Scott joins the team as an Onsite Guide after more than 40 years of experience working in radio, television, politics, public relations and teaching. Most recently, Scott taught business communications and English in Berlin, Germany, for three years. He’s also a member of the Charleston Tour Association and the Preservation Society of Charleston.
Most of Scott’s professional experience has been in public relations for a number of Fortune 500 companies ranging from Ford Motor Company to MGM Resorts International and Scana Corporation which owned the former South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G).
Along with his public relations experience, Scott Grigg worked as a freelance media trainer for over 20 years with Bock and Associates, Inc., a Detroit, Michigan area firm which trained high-ranking executives in crisis communications and had his own reputation marketing firm. Scott also worked in Detroit television as a science reporter and weekend meteorologist, winning an Emmy for science reporting. In addition, he also served as a spokesman for a former Michigan Governor, and was a spokesman in Michigan for former presidential candidates.
Scott has three daughters, all in their twenties and thirties, and two grandchildren. He lives in James Island and when he’s not working for ExecConnect, he can be found giving historical tours of Charleston as a certified Charleston Tour Guide. Scott also volunteers with his church on their Johns Island campus and in his spare time he loves to play pickleball, bicycle, kayak, hike, and take road trips exploring the Southeast. He’s also a former scuba diver and private pilot who flew Cessna and Piper airplanes.