Gray Matter Marketing Event Marketing agency official website in Portsmouth

About Gray Matter Marketing Event Marketing company in Portsmouth, United States

Gray Matter Marketing was established in 2012 and has quickly built a reputation for exciting events and creative marketing. The company boasts a range of successes such as the award-winning Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run Amica Newport Marathon BankNewport 10 Miler the nationwide Craft Brew Races series the Cape Cod Brew Fest and Rhode Island Brew Fest

Gray Matter Marketing is dedicated to supporting Aquidneck Island and the local community.

A portion of the proceeds of each Gray Matter event goes towards charity since 2012 the company helped raise a combined total of over $1000000 in donations to local charitable organizations. The companys corporate office is buoyed by the support of office dogs Hadley Dixie and Blaze.

Matthew was born and raised in Newport R.I. attended Providence College and the University of Hartford where he earned an MBA in Marketing and Management. Upon graduation Matt moved back home to Newport where he now lives with his wife and children.

Matthew Gray

President

Drew was born and raised in Westport MA attending The Wheeler School before receiving his BA in Sports Media and Marketing at Ithaca College. When not pushing pixels around a MacBook you will find him on the golf course soccer field hiking or running on Blackstone Boulevard. He and his wife Caitlin live in Pawtucket with their dog Dixie.

Drew Appleton

VP / Creative Director

A born and bred New Englander and graduate of American University Lisa is a social media addict and a lover of all things outdoors. When not working or sailing she#39;s training for her next road race or planning future travel adventures.

Lisa McCurdy

Director of Communications

With a passion for sports and marketing Claire is a business graduate of Mount Allison University in Canada. She is a competitive weightlifter yogi and an Oreo aficionado who calls Aquidneck Island home.

Claire Akin

Marketing Manager

Jon hails from North Kingstown Rhode Island. After studying at Loyola University in Maryland Jon returned to Rhode Island and began working event operations for various marathons and triathlons. After the events are over rugby soccer and skiing become the priority.

Jon White

Director of Operations

Katie a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College manages customer service and point of sales operations for all events.

Gray Matter Marketing hosts over 15 events a year. We are always seeking part-time professionals with retail or event operations experience. If you are interested in working any of our events please contact us with your resume at [email protected].

We are currently seeking a Communications Manager — responsible for social media marketing and communications digital advertising campaign management and public relations outreach across all event properties. Please feel free to contact us with your resume at [email protected].

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