Chris Leslie Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization including communication with partner states and managing the Grow Trade Consulting team.• Work directly with U.S. clients from all industries by providing services that develop, begin, or increase their export sales in the Canadian market.• Represent Grow Trade Consulting Inc., and its partner: Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and Ohio Department of Development at meetings and events in Canada. • Mentor companies for Canada from Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden as part of Bridging4Growth; a Central Baltic-European Union Programme

Toronto, Canada Area

• Consult on market entry strategies, provide regulatory guidance, identify qualified prospective partners, and facilitate meetings in Canada for U.S. clients in various industries including oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, clean technologies, aerospace, and defense & security.• Developed, implemented, and manage Grow Trade’s database platforms and CRM tools.• Manage U.S. client entries in Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365. • Manage and oversee U.S. client projects intake from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.• Coordinate U.S. client’s participation in Canada-bound trade shows and trade missions for the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.• Develop monthly reports and briefings focused on achieving strategic organizational goals.• Provide training and guidance to staff members to improve workplace productivity.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked with clients providing services geared towards developing and expanding export sales.• Provided clients with trade mission and logistics assistance, in-country appointment settings, market research reports, and qualified partner searches.• Managed intranet database and Salesforce/Microsoft Dynamics entries for client’s database.• Key point of contact for client and project intake.• Organized in-house contact management systems.• Generated monthly reports briefings for State of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked individually with clients providing services geared towards developing or expanding export sales including trade mission and logistics assistance, in-country appointment settings, market research reports, and agent/distributor/end-user searches.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba (Honours), Finance

Accounting

Postgraduate Diploma, Project Management

Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General