Testimonials 


Raffaele Gerbasi, President

I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Rob over a period of many years as a colleague in our TEC Vistage peer advisory group. I personally benefited countless times from Rob’s thoughtful perspectives on leadership and business strategy. Earlier this year, we had an opportunity to have Rob facilitate our offsite leadership team meeting and the results exceeded our expectations. I wholeheartedly endorse Rob as talented speaker with many years of proven leadership and business success under his belt!

Charles Alexander, Director Business Development at Walker Glass Ltd

Rob facilitated a two day HR and strategy session for Walker's senior management team in 2018. We were collectively very pleased with both the process as well as the outcome of this challenging exercise. So much so, that we decided to hire Rob to organize and facilitate our 2019 strategic planning exercise. It's a pleasure working with Rob, He has a very capable and strategic mind, comes to the table with a wealth of practical experience and facilitates in a respectful, courteous yet productive manner, delivering results.

Ouriel Levy, Corporate Vice President, Sales at Medicom Inc.

I worked directly with Rob for almost 2 years at Medicom. Rob was President of the North American arm of the organization and we worked together closely across multiple initiatives, including strategy development, customer and category planning, new product strategy, as well as corporate development efforts. Rob is a very strong leader, with highly developed people skills, integrity and passion. He approaches every business issue and opportunity in a positive manner, leads with trust and focuses his time, energy and attention on culture evolution and solving problems, while optimizing team performance. He has highly intuitive business acumen and a solid understanding of organizational structure and how to unlock potential. He is a planner by nature, focused on strategic plan development and the introduction of core initiatives to drive growth and success. Rob is a strong communicator and takes the time to get to know individuals at all levels of the organization, with an approachable, engaging nature that instills a natural confidence in his abilities. Overall Rob is highly flexible, extremely personable and is easy to work with. In fact, he taught me a lot and we had fun working as a team. He would be an asset to any organization and I would not hesitate to recommend him.


Ileana Stinghe, Vice President - Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

I have worked with Rob for 20 years in two different companies (AHF / LBC and STANDARD) and quite different industries. I know Rob as the optimistic, high spirited, curious, thought provoking person who wants to make a difference. He takes special care and interest in people; mentorship being one of his passions, as it has been with me over so many years. Rob’s leadership comes through in many forms: his integrity, his vision and strategies, his ability to inspire individuals and teams, his delegation and coaching skills, his humbleness... We have worked together on numerous initiatives and I consider Rob a true partner. Always a pleasure!

Kimberly Iapaolo, Project Director at The Hertz Corporation

Rob is one of those rare Executive Leaders who fully understands the fundamental strategies required when transforming a business. I had the privilege to work for Rob at Louisville Bedding driving strategy deployment and continuous improvement methodologies. One of the areas Rob achieved significant improvement for the business was margin improvement. Rob is not just focused on the numbers, he equally passionate about employee engagement. He always listens to the real problems that employees face on a day to day basis and is actively involved in making a difference for his teams. Rob is a valued asset for any organization.

Gary Polachek, C.E.O. at Magil Laurentienne 

Over the past 5 years, I have had the opportunity to get to know Rob. Rob is a fellow TEC member and has assisted us as a corporate advisor. He is guided by the highest standards of integrity, has demonstrated significant work ethic and conscientiousness. He is also blessed with natural leadership skills and tremendous empathy towards others. As an advisor to our company, he provided meaningful insight into unresolved challenges, which led to appropriate decisions and action. I wholeheartedly endorse Rob as someone who can diagnose, seek input, recommend, lead and take decisive action, all with a view of the best interest of the company.

Kelly Hanson, Principal at Cascadia Sales

Few people have the opportunity to work with a manager who is also a coach and mentor like Rob. I had the pleasure of working with Rob for four years at STANDARD, collaborating on several project teams as well as watching and learning from him. Coaching is Rob's strongest asset/passion and he has a way of making it a very enjoyable experience. I was particularly impressed by Rob’s ability to enhance the companies culture by creating collaborative, multi departmental teams. He has a remarkable ability to enable trust between colleagues. Rob has another passion, hockey which he will be sharing with all that are interested. As a coach or a leader, Rob earns my highest recommendation.


Arlene Ades, SR Vice President US Sales

Over the past year I had the opportunity to learn from Rob. From day one, his ability to bring people together at a high level was apparent. I was fortunate to be on his leadership team which he built from the ground up in a very short time period. I have had the pleasure of working for many great leaders and Rob stands out as one of a very small handful who have had a tremendous impact on me. He is a true collaborator and understands strategy and the importance of clear goals. He is authentic and inspirational. I feel very privileged to have had the honor of learning from his vast experience.

Geneviève Lukenda-Lund, VP People and CI & Faculty Member at McGill Executive Institute

I had a wonderful opportunity to report to Rob as a member of his North American Leadership Team at Medicom. He is an outstanding leader with a keen ability to spearhead change as he quickly identifies challenges and mobilizes teams to success. Under his tutelage, I have grown as a leader, which has in turn, helped my teams. A true collaborator and story-teller, Rob shares his vision, delegates authority and continuously supports throughout the change journey. His passion for continuous improvement and lifelong learning have been truly inspirational.

Margarita Mejia, Continuous Improvement STANDARD Products Inc.

I had the chance to work with Rob at Louisville Bedding Company and also at STANDARD products and it was a great experience. Rob is a great leader, a strategic thinker and a team player. He persuaded me to work in areas that I did not know much about but thanks to his trust in me and others, we not only grew personally and within the organization but also were able to turn around a business. His great knowledge on operational excellence and culture of continuous improvement drive success wherever he goes.

Vic Lewis, Sales Operations Planning Manager at STANDARD Products Inc.

Can't say enough good things about Rob. Outstanding leader; terrific at building teams. In addition, Rob is great at working with individual employees to develop their abilities and maximize their effectiveness within the organization. Rob is very insightful when it comes to both how organizations can function more smoothly and how to improve how teams & individuals within the organization can function at a higher level. Rob is very collaborative in his approach and had a great impact on me personally and on my role within the organization.

Lisa Lewis, Marketing Director - Medical at Medicom Inc.

I had the pleasure of working with Rob at AMD Medicom and witnessed as he led our company through great change. He introduced annual and quarterly strategic initiatives, assembled a strong leadership team and guided culture change across the whole organization. His strong leadership skills are inspiring and motivating to all those around him.