Gregg Fraley
Founder of GFi (Gregg Fraley Innovation)
Gregg Fraley is an author, speaker, trainer, and thought leader in innovation. He’s not just a theorist — he’s an entrepreneur who has created value his entire career, from start-ups to Fortune 100 organizations. If you want to learn advanced practice in innovation, or need assistance with an innovation project — Gregg is a high value resource.
His diverse business background includes everything from founding and managing software technology companies to working as an interactive television producer. He’s the author of the first ever business fable about creative problem solving, “Jack’s Notebook,” which is used by many business schools.
He’s the creator of MoshPit, a new framework for finding and combining concepts for breakthrough innovation. MoshPit works with existing innovation processes including Design Thinking. Digital Technology MoshPit assist organizations in the integration of technology to its entire value chain. Gregg was a founder of KILN Ideas, Ltd, which created the innovative trend-box subscription service, IdeaKeg. His training offerings include Momentum Team Effectiveness Training, and Momentum Innovation Facilitation Training. Gregg Fraley is a master trainer, and has worked with Coca-Cola, Georgia-Pacific, W.R. Grace, and Johnsonville Sausage, among others.
Those who hire Gregg as a speaker comment on his expertise, energy, and humor – his “excellent balance of wit and knowledge.” He speaks with passion about creativity and innovation — and leaves audiences inspired with ideas and tools to improve. Gregg communicates points with real world stories and examples. Audience members report results!
As a consultant, his “whole-brained” approach focuses on bottom line results. He is an effective innovation process guide and a dynamic idea generation or strategy facilitator — and his sessions often achieve those elusive breakthrough ideas and strategies. He’s been involved with the development of several market-leading consumer products and patented process innovations. Companies like Johnsonville Sausage, Allstate, Hershey, Sanofi, Bosch, W.R. Grace, and Leo Burnett use Gregg to train and facilitate. He works with B2B manufacturing companies and start-ups as well.
A pioneer in the development of interactive television, Gregg worked with Warner Cable’s QUBE project in the early 80s, where he designed and produced entertainment programming. While there, he won an Emmy award and a cable ACE award for Innovation.
Gregg helped develop the first wireless prescription writing system for doctors (SmartScripts, a patented product), as well as numerous computer applications in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and field service. Gregg is a founder of three software firms, and now an innovation services company (GFi). His management experience includes marketing, branding, sales, research, and technical development. He was an early mover in digital technology adoption.
Gregg has been quoted as an expert in the following publications: Successful Meetings, Skyline News, Redbook, Crain’s Chicago Business, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago’s Daily Herald, Forbes, and US News and World Report. He’s published in Quirk’s Marketing Research, Innovation Management, and Innovation Excellence. He has spoken at conferences around the globe, including TEDxStormont, ESOMAR, and FUSE. His top 50 blog is widely read in the innovation world.
He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association in the USA, and host of Michiana Story Hour a radio program on WRHC, Three Oaks, MI. He’s a Visiting Innovation Scholar at the University of Notre Dame.