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Kelley Griggs

Kelley Griggs

Founder of Britepeer — community connector in Nashville

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Nashville, Tennessee
Joined February 2025
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Summary

Community builder and connector: Kelley founded and operates StartupNash (a founder-focused Slack community and public directory) and built Britepeer to automate introductions and track community ROI. In 2025 she took a Connections Director role at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, showing a consistent focus on matchmaking founders to capital, talent and mentorship. startupnash+2
Product marketer and operator in startups: Kelley has 10+ years working in product marketing and startup roles, most recently as Product Marketing Manager at Rustici Software (2020–2023). She combines hands-on marketing (content, product launches, webinars) with operator experience running small product teams and early-stage ventures. rusticisoftware+1
Design-minded maker and early-stage founder: Kelley maintains an active design portfolio (Dribbble) and has founded/co‑founded multiple small product efforts (Southern/alpha, Britepeer, Mealist, IsMySiteDown.io). Her background blends brand/design skills with product and growth responsibilities. dribbble+1
Journalist and community storyteller: She cofounded and edited Southern/alpha, wrote about regional startups and media, and continues to publish longer-form writing (Medium) and podcast interviews about her community work — reflecting a continuing interest in storytelling for the startup ecosystem. medium+1

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Writing

A Personal Manifesto

February 1, 2015

Personal essay covering her editorial approach and reflections on having cofounded Southern/alpha and its acquisition; signals interest in regional startup journalism and media ethics.

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Rustici Software blog posts (author archive)

2021-2022

Collection of product and customer-facing posts written while at Rustici Software on topics including product releases, customer stories, and product strategy for learning-standards tooling.

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Hobbies

Graphic design and illustration (active Dribbble portfolio). dribbble

Gardening and home gardening (mentioned in Rustici author bio). rusticisoftware