Gregory Stearns

Gregory Stearns is currently the Global Marketing Manager at Lexington Medical, Inc, which is a medical device manufacturer. Previously, they founded and served as CEO of Thrív Creative, a creative firm that focused on website design, advertising, marketing, graphic design, trade shows, and events. Gregory also served as CMO and CTO of Boston Hempire, overseeing marketing strategies and content, product design and packaging, online retail website and sales, and company technology aspects. Before that, they worked as a Creative Manager at Stavis Seafoods, a wholesale seafood distribution company with product distribution on an international level, and as a Marketing Operations Coordinator at TechTarget, a data-driven email marketing group. Additionally, they have worked as a Graphic Designer, Marketing Lead, and Photographer at A.C.E. International, a manufacturer, and distributor of welding helmets and equipment, and as a Graphic Designer and Marketing Member at Granite City Electric Supply Co., Inc, a New England-based wholesale distributor of electrical components and lighting supplies. Gregory started their career as a Graphic Designer/Production Team Intern at Network World.

Gregory Stearns has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Photography, which they obtained from Jacksonville University in 2005. Gregory later went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Advertising from Boston University between 2012 and 2014. Additionally, they have several certifications, including a GS1 Fundamentals Certificate and a GS1 Package Measurement Rules and GTIN Management Standard Certificate which they obtained from GS1 US in August 2016. Stearns also completed Adobe Premiere Pro CC & After Effects CC training from Future Media Concepts in May 2013, and a Class A LTC from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in January 2013. Gregory has ongoing training in Project Management from PMI MassBay Chapter and is a certified NAUI Scuba Diver since December 2001.