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Meet Your JDev Leadership Team
Meet JW
JW’s Top 5 (what’s this?)
Achiever | Developer | Positivity | Responsibility | Empathy
JW Rayhons is also the founder of a disciplined financial planning and investment management services firm, he has served as Chairman of the Board for three business organizations:
One representing over 5,500 companies with over 200,000 employees
Another one representing 550 companies with over 36,000 employees
And a foundation supporting two hospitals with 589 beds
JW is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and a LifeScript Learning Certified Facilitator. He is commonly described as authentic, growth-oriented, and values-based.
Meet Mikayla
Mikayla’s Top 5 (what’s this?)
Achiever | Learner | Responsibility | Analytical | Competition
Mikayla Orser is a graduate of Grand Canyon University where received a Bachelors of Entrepreneurial Studies. She joined Joshua Development shortly after graduation in 2019 and has grown with the company. She now serves as the Executive Assistant to JW Rayhons. We are excited to see her continued growth!
Meet Em
Em’s Top 5 (what’s this?)
Developer | Positivity | Discipline | Responsibility | Belief
Em is a Gilbert native with dual bachelor's degrees in Communications and Family and Human Development. With a strong foundation in human connection and behavior, Em brings a passion for collaboration and community. When she's not with family or friends, she spends her time studying music theory and enjoying the arts.
Meet Elizabeth
Elizabeth’s Top 5 (what’s this?)
Individualization | Arranger | Learner | Futuristic | Developer
Elizabeth Adkins is a certified life coach, executive coach, and former senior operations officer in the U.S. Department of Defense, with over 20 years of leadership experience spanning national security, international diplomacy, and strategic risk management. A combat-tested leader, she served in global roles across the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, earning high-level recognition for her service and contributions.
Elizabeth now empowers professionals—especially those in high-pressure roles—to lead purposeful, balanced lives. She specializes in guiding clients through personal and professional transitions, leveraging her natural ability to identify strengths and unlock potential. Her approach combines active listening, strategic thinking, and forward vision.
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Joshua Development is your partner in building a strengths-based organization.
We serve big-vision companies and municipalities to give each individual on your leadership team a platform to talk about what they naturally do best. Because, we believe that leadership is best defined as crafting the environment in which excellence happens.
Strengthen Leaders.
Develop People.
Craft Culture.
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Gallup CliftonStrengths® Assessments Distributed & Used:
3,110
Total number (and counting) of individuals that Joshua Development has helped become aware of their unique strengths. We then provide the tools & trainings needed to develop those strengths and continue to invest in their growth.