Sunnyside Films

management consulting

Ric Wanetik, President of the New York-based Ricochet Group, is a marketing and management consultant with more than 25 years experience in advising cultural and educational institutions.

Ric coached boards and directors in the development of strategies for success. He is known as a speaker and group facilitator, a creative problem solver and tactician, and an important leader in positive change management in the nonprofit arena. He has advised the leadership of national foundations, public school districts and universities, colleges and education policy institutes.

The Ricochet Group is a marketing and management consulting firm formed to help nonprofits face the increasing challenges brought on by growth, changes in their mission, transitions in leadership, the search for new fundraising sources and the need to better communicate their message. Success with nonprofit organizations led to work with leaders in higher education, offering alternatives to more traditional university consultancies. Ricochet’s principals have over 50 years of combined experience in advising cultural and educational institutions worldwide.

The Ricochet Group focus is on organizational and staff development, executive support and counsel, successful change through board governance and policy development, staff leadership training, strategic and long range planning, and fundraising and marketing programs. Services range from feasibility to full implementation and clients include independent schools and Big Ten universities, theater companies and performing arts groups, art museums, botanical gardens, and science centers.