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Greggory R. Garrett is the CEO and Managing Director of CGS Advisors, a boutique strategy and innovation advisory firm. As such he pushes the limits of corporate cultures by developing and implementing unique strategies that capitalize on technology-oriented disruptions to industries and markets. In 2017 he founded and chairs Connected Detroit Innovates, a membership-based business renewal accelerator made up of Chief Innovation Officers. Gregg has received numerous professional and civic accolades. He is a member of Oakland County’s 2015 40 under 40, a recipient of Oakland University’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award, a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, amongst others. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why starting his first company at age 16 set Gregg on the path to lifelong entrepreneurship Why Gregg chose to leave his previous employer and create CGS Advisors, and what work CGS does for their clients Why Gregg titled his book “Competing in the Connecting World: The Future of Your Industr