Gregory Gordon

Greg is a parallel entrepreneur who has created a business ecosystem around digital music production and training. Greg graduated with honors from SFSU and founded Pyramind Inc. in 2004.

Website: www.pyramind.com
www.pyramindonline.com
San Francisco, California, United States
Member since August 21, 2012

The US and Global economies have entered the greatest recession since the 1930’s. US Bureau Of Labor Studies show continued shrinking employment opportunities for teens and young adults ages 15 - 26. Many have little or no college degrees and are seeking alternative & cost effective vocational training that fulfills their passions as well as their employment needs and provides the necessary blend of skills required to compete in the information age economy. The young adults of the millennial generation are poised to experience a paradigm shift in learning that will allow them to learn at an accelerated pace and consume & pay for their learning on an as needed basis. Pyramind Online is perfectly poised to deliver the right blend of comprehensive training via mobile compatible technology and at a price that will change the way vocational education is perceived and consumed. Quote_down

About

Education

1986 SFSU , BA , Music, Business & Broadcasting

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

Serendipitously fell into it...

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Most frustrating are the limitations imposed by financial restrictions.
Most rewarding is the freedom to build something you're passionate about.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Try to do too much and make decisions based on their gut and not qualified data or analytics.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Pace yourself and don't try to grow too fast.
Managing people is an art and not a science.
Never take anything in business personally...even when it's personal.

Full bio

Gregory J. Gordon is a digital media entrepreneur, music producer, audio engineer, educator and the founder and CEO of Pyramind Inc., an internationally recognized production and training company based in the heart of San Francisco's creative/tech community.

The award winning studio division of Pyramind has produced music and sound for a significant collection of “A-list” clients including: Microsoft Game Studios, SEGA, 343 Industries, Ubisoft, LucasArts, 2K Games, and Sony Computer Entertainment America to name a few.

In 2003, Greg expanded Pyramind Studios to create a world-class music-production training center, Pyramind Training, and is now expanding the ground campus experience into the online eLearning space (www.pyramindonline.com).

Greg graduated with honors from SFSU with a multi disciplinary degree in music, business management, and audio&video production. In 2007 he was awarded the “Established Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Renaissance School of Entrepreneurship where he received certificates of recognition and merit from State Assemblyman Mark Leno, San Francisco City Treasurer Jose Cisneros and California State Senator Carole Migden. He is a 20 year voting member of The Recording Academy and a former Trustee and Governor for the San Francisco Chapter. More info at www.pyramind.com