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OUR STORY

ALIGN was born from hundreds of conversations with marketing and business development leaders at law firms, accounting firms, and consulting practices. The same pattern kept emerging: professionals drowning in AI vendor pitches, overwhelmed by tools with unclear results, and making high-stakes technology decisions without a trusted peer network to guide them.

Guy Alvarez of InnovAItion Partners and Kenny Gary of LIMELIGHT saw this gap and decided to fill it. They created ALIGN as the community they wished had existed when they started their own AI journeys.

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Guy Alvarez

Co-Founder, InnovAItion Partners

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Kenny Gary

CEO + Founding Partner, LIMELIGHT

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Our Mission

ALIGN exists to help professional services marketing and business development leaders successfully implement AI. We create spaces where practitioners share real experiences, learn from each other's successes and failures, and access practical frameworks for AI deployment.

How We're Different

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Exclusively AI-Focused

Other professional associations cover everything from branding to event planning. AI gets occasional attention. ALIGN dedicates every event, webinar, and community conversation to AI implementation.

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Selective Membership

We use an application-based model to keep the community focused and valuable. Every person in the room is actively implementing AI and willing to share their experiences candidly. This transparency is impossible in larger, more public forums.

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Practitioner-Led

Our founders and advisory board have direct experience implementing AI in professional services settings. The content reflects real implementation challenges; not theoretical discussions disconnected from daily practice.

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Action-Oriented

Members leave every event with templates, frameworks, and tools they can use immediately. We focus on practical implementation rather than high-level strategy discussions.

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Our Founders

Guy Alvarez

Guy Alvarez is Co-Founder of InnovAItion Partners, an AI-first consultancy serving law firms, accounting firms, and consulting practices. A former attorney turned AI consultant, Guy is a recognized thought leader in legal technology and innovation, regularly speaking at industry conferences and writing about practical AI implementation.

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Kenny Gary

Kenny Gary is CEO and Founding Partner of LIMELIGHT, a strategic growth communications and marketing consultancy specializing in professional services and technology. With extensive experience building professional communities, Kenny has established himself as a trusted advisor to marketing leaders across the legal and accounting industries.

 

Membership Benefits

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Quarterly In-Person Events

  • Events in NYC, Chicago, Dallas/Houston, and San Francisco
  • Maximum 30 participants for meaningful networking
  • Small group roundtables (8 people) for problem-solving
  • VIP networking dinners with speakers and sponsors

Year-Round Digital Access

  • Private Slack community (The AI Advantage Circle)
  • Monthly "AI in Action" webinar series
  • Monthly newsletter with case studies and tool reviews
  • Digital resource center with templates and ROI calculators

Peer Learning

  • AI-powered peer mentorship matching
  • "AI Sprint" pods for focused collaboration on specific challenges
  • Direct access to presenting thought leaders

Member Discounts

  • Discounts on InnovAItion Partners and Limelight services
  • Priority access to beta AI tools

Expected Outcomes

Based on early member experiences, ALIGN members can expect:

15 -25%

improvement in marketing efficiency within 12 months

20 -30%

reduction in proposal development time

10 -15%

increase in win rates through AI-enhanced competitive intelligence

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Founding member applications are open for our 2026 NYC launch event

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