David Grossman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

• Founded award-winning boutique communications consultancy that specializes in internal and leadership communications through helping leaders and organizations solve their everyday and toughest challenges: – Minimizing the downside of change where business could be slowed, interrupted, or stopped – Replacing employee apathy and confusion with improved diversity and inclusion, engagement, and greater productivity – Leveraging the upside of change to accelerate business results• Created The Grossman Methodology, which is comprised of The Grossman Group’s proprietary tools, training, and thoughtpartner™ approach• Client roster includes Abbott Laboratories, Amazon, Bojangles, DHL, Grubhub, Hillrom (now part of Baxter), Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, Land O’Lakes, Lockheed Martin, Nationwide, McDonald’s, Microsoft, and Stanley Black & Decker, Wrigley, and Wyndham, among others• Three-time winner of PRWeek’s Boutique Agency of the Year. The Grossman Group also has been named Employee Communications Agency of the Year by PRovoke Media• Award-winning five-time author of leadership and communications books: "Heart First: Lasting Leadership Lessons from a Year that Changed Everything" is in its second edition: “Heart First: What Exceptional Leaders Do in Extraordinary Times”; ”Heart First for Emerging Leaders”; "No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest, Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate by Leaps and Bounds"; "You Can’t NOT Communicate: Proven Communication Solutions that Power the Fortune 100" and its follow up, "You Can’t NOT Communicate 2"• Leadercommunicator™ blog has been ranked the number one blog on communications by Feedspot eight years in a row, among other accolades• Frequently quoted in media, providing expert comment and analysis on employee and leadership issues. Featured on “NBC Nightly News,” in CBS MoneyWatch, the Chicago Tribune, Directors & Boards, Forbes, Great Place to Work, the LA Times, Newsweek, and the World Economic Forum

New York, Ny, Us

The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) is dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations.™ IPR creates, curates, and promotes research and initiatives that empower professionals with actionable insights and intelligence they can put to immediate use.

New York, Ny, Us

Page's purpose is to create community among the world's senior communication leaders to help them improve business and society. Its mission is to strengthen the impact of chief communication officers and their teams and to lead the profession into the future.

Boston, Ma, Us

Forbes Communications Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level communications and public relations executives. Members are selected based on their depth and diversity of experience.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

Collaborate with leading communication experts and educators who share in the commitment to help the University of Florida Public Relations Department remain one of the premier PR programs in the nation.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

The Thought Leadership Circle, a key initiative of the Internal Communications Research Hub (ICRH), brings together 35 distinguished thought leaders from 21 countries around the globe in the field of internal communication. These dedicated experts, as supporters of ICRH, share a passion and commitment to advancing research and promoting best practices in internal communication.

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

The SJMC established its Board of Visitors in 1996 to help the School engage with supporters and alumni and retain a competitive edge in journalism and mass communication education. The board is comprised largely of SJMC alumni and meets twice annually to consult with faculty and staff and offer insights into the School’s curriculum and service based on members’ industry experience.

Communication Leaders of Chicago (CLC) promotes continuous improvement and best practices at the highest levels of our profession. Through educational forums, curated content and networking events, CLC focuses on the evolving needs of experienced practitioners who are navigating complex and increasingly difficult organizational and strategic communication challenges.

New York, Ny, Us

Teaching The Authentic Leader Course offered to graduate-level Strategic Communications Students. This course studies the theoretical underpinnings of leadership communication, relying on empirical evidence as a guide for practice and explores three key dimensions of leadership communication: authenticity, empathy, and influence.

New York, Ny, Us

• Developed curriculum and taught the first-ever graduate level course in internal communications at Columbia University in New York City• Continued development of the curriculum, including teaching during Columbia’s summer program for international students

New York, Ny, Us

Worldcom Public Relations Group is the world's leading network of independently owned public relations counseling firms. Worldcom has 105 offices in 91 cities in 40 countries on five continents, more than 2,136 employees and revenue in 2008 of more than US $243.5 million.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Developed vision, structure, and processes for newly-created communications team supporting Restaurant Systems; developed talent pool, added diversity, and nurtured team through growth from a one-person department to a Center of Excellence of five• Created first-ever formalized communications support structure and processes for the five U.S. divisions; partnered with line management to hire, orient, and train divisional communicators; provided ongoing support and counsel to create alignment around U.S. agenda, as well as specific divisional business plans; facilitated sharing of best practices across divisions and leveraging of resources• Elevated management alignment among top corporate officers on business strategies ensuring Owner/Operator collaboration; developed communications plans to support Made for You, drive-thru, core menu improvements, training curricula, and restaurant development• Supported field-driven requests to hire first-ever regional communicators, based on results and impact of divisional communicators• Conceptualized and implemented a communication assessment process, which featured officer-specific feedback and recommendations – the first in the industry; assessment formed the basis of a strategic communications plan to support the business; supported implementation in Restaurant Systems, two divisions, and three regions; officer results improved up to 32 percent in one year• Exceeded all communication scorecard measures, with significant year-after- year improvements in staff knowledge and attitudes, based on employee communication survey results• Identified and filled employee needs by developing and implementing first-ever communication training classes with nationally respected industry experts• Promoted three times in five years

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

• Conceptualized and developed groundbreaking research about the value of community involvement for McDonald’s• Formulated and executed national and international publicity plans for the Ronald McDonald House programs, including the celebration of the 150th House in Paris; worked closely with McDonald’s regional and international public relations agencies; managed national publicity and secured placements in USA Today, New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, Dear Abby• Handled crisis communications situations in tandem with McDonald’s Media Relations• Developed and executed programs for corporate donors such as AT&T, Scott Paper, Mead Johnson Nutritionals; recruited two new donors – ServiceMaster Consumer Services and Whirlpool – whose total contributions exceeded $2 million• Developed two new practice areas for the agency: field relations and internal communications

Started first grad student-run journal in Corporate Public Relations at Northwestern University (now the IMC Journal)

Master'S, Corporate Public Relations, Medill School Of Journalism

Ba - Honors, Journalism - Public Relations, Broadcast Journalism