Gavin Mahaley // Technology

Gavin has more than 25 years of experience in strategic engagement and behavior change -- from local projects to national and international campaigns. Gavin started his career in public relations and has worked to help clients in retail, the sciences, the food industry, insurance, and government before leaving to co-found, Heartsmartkids, and his own Visual Language consulting business.

At HeartSmartKids

For fifteen years Gavin has developed health information technology for use in improving health and has worked with the University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Arizona State University, SE Alaska Regional Healthcare Consortium, Peer Assistance Services (Colorado SBIRT), and SCL Health. Grant support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Colorado Health Foundation, and others has let Gavin and HeartSmartKids focus on effective prevention in areas that face challenges in reimbursement.

As A Consultant

As a consultant, Gavin helps his clients to clarify their message, identify their target audience, and communicate the message using the audience's language and tools. By researching the audience's shared values, trust metrics, trust obstacles, communication patterns, etc., Gavin helps the client to effectively communicate with its desired audience.