BACKGROUND

Barbara Monti, President of Monti and Associates, Inc. and a Vistage Chair since 1996, has nearly 30 years experience as a business owner. Barbara began her business career as co-owner of a ski lift service business. Gryphon Corporation, Inc. based in Killington, Vermont serviced North America. She and her husband built this startup company and negotiated a lucrative sale to an European conglomerate at the end of just five years. Barbara was responsible for business development. She then started a marketing firm in Killington which she operated for 12 years. The Agency, Inc. focused on marketing for hospitality industry businesses. Her firm also produced statewide events to promote Vermont, created regional magazines and produced the “Taste Of Vermont Culinary Competition,” the leading competition in the United States at the time. Barbara then spent several years as the Communications Director at the world’s leading culinary college, The Culinary Institute of America. Under her leadership, the school’s publicity increased over 200% in one year. Barbara was one of six senior managers responsible for the operation of the college in the early 90’s. She joined forces with her husband in the mid-1980’s to establish Monti and Associates, Inc. a business consulting company which continues today. Barbara focuses on executive education and coaching and in 1996, she became a Vistage Chair and launched the first group in SWFL. One of the longest serving Vistage Chairs, Barbara has been continually recognized by Vistage Florida for membership retention and group size. 50% of her members have been in Vistage for 10 years or more and her group retention rated averages 88% over five years. Barbara has conducted nearly 9,000 hours of CEO and Key Executive One-To-One coaching sessions and has led nearly 600 executive group sessions.