Our Mission
To help leaders make better decisions in times of change by giving them clear, practical frameworks for understanding risk and opportunity.
Our Role
Executive Outliers helps leadership teams manage risk through change with clear frameworks and practical training.
As organizations grow, risk shows up in new places—systems, vendors, decisions, handoffs, and assumptions that used to “just work.” Our role is to help leaders see those risks early, make intentional trade-offs, and build habits that support resilience over time.
We don’t replace leadership judgment. We strengthen it—with structure, language, and repeatable process.
Meet James Murray
James Murray works with leaders and organizations facing complex risk environments—economic shifts, cybersecurity threats, organizational growth, and moments of transition where clear thinking matters most.
Rather than offering one-off advice or abstract theory, James focuses on practical frameworks that help teams identify risk, communicate clearly, and make better decisions over time.
Founder of Executive Outliers
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Executive Outliers' founder, James Murray, has over 30 years of experience working in technology for large organizations, and government , examples include
Additionally, Executive Outliers has worked with 100's of small and mid-sized businesses.
- Microsoft (on-premise, Azure)
- Cisco (WIG, Infrastructure Audit)
- Telephony
- Spokane Community College Districts
- Wenatchee Valley Community
- The City of Seattle
- Washington Police Systems
- Banking System
- Warehousing
- Small Manufacturing
- Medical Hospitals
- Pharmaceutical Distribution/sales
Executive Outliers has been a technical writer/editor for companies like Microsoft and McGraw-Hill Publishing.
WORLD CHANGING PROJECTS
We've been involved in projects that have changed the world. Some notable examples of projects we have been involved with include:
- Online Banking
- Geo Mapping
- Digital Warehouse Inventory Management
- Online Business Marketing
- CRM business Development Strategies
- National and International Law Enforcement Communication
- Agricultural Pollination Distribution
- "Follow the Sun" 24-hour Service Centers
- and many more…
The tension between risk and opportunity. The frustration of realizing your team isn’t ready for something unexpected. The quiet question of whether growth is still possible.
Our work helps leaders name risk clearly, prepare their teams, and move forward with confidence—before uncertainty becomes a crisis.
We understand how quickly change can increase risk for leaders.
