- Jay Graves
- Chief Operating Officer / Blueprint.Inc
Jay is Chief Operating Officer at Blueprint.Inc (https://blueprint.inc) based in Nashville, TN (better known as the home of StyleBlueprint.com). He manages financial, technical, and process management in support of small business clients around the Southeast. He has over 25 years of experience in technology management, software development, strategic business development, and high-growth startup companies.
Previously, Jay was co-founder and product leader for SSB and led the development of the Central Intelligence customer data management platform. Clients included the NFL, NBC Sports, NASCAR, the SEC, and numerous other professional sports teams and major universities. SSB sold to Strattam Capital in 2018.
Prior to SSB, Jay was co-founder and President of SmartDM which developed one of the original Software as a Service (SaaS) email marketing and database solutions for the Sports & Entertainment market and was sold to Acxiom Corporation (ACXM) in 2005.
Jay is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. When not with family or working with clients using data to help solve business issues, he is usually found spending time with family and tinkering with pretty much anything mechanical or electronic.