What RVB Associates does

RVB Associates is a privately held leadership development and organizational culture consulting firm founded in 1999 by Dr. Rob Bogosian. The firm specializes in helping enterprises move from "Cultures of Silence" to "Cultures of Voice" by diagnosing why employees withhold critical information and by building leadership capability to surface it. Its customers are predominantly Fortune 500 corporations and U.S. federal government agencies, with named engagements spanning Microsoft, Toyota, Comcast, the U.S. Department of Defense, State Street, Citizens Financial Group, Prudential, Office Depot, Panasonic, and King Saud University. The firm reports 25+ years of practice, 500+ leaders developed, 100+ organizations served, and a 95% client retention rate, and is operationally headquartered in Naples, Florida with a second office in Boston, Massachusetts.

The firm's core technology is the proprietary Silence & Voice Inventory (SVI), a validated quantitative diagnostic instrument developed through decades of original research and benchmarked against thousands of leaders and organizations. The SVI measures culture along dimensions including Psychological Safety, Leadership Openness, Upward Voice, Peer Communication, Fear of Retaliation, and Innovation Culture, and serves as the entry point and data backbone for all consulting work. RVB Associates has published two foundational books — Breaking Corporate Silence (co-authored with Christine Mockler Casper) and The Seven Myths of Leadership in Business (August 2024) — with a third, Disruption-Ready Leadership, forthcoming in August 2026. Its product portfolio includes executive coaching, multi-month culture transformation programs, team development, six distinct onsite workshop formats (Breaking Corporate Silence, High-Influence Leadership, Building Trust & Psychological Safety, Courageous Conversations, Culture Shaping Intensive, Leadership Pipeline Program), and a catalog of keynote presentations.

RVB Associates generates revenue through professional services fees across five streams: organizational consulting and culture transformation engagements, keynote speaking and workshop delivery, one-on-one executive coaching, book sales and bulk licensing, and standalone SVI diagnostic assessments. All engagements are quote-based and tailored to each client; pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the firm offers a complimentary 45-minute exploratory conversation as the lead-conversion entry point. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales anchored in thought leadership — published books, articles, conference keynotes, and earned media in outlets such as Fortune, Business Insider, Bloomberg Radio, and The Economist — supplemented by referral networks within Fortune 500 and government circles. The firm is independently owned by its founder and operates as a boutique practice with four named senior consultants.

Name

RVB Associates

Legal name

RVB Associates, Inc.

Website

https://rvbassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RVB Associates is a leadership development and organizational culture consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies build Cultures of Voice using its proprietary Silence & Voice Inventory diagnostic, executive coaching, workshops, and culture transformation programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Presence & Communication Coaching (EDABANAE)

Keywords

• Organizational consulting
• Leadership development
• Executive coaching
• Culture transformation
• Team development

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Organizational Consulting & Culture Transformation: Fee-for-service consulting engagements encompassing SVI diagnostics, culture assessments, and sustained transformation programs. Engagements are custom-designed per client and typically structured as multi-month programs.
2. Keynote Speaking & Workshop Delivery: Fees charged for keynote presentations (45-90 minutes), workshop sessions (half or full day), executive roundtables (2-3 hours), and multi-day facilitated programs. Workshops are delivered onsite and customized per event.
3. Executive Coaching: One-on-one coaching engagements for senior executives, focused on self-awareness, leadership communication, and organizational culture impact.
4. Books & Publications: Sales of published books including Breaking Corporate Silence and The Seven Myths of Leadership in Business, with bulk orders and organizational licensing available.
5. SVI Diagnostic Assessment (Standalone): The Silence & Voice Inventory assessment offered as a standalone diagnostic service, providing organizations with a culture profile and actionable report.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RVB Associates provides executive coaching, culture diagnostics, and culture transformation programs for Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions. Core engagements are grounded in the proprietary Silence & Voice Inventory (SVI®) diagnostic and delivered through one-on-one coaching, multi-month leadership and culture programs, onsite workshops, and keynote presentations. Complementary offerings include published books on organizational silence and leadership effectiveness, with bulk and organizational licensing available.

Product overview

RVB Associates is a leadership development and organizational consulting firm offering a portfolio of services centered on building Cultures of Voice. The core offering includes the proprietary SVI® (Silence & Voice Inventory) diagnostic assessment, one-on-one executive coaching, culture transformation programs, team development workshops, and keynote presentations. The company has published three books: Breaking Corporate Silence (foundational research text), The Seven Myths of Leadership in Business (2024), and the forthcoming Disruption-Ready Leadership (August 2026). Services are delivered through multiple engagement formats including workshops (Breaking Corporate Silence, High-Influence Leadership, Building Trust & Psychological Safety, Courageous Conversations, Culture Shaping Intensive, Leadership Pipeline Program) and keynote speaking programs, all grounded in the SVI diagnostic framework.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Breaking Corporate Silence Published book providing a research-backed framework for understanding why people stay silent at work and how high-influence leaders can build Cultures of Voice. Available individually and via bulk/organizational licensing.
• The Seven Myths of Leadership in Business Published book by Dr. Rob Bogosian that dismantles seven pervasive leadership myths and provides evidence-based frameworks for effective leadership in complex environments. Sold individually and via bulk/organizational licensing.
• SVI® Culture Diagnostic (Silence & Voice Inventory) RVB Associates' proprietary diagnostic tool measuring organizational culture along the voice-silence spectrum. Identifies where and why silence takes hold across dimensions including Psychological Safety, Leadership Openness, Upward Voice, Peer Communication, Fear of Retaliation, and Innovation Culture. Offered standalone or as the foundational data instrument for workshops, coaching, and culture transformation engagements.
• Executive Coaching One-on-one coaching that builds executive self-awareness, sharpens communication, and develops leadership presence. Helps senior leaders understand their impact on organizational culture and develop habits of high-performing leaders.
• Culture Transformation

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Right Management (a ManpowerGroup company): Right Management provides talent and career consulting including leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational effectiveness engagements, making it a comparable enterprise coaching/culture transformation competitor with global delivery.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm whose practice includes executive assessment, coaching, and team effectiveness. Overlaps with RVB at the C-suite coaching/assessment level but operates at far broader scale and as part of its executive search practice.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a deep leadership development, executive coaching, and culture practice. It overlaps directly with RVB's C-suite coaching and culture transformation engagements but serves a far broader portfolio of HR and talent services at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a nonprofit leadership development and research organization offering executive coaching, leadership programs, and culture/feedback assessments. It is the closest direct peer to RVB's research-backed coaching and culture transformation model, with similar academic underpinnings and Fortune 500 client base.
• Hogan Assessments: Hogan Assessments sells proprietary psychometric and leadership assessment tools widely used by Fortune 500 HR teams and executive coaches. Overlaps with RVB's SVI on the proprietary assessment/diagnostic front and competes for the assessment-driven culture and leadership project budget.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a leadership development and assessment company serving Fortune 500 organizations with proprietary diagnostics, leadership pipelines, and culture programs. Competes with RVB directly for culture transformation and leadership pipeline RFPs at large enterprises.
• The Ken Blanchard Companies: Ken Blanchard Companies is a leadership development and training firm built around authored books (e.g., The One Minute Manager) and enterprise training programs, directly mirroring RVB's book-to-workshop-to-consulting pipeline targeting senior leaders.
• Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching (100 Coaches): Marshall Goldsmith's executive coaching practice and the 100 Coaches network offer C-suite executive coaching built on a proprietary stakeholder-centered methodology and authored books, directly competing with RVB's executive coaching and thought-leadership-led model.
• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey sells leadership development books, training programs, and consulting engagements targeting enterprise and government buyers, anchored by branded IP (e.g., 7 Habits). RVB parallels this go-to-market: authored books fueling keynote/workshop/consulting pipelines.

Emerging players

• BTS Group: BTS is a strategy execution consulting firm using simulations, executive workshops, and coaching to drive organizational change. While its signature methodology differs, it competes for some of the same culture/leadership transformation mandates at Fortune 500 clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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