The Leadership Team
Co-founders Rick Rittmaster and Scott Jacobs bring a powerful blend of talent development expertise and operational leadership to Groveland. Rick is a tenured leadership development expert with more than 15 years of experience in the field, while Scott serves as a seasoned business leader and career expert. Together, they designed Groveland to solve the "readiness gap"—addressing the nearly ten-year delay between a manager’s first supervisory role and their first formal training. Their curriculum moves beyond theory, treating leadership as a daily habit and empowering rising talent to transition from functional contributors to strategic drivers with confidence.
About Groveland
Groveland Leadership provides premiere development for new and emerging leaders exactly when they need it most. By partnering with executives and HR leaders bridge the gap between high potential and high performance, Groveland offers 12-week cohorts - Foundations for current managers and Emerging Leadership for those preparing for new responsibilities. The program's structure is rooted in the science of habit formation, utilizing weekly one-hour sessions that cycle between instructor-led learning and facilitated peer coaching to address timely, real-world business challenges. Ultimately, Groveland helps organizations build a sustainable leadership infrastructure by turning leadership into a practiced, measurable habit rather than a series of "quick fixes".