--- title: The future of talent | Mark Gray (7) description: On a mission to transform organisations, digitally. As a creative thinker, I enjoy challenging the status quo, conceiving simple yet disruptive digital solutions to solve often complex problems. Founder and CEO of graylink, a leading digital talent solutions company. 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