About Disruptive Strategies Group
Helping Nonprofits Scale Impact Through Modern Technology
Our Mission
Disruptive Strategies Group empowers mission-driven organizations to scale their impact through data-driven strategy and modern technology. We don't just build websites; we build movements.
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, we have spent over 15 years helping nonprofits transform scattered data into sustainable revenue engines. We provide the tools and strategy to turn passive website visitors into lifelong donors, allowing you to focus on what matters most: serving your community.
Meet The Team
Owen J. Ward
President and CEO
I was a marketing executive for a major movie studio when the Great Recession hit, and that’s when I decided it was time for me to serve a higher purpose. I watched thousands lose their jobs with nowhere to turn. I was heartbroken, to say the least.
I had access to unique skills, strategies and tools in my time marketing to worldwide audiences. I committed to use them to help initiatives like yours amplify their message and connect directly with audiences while the rest of the world collapsed. I made it my mission to help others build communities around their message so that they could continue serving their constituents who needed their help, now more than ever.
That’s when I started Disruptive Strategies Group. Now, 15 years later, we've used our cutting edge and innovative digital strategies to help select clients rise above the noise in a crowded marketplace and create record-breaking fundraising and awareness campaigns online.
Kristen Baranano
Design Lead
Kristen Baranano is a multidisciplinary Art Director and brand strategist with over 14 years of experience helping businesses, startups, and mission-driven organizations tell their stories with bold, intentional design. Kristen partners with clients to develop memorable visual identities, campaigns that connect, and content that drives results—across digital, print, video, and experiential platforms.
From launching luxury wellness brands to reshaping public perception for major unions, her work balances artistic instinct with strategic clarity. Kristen has designed for clients like Universal Music Group, NFLPA, 7-Eleven, and LACMA—and her superpower is creating emotional resonance through storytelling and beautifully-crafted visuals.
Valeria Auletta
Development Lead
I’m a front-end web designer and developer who’s been passionate about the web since the dial-up-and-Netscape days. I was that kid in the mid-90s crafting pages with bare-bones HTML, table layouts and frames; then moving into professional work after graduating in Multimedia Design.
I’ve kept that curiosity alive ever since, staying current and building with cutting edge tools and best practices. Throughout my career I’ve worked across different industries, from multinational companies to nonprofits, handling the creative work as a designer and the technical work as an advisor from troubleshooting to implementation.
