“I didn’t come here to be motivated. I came to think clearly again. That’s what I found.”
— Wild Ducks member

Bold ideas. Unconventional thinkers. Real-world impact.

Where Mavericks get practical clarity, resilient structures, and community for rebuilding what’s next.

Wild Ducks is a home for people who don’t fit the mold—and no longer want to pretend they do. Wild Ducks exists at the intersection of business pivots and life disruption—because the two are rarely separate.

You arrived because the old paths no longer fit — not because you lack ideas, but because your story demands a new one. Here, you won’t be tamed, directed, or pitched. You’ll interact with founders, makers, creatives, operators, and independent thinkers and others who see clearly and act deliberately.  We will work together to rebuild direction, authority, and momentum after disruption, loss, or a path that no longer fits.

This is a place to think clearly, act deliberately, and build lives and work that are coherent, durable, and your own.

Clarity Session with Joseph

A focused 45-minute conversation for moments when the old map no longer works. We’ll separate signal from noise, clarify what matters now, and identify the first move that restores momentum.

Community of Wild Ducks

A growing community of founders, makers, and independent thinkers navigating reinvention together. No hustle culture. No posturing. Just thoughtful conversation, shared frameworks, and mutual respect.

Book by Joseph

Wild Ducks Don’t Fly in Formation is a narrative field manual for rebuilding authority, direction, and freedom after disruption—written for people who refuse both conformity and chaos.

Joseph Franklyn McElroy is a strategist, technologist, and guide for people and organizations navigating moments when the old map no longer works. His work focuses on helping others rebuild clarity, authority, and momentum after disruption—by aligning narrative, structure, and execution rather than chasing tactics or trends.

Over the course of his career, Joseph has repeatedly stepped into situations that looked unsolvable. Early on, he helped IBM design internet gateway systems carrying global traffic across proprietary networks, earning their Division Award for Technical Excellence.

Later, as co-founder of Galileo Tech Media, he led large distributed teams delivering search and brand visibility at global scale for organizations such as Marriott International, as well as independent publishers and regional operators competing far above their weight. Across industries and eras, his specialty has been identifying where visibility, authority, and execution drift out of alignment—and restoring coherence.

Wild Ducks grew out of that same pattern, applied at a human scale. Alongside his strategic work, Joseph has lived through multiple cycles of loss and reinvention, and has explored culture and identity as a museum-recognized artist, published poet, and international performer.

Today, that lived experience informs his work in narrative authority and reinvention—helping people name what has ended, recognize what is emerging, and design structures that support freedom rather than constrain it. Wild Ducks is where that thinking becomes shared practice, conversation, and community.