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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba (Honours), Finance

Accounting

Postgraduate Diploma, Project Management

Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General