Gavin McGrath

Current

• Co-Founder at Whimmsi
• Senior Associate Consultant at L.E.K. Consulting

Past

• Creative Coordinator at Bose Corporation
• Advertising Coordinator at Boston Red Sox
• Marketing Intern at Major League Baseball International

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Education

• Boston College
• Phillips Academy
• Brookwood

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Gavin McGrath’s Summary

Aspiring entrepreneur with a functional balance of creative and analytical abilities and experience in consumer marketing and strategy consulting

Gavin McGrath’s Specialties:

Branding, consumer advocacy/loyalty programs, consumer electronics, customer relationship management, customer service, film and television production, growth strategy development, recruiting strategy development, M&A due diligence, professional sports marketing

Gavin McGrath’s Experience

• Co-Founder

  Whimmsi

  (Online Media industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Building a (currently stealth-mode) web service that improves capacity utilization for consumer services businesses

• Senior Associate Consultant

  L.E.K. Consulting

  (Partnership; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

• Creative Coordinator

  Bose Corporation

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year )

• Advertising Coordinator

  Boston Red Sox

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Sports industry)

  August 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 6 months)

• Marketing Intern

  Major League Baseball International

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Sports industry)

  October 2003 — December 2003 (3 months)

Gavin McGrath’s Education

• Boston College

  B.A. , Political Science; Film Studies , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  The Heights (Editorial Assitant, Board Member, Staff Writer/Photographer)
  Film Studies Program (Baldwin Film Awards Winner & Alumni Judge)
  Campus Center Planning Committee (Student Representative)

• Phillips Academy

  1997 — 2001

• Brookwood

  1989 — 1997

Additional Information

Gavin McGrath’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, Consumer Technology, Consumer Trends, Branding, Filmmaking, Squash, Baseball

Gavin McGrath’s Groups:

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Squash, Entrepreneurship

•    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
•    Boston Innovators
•    Consultants Network
•    Boston College Alumni Group
•    Phillips Academy Andover
•    Venture Capital Group
•    Internet Business Development

Gavin McGrath’s Honors:

National Film Challenge 2005, Winner -- Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Acting, Best Film Runner-up

Jacques Salmanowitz Program for Moral Courage in Film - Documentary Film Grant Recipient

Gavin McGrath’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch