Who We Are
Meet the Founders
Mike and Andrew met while attending the University of Richmond and discovered a shared passion for people, places, and possibilities. We love the opportunity that real estate, hospitality, senior living, architecture, professional services, and nonprofit organizations offer to enhance their communities.
We believe in the power of change through thoughtful and innovative strategies and development. We’re still excited to see projects come to life and rise before our eyes.
Our Core Values
As our firm has grown and the variety of clients we partner with expands, we remain committed to core values that we developed at UR: trust, transparency, honesty, and having fun. We’re most proud when clients consider us an extension of their teams.
We’re here to help make your life easier, to be a trusted resource and advisor, and to help you exceed your goals. Ultimately, we really love working with our clients and are fortunate to call many of them friends.
Our Team
Mike C. Gray
APR, PCM, MIRM
Mike is a co-founder and Partner with Gray Ryan Companies. He began his public relations career in London, United Kingdon and Washington, D.C. where he counseled business leaders and professional services firms on strategic internal/external communications and media relations.
His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, and hundreds of other publications across the world.
Andrew K. Ryan
APR, PCM, MIRM
Andrew is co-founder and Partner with Gray Ryan Companies. His work in public relations and communications began in Washington, D.C. over 20 years ago. Throughout his career, Andrew has supported clients that have local, regional, national, and international reach. He has worked on successful projects across the United States as well as Latin America and Europe. Andrew has extensive experience with media relations, crisis communications, content marketing, and advocacy efforts.
He has secured media coverage in a wide array of outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, BBC, NBC News, ABC News, NPR, and hundreds of local, regional, and industry trade news outlets.
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