Our Story & Founders
We're a group of seasoned business leaders ready to make a mark for good.
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Our network of established global business leaders and senior executives share the belief that sustainable shareholder value is maximized when business owners and leaders practice a passionate commitment to serving employees, suppliers, shareholders, customers, local communities, the environment, and society at large.
Board of Directors
Tony Lewis
Board Member
Mr. Lewis is a senior executive and leader with proven management and leadership ability. He has led the strategic, technical, financial and human capital disciplines of several large and diverse domestic and international businesses.
Yumiko Damashek
Board Member
Ms. Damashek is a seasoned senior executive in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years. She has been on the board of non-profit and for-profit organizations and active in government advisory boards.
Ozzie Gontang
Board Member
With over 40 years of experience in psychotherapy and conflict resolution, Ozzie's passion is coaching people to be better athletes, business professionals and world class humans.
Corey Mohn
Board Member
Corey is the Executive Director of the Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) and former Director of Statewide Programs for the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship.
Core Team
David J. Ferran
CEO
After a 35-year career as a senior executive in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, David has had a chance to reflect on the process of starting, building, leading, buying and selling high tech companies.
Dennis Robinson
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Dennis's 30-year career spans philanthropy, institutional advancement and nonprofit and community development. He specializes in building relationships with philanthropists and organizations, connecting their efforts nationally and internationally.
Katy Sperry
Director of Marketing
Katy specializes in driving growth for social enterprises through sales and digital marketing and has done so at companies including Amazon and Uber as well as numerous businesses and non-profit organizations around the world.
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Lindsay O'Boyle
Marketing Intern
Lindsay is a student at the University of San Diego. She is excited to leverage her behavioral neuroscience and marketing background to support the growth of socially-minded businesses.
Core Advisors and Partners
Michal Chick
Advisory Board Member
Michal Chick is a Human Resource and Organizational Development Executive and entrepreneur, who works with businesses to find and eliminate the barriers that impede employee performance.
Dr. Gustavo Grodnitzky
Founding Team Partner
Dr. Gustavo Grodnitzky is a speaker, consultant, psychologist, and author whose diverse background brings a unique and multidimensional perspective to his global clients.
James Newton
Founding Team Partner
James founded Newton Learning Corporation in 1992 to provide an accelerated learning path for the development of personal and professional excellence. He nationally known as a consultant, facilitator and trainer.
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David Peck
Founding Team Partner
Mr. Peck has worked throughout Asia for the last 45 years. During this forty plus year span he successfully started, developed, bought and sold several technology related businesses.
Kevin Rafferty
Founding Team Partner
Kevin is "The Conscious Leaders Coach." He offers executive, team and culture transformation coaching to leaders who are open to evolving and taking their organizations to new levels of performance, profitability, engagement and success.
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