Will Corbett

Head of Growth
Will is Vega Factor's Head of Growth as well as the leader of Vega's Education practice, working with districts around the country to address inequities and infuse learning with play. With nearly a decade of experience in performance coaching, Will specializes in helping team leaders, directors, and executives unlock problem solving and inclusive collaboration. In addition to the Education space, he has coached hard-charging leaders in nonprofits, hospitals, healthtech, finance, real estate, and more. Outside of work, Will performs in New York's underground hip hop scene and builds user-facing products to solve common human challenges (e.g., how to build motivation and follow-through for exercise).
Core strengths:
Enrapturing any audience with insight
Making big, scary ideas feel fun, light, and inspiring
Breaking even the coldest of ice with heartfelt goofiness
Core strengths:
Finding the needle of insight in a haystack of data
Fostering harmony in diverse groups of highly skilled people
Braveheart-style inspirational speeches
Core strengths:
Making complex ideas concrete and digestible
Creating environments where people can speak the hard truth without fear
Always finding the perfect sports metaphor
Core strengths:
Cultivating ideation and strategic thinking
Developing trusting, inclusive, and collaborative teams
Able to tolerate and out-wait long pauses motivating group participation or discussion contributions
Core strengths:
Unlocking creativity through structured thinking
Bridging communication gaps
Figuring out exactly what type of nerd you are and running with it