Picture this: The year is 2017. A young kid wants to become a chef and to go to culinary school, but made an agreement with their parents to get a marketing degree first. That kid is Graeham, our founder. They enrolled in the University of Ottawa commerce program, hoping that the 4 year program would speed by as quickly as possible so they could get on with the rest of their life. They dreamed of entering culinary school, becoming a chef, and eventually starting their own restaurant. There was only one problem: they realized that they loved marketing. Coming to terms that being a chef would be gruelling work, low pay, and long hours, they shifted their focus to marketing.
While studying at the University of Ottawa, Graeham compared what they were learning to what many businesses were doing, and it wasn't looking great. They found that the marketing performed in the outside world was often cookie-cutter and didn't actually meet the needs of businesses. This made them Grumpy. From that point, Graeham decided to craft a marketing agency that fixed this.
In February of 2021, Grumpy Bear Production & Marketing was finally born.
Our goal is to make sure businesses don't fall into the trap of mundane marketing and cookie-cutter advertisements. We want businesses to stand out from the competition and be bold. As a one-stop-shop for your marketing needs, you'll be getting the peace of mind knowing your marketing operations are in good hands.
We want to do marketing, the Grumpy Bear way.
Our mission is to help small and growing businesses reach their full marketing potential through creative and innovative solutions.
