and services

• HR Tool House

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ individuals increased self-awareness through assessments
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Cavalieri RetailflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Over 15-year strategic partnership between GNV Group and Cavalieri Retail for retail industry consulting. Both companies share a mission to evolve the world of work by putting excellence, technological innovation, and human capital value at the center. Cavalieri Retail specializes in retail models while GNV Group provides HR assessment tools.
• TTI Success Insights (Exclusive Italian Licensee)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2007GNV Group is the exclusive tool house licensee of the international TTI Success Insights brand in Italy. They license the multi-science assessment tools and are authorized to train and certify consultants in the use of TTI Success Insights instruments. This is a core strategic partnership dating to the company's founding.
• Ramè FormazionecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ramè Formazione for change management consulting. Rosaria Lomasto of Ramè Formazione is a TTI Success Insights certified consultant using GNV Group tools for organizational development, coaching, and HR consulting services.
• Floriana FirenzeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultant partner specializing in business development and people growth, using TTI Success Insights tools for personal and professional development programs, coaching, and mindfulness-based training.

Scale indicators7 records

Direct peers

• TTI Success Insights: US-based global licensor of the same assessment suite (DISC, Driving Forces, EQ) that GNV exclusively distributes in Italy. Directly comparable as the parent of GNV's core technology stack and business model.
• Hogan Assessments: Provider of personality-based assessments used in leadership development, hiring and coaching — directly competing with TTI's DISC and EQ instruments that GNV distributes in Italy.

Emerging players

• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Specialized provider of leadership development and behavioral assessment solutions; competes with GNV's leadership, team-coaching and feedback 360° offerings for mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Cegos: International training and organizational development firm with strong European footprint; overlaps with GNV's training, certification and consulting engagements targeting HR leaders.
• FranklinCovey Italy: Italian affiliate of FranklinCovey offering leadership, performance and engagement training and assessments — competing directly for the same Italian enterprise HR audience.

Broad incumbents

• Mercer: Global consulting firm with significant HR advisory, engagement survey and talent assessment practices — competing for the same large-enterprise consulting mandates that GNV serves in Italy.
• Gallup: Global leader in employee engagement surveys, CliftonStrengths assessments and workplace analytics — overlapping with GNV's climate, wellbeing, and behavioral assessment offerings.
• Willis Towers Watson: Global advisory firm offering employee engagement surveys, wellbeing analytics and talent assessments — directly comparable to GNV's Climate Analysis, Wellbeing and Feedback 360° products at enterprise scale.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and assessment firm; broad incumbent with overlapping leadership development, talent assessment and engagement services that compete for the same enterprise HR budgets.
• SHL (Aon Assessment Solutions): Global psychometric assessment and talent analytics provider; competes with TTI/GNV at large enterprise level and offers broader integrated talent assessment platforms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/GnvGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gnv-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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