Your Growth Guides:

Dr. Will Gray

Will is an organizational health specialist. He’s also been an entrepreneur since the age of 8, when he dug seams of clay out of a creek, packed them in Ziploc bags and carried them around the neighborhood in his Radio Flyer wagon until he had sold every one.

His work as a growth strategist, writer, and creative director has allowed him to work alongside more than 200 leadership teams across many different industries. During that time, he’s been honored to win many local, national, and even international awards for his work.

Will is especially gifted at understanding an organization’s True Self, and how personalized systems can help unlock that organization into multiple bottom line flourishing.

Will is an unashamed film lover, foodie, and champion of fantastic local businesses.

Preparation

Ph.D. in English, University of St Andrews

Advanced study at the Universities of Oxford and London

Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center training

StoryBrand training

Additional learning from The Table Group, Design Thinking, Co-active Coaching, and Nonviolent Communication

Consulting experience with 200+ organizations and their leadership teams

Mark Lupton

Mark is an organizational growth specialist. He grew up in Texas, but now calls Hawaii home. Aloha!

He’s convinced that not all growth is healthy, but that all healthy businesses bear fruit.

And he’s had the opportunity to learn that the best possible way—first through the unusual focus on healthy growth at the Acton School of Business, and then through opportunities to serve as an analyst, CEO advisor, and even outsourced CFO for businesses in multiple industries. He has also helped multiple small businesses and non-profit clients raise multi-seven figures by turning data into story.

Mark loves playing soccer and basketball, and his family is helping to plant an Anglican church on Maui.

Preparation

MBA, Acton School of Business — named the Acton Scholar of his graduating class

Outsourced CFO, analyst, and executive advisor to CEOs in multiple industries

Other ALIGN team members join us frequently, especially when we’re working with missional or ministry organizations. You can learn more about them at our ALIGN for Ministry team page.