Armato & Associates Training and Development

Armato & Associates Training and Development is a training, coaching, and consulting firm based at 1258 Bramblewood Court in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Established in 2018, the company works with individuals, organizations, and community groups in three primary areas: leadership development, effective communications, and entrepreneurship. Services are delivered both in person and online, which allows the firm to serve clients in the greater Pottstown and Montgomery County area as well as organizations located outside of southeastern Pennsylvania. The company can be reached at (610) 220-0362.

Background and Leadership

The firm is owned and led by Jenna Armato, whose name also appears as Jeanna in some listings. Her professional background includes roughly 20 years in corporate America, primarily in advertising and marketing, followed by six years working in the training and development industry. She became a certified coach and trainer in 2018, the same year the company was founded, and holds certifications in both DISC behavioral assessment and Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

Rather than operating as a solo practice, Armato assembled a team of specialists so that the company could address a wider range of client needs. That structure reflects the type of work the firm takes on: engagements that may begin with leadership coaching but extend into finance, operations, culture, team dynamics, or employee wellness. The stated focus areas across the team include developing leaders, building high performing teams, growing and scaling businesses, and cultivating collaborative communities.

The Team

Associates working with the firm bring experience from corporate finance, international leadership training, wellness instruction, and entrepreneurship. Team members include:

• Jan Degallier, a CPA with 30 years of strategic corporate finance experience gained at a multi-billion-dollar company. She leads the firm's strategic planning work.
• David McGlennon, who focuses on culture strategy and leadership growth. He has coached and trained leaders internationally, including locations as far north as the Arctic Circle, and has shared the stage with author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell while training leaders in Paraguay, South America.
• Karen Fasulo, a Loka Yoga Certified Breathwork Teacher with 25 years of personal experience managing anxiety and stress. She leads the workplace wellness and breathwork offerings.
• Mike Howell, Andy Hall, Holly Martinelli, and Paul Martinelli, who round out the associate roster.

Coaching Services

Leadership development coaching is offered on a one on one basis and for intact teams. The stated goal of these engagements is to equip leaders with tools and strategies to produce different results in their own lives, in their organizations, and in their communities. A recurring theme in the firm's coaching work is the relationship between high performance and human connection, specifically how leaders can pursue achievement and measurable results while still maintaining strong relationships with the people around them.

Assessments play a supporting role in much of the coaching. Because Armato is certified in both DISC and Emotional Intelligence, clients can use those instruments to better understand their own behavioral tendencies and emotional patterns as well as those of colleagues, direct reports, and leadership peers. The practical application is improved communication, stronger collaboration, and fewer breakdowns in understanding between people who work differently from one another.

Consulting and Strategic Planning

Business consulting is aimed primarily at entrepreneurs and business owners who want to expand their operations and their reach. Engagements typically involve building out strategies, processes, and systems that can support growth. Armato draws on her two decades in advertising and marketing for this work, with particular attention to customer experience, relationship development, content, commerce, and engagement.

Strategic planning is handled by Jan Degallier and applies a corporate finance perspective to organizational decision making. The emphasis is on creating cultures of clarity, efficiency, and collaboration, examined across three dimensions: strategy, people, and processes. Organizations that have grown quickly, or that have competing priorities among departments and stakeholders, are typical candidates for this kind of structured review.

The firm also conducts impact assessments, which are evaluations used to identify specific opportunities for growth within an organization or a community. These assessments can serve as a starting point for larger engagements by establishing where the gaps and opportunities actually sit before a plan is built.

Training Formats and Retreats

Training is delivered in two main formats. Virtual training consists of live online sessions conducted via Zoom, including recurring general sessions on leadership topics such as authenticity in leadership and the role of language patterns in communication. In person work includes vision retreats, which are designed for organizations and teams that need to align around a shared vision and build the habits of a high performing, collaborative group. Retreats tend to be useful for leadership teams at transition points, during planning cycles, or when a group has grown and needs to reestablish a common direction.

Workplace wellness sessions led by Karen Fasulo address stress and anxiety through breathwork techniques. These sessions cover practical methods for managing stress responses, emotions, and sleep patterns, and also explain the physiological science behind why the techniques work. Culture strategy work with David McGlennon addresses the organizational conditions that either support or undermine leadership growth over time.

Community Events

Alongside paid client engagements, the company hosts regular virtual events. The Young Professional Roundtable is held exclusively for professionals between the ages of 21 and 40, with discussion topics that have included developing your language patterns and emotional professionalism. The roundtable format gives early and mid career professionals a setting to discuss workplace challenges with peers rather than attend a lecture style presentation. General leadership sessions are also offered virtually and are open more broadly.

Practical Information

Prospective clients can contact the firm by phone at (610) 220-0362 to discuss scope, format, and scheduling. Because the company works at the individual, company-wide, and community-wide levels, engagements range from a single coaching relationship to multi-session organizational programs and retreats. Online delivery means geography is not a limiting factor for coaching, consulting, and virtual training, while in person services, including retreats and group sessions, are generally arranged within the Pottstown region and surrounding areas of southeastern Pennsylvania.