{{Infobox person | name = Nathan Gwilliam | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | citizenship = | education = MBA | alma_mater = Brigham Young University | occupation = Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of Adoption.com | years_active = 1997–present | organization = Elevati, Adoption.com, Adoption.org, AdoptionGifts.com, Adopting.org | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | boards = National Council for Adoption | spouse = Crystal Ullery Gwilliam | children = 3 | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Nathan W. Gwilliam''' is an entrepreneur, who is the founder CEO of Adoption.com,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Adam |title=Adoption.com fights battle to save international adoptions |url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/idaho/adoption-com-fights-battle-to-save-international-adoptions/article_f4be9ee2-c7f6-5e9d-bfcd-d94d87a1f0be.html |publisher=Standard Journal |date=Mar 31, 2018}}</ref> which is the world's most-used adoption site, founded in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Price |first1=Mike |title=Local company says international adoption could disappear within four years |url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2018/04/local-company-says-international-adoption-could-disappear-within-four-years/ |publisher=East Idaho News |date=April 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name=byumagazine>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Kristina M. |title=Linking Families |url=https://magazine.byu.edu/article/linking-families/ |publisher=BYU Magazine |date=2015}}</ref> Gwilliam has been inducted into the Adoption Hall of Fame by Family Services & Families Supporting Adoption in 2007<ref name=Church>{{cite web |last1=Jane Weaver |first1=Sarah |title=Hall of Fame inductees praised for contributions |url=http://poundpuplegacy.org/node/40484 |publisher=Church News, Deseret News |date=August 11, 2007}}</ref> and was awarded the U.S. Congressional Coalition's Angels in Adoption award in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angels in Adoption® Program Honorees |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ccai-website/Angels_in_Adoption_Program_Alumni_-_Updated_2017.pdf |website=Amazonaws.com |publisher=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
== Career == Gwilliam started his first venture, Adoption.com in 1997 after winning a BYU Business Plan Competition, hosted by BYU's Marriott School of Management, based on his business idea to use the Internet as a platform to help children get adopted.<ref name=rexburgstandardjournal>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Amanda |title=Major changes made for families seeking adoptions |url=https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/major-changes-made-for-families-seeking-adoptions/article_0b8e60ec-c1d0-11e4-a4e4-03eb474c5bac.html |publisher=Standard Journal |date=March 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rexburg-based Adoption.com connects national adoption community |url=https://explorerexburg.com/rexburg-based-adoption-com/ |publisher=Explorerexburg |date=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
In 2012, Nathan began working with Deseret Digital Media (DDM), where he helped the company to increase its online following from less than 100K to 40 million within a period of 18 months. He also launched FamilyShare.com, which reached 22 million monthly page views before he left the company.<ref name=byumagazine/> He was also involved with a new Brazilian airline, Azul, along with a number of other ventures, as reported by Post Register.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Basham |first1=Marc |title=Adopting a change |url=https://www.postregister.com/businessreport/local/adopting-a-change/article_6cf5887a-cfe7-5a85-98b2-b1d18773c4e9.html |publisher=Post Register |date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>
He served as the president of the More Good Foundation, a non-profit organization, which developed websites such as Christ.org, LDS.net, MormonChurch.com, ThomasMonson.com and ModernProphets.com.<ref name=Mormonwiki>{{cite web |title=Nathan Gwilliam |url=https://www.mormonwiki.com/Nathan_Gwilliam |website=Mormonwiki |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref> He has been a speaker at a TEDx conference<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan Gwilliam at TEDxRexburg |url=https://tedxrexburg.com/nathan-gwilliam/ |publisher=Ted (conference) |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref> and the National Adoption Conference. He serves on the board of directors of the National Council for Adoption.<ref name=Adoptioncouncil>{{cite web |title=National Council For Adoption - Board of directors |url=https://www.adoptioncouncil.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors |website=Adoptioncouncil.org |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref>
He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Brigham Young University.<ref name=byumagazine/> Gwilliam has taught a course on Social innovation at Brigham Young University–Idaho.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Downs |first1=Megan |title=New course teaches social change |url=https://byuiscroll.org/new-course-teaches-social-change/ |publisher=BYU-Idaho Scroll |date=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Adoptioncouncil/> He is one of the founders of the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship.<ref name=Adoptioncouncil/>
== Awards and recognition == * He was inducted into the Adoption Hall of Fame by Family Services and Families Supporting Adoption in 2007.<ref name=Church/> * He received the Angels in Adoption award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angels in Adoption® Program Honorees |url=http://www.ccainstitute.org/programs/view/angels-in-adoption-about |website=ccainstitute.org |publisher=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Skousen |first1=Rachel |title=Founder of Adoption.com Nathan Gwilliam an 'Angel in Adoption' |url=https://adoption.com/founder-of-adoptioncom-nathan-gwilliam-an-angel-in-adoption |publisher=Adoption |date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> * He received the Best of the Decade award from the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology in 2005.<ref name=Mormonwiki/> * He won the BYU Business Plan Competition, hosted by BYU's Marriott School of Management in 1997.<ref name=rexburgstandardjournal/> * He won the US West New Ventures Seed Money Competition in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=US WEST launches 2nd New Ventures competition |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/638815/US-WEST-launches-2nd-New-Ventures-competition.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930233623/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/638815/US-WEST-launches-2nd-New-Ventures-competition.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |publisher=Deseret News |date=June 29, 1998}}</ref>
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== Further reading == * {{cite book |author1=Lori Carangelo |title=The ADOPTION and DONOR CONCEPTION FACTBOOK: The Only Comprehensive Source of U.S. and Global Data on the Invisible Families of Adoption, Foster Care & Donor Conception |date=2018 |publisher=Access Press |isbn=9780942605433 |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NfCDDwAAQBAJ&dq=Nathan+Gwilliam&pg=PA15}}
== External links == * [https://www.adoptioncouncil.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/Nathan-Gwilliam Nathan Gwilliam's Biography] * [https://www.larslarson.com/listen-nathan-gwilliam-should-the-government-ease-rules-on-overseas-abortions/ LISTEN: Nathan Gwilliam – Should The Government Ease Rules On Overseas Adoptions?] at The Lars Larson Show * [https://www.glennbeck.com/2018/03/28/adoption-advocates-ask-trump-to-intervene-in-adoption-crisis-that-started-under-obama/ Adoption advocates ask Trump to intervene in ‘adoption crisis’ that started under Obama] at TheBlaze * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMn8YEveUJA Connecting Through Passion] at TEDxRexburg
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