Christopher G.

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At the intersection of creativity & technology (AR is the UI for AI). @ Chris Grayson
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States, United States
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About Christopher G.

A seasoned advertising creative who pivoted to tech—independent market analyst specializing in smart glasses and near-eye optic display systems, with related knowledge in fashion eye-frames; professional background in advertising, marketing, PR, startups, and tech events; veteran of the NYC advertising industry: alumni of Ogilvy, Euro/Havas, Grey and others, with a client history on technology accounts & premium brands.Recruiters: open to opportunities and adventureWriting Samples at blog: http://Giganti.Co/Creative portfolio: http://chrisgrayson.com/portfolio.htmlByline at UploadVR, the largest VR/AR specific tech publication:Upload 02/19 - https://uploadvr.com/waveguides-laser-displays-smartglasses-ar/Upload 05/17 - https://uploadvr.com/waveguides-smartglasses/Byline at 20/20 Magazine, the largest trade publication for opticians:20/20 Magazine 08/19 - https://www.2020mag.com/article/the-second-coming-of-consumer-smartglasses… as seen in Forbes, VentureBeat, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, and others.——Selection of Past Speaking Engagements:• AR in Action, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge/Boston, MA• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA• Digital Winter Fest 3.0, by SFFAMA at Galvanize, San Francisco• Disrupt Fashion Hackathon, San Francisco• New York Fashion Week / Zero Power Smart Fashion by Swissnex, NYC• Wearable Tech Expo, Jacob Javits Center, New York City• Keynote for inaugural Wearable Wednesday, New York Times Bldg., NYC• ARNY @ Polytechnic Institute of NYU - Bern Dibner Auditorium • Parson's New School of Design, New York, NY• Augmented World Expo, Santa Clara, CA• SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX• TEDxSiliconAlley, New York, NY• Microsoft N.E.R.D. (New England Research & Development) • Mobile Frontiers at FutureM, Cambridge/Boston, MA• Retail Summit, at Leo Burnett, Chicago, IL• Augmented Reality Event, Santa Clara, CA• GeoWorld Summit, Brooklyn, NY

Christopher G.'s Current Company Details
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At the intersection of creativity & technology (AR is the UI for AI).
Christopher G. Work Experience Details
  • Chris Grayson
    Market Analyst
    Chris Grayson Nov 2017 - Present
    Focused on the component suppliers for near-eye optics display systems employed in smart glasses, as well as their intersection with the consumer eye-frames market.
  • Chris Grayson
    Guest Editor, Writer
    Chris Grayson Nov 2017 - Present
    • 20/20 Magazine - Contributing Editorthe largest trade publication to the optician industry• Upload VR - Contributing Editorthe leading tech publisher dedicated to virtual reality
  • Awe (Augmented World Expo)
    Contractor
    Awe (Augmented World Expo) May 2010 - Jun 2024
    Us
    AWE is the world's largest dedicated Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality trade show, historically held at Santa Clara Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley, in 2024 relocated to Long Beach in southern California. Keynotes have included Bruce Sterling, Vernor Vinge, Kevin Kelly, Jaron Lanier, and others notables. While more involved in the formative years, I continue to participate on a contract basis.• 2024 - Organizer & Curator, XR Museum.• 2019 - Organizer & Curator, XR Museum.• 2017 - Chair of the Design track, Chair of the Tools track.• 2014 - Judge in the wearables hack-a-thon and Speaker.• 2013 - Co-Organizer & Co-Curator, XR Museum.• 2011-2013 - Co-Organizer of Event & Chair of the Business track.• 2010-2011 - Co-Organized the Smart Glasses panel.• Speaker in 2010 & 2013.
  • Purteq Inc
    Creative Director
    Purteq Inc Sep 2020 - Oct 2023
    Memphis, Tennessee, Us
    • Responsible for all branding, packaging, web design, marketing materials, style guide, social media, video direction and production, ghost writing technical papers, and PR.• Led an e-commerce exploratory that moved the company from WIX to Shopify, and leveraged an existing developer relationship to implement the transition on-time and on-budget• Developed a new identity system to unify our expanding product line, and corresponding package redesign, sales collateral, and all corporate branding• Created an extensive library of reusable media assets, and client support materials• Created multi-prong campaigns to: • educate the buyer on the perils of toxic products, and the benefits of our non-toxic line • target specific verticals like the municipal education, and hospitality markets • product specific messaging to highlight the benefits of our flagship products
  • Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group)
    Consultant
    Glg (Gerson Lehrman Group) Apr 2016 - 2017
    New York, Ny, Us
    Represented by GLG as a consultant expert on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Wearable Technology.
  • Christopher Grayson Corp.
    Founder / Chief Creative Officer
    Christopher Grayson Corp. 2014 - 2016
    New York City, Us
    This eponymous jewelry-tech label brought the fashion industry atelier model to wearable technology, beginning with a designer bag-charm for push notifications — the "Smart Jewel" had smartwatch-like functionality — that paired to a woman’s smartphone: https://christophergrayson.com
  • Telepathy Inc.
    Executive Creative Director
    Telepathy Inc. Apr 2013 - Mar 2014
    Telepathy was a venture backed wearable tech startup, based out of Tokyo, Japan. Joined pre-funding, where I led marketing and PR efforts through successfully raising a $5MM Series A.• Responsible for all marketing, advertising, website, endorsements, events, recruitment marketing.• Member of product design team.• Responsible for all U.S. / North American, English language PR / media relations.• Staged the New York City launch of Telepathy, leading to extensive media coverage in the english language tech press in the U.S. and beyond (see attachment below).
  • Crowdoptic
    Advisor
    Crowdoptic 2012 - 2014
    CrowdOptic is a Silicon Valley based software company, that brings focus based services to wearable devices and mobile platforms, including Google Glass, and iOS.
  • Chris Grayson & Associates, Llc
    Owner
    Chris Grayson & Associates, Llc Sep 2002 - Mar 2013
    A creative consultant to the advertising industry, servicing technology accounts & premium brands.-----Selection of Agencies Serviced:WPP: Ogilvy Interactive / OgilvyOne / Ogilvy / Ogilvy Worldwide, G2 / Grey Interactive / Grey Group, VML / Y&R / Young & Rubicam; IPG, Interpublic Group: Draft / Foote, Cone & Belding / DraftFCB, Zentropy Partners / McCann Relationship Marketing / MRM Worldwide / McCann-Erickson / McCann Worldgroup; Dentsu: Continuity / McGarryBowen; Omnicom: Atmosphere / BBDO; Havas: Messner Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer / MVBMS Euro / FUEL North America / Euro RSCG WorldwideSelection of Brands Serviced:Intel, Nikon, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Philips Electronics, Cosmopolitan Magazine, ELLE Magazine, LVMH / Chandon Sparkling Wines, MARS Candies' M&M's Premiums, Bud Light Platinum, Volvo, JP Morgan Wealth Management, American Express Gold Card.
  • Humble
    Director Of Digital
    Humble Jul 2010 - Oct 2012
    • Built the interactive department from scratch, for this NYC pre-to-post production studio• Creative Direction for the Social brand launch of Bud-Light Platinum in Super Bowl XLVI, central component being a Facebook app that generated a video from the user’s own photos• Designed multiple Facebook apps for StateFarm including both Coachella and NBA sponsorships. View Samples [PDF]: http://bit.ly/Grayson-FB-apps• Technology sourcing, including custom Arduino hardware development for special lighting effects used in the music video to Robert DeLong’s “Global Concepts”
  • Thinkmusic.Net
    Creative Director
    Thinkmusic.Net Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
    This joint venture between Pulse Recording Studio and Primary Wave Music Publishing launched in the summer of 2008. I came in at the ground floor and contributed business insight that led to the company's key competitive differentiator. Our launch was covered extensively in the music trade press including two full page articles in Billboard Magazine.
  • Ogilvy / Ogilvyone
    Integrated Art Director
    Ogilvy / Ogilvyone Feb 2004 - Feb 2007
    American Express -- AD and concept for "Italian Dinner," the then highest performing DRTV 30 sec. live action spot for American Express personal gold card air-travel benefits that ran in various edits for about 4 years.Lead Creative on the LVMH / Chandon Sparkling Wine account.Time Warner Cable -- created national 360º DR campaigns including DRTV broadcast, print, direct mail, and online, promotional websites, event and trade show installation design.Member of the restructuring committee for BAM (Brand Asset Management), creating workflow efficiencies, tightening quality control, expediting turn-around.OgilvyInteractive was AdWeek Magazine's 2004 Interactive Agency of the Year.http://www.Ogilvy.com
  • Messner Vetere Berger Mcnamee Schmetterer
    Sr. Art Director
    Messner Vetere Berger Mcnamee Schmetterer Feb 1998 - Jun 2002
    Puteaux, Fr
    MVBMS >> EURO >> HAVASIndustry awards including three Ad:Tech Silvers (Intel, Volvo)and One Show (MCI) & Euro CBI (Worldcom) nominations.As Digital Creative Lead, I had Creative Director level responsibilities, and client exposure.
  • Touchscreen Media Group
    Art Director
    Touchscreen Media Group May 1996 - Jan 1998
    Creative lead on IBM's B2B business.Most notably, Art Directed the website for the launch of IBM eBusiness.On the design team for IBM's Nagano Olympics sponsorship website.Touchscreen Media Group acted as the interactive department to Wells Rich Green, who at that time was agency of record to IBM.
  • Morgan Stanley
    Freelance Designer & Technical Illustrator
    Morgan Stanley 1995 - 1997
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Mickey & Co.
    Disney Illustrator (Vector)
    Mickey & Co. 1995 - 1995

Christopher G. Skills

Interior Design Team Building New York City Consulting Slr Facebook Api Market Arduino Ibm Insurance Couture User Experience Nba Interaction Design Market Research Wired Experience Design Adtech Digital Marketing Mrm Online Advertising Sponsorship Entrepreneurship Event Management Product Management Augmented Reality Data Conversion Procurement Art Direction Design Reality User Interface Design Funding Music Videos American Express Charm Creative Problem Solving Crm Broadcast Leadership Burnett Boston Public Speaking Brand Extensions Brand Development Digital Strategy Online Music Quotes Telepathy Bloomberg English Stylish From Scratch Network Solutions Strategy Google Early Adopter Branding Sold Mixed Photos Creative Strategy Nasa Design Direction Glass Wearables Press Compositing Wine Propulsion Private Equity Cnn Gender Product Development Anthropology Capital Microsoft Chicago Volvo Philips Campaigns Print Hardware Development Laboratory Concepts .net R Social Media Power Organizer Platinum Instrumental Retail Graphic Design Event Planning Applications Outdoor Advertising Kurzweil Intel Direct Response Television Brooklyn Contemporary Art Connector Of People Advertising Music Lead Generation Licensing Traction Interactive Advertising Marketing Cnet Post Production Final Cut Pro Golang Information Architecture Nasdaq Pitch Mobile Devices High Profile Virtual Reality Media Websites User Interface Sound Studio Branding And Identity Deals Art Studio Fine Art Magazines Marketing Materials Conceived Cables Portfolio Start Ups Mobile Marketing Blogging New York Gold Sourcing Investments Jets Integrated Marketing Materials Nikon Software Humility Marketplace Product Design Equities Video Futurism Frame Facebook Factory Lighting Fashion Earned Media Cbi Fashion Photography Super Bowl Social Media Marketing Creative Direction Light Tokyo Trading Television Marketing Strategy Summit Adobe Creative Suite Architecture Farms Pivot Keynote Humans Prototype Press Kits

Christopher G. Education Details

  • Pratt Institute
    Pratt Institute
    Architecture
  • Memphis State University
    Memphis State University
  • Memphis College Of Art
    Memphis College Of Art
    Fine Art

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