Dr. David Gruder, PhD, is Blue Sky's Business Lifecycle Psychologist. His doctorate is in clinical and organizational development psychology, and has received a remarkably diverse range of personal and book awards, including visionary leadership, culture creation, conscious business and leadership, social change, politics and society, health and wellness, transformational psychology, and self-help. He was also named America's Integrity Expert by Radio-TV Interview Report. Now in his senior decades, he characterizes himself as a recovering psychologist and professional troublemaker. He serves Middle Market Socially Responsible Companies, Societal Thrival Leaders & Influencers, and Integrative Wellbeing Providers. 

Dr. Gruder's "hard core soft skills" training and mentoring assist owners, executives, managers, and teams, in: 1) Becoming who the business needs them to be for it to succeed; 2) Preparing for succession or sale; 3) Maintaining sanity during succession or M&A; and 4) Navigating the next chapter for the business and for the former owner. In short, he makes integrity profitable.