The Avalon Institute, a new leadership and business development firm headed by Air Force Brigadier General John E. Michel (Ret.) and Washington, DC-based Entrepreneur Perry Smith, has announced that it will launch in early 2017. The institute's mission is to provide businesses, associations, government agencies, and all branches of the U.S. military with targeted strategies and assessments that address critical leadership development issues – especially disengagement among Millennials. To date, the institute's achivemements have included an integrated program with US Special Forces Command and Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, and contracted services with the US Army, US Air Force, and numerous strategic partners in the private and government sectors. For more information on the Avalon Institute, and for details on applying for membership, visit avalonleadership.com.