leslie grandy
Leslie Grandy combines ten years in technology product marketing and development with thirteen years of previous experience in motion picture and television commercial production, to create innovative solutions that drive measurable results for both B2B and B2C companies. In the high-technology leadership positions she has held, Grandy has proven her ability to develop, position and launch high-tech products and develop highly rewarding marketing strategies in the Internet marketplace. Most recently at Infospace as its Vice President for Product Management of Search & Directory, Grandy led her team to define and deliver award-winning applications for the industry leading meta-search provider. Prior to joining Infospace, Grandy served in multiple senior management positions in RealNetworks' Consumer Division, including General Manager, Consumer Marketing and GM of Media Acquisition, where she launched multiple versions of RealPlayer and RealJukebox, as well as GoldPass, Real's first Internet media subscription service, and the forerunner to the highly successful RealOne SuperPass offering, which acquired more than one million customers during her tenure.
Before her stint at Real Networks, Grandy served as Director of Marketing at WorldStream Communications, and was responsible for all aspects of marketing programs, including WorldStream's advertising, branding, creative services, direct marketing, event promotion, product management, public relations and Web presence. Grandy has been a contributing columnist to technology publications on the topics of successful webcasting and eCommunication. Grandy's tenure at Worldstream was preceded by a term as the Director of the Application Development and Management Customer Unit at Visio Corporation, now a division of Microsoft. During her time at Visio, Grandy successfully launched versions of Visio Professional, Visio Enterprise and an SAP R/3-specific solution, Visio Business Modeler.
Earlier in her career, Grandy worked in the Washington State Department of Trade and Economic development, where she led a Governor's trade mission to Hollywood to attract motion picture production to Washington.
Her efforts resulted in the productions of $52 million dollars of trade revenue associated with films including Sleepless in Seattle, Disclosure, and Crimson Tide. Before moving to Washington State, Grandy had an extensive career in the motion picture and television commercial industries in Hollywood. While at Pacific Western Productions in Los Angeles, she budgeted and supervised motion picture production activities for Producer Gale Anne Hurd and Director Brian de Palma, and assisted on or oversaw such productions as The Abyss, The Waterdance, Raising Cain, and Tremors. Grandy began her career as a freelance Assistant Director, Producer and Production Manager, working with television commercial clients including Ford, Frito-Lay and Coca-Cola.
Grandy is a member of the Director's Guild of America and earned a Bachelor's degree in TV and Film from Northwestern University as well as a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
E-mail: LeslieG@redtie.com