Robert Grossman

Emotional intelligence and Psychological Safety

Robert Grossman is the Founder and CEO of Black Diamond Leadership, a national high-performance leadership development and executive coaching agency that works with individuals, organizations, and teams to drive peak performance and profitability. Under Robert’s leadership, Black Diamond drives personal and professional growth in critical areas, including communication and teamwork, employee engagement, processes, and organizational structure, and emotional intelligence, trust, and psychological safety. Robert has worked with more than 500 exceptional leaders across the country and internationally.

A dynamic public and sought-after speaker, Robert shares leadership advice and teamwork strategies as a keynote and workshop speaker and executive coach, including incorporating humorous and compelling stories from his past business successes and failures and his years volunteering on the National Ski Patrol.

A skilled entrepreneur, Robert has founded and led a strategic marketing and communications firm and a content creation company. Under his leadership, Focus Creative Group served Fortune 500 companies and international brands from Disney to WellPoint and earned more than two dozen industry awards for excellence. Waiting Room Theater, a subscription-based content management platform designed for medical office waiting rooms, collected 3,000 clients nationwide. Robert also served as executive chairman of the world’s largest CEO membership organization, Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Robert was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He has served on the regional board of directors of the National Speakers Association and is President-elect for 2020-2021. He is a member of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) and the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. Robert attended Antioch University and has earned advanced certifications in team management and leadership, high-performance organizational design and leadership, and executive coaching

Robert has worked with extraordinary companies and organizations such as: American Heart Association, Blue Cross, Deloitte, DirecTV, Dole Foods, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil, Fox Entertainment, Green Hasson Janks, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Business Journal, Lucas Arts, Lucas Films, Manning Salvage & Lee, Marsh, One Call Medical, PacifiCare, Sony, TRW, United Way, United States National Guard, Volvo USA, Walt Disney, Warner Bros and WellPoint.