About Our Firm

Pontem Professional Partners (a DBA of The Growth Game, LLC ) is a consulting firm focused on talent strategy, acquisition and leadership development for professional service organizations.

Our sister company, Lead-Advisor, LLC specifically serves our wealth management niche.  

We have accelerated organizational growth for the Fortune 500, executives and small business owners through attracting and developing talent.

 

  • Eddy is the founding partner of Pontem Professional Partners (dba of The Growth Game LLC)  a consulting firm focused on talent attraction, acquisitions and leadership development.

    He is also a founding partner of Lead Advisor, LLC., specializing in talent attraction and development for the wealth management community.

    Leadership Authority and #1 Best Selling Author, Erik Qualman has shared, “Ricci understands what motivates Gen Y teams. He is on my radar and should be on yours.”  Former Chairman of Publicis Kaplan Thaler, Linda Kaplan Thaler has shared, “Ricci possesses a rare blend of creativity, strong business skills and an ability to connect with people.”

    Eddy has helped hundreds of small business owners, fortune 500 executives and growing professionals build talented firms and careers.  He works with entrepreneurs on entry, expansion and also exiting planning.

    He has been published or quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes and Fox Business News and has given keynotes at various organizations.  He is the author of The Growth Game: A Millennial’s Guide to Professional Development.  He is also the creator of Miss Money Plan & The Battle Against E-motion, a financial literacy book for kids and the adults that read with them!

    Eddy is an angel investor and has been a keynote speaker for various companies and events.   He is a graduate of New York University and holds his Certified Financial Planner and Certified Exit Planning Advisor designations. He is married with two daughters.

  • For over a decade before co-founding Lead Advisor, Michael held various leadership positions at Fortune 500 financial firms.  He has a proven track record leading wealth management organizations, hiring and developing a productive sales force, promoting financial and economic education, establishing deep professional relationships, and creating a lasting organizational impact.  He specializes in constructing and leading professional development programs that drive industry professionals to build more robust businesses and is committed to aligning specialized talent with fast growing employers in the asset management and financial planning space to propel career and organizational growth.  Michael is a Certified Financial Planner and serves on the board of the Financial Planning Association of New England. He is a graduate of Providence College and resides in the Greater Boston area with his wife, daughter and two sons. 

Our mission is to upgrade lifestyles; whether helping an executive have a better supporting cast, empowering a business owner to compete on human capital with limited resources or to enhance a professional’s opportunities.