About Us

The principals of Rockford Gray have made careers on both sides of the glass wall that separates the news media from the real world of business.

We've run businesses and had to worry about finding customers, keeping customers, P&L’s, balance sheets, labor issues, financing, and all the things that make a business a business.

Our practice focuses on:

  • Executive Media Training and Presentation Skills Coaching
  • Crisis Communications
  • Social Media Strategies and Skills
  • Strategic Communications

Our expertise helps us deal with delicate issues. You know . . . the stuff that keeps you awake at night. Rockford Gray's experience in creating real-time, real-world thinking around these kinds of issues will help you achieve much needed peace of mind.

Rockford Gray’s roots are in journalism as reporters and news managers. Our business actually started more than 20 years ago with Media Training Workshops. Over the years that work evolved into a highly specialized consultancy that has matured in order to meet our client's needs.

The evolution of our practice has broadened from our original focus on traditional media to include trade media, investor audiences, the internet, and communities of interest around public issues. Our experience gives us a working knowledge of business, non-profits, and government. Rockford Gray’s business today is closely aligned with telling stories to customers, investors, partners, employees and larger communities.

We've also developed valuable strategic relationships with partners, including:

  • Public relations and advertising agencies
  • Marketing and sales organizations
  • Public Affairs and Government Relations organizations
  • Other specialty communications practitioners

These relationships mean we focus on what Rockford Gray does best, while adding the value of complimentary consultants when needed.