Designed to Develop
Architecting a New
Generation of Leaders
What do we do?
Develop
We architect and teach ambitious leaders how to inspire their teams and produce outstanding results.
Consult
We help leaders cultivate inspired, effective, healthy organizations.
Recruit
Why Choose Us
70 years of corporate, educational and non-profit organizational leadership experience.
Proven success in growing small and large organizations
Worldwide Network
Strategic partnerships with leading resourcing networks.
Innovation in integrating organizational assessment, leadership development and search systems.
Meeting Today's Leadership Challenge
Never in our history have we seen the cultural and organizational underpinnings of non-profit and for-profit corporate infrastructure, delivery systems, technology and societal shifts occur at such a rapid pace.
This has produced a need for a different kind of leader. Leaders who can not only adapt to new corporate and cultural realities, but can multiply leaders and teams with purpose, passion, confidence and Integrity to drive a vision that can impact their world and beyond.
Leadership Architects is designed to DEVELOP, CONSULT, AND RECRUIT tomorrow’s leaders today. Let us partner with you to architect your next generation of leaders.
Our Values
Client Focus
We are committed to “personally walking” with our clients through the challenges of marketplace realities.
Excellence
We are committed to the continual pursuit of learning and offering proven, innovative counsel and support.
Integrity
We are committed to conduct our business and assessments with, transparency, honesty and fairness.
Contextual Adaptability
We are committed to identify, develop and leverage the contextual and operational culture of organizations and clients.
Growth and Impact
We are committed help architect and resource Leaders, Teams and Organizations to impact culture by successfully operationalizing their vision.
Leadership Development
We are committed to help shape tomorrow’s leaders, today.
Meet the Team
Jason Garcia
Co-Founder
Jason Garcia is the Founder and CEO of Contextual Applications, RIZE Network Lead and Co-Founder of Leadership Architects Group. He is the former Pastor of National Church Strategies for Saddleback Church and PCJC Network Lead. Jason has 36 years of culturally architecting and consulting educational, corporate, political, and faith-based organizations.
Jason’s expertise in organizational leadership, network development, and strategic planning has allowed him to work with some of the most influential Christian leaders of our time.
He is a vintage guitar collector, Jazz musician and lifelong (frustrated) Dallas Cowboys Fan.
Jason is married to Kristi, the CFO of Foundation For His Ministry and has 3 Millennial kids. He resides in San Clemente, California.
Dr. Dave Alford
Co-Founder
Dave Alford Is Pastor of Leadership Development at Saddleback Church where his team oversees small groups, next steps, interns, and ministries to men, women, and singles. Dave’s background includes experience in business, pastoral ministry, and higher education. He worked as an investment consultant for Mercer Consulting assisting large corporations, public entities, and foundations with their investment strategies.
Dave served for 10 years as executive pastor and lead pastor at churches in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California helping them transition out of financial challenges and into a renewed vision for mission. He served for 12 years at Vanguard University first as Vice President for Business and Finance, and later as Dean of the School of Business and Management. Dave also writes, coaches, and speaks about leadership. He has a Bachelors degree from UC Davis, an MBA from USC, and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. Dave and his wife, Molly, live in Irvine. They have three adult children.