A trusted voice beside the leader, and a steady hand behind the work that matters most.
Start a conversation →Someone who can see patterns early, ask the harder question, and name the blind spots that are hard to see from the inside.
Sometimes that means a weekly call before the board meeting. Sometimes it means reading a contract clause the night before signing. Sometimes it means drafting the email you don't want to write, or telling you that the work you're being asked to take isn't yours to take.
Clarity before strategy. Presence before plans. Confidence before action.
Some of the work goes further than counsel. We design and produce the experiences leaders rely on, and represent them in the rooms where high-stakes work gets done.
Bryson is based in Atlanta, with over two decades of executive leadership experience. He helped start and served on the executive teams at Passion City Church and Athens Church, later serving as CEO of a global nonprofit. He has spent the last two decades crossing borders for the work — 100+ countries and counting. Today, he leads fortyforty, partnering with leaders and organizations carrying the decisions that don't fit on a slide. He is also Managing Partner of AI For the Rest of Us, bringing AI fluency to leaders and teams who need it most.
Emily is based in Atlanta, GA. She’s a country girl at heart, a wife of twenty-four years, and a mother of four. For nearly two decades she served on staff with Passion Conferences, one of the largest annual gatherings of young adults in the world, and Passion City Church, in a range of leadership roles — including launching and building its women’s ministry, The Grove. Today she works alongside the illumiNations Bible translation movement, teaches a weekly bible study, writes, and does a variety of freelance and volunteer work. Emily aims to curate, create, and cultivate world class memorable experiences for leaders and families alike. At fortyforty, she leads our strategic engagement and produces experiences that move people from intention to action.
“Bryson has an incredible ability to rally teams and leaders around big visions. His leadership has enabled multiple organizations to tackle and overcome daunting challenges.”PETER GREER · PRESIDENT & CEO, HOPE INTERNATIONAL