Adapt & thrive in times of change
Don't leave anyone behind!
Change is inevitable. It’s all around us. To thrive, organizations need to adopt agile, flexible change strategies that inspire everyone to transition through times of change.
Successful change requires a people-centric approach.
Our Vision: To guide organizations to help every team and individual navigate through change. Where everyone understands the journey. And the actions they take, brings out their best. Where no one gets left behind!
Our Mission: To guide organizations, teams and individuals through times of change!
Ready to start your change journey?
“Although we won’t always like how change feels, we can learn to love what change means! Change is an invitation to expand our capacity!”
– Gigi Matacco
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Our philosophy & services
Navigating change together
We believe in the power of united teams! Teams that collaborate effectively and leverage the strengths of everyone. We believe that everyone must be co-responsible to drive change. And we deeply appreciate how individuals uniquely experience change. By understanding your change needs and objectives, we help co-create people-centric change strategies during times of transition.
We partner with you. You know your business better than we ever will. Only through collaboration can we help your organization achieve the desired outcomes and goals. Our experience is that when the right change strategies are in place, it leads to increased employee morale, heightened engagement, and a significant reduction in stress and risk.
The value we deliver
Our services are rooted in delivering these core benefits:
- Increase Adaptability and Flexibility: Strengthen your organization’s ability to evolve and thrive in a dynamic environment.
- Enhance Employee Engagement: Achieve future-readiness by fostering alignment, connection, and involvement.
- Create Co-Responsibility: Build a shared commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration.
- Strengthen Organizational Unity: Unify your team around a common purpose and vision to achieve ambitious change goals.
High-level services
In partnership and collaboration with our clients, we tailor our change services to address organizational challenges during times of change. This includes:
- Strategies for organizational effectiveness: We assess and co-create strategies to help organizations and teams throughout the change journey.
- Strategies for your people: We offer personalized coaching to empower individuals and teams by providing actionable insights.
We don’t offer one-size fits all services. We provide tailored solutions to enhance your organizational effectiveness, team collaboration, and individual empowerment. By focusing on these areas, we help everyone flourish, even when change doesn’t feel good.
About L&M Advisory Group
L&M Advisory Group: a strategic alliance
L&M Advisory Group represents a powerful collaboration between Loventhal Consulting and Atherton Consulting. We practice what we preach. Actually, we don’t preach! We won’t tell you what to do. We work in partnership with you, like we work together.
Our collaboration results in enhanced experiences, improved communications, and more effective problem-solving. This stems from our mutual respect for each other and our ability to harness each other’s unique strengths.
The L&M difference
What sets us apart? It’s all about you! We are real people who have gone through significant times of change. Some of the change journeys weren’t easy. But we learned a lot through multiple transitions in our careers and lives.
So, we’re here to help you through your times of change. We’re your partner. We tailor our services to fit the unique needs of each organization. Above all, we are focused on delivering results, helping you and your people, so no one is left behind.
We succeed on synergy
When we first teamed up, our combined strength was evident from the start. We brought each other’s strengths into focus, gaining recognition from leaders and clients.
This continues to open up exciting opportunities which are perfectly aligned with our individual strengths. Here is how our collaboration would benefit you:
- Innovative and practical solutions: The combination of Gigi’s creative brainstorming and big-picture thinking and Nicole’s detailed research and practical implementation result in solutions that are both innovative and feasible.
- Efficient problem-solving: Our diverse problem-solving methods ensure that issues are addressed from multiple angles, leading to more effective and efficient resolutions.
- Balanced approach to risk: Gigi introduces innovative strategies, while Nicole offers stability and risk assessment.
- Collaborative and clear communications: Our complementary styles work well together, covering different aspects of information sharing: Gigi provides the big picture and key points while Nicole dives into the specifics.
- Enhanced customer service: Gigi provides visionary insights while Nicole’s ability to handle demonstrations and tangible decisions ensures that our clients receive the support they need.
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Nicole Loventhal
Co-founder (Kolbe 8715)
Hi there! I’m a seasoned strategic advisor, management consultant, and business coach with nearly 30 years of experience. I specialize in helping businesses and individuals navigate pivotal moments of change, evolution, and growth. As a strategic problem solver, I excel at identifying challenges and creating actionable solutions to drive success.
Throughout my career, I’ve worn many hats, always driven by a passion for guiding individuals toward their personal and professional success. As a certified Kolbe™ consultant, I love working with people to uncover their ideal way of working and helping leaders achieve optimal team performance.
A key strength of mine is truly understanding my clients’ needs and aligning them with their strategic and organizational goals to create impactful results. My decade-plus experience at KPMG allowed me to advise C-suite leaders, lead large-scale transformation engagements, and work with a diverse range of clients—from start-ups to Global 100 companies across various industries.
Additionally, I’ve also had the pleasure of sharing my insights as a featured speaker and panelist on topics like career advancement, diversity of thought, business transformation, and personal growth. Beyond my professional life, I’ve held leadership roles on non-profit boards and within influential coaching networks, including the KPMG Network of Women (KNOW).
I serve my clients from sunny California, right in the heart of Silicon Valley, where I reside with my family. I’m looking forward to connecting and helping you achieve your goals!
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Gigi Matacco
Co-Founder (Kolbe 2493)
I am a change enthusiast with a proven track record in leveraging people-centric strategies to enhance and elevate employee experience. I’m a natural leader, known for my exceptional communication, facilitation, and engagement skills, adept at innovating and collaborating with diverse global audiences.
I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse range of internal and external clients, guiding them through their change journeys. At the heart of my people-centric approaches lies a robust emphasis on elevating employee experience, fostering a culture of shared accountability, and embracing periods of significant change and transition with open arms.
I’m humbled to have received multiple awards and being recognized by clients for impressive performance, industry influence, and a prominent level of professional credibility.
As a thought leader, I’ve been invited as an expert speaker and presenter at multiple high-profile events in OCM, HR and HCM to share my knowledge with many audiences. I deliver webinars, roundtables, and client practice sessions as an educator and facilitator to communicate complex ideas, trends and advancements.
As I reflect on my career journey, I have come to realize that true fulfillment lies not only in professional success but also in making a tangible difference in the lives of those around us. Therefore, I’m passionate about helping leaders build stronger, inclusive organizations where everyone has access to the support they need to thrive, especially in times of change.
I would be pleased to discuss how my background, skills, and passion for helping people can be an asset to your team and how I could contribute to your organization’s continued success.
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