GREG MERRILL
Growth & Transformation Executive
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3x Girl Dad
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Health & Fitness Geek
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People- First Leader
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Trusted Advisor
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Mentor
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Board Member
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Investor
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Serial Entrepreneur
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Growth & Transformation Executive • 3x Girl Dad • Health & Fitness Geek • People- First Leader • Trusted Advisor • Mentor • Board Member • Investor • Serial Entrepreneur •
Building a better future for all through human transformation, digital innovation, and empathetic leadership
Greg leads with heart, while winning at business, and elevating others along the journey
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About Greg
Greg is a strategist, innovator, digital trailblazer, futurist, transformationist, entrepreneur and intrapreneur, culture advocate, startup advisor, board member, mentor, father, friend, and husband.
His intense focus on leveraging the power of people to change the world sparked the creation of human-centered empathetic leadership, a novel approach designed to bring more empathy and emotional intelligence into our work and lives. The foundation of this leadership style is authenticity, which is rooted in vulnerability, empathy, transparency, and the ability to listen and offer compassion.
Greg is a relentless optimist and lives in the silver lining of life. He is the father of 3 amazing girls, a doting husband, a fitness geek and avid weightlifter, and a voracious consumer of books.
Journey
Greg is a visionary transformation executive who built his expertise at the intersection of strategy, innovation, partnerships, technology, and transformation.
He launches, builds, and transforms companies of all sizes. His career has touched many industries, including health and fitness, brand & retail, luxury fashion, technology development and commercialization, sustainable energy & materials, and footwear and apparel. Greg blends lessons learned and best practices from his time working in both large corporates and nimble startup environments.
Greg inspires and leads teams to drive innovation, build and deploy sustainable and scalable solutions and business models, and digitally transform large enterprises to accelerate value and growth.
harmony
Life exists in duality, and the key to survival and sustainable growth is ambidexterity – the ability to solve the critical challenges of today while also building and innovating for the future.
Greg champions the need for constant disruption, reinvention, and improvement, especially when you are at peak success. Change and evolution are constant – you stay competitive by building for what’s next.
service
Committed to actively building a more equitable future, Greg is actively engaged in developing and elevating the next generation of women and BIPOC leaders.
He is appointed as an Executive in Residence to the Dean of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and is a fierce advocate for supporting future leaders.
His life is dedicated to the pursuit of a better future for all through empathy and kindness, human connection, and disruptive innovation.
He believes that with a foundation of trust and respect we can attain both achievement and fulfillment in realizing our life’s true purpose – to make the world a better place for all, by serving others.
Experience & Bio
GREG IS currently an ADVISOR, EXECUTIVE, and BOARD MEMBER. His 20+ year journey has taken him from the health and fitness industry to 3x company founder, to corporate executive at Nike, to now advising executives and boards on company growth and transformation
Greg coaches and advises Family Offices, UHNWIs, and Athletes & Musicians on leveraging their brand and platform to build successful business ventures.
His experience as an operating executive transforming complex and mature businesses at scale combined with his extensive background launching and building businesses position him to deliver tremendous growth and value for his partners.
Greg’s experience driving growth and transformation spans early stage to Fortune 100 companies in:
Apparel & Footwear
Brand & Retail
Luxury fashion
Technology
Health & Fitness
Sustainability
He is driven by combining customer obsession, strategic partnerships, culture of innovation, and foundational strategy to deliver sustainable growth and value. Greg has a demonstrated track record of delivering organizational and financial ROI and is relied on by C-suites and Family Offices to identify and execute growth opportunities through his hands-on, operational approach.
He brings a powerful set of leadership and tactical skills, and is guided by values of integrity, authenticity & empathy.
integrity, authenticity & empathy
executive skills
Strategy Creation
& Execution
Growth
Acceleration
Branding
& Storytelling
Leadership Development
Business Development
& Partnerships
Strategic Negotiations
Mergers
& Acquisitions
Culture & Inclusion Advocacy
Innovation Commercialization
“I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn't have stumbled upon my strength”
- Alexandra Elle
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