Alex Milewski

Founder & Captain

Alex is the builder and coach behind Mālama. He helps clients get real work done with AI — from a focused session on using Claude more effectively, to designing and shipping custom automation systems that run in production. He works in these tools daily, runs his own crew of specialized AI agents, and ships most client work on the same infrastructure he uses internally.

The background is unusual on purpose. Mechanical engineer (B.S., CU Boulder, 2013). Tech co-founder of Cipher This, a startup he ran for five years and pitched on Shark Tank. Top-16 U.S. competitive breaker. Co-founder of one of Colorado's largest freestyle dance studios. EMT, lifelong swimmer, freediver. Teaching movement on five continents since 2009. Living full-time on Kauaʻi.

That combination is the point. The thesis at Mālama is that as AI accelerates, the value of embodied human intelligence — the kind that comes from running an EMT call, building a company from scratch, choreographing a 200-person event, or reading a swell before you enter it — goes up, not down. The systems we build amplify human judgment. They do not replace it. And if AI is the wrong tool for the work, you'll hear that first.

M. Beth Martin

Senior Advisor — Business Strategy

Drawing on a wide spectrum of experiences, Beth meets people and organizations where they are and helps them realize their full potential. With a blend of grounded practicality and inspiring energy, she invites leaders to return to their core values, activate their strengths, and step into new possibilities with clarity and confidence. Her work is rooted in the belief that meaningful change takes hold when people embody the mission they serve — and when organizations create the conditions for everyone to thrive.

Beth has advised local communities, governors, international executives, and dignitaries to cultivate the synergies that deepen relationships and ignite meaningful change. Her work has included partnering with communities to transform educational systems and unite local business and political leaders in fostering economic development; supporting President Jimmy Carter in advancing the development of an international center for diplomacy, health, and human rights; and helping to bring together political and business leaders from the U.S. and Japan in a major two-year trade initiative.

Randy Martin

Advisor — Organizational Design & Social Impact

Randy is a retired Deloitte Consulting principal and founder of Randall Martin LLC, a social impact consulting practice. His client roster includes YMCA of the USA, Independent Sector, Feeding America, and Atlanta Community Food Bank. He serves as adjunct faculty at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and Laney Graduate School, and is board chair of Global Growers Network. A panelist at the White House Champions of Change event, Randy brings deep expertise in organizational design, executive coaching, nonprofit effectiveness, and equity, diversity & inclusion.