Our Partners

Our trusted colleagues are experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds and deep expertise. We bring a wide range of perspectives to every project, ensuring that we deliver the best possible results.

We are the explorers, the consultants who push the edges to find new ways to help you and your team meet your goals in this complex, fast changing world. 

We know the processes--strategic planning, executive development, team building, coaching--we do it all. But that world is changing, too. AI is challenging us all. So we've spent the last year exploring how this dramatic new technology will affect our work and yours. Now, we're prepared to share that information with your and your team. Come join us in our trek and learn from our workshops and gatherings.

Grant Tate is a transformational coach, business consultant, author, and CEO of Bridge Business Transformations. He is known for helping people thrive in complex and chaotic environments​​.

Over the past few years, he has been exploring how AI will affect individuals, organizations, and society. 

He authored, "Hand on the Shoulder: Finding Freedom in the Confluence of Love and Career,” a book that covers his journey from childhood to his career, offering business insights and personal development lessons​​. 

Grant advocates for individual-focused development within organizations, aligning personal goals with company objectives for mutual success​​. 

He sees his role as leveraging influence through helping leaders and CEOs, thereby impacting a larger number of people and their communities​​. 

For more information, see: https://www.linkedin.com/in/granttate/

Greg Stuart is a visionary business coach at Harmony Solutions International and a newly certified AI expert from UC Berkeley. Greg specializes in bridging the gap between cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and the unique needs of small businesses. 

His passion lies in empowering leaders to harness the power of AI, transforming their operations and strategy for competitive advantage. With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses in the digital age, 

Greg co-hosts seminars that offer practical, actionable insights. These sessions are more than just lectures; they are a gateway to innovation, designed to equip business leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to thrive in an increasingly automated world. 

Join him in exploring the endless possibilities that AI can bring to your business, paving the way for a future of growth and innovation.

For more information, see: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorystuart/

Kaye Monroe is a person of profound principles and strong human convictions. She spends her life enriching the lives of not just business leaders, but also other persons who may need help or counsel. Through her company, KDM Coaching, and Associates, she has helped hundreds of people define their goals, and follow the path to their dreams. 

Kaye is a founder and an important driving force behind the fast-growing, highly successful Minority Business Council. The Council has given minority business people and entrepreneurs a community and a platform where they can collaborate and learn from others, thus growing a whole important sector of our regional economy.

Keye is known for her vision, her diplomacy and her overall leadership in the Charlottesville Region. 

Mel Cortes is our technical and support specialist from our partner The Avante Digital. He is the person who turns our content ideas into videos, voice, and text. 

In addition to supporting us, he is a student in Information Technology.