Bio
Wes Adams is the founder and CEO of SV Consulting Group and co-author (with MAPPster Tamara Myles) of the upcoming book Meaning at Work: How Exceptional Leaders Combine Community, Contribution, and Challenge to Unleash Potential and Inspire Greatness (Public Affairs/Hachette).
He works with high-performing companies to build organizational resilience, develop leadership excellence, and deepen employee engagement through a meaningful work lens. He brings more than two decades of experience as a successful entrepreneur and strategic partner for Fortune 500s, startups, and NGOs. Current clients include Microsoft, KPMG, and Viacom, along with a range of startups and high-growth organizations. He’s hired and developed talent on five continents and built thriving teams located around the globe.
Wes has been featured at South by Southwest Interactive and the Nobel Peace Prize Forum, and his work has been covered by the New York Times, BBC News, Forbes, Business Insider, and Fast Company. Wes has led teams winning multiple Webby Awards and recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Brands. His early career was spent launching and managing high-profile hospitality businesses for which he was nominated twice for a coveted James Beard Award.
Prior to founding SV, Prior to founding SV, Wes advised brands such as Google, Audi, Starbucks, and the United Nations at Purpose, the world’s leading social impact agency. As COO of the company's incubator arm, he also launched All Out, a tech-focused, global advocacy organization, which is now the world’s largest community of people fighting for LGBTQ+ equality. Wes is a facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program, the world’s leading provider of resilience skills for business, healthcare, government, and law enforcement.
In addition to being an expert on meaning at work, leadership, and resilience, Wes is passionate about social impact. He helped produce a documentary for HBO, The Out List, and a book highlighting leaders in sustainability space, I Am EcoWarrior. Wes is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and holds a Master’s from University of Pennsylvania in Applied Positive Psychology.
