Think Bold Media was created in the belief that in the golden age of content, there’s a shortage of truly thoughtful, bold content that breaks through the noise—and memorably surfs above it. We work at the intersection of business, media and tech. We believe there’s little distinction between traditional or digital publishers, and organizations: every institution is a media company, and we’re all trying to reach target audiences. But the truth is there are very few people with the experience to credibly help organizations reach their potential as bold storytellers. Enter Think Bold Media.
We’re a group of entrepreneurial, creative storytellers who’ve been trained at some of the world’s top media companies to identify and unlock powerful stories that drive business results. Our network of executives, content strategists, writers, editors, videographers, graphic designers and other creatives have worked with heads of government, CEOs, philanthropists, marketers, journalists, activists, academics, and everyday working people. We understand the value of trusted, experienced talent who can work with stakeholders at all levels of business and society to build an authentic, cohesive narrative.
Let’s work together to tell bold stories that matter.
About Steven Gray
Think Bold Media was founded by Steven Gray, a strategic storyteller with more than two decades of experience at some of the world’s most influential media companies and organizations.
Between 2016 and 2018, he was a managing editor at JPMorgan Chase, leading a team of editors, writers and other creators developing content strategy across most of Chase’s major lines of business for digital platforms that reach more than 50 million people. In this role, he helped build revenue-generating digital content programs with Business Insider, Refinery 29, The Players’ Tribune and Group Nine Media, among other media companies. He created the JPMorgan Chase Content Summit.
Previously, he was editorial director at Participant Media’s digital magazine. Before that, he was director of corporate social responsibility and global public affairs at Laureate Education, a U.S. firm that expands access to higher education mostly in the developing world. In this role, he led all aspects of editorial strategy that explained the firm’s global social impact efforts and built social entrepreneurship programs in Latin America.
For five years, he held a variety of roles at Time Inc., including Time magazine Washington correspondent covering the intersection of politics, policy and business; Detroit Bureau Chief; and Chicago reporter. Before that, he covered the global food industry for The Wall Street Journal, and he was a staff reporter for The Washington Post.
He has taught narrative journalism at George Washington University and writing for the media at Howard University. He has spoken at a variety of conferences and institutions, including the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Brookings Institution, and the Chief Digital Officer Global Forum in New York and Silicon Valley. He has provided analysis on CNBC, MSNBC, Fox and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He graduated from Howard University and was a graduate student at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies. He has lived, worked or studied in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He lives in New York.