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Lee Brody

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Co-Founder/President at Openly Gray
📍 Greater Pittsburgh Region, United States

Lee Brody is the Co-Founder of Openly Gray, a firm specializing in marketing to the 50+ demographic. His extensive background includes roles at Ketchum, Weber Shandwick, and Publicis, and he holds a BA from the University of Pittsburgh. Colleagues describe him as strategic, creative, and results-oriented.

He is focused on what he terms the "Gray Market, " a consumer group controlling over $8 trillion in wealth which he believes has been historically invisible to marketers.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder/President
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Pittsburgh Region, United States
Personality Overview

How Lee shows up

Values Relationships
Charismatic
Informal

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Lee cares about

Gray Market Marketing
He co-founded Openly Gray to help brands target the affluent and influential 50+ consumer demographic, which he notes controls 80% of all wealth.
Beverage Brand Building
He has deep C-level experience growing beverage brands, having co-founded "the drinkable company" and served as CMO for Sweet Leaf Tea Co.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Co-Founder/President
Openly Gray
2022
Co-Founder
the drinkable company
2019
Principal Advisor, President
BGC Strategies LLC
2016 - 2019
Chief Marketing Officer, Co-Founder, Director
Sweet Leaf Tea Co.
2013 - 2016
Chief Marketing Officer
Splash Beverage Group Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Openly Gray® Names Richard Bell CEO as Marketers Confront Their Most Expensive Blind Spot. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
University of Pittsburgh
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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