Brandon L. Griffin, Head of B2B Marketing, LOCALiQ

Brandon L. Griffin is a digital native, Millennial, and success coach for young professionals. Born in Gary, Indiana, his entrepreneurial mind was nurtured at an early age. At the age of 12, during the dot-com boom, Brandon turned a hobby of designing websites into a business. In 2002, he was introduced to the world of youth entrepreneurship through Junior Achievement programming. At 16, he became a motivational speaker, received a host of “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” awards, and founded FyeBye Magazine to encourage students to consider entrepreneurship as a career pathway.

In 2012, Brandon co-founded a Northwest Indiana-based social media marketing firm, the first of its kind to be recognized as a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in the State of Indiana.

Brandon joined The USA Today Network (Gannett) in 2017 and has worked in various capacities including becoming one of the company’s first Regional Digital Marketing Experts, and a Client Success Manager on the first team ever dedicated to national brand support for print and digital advertising services in the United States and United Kingdom (Newsquest). He serves on various Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Councils within the company, and is co-chair of Next Gen Forward. Next Gen Forward is an employee resource group with more than 400 employee members. The group shares resources, host personal/career development programming and nurtures a multi-generational workplace.

In 2021, Brandon was appointed Head of B2B Marketing for LOCALiQ in the United Kingdom. LOCALiQ is one of the UK’s fastest-growing digital marketing agencies and part of Newsquest Media Group. Newquest Media Group is UK’s leading local publisher with a network of 200+ trusted news brands, both in print and online, an award-winning events division, recruitment platforms, and a wide range of multimedia marketing solutions.