Here’s the thing – the formula for what we do and how we do it isn’t found in a textbook. (We’ve checked). But it works! (We’ve checked that, too). That’s the secret sauce of GSD&Co. We offer original, savvy solutions carefully blended for your individual needs. Small but mighty is our key.
Gray Smith Douglas & Company is the creative collision of two national capital powerhouses who know how to Get Shit Done.
Gray Smith Douglas & Company (GSD & Co.)
”It’s noisy out there! We work as an extension of your team to cut through the clatter and deliver impactful solutions that help you share your story.
More about us
We know the value of being seen, heard and understood. Whatever your goal, we’ll make sure your message, values, strategy or presentation is received clearly. And powerfully.
Need to amplify your interaction with the media, government, market sector, or anyone in between? We do that. Navigating your team through a period of change? We will pave the pathway. Perhaps you need to clean up a mess? We’re your public relations custodians.
The “& Co” in our name is just as important as the duo that is GSD. We are all about sharing and powering-up the gig economy. We draw from our curated network of talent to ensure every strategy and tactic is achieved by expert skills.
Your circumstances. Your goals. Your reputation. Your brand. It is all unique to you and your organization. That is why no two strategies are the same. We are all about customizing. Working closely with your team, we learn your voice, understand your mission and values, and hatch savvy solutions that work for your unique audiences…and your budget.
”Working with Liz & Sally at GSD is the best business decision we made all year. It can sometimes be difficult for small businesses to justify spending money on PR/Marketing, but the outreach and business development strategy that GSD helped us create yielded tangible results. It was grounded in research and we saw new leads come in directly from the work GSD did for us. I highly recommend engaging with GSD, it certainly paid off for our business.
Melissa ReevesCOO, Linebox (2022)
What we do
The result of the union of Elizabeth Gray-Smith and Sally J M Douglas is an expert offering of a full suite of services. We’ll help your organization from the inside-out.
Elizabeth Gray-Smith
She wields over 25 years of creative public relations, government relations, strategic communications, content strategy, media and committee training, media relations, and writing experience spanning the film and television industry, corporate entities, the health sector, municipal and federal governments, and the Capital’s social scene. From casting director to content strategist to confidence booster, Elizabeth has helped public, private and not-for-profit organizations craft their narrative and broadcast it through all relevant channels to spark public conversation, make the headlines and move the policy dial. For over two decades, Elizabeth has plugged in her digital prowess and exerted her power with the written word for dozens of clients looking to up their game and mitigate risk in an interesting array of arenas. A writer at heart, she has been published in innumerable outlets, more notably as a regular columnist with iPolitics.
Photo: Michelle Valberg
Sally J M Douglas
Sally has a consistent track record successfully building teams and delivering strategic project leadership from conception through the launch process, to continued maintenance and management. At her core she is a negotiator, a builder and a problem solver with the flexibility to adapt to contrasting environments and grasp industry knowledge quickly. Her project management skills were honed while working on commercial construction projects. She subsequently became a National Training Facilitator, where she built and implemented an entirely new training strategy for a variety of teams throughout the UK.
Upon immigrating to Canada in 2005, Sally successfully helped two contrasting businesses build and grow from the ground up and, more recently, was part of an executive team that led the successful transition of four independent businesses into a single firm with an annual revenue in excess of $15 million. She has extensive experience in contrasting market sectors: construction, recruitment consultancy, independent media and subsequently consulting. The common threads that stitch together every stage of her career are an insatiable hunger to learn, a love of people and the drive to create, collaborate and build sustainable business.
We should work together
Elizabeth Gray-Smith
lizgraysmith.gsd@gmail.com
613-799-8552
@GraySmithYOW
Sally J M Douglas
sallydouglas.gsd@gmail.com
613-286-1767
@SallyJMDouglas
