Meet Robbie Gring of Gring Marketing Solutions

Today we’d like to introduce you to Robbie Gring.

Hi Robbie, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Woven with Purpose

For most of my professional life, I helped organizations discover who they are, where they’re going, and how to communicate their unique value. Since founding Gring Marketing Solutions in 1988, I’ve led more than 1,800 strategic planning initiatives for businesses, cities, nonprofits, and community organizations.

But my most meaningful journey wasn’t professional. It was deeply personal.

A painful season of heartbreak brought me to a place where polished answers were no longer enough. God met me there—in the questions, the tears, and the unexpected detours—and began transforming my brokenness into a ministry of hope.
Today, as a speaker, author, and Encouragement Coach, I use heart, humor, and hard-won wisdom to spark honest conversations about faith, purpose, and life’s inevitable potholes. I especially want hurting people to know they don’t have to hide the difficult chapters of their stories—and that sometimes crying in the car really does count as progress.

That same passion inspired me to write “The Intentional Journey:” A 20-Something’s Playbook for Living a Life of Purpose, encouraging young adults to make intentional choices, seek wise mentors, navigate uncertainty, and trust that even life’s detours can become part of God’s greater plan.

At 70, I’m more energized by purpose than ever. My heart is especially drawn to young adults searching for direction, people walking through heartbreak, and neurodiverse young adults who deserve to be understood, valued, and given meaningful opportunities to flourish.

The thread connecting every chapter of my life is simple: I connect people, ideas, and possibilities. Whether consulting, writing, speaking, or championing a cause, my hope is that others will discover what I’ve learned firsthand—that no experience is wasted when God places it in His mighty hands.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The road has been anything other than smooth. As a young preacher’s kid, I struggled with the challenges of being “watched” by more than my parents. Even though we were blessed to be loved by many small town Texas and Alabama churches, I longed for much more than would be offered by those environments. At 12 years old, I longed for resources and income of my own. I dreamed of successful and influential enterprises and thus, launched my own summertime refreshment stand with professional signing, radio spots and newspaper coverage. As a high school student, I desperately wanted to be “liked” while secretly struggling with a chronically depressed Mother and my own hidden self-esteem issues. Financial limitations meant that a college degree at my choice in a state University required a combination of work-study and financial aid grants. And in my early career, I equated success with a sole focus on working hard, while delaying investments in a personal life. The heartbreak that I experienced in my 40’s and 50’s deepened my compassion. Each challenging session added a new color to the tapestry.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Gring Marketing Solutions ?
In December of 1988, following ten years of working in-house for commercial real estate companies and a marketing consulting firm that served shopping center and class A office developers, I launched my own strategic marketing and communications consulting firm in Atlanta. As a type of Chief Possibility Architect, I often navigate the unknown to author a strategic written plan, budget and timeline (or roadmap) that is focused on motivating audiences to action. I have a 5-step copyright-protected formula that I developed over 4 decades of consulting assignments that has been consistently used whether, business,
non-profit or community endeavors. I continue to use the formula for a wide variety of assignments including a list of heartfelt causes. See www.gringsolutions.com and www.robbiegringspeaks.com for details and examples.

How do you define success?
Success is living faithfully aligned with your God-given purpose — using your gifts well, loving people generously, and leaving lives better because you answered the call. It’s not merely what you accomplish. It is who you become, whom you serve and weather. you can say: “I was faithful with what God entrusted to me.”

In my case, God seems to be weaving together stories of —
…the company owner with visions of a profitable business venture
…the woman grieving the loss of a loved one
…the college student wondering if God has a purpose
…the pastor who’s exhausted
…the executive carrying secret heartbreak
…the young mother who feels invisible
…the volunteer who is ready to quit

I seem to be simply one more thread that God may choose to use in someone else’s tapestry.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.gringsolutions.com and www.robbiegringspeaks.com
• Instagram: https://Instagram.com/robbie_gring
• Facebook: https://Facebook.com/robbie_gringspeaks
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robbiegring
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@RobbieGringSpeaks