David Grossman
Founder & CEO, The Grossman Group
David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, helps leaders drive productivity and get the results they want through authentic and courageous leadership and communication. He’s a sought-after speaker and advisor to Fortune 500 leaders, a member of the Forbes Communication Council, and an award-winning five-time author.
David is the Founder and CEO of The Grossman Group, an award-winning Chicago-based strategic leadership development and internal communications consultancy.
He counsels leaders at top organizations to unleash the power of strategic internal communication and drive performance. Clients include Abbott Laboratories, Amazon, Amsted Industries, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald’s, Microsoft, and Stanley Black & Decker, among others.
A media source for his expert commentary and analysis on employee and leadership issues, David has been featured on “NBC Nightly News,” the Chicago Tribune, Directors & Boards, Forbes, Newsweek, and the World Economic Forum. His leadercommunicator Blog has been named the #1 Blog on Communication by Feedspot eight years in a row.
He recently launched a new edition of his popular book, “Heart First” which is tailored to emerging leaders seeking the secret behind exceptional leadership in an extraordinary time.
David is giving away copies of Heart First for Emerging Leaders – for free – to students, young professionals, and educators through his Great Giveback Giveaway. This is all part of David’s desire to pay it forward. His vision is to empower every Communications student and young professional with insights on leadership so they Lead with Heart. To date, he’s given away more than 15,000 copies of his Heart First books.
David is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Board of Advisors for The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, and a long-time supporter of rising professionals and students in the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).
David is a partner to educators, donating copies of Heart First for Emerging Leaders to students at dozens of universities across the United States. He’s also an educator himself, most recently teaching The Authentic Leader Course at Columbia University in NYC.