Our Team
Sari Megan Kern
RN MBA
CEO
Sari is an experienced entrepreneurial and strategic operations executive. Her diversified career in various industries and markets such as healthcare, health-tech, clinical research, strategic consulting, nursing, leadership, visual arts, scuba diving and poker, gives her an edge when it comes to specialized and broad experience, analysis, operations, strategy, and evidence-based decision making.
In addition to her consulting experience, Sari has worked on the corporate side of companies of various growth stages and industries, developing strategic corporate plans, financial projection models for boards and investors, and developing and growing new verticals.
Sari earned her MBA from the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. While pursuing her degree and since, she has delivered impressive tangible and measurable results for various companies in competitive markets focused on strategy, finance, budgeting, marketing, change management, and competitive landscape analysis.
Sari's interests include health and wellness and she is particularly interested in the wellness and vegan food industries, food tech, and lifestyle companies which increase quality of life while simultaneously having a positive impact on the environment and society. She is also a passionate philanthropist and chairs the Associate Board of Professionals for Aviva Family & Children's Services, is a founding board member of the Clinical Trials in Color Foundation, and a board member of the international ocean conservation organization, Reef Check.
A 3rd-generation Los Angeles native, Sari lives with her loving husband, Justin, and their sons, Kai and Bodhi.
Madison Marsh
Marketing Assistant
Madison is the Marketing Assistant for Alpha Data Strategies. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a major in Marketing. Over the years, Madison has become an expert in many different areas of marketing, including event planning, social media management, content creation, and other administrative tasks. Madison is originally from a small town in Wisconsin and currently resides in sunny San Diego, CA.
Partners
Julie Alig
Julie is a data geek who’s passionate about telling stories. She works with businesses, non-profits, colleges and universities, and other groups to uncover the stories in their data, using statistics and visualizations. Armed with this knowledge, they make strong, strategic decisions to move forward.
Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey has more than 25 years experience starting, building and growing successful companies. He has a solid reputation for improving large-scale systems in order to develop and adopt a culture that eliminates waste and improves operational effectiveness. He possesses a unique ability to identify even the slightest improvements in operations and processes that yield dramatic results.
Alfonso Coro MPH
Senior Consultant
Alfonso is an experienced clinical research and healthcare strategic planning and operations executive. He has an established career working at renowned academic research centers, hospital systems, and cancer centers. He is well versed in strategy, operations, quality, compliance, telemedicine and the use of biotechnology for the advancement of healthcare.
Ken LaCroix
Ken has been guiding businesses through rapid growth, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions throughout his entire career. He has a particular focus on leveraging technology investments to increase productivity, scale and ultimately business value.