The Growth Company

Upcoming Seminars

Lynne Curry
Lynne Curry, Ph.D. places her clients first. In her 26 years with The Growth Company, Inc., Dr. Curry has worked with more than 28,000 managers and employees at more than 3000 organization in Alaska, thirteen other states and three countries

As Alaska’s premier management trainer and human resources consultant, the following words have been used to describe her: dynamic, on-target, highly professional and effective, funny, practical, clear and "real."

For TGC clients, Dr. Curry provides training on a small or large group level; executive coaching and professional development on a one-on-one level; facilitation, mediation and human resources trouble-shooting through TGC’s HR On-call Division.

A successful business columnist, Dr. Curry has been published weekly since 1984 in the Anchorage Daily News and her syndicated column is featured in other states, among them Washington, Illinois and Florida.

McFarland and Company published Dr. Curry’s text on legal aspects of management, Managing Equally and Legally in 1990 and Communication Works published Won By One, featuring 50 of her most practical newspaper articles in 1999.

Ramon Wallace, Senior Associate

Senior Associate Ramon Wallace is an experienced facilitator, mediator, trainer and consultant. Since joining TGC, Wallace has received rave reviews with multiple groups, including federal agencies such as the Veterans Administration and private sector groups, ranging from oil patch companies to non-profit, governmental and private sector organizations.

Prior to joining The Growth Company, Inc., Wallace worked for Evergreen Helicopters as their Health and Safety Officer and handled their Human Resources issues.

Prior to his work with Evergreen Helicopters, Wallace served as Deputy Ombudsman for the Municipality of Anchorage and also served as the volunteer coordinator on a US Senatorial campaign.

A well traveled Alaskan consultant and educator, Wallace has worked in both rural and urban Alaska.

A dynamic and flexible facilitator, Wallace brings disparate groups together for consensus on divisive issues.

Ramon works with his facilitation clients to establish clear, quantifiable outcomes. By planning discussions he is able to discover potential disagreements and find ways to mitigate them proactively. This strategy allows participants to maintain focus and use their time more efficiently.

Wallace delivers reports and other deliverables in a clear, concise and timely manor insuring that resolutions to all issues are included. Ramon’s dynamic, inclusive style assures that no stakeholder feels disenfranchised by the process.

Andrew Brown, J.D., MPA, Senior Associate

Senior Associate Andy Brown, J.D., MPA, a labor and employment attorney who grew up in Alaska, left his law practice in the lower 48 to return to Alaska as an HR Consultant with The Growth Company.

Brown brings TGC clients more than 16 years of broad-based Human Resource and legal experience including legal compliance, compensation, salary surveys and collective bargaining agreements.

Brown has extensive investigative experience and worked as an investigator domestically and abroad for both the US Army and the State of Utah. A strong advocate of alternative dispute resolution, Andy trained in mediation.

For TGC clients, Brown offers HR trouble-shooting, executive coaching, investigations, wage & salary surveys and mediation. His current clients call his training presentations “too the point,” “clear,” “exciting” and “pragmatic.”

Mike Conway, Associate Consultant

Mike Conway, based in Juneau, is an enthusiastic leadership and management specialist skilled at facilitating team-building, strategic planning and management work sessions.

In addition to his skills in facilitation and meeting conflict resolution, Conway provides executive mentoring and coaching and performance measures development and implementation.

Mr. Conway is a retired Coast Guard commander and former State of Alaska director with 32 years experience in leadership and management in environmental protection, marine safety, emergency management, strategic planning, and homeland security. During his 20-year Coast Guard career, he served as commanding officer of three units, including one multi-mission patrol vessel out of Port Angeles, Washington and two Captains of the Port (COTP) / Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) positions. He concluded his military career at Coast Guard Headquarters assigned as a Strategic Planner for the Commandant. Of particular note, he was assigned as the operations director for response operations in the early days of the tanker EXXON VALDEZ oil spill in Prince William Sound.

Upon retiring from the Coast Guard, Mr. Conway joined the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). During his 12 years working in DEC, he served as director of the Spill Prevention and Response Division, Air and Water Quality Division, and Statewide Public Service Division. During many of his assignments, he led DEC in disaster emergency response activities, including State on Scene Coordinator for oil spills, Co-Chair of the Alaska State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), and DEC homeland security coordinator. Frequently, he was assigned as team leader for major complex and contentious projects involving diverse stakeholders.

Since retiring from DEC in July 2003, Mike has worked as a maritime security consultant for the Alaska Marine Highway System and many Alaska maritime operators. For TGC clients, Conway has facilitated large scale conferences and public meetings involving controversial issues, conducted Board and management strategic planning and team-building sessions and served as executive coach to senior managers.

Mr. Conway is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a Master of Science in Natural Resources Administration from the University of Michigan. He has lived in Juneau since 1985 with his wife, Christy. They have five children and three grandchildren.