Gray Suit Marketing is pleased to announce Dean Isaacs as a Partner in the firm. Dean has 17 years of experience focused on lead generation for professional service firms. Gray Suit Marketing Founder David Warren says: “Dean is a perfect match for Gray Suit Marketing because of his love of business owners and proven ability [...]

In February, we asked for your help in our blog post titled REQUESTING HELP: Advice for Business Students. Gray Suit Marketing’s founding partner David Warren spoke to undergraduates at the University of San Diego on February 22nd, providing them with a “Top Ten Pieces of Unsolicited Advice for Business Students”. The event was a huge [...]

Atlas Shrugged was voted second most influential book among CEOs in the 20th century, right behind the Bible. If you like the book, chances are we’d work well together. The movie adaptation of the book is set for release on April 15th. Bring Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 to a theater near you by voting on [...]

One of the key attributes we look for in a prospective client is the ability to make good, quick decisions.  We have all been victims of analysis paralysis in organizations.  This leads to missed opportunities, cash flow burn, and has the “doers” in the organization looking for the exits. Below is our summary of a [...]

Gray Suit Marketing is pleased to announce Tom Kelley as a Partner in the firm. Kelley has 21 years experience advising and counseling management of start-ups, small business, corporate, trade associations and non-profit clients in all areas of strategic marketing, branding, and external affairs outreach. Kelley’s trademark work centers on bringing stakeholders together, forming new [...]

David Warren is speaking to business students at USD on February 22nd. Rather than blather on about Gray Suit Marketing, the students are going to be presented with a “Top Ten Pieces of Unsolicited Advice for Business Students”. We want to be intentionally provokative and give students the real perspective from the CEO’s chair. Here [...]

We are big fans of McKinsey and Bain & Co.  Here are our thoughts on a recent McKinsey article on CEO focus: It’s 7 AM and you’ve already answered 10 emails. And that’s just the start. When the phone calls start pouring in around 9, you grab the phone on the first ring. A buzz or [...]

I came across this scene as I pushed my daughter in her stroller today.  Today is “The Day After” for San Diego Charger fans.  The day after our choke with the Bengals, the day after we had hopes for the playoffs, the day after our win/loss record trumped expectations.  In frustration, a former fan on [...]

Gray Suit is on the move!  We just brought the first batch of furniture into an office with the smell of fresh paint and a fresh year ahead. We will have more space in a location closer to our clients in Sorrento Valley (San Diego).  With new hires and more work in telecom, wireless health, [...]