About
Grant Zinn is Head of Operations at Guppy Labs. He began his career in marketing at Squarespace, contributing to two Super Bowl campaigns and the company's involvement in Obama's first podcast appearance, and later produced Bleacher Report's daily esports show on TBS. In 2017 he founded Beastcoast, which was sold to M80 in 2024, and he performs part-time in improv comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade.
Founder at Beastcoast
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Experience
- Guppy LabsHead of Operationscurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Independent Consulting / Various ClientsConsultant and Strategic Advisor2025 — 2026
- M80Chief Business Development Officer2024 — 2025
- beastcoastFounder and CEO (Acquired)2017 — 2024New York City
- Bleacher ReportAssociate Producer2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- SquarespaceMarketing (Gaming & Esports)2015
- SquarespaceRecruiter2014 — 2015
Skills & more
Photoshop6Maya4Microsoft Office7Graphic Design3Social Media8Illustration2PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel5Art1Drawing1HTML2Animation1
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Final Cut ProAdobe Creative SuiteGame DevelopmentVideo GamesGameplaySocial GamesGame DesignMusic ProductionIllustratorMusicEntertainmentComputer AnimationLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Grant Zinn?
- Grant Zinn is Head of Operations at Guppy Labs. He began his career in marketing at Squarespace, contributing to two Super Bowl campaigns and the company's involvement in Obama's first podcast appearance, and later produced Bleacher Report's daily esports show on TBS. In 2017 he founded Beastcoast, which was sold to M80 in 2024, and he performs part-time in improv comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade.
- Where does Grant Zinn work?
- Grant Zinn is Founder of Beastcoast.
- What companies did Grant Zinn found?
- Grant Zinn founded Beastcoast.
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