Greg Bear

About Greg Bear

I’m a lifelong entrepreneur focused on social enterprise and technology services. I am currently incubating my fifth company (or sixth, if you include Greg’s Reliable Workers, my high school landscaping business). In 2022, I sold Bear Group, the successful technology services company I had built over the previous 16 years, and I serve on the board of the new entity. Earlier ventures included two VC-backed companies, World2Market and RealSelf. Carbon Tree Ranch is a new carbon sequestration and forestry social enterprise. It blends my background in operations and technology with an interest in climate impact at the household level. I enjoy advising newer entrepreneurs on building healthy companies with strong, sustainable operational models.

Experience

1. President

   Carbon Tree Ranch, Spc

   Jan 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Carbon Tree Ranch will offer an easy way for families to understand their own household’s carbon footprint and plant trees to mitigate it—through Carbon sequestration. Our program brings the global problem down to a household level, giving family members of all ages a more digestible understanding of the issue and the opportunity to work together to make an impact.

Education

• Berklee College of Music

  Music Theory and Composition

  1990 — 1991

• UW Foster School of Business

  MBA

  1998 — 2001

• The Evergreen State College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  1991 — 1993

• Lewis & Clark College

  Liberal Arts and Sciences

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Strategy
• User Experience
• Analytics
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Marketing Strategy
• Interactive Marketing
• Management
• Sem
• Online Advertising
• Strategic Partnerships
• E-Commerce
• Email Marketing
• Content Strategy
• Web Development
• New Media
• Digital Strategy
• Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Product Management
• Digital Marketing
• Advertising
• Information Architecture
• Online Marketing
• Web Analytics
• New Business Development
• Mobile Devices
• Digital Media
• Integrated Marketing