Our Team

Leonard Williams

Co-Founder and CFO

Leonard has served as a strategic business partner and advisor, driving strategy implementation, developing strategic visions, and enhancing corporate brands at value-driven and mission-focused global and domestic organizations. A visionary and transformational leader, he has advised organizations and business unit leaders on leveraging cutting-edge technologies that enable complex businesses to achieve exceptional and sustainable results.

His keen business acumen and innovative perspectives have consistently prepared companies for complex risk scenarios. Whether it's a looming recession, rising inflation, geopolitical unrest, increased cybersecurity vulnerabilities, or uncertainty around investment portfolio outcomes, Leonard has a proven track record of guiding companies through these challenges. His success is grounded in communicating a positive vision honed through decades of senior leadership and leveraging agile and data-driven scenario planning using predictive models.

Lawrence  Southall

Co-Founder and General Counsel

Lawrence serves as counsel to startups and early-stage companies where leadership is focused on increasing enterprise value. He integrates legal insight with strategic foresight in performing diligence assessments and develops innovative solutions to complex transactions. Lawrence advises executive teams and entrepreneurs on how to build fundable ventures, secure investment, and develop durable business models for opportunities in new and under-capitalized markets.

Lawrence has deep, on-the-ground, expertise in advising telecom and mining ventures in West and Southern Africa. His guidance helps U.S. business communicate with their cross-border counterparts in a way that respects intercultural dynamics to build trust and clarity. He provides counsel to teams evaluating and flagging execution and market risk in new regions.