President & Founder
Gregory Van Hyfte is a cultural innovator and spiritual entrepreneur, known for their ability to bridge worlds between marginalized communities and philanthropic initiatives. With decades of executive and founding experience in several grassroots initiatives, He excels at creating strong, accountable teams based on authenticity and common goals. With interdisciplinary studies in higher education, they seamlessly integrate personal growth into professional work with individuals, teams, and organizations, with a deep understanding of how systems work.
Their background includes community-based clinical counseling, research, and program development in HIV/AIDS care and prevention, hospice work, and integrative health. Experience with group dynamics and supervision of social work and graduate-level psychology interns informs his coaching and mentorship services. As a trained yoga instructor, dream guide, shamanic practitioner, and interspiritual counselor, Gregory has an eye to wellness in all that they do—with balance. They are in touch with the times and are future-oriented to co-creating the world we'd like to see manifested. He has worked on initiatives co-creating scholarship programs and supporting yoga teacher and yoga therapist education. He compassionately responds to the needs of burnout grind culture and offers innovative solutions that meet clients where they’re at.
His teams contribute to high-return consulting and strategic projects by asking insightful questions that provoke deep thought. Gregory has a knack for shining light on key blind spots to co-create harmonious, high-performing, and creative teams. As an accomplished author and consultant, Gregory analyzes and distills complex information into digestible messaging while maintaining a keen attention to detail. Their anti-racism, multicultural, and anti-oppression lenses inform a holistic approach to individual, group, and organizational development while holding space for transformational change. Gregory empowers clients to realize their visions, elevate their purpose, and make a meaningful impact for the collective good.
Born and raised in Chicagoland, they live in West Town, Chicago, and are an active member of the LGBTQ+ community. Gregory is available to travel locally and internationally for impactful projects and are available in English and Spanish.
Profile Highlights
Experienced consultant, grant writer, researcher, and program administrator of health, wellness, and social service programs
Skilled counselor, social worker, and facilitator with individual and group transformational work in diverse communities
Published writer, teacher, and presenter including self-care, dreamwork, yoga, holistic healing, and personal growth
KEY STUDIES & TRAINING
Interspiritual Companioning & Counseling Certificate: One Spirit (2024)
Shamanism Mystery School (2023-2025)
Sai Blackbyrn Coach Foundation VIP Mentor Mastermind Program (2023-2024)
DEI/Antiracism Training: Northwestern University, Yoli Maya Yeh, Antara (2021-2022)
Shamanic Lucid Dreaming Training: Robert Moss (2021)
Mindvalley (2019-present)
ManKind Project New Warrior Training & Community (2015 - present)
Master of Arts in Social Service Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Health Administration and Policy (2010); Master of Arts in Social Sciences (2002) from the University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Spanish, and The Creative Self from the University of Redlands Johnston Center for Integrative Studies (1999)
Certified Yoga Teacher / Trainer in English & Spanish (2006 - present)
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (2009-10)
The Eagle Scout Award (1995)
Collaborating Consulting Partners
Partner consultants Maryanne McDonald, Mallory Edgar, Brad Krueger, and I on a team outing.
GrowthVisionHealth often works with collaborating consultants to support our clients’ projects.
MMCD Development Consulting, Inc. is respected for its depth of experience and expertise in program development, evaluation, grant writing, and grants management. Working closely with clients, they translate ideas, values, and priorities into compelling proposals, strategies, and action plans to achieve funding goals and position for sustainable growth. MMCD Founder, Maryanne McDonald and I are pictured with the MAPSCorps client team above in the banner of this page.
Fifth Star Collective is a collective of public health and social work professionals partnering for growth and healing. Co-Founder & Consultant Mallory Edgar has more than a decade of experience in nonprofit and academic settings in the public health field. Her previous work has included direct service, mixed methods research, program planning, evaluation, and management, in the areas of HIV prevention, wellness, and LGBTQ health.
Krueger Consulting is led by Brad Krueger, an experienced public health evaluator, with a Master’s in Public Health and a background in healthcare. To help set organizations up for long-term success in managing the nuances and challenges of evaluation, KC tailors services to meet clients where they are. Brad is a dedicated learner, constantly reading, writing, and interacting with his professional associations, including the American Evaluation Association and local affiliates, as well as the American Public Health Association and its local affiliates.
