Grady Connolly

About

Building businesses that ignite creativity, value human dignity, and contribute to the human ecology. Experience in entrepreneurship, brand partnerships, and business development.

Experience

• Founder & CEO · Social Thomist2022-06-01 –

  Feeding Souls. Shaping Culture. Clients Include: Napa Institute, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti (Exorcist), Fr. Dan Reehil (Exorcist), Fr. Leo Patalinghug (Speaker, Award Winning Chef, Pilgrimage Leader), The Exorcist Files (Podcast), The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, among others

• Author · We Create: An Intro to the Principled Entrepreneur2021-08-01 –
• Brand Partnerships · pearpop2021-08-01 – 2022-05-01

  Pearpop is an American social media collaboration platform headquartered in Los Angeles. The company was co-founded by former creator Cole Mason and talent manager Guy Oseary in October 2020. The platform enables brands to discover and activate social media creators for social media campaigns, instantly and at scale.

• Right Hand Man · Luke Arthur Burgis2019-06-01 – 2022-05-01

  Luke Burgis has co-created and led four companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He’s currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship where he also teaches business at The Catholic University of America. He studied business at NYU Stern and philosophy and theology at a pontifical university in Rome. He’s Managing Partner of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator that he started to build, train, and invest in people and companies that contribute to a healthy human ecology.

• Teaching Assistant for "The Vocation of Business" · Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship2018-08-01 – 2021-05-01

  The Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship aims to promote a new kind of entrepreneur: a person capable of integrating personal virtue, cutting-edge entrepreneurial tools and long-term perspective to launch and grow enterprises that harness human creativity at the service of individuals and communities.

• Business Development · TipYo, Inc.2019-05-01 – 2020-08-01
• Talent Team · Collab2020-01-01 – 2020-01-01

  Our mission is to help creators succeed and to collaborate with creators, brands and content owners to entertain the world. We help build audience, sharpen skills and increase earnings with a combination of proprietary technology, sales, production, talent development, rights management, and friendly support. Our network includes some of the internet's fastest rising young talent with over 650 Million Followers and over 3.5 Billion views per month on YouTube. We also partner with leading brands to create shareable branded content as well as produce original series featuring digital talent for premium digital platforms.

• Operations Intern · Leonine Forum2018-10-01 – 2019-10-01

  Leonine Fellows are chosen from the emerging generation of promising leaders in the public and private sectors. During a year-long program of intellectual and spiritual seriousness, the Leonine Forum educates these men and women in the core tenets of the Social Teaching of the Church and its practical application. Fellows join a larger community of Leonine Alumni and leaders committed to integrating those teachings within their professional and civic lives.

• Marketing Intern · The Busch School of Business2019-01-01 – 2019-01-01

  At the Busch School of Business, you will find a rigorous business curriculum infused with Catholic virtues and ethics. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, our classes prepare students for a successful career in business and to find greater meaning in life. Our goal is to transform the world of business into a force for good.

• Student Life and Special Events Assistant · The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law2017-09-01 – 2018-09-01

  The Columbus School of Law (Catholic Law) shines like a hidden gem within legal education in Washington, D.C. Catholic Law is composed of collegial and compassionate students, a supportive and academically distinguished faculty, and an accomplished and well-connected alumni base that stands ready to help today’s students reach their goals.

Education

• The Busch School of BusinessStrategy, Management, and Operations
• The Catholic University of AmericaBachelor's degree, Business Strategy, Management, & Operations w/ Minor in Entrepreneurship
• Massabesic High SchoolHigh School Diploma

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