Helping the growth-oriented Canadian businesses to expand globally. Introducing them to the critical government services they need to grow, such as financing, exporting, hiring and business advice.

Assisting technology companies in their expansion into North America by providing expertise in product localization, developing effective Go-To-Market strategies and fundraising.

* Road-mapped and mentored more than 45 ventures ranging from ideation stage through until early stage. * Coached and mentored all assigned ventures through a Lean startup framework

- MBA Honorarium Recipient for four months. Chosen from an MBA cohort of 93 students to participate in the program. Advised seed stage and series A level ventures to conduct business strategies for new market entries, fundraising and product development- Provided strategic advisory for disruptive technology firms: Inorbit.ai (raised $2.6 M. USD seed funding in July 2020), Shift (tryshift.com), Craver Solutions (craverapp.com) and hearo.live

- MBA Internship- Assisted leadership team in preparation of product positioning strategy by analyzing competitive intelligence and product roadmap- Prepared an intuitive and actionable dashboard on SalesForce and Pendo to track key performance metrics including average onboarding time, net promoter score, average recurring revenue and churn

- Boosted market share of personal care product category from 1% to 12% within a year by determining a new product range and building cooperation with new sales channels like traditional, techno super stores (TeknoSA) and e-commerce (hepsiburada.com, trendyol.com)- Doubled sales revenue in small home appliances category by setting up a dedicated merchandising team and enhancing sales in e-commerce channel- Enhanced teamwork by recruiting and training a team of three specialists within 6… Show more - Boosted market share of personal care product category from 1% to 12% within a year by determining a new product range and building cooperation with new sales channels like traditional, techno super stores (TeknoSA) and e-commerce (hepsiburada.com, trendyol.com)- Doubled sales revenue in small home appliances category by setting up a dedicated merchandising team and enhancing sales in e-commerce channel- Enhanced teamwork by recruiting and training a team of three specialists within 6 months Show less

- Grew brand awareness from 30% to 60% within a year by developing marketing strategies in parallel with business targets and implementing marketing activities using online, offline channels and co-op advertising- Generated over 200k. Instagram followers by launching a social responsibility project called “Feed Your Soul” and creating a video series of 24 episodes on YouTube- Renewed Grundig brand’s key assets by designing innovative product content and marketing materials developed… Show more - Grew brand awareness from 30% to 60% within a year by developing marketing strategies in parallel with business targets and implementing marketing activities using online, offline channels and co-op advertising- Generated over 200k. Instagram followers by launching a social responsibility project called “Feed Your Soul” and creating a video series of 24 episodes on YouTube- Renewed Grundig brand’s key assets by designing innovative product content and marketing materials developed through extensive market research and competitor analyses - Recruited and led a team of three specialists; formed skill development plans Show less

- Achieved highest revenue and profitability in Middle East market by working closely with local distributors; launched a product line-up in accordance with local needs- Established business cooperation from the ground up in Nigeria, Gabon and Cameroon and produced over $15M US revenue each year- Awarded “Best Salesman of the Year” in 2013 among a team of 40 regional sales managers based on sales and profitability growth in Israel

- Managed a purchasing budget of around $60M US and saved over 3% of yearly budget by analyzing demand and pricing dynamics of commodity markets; negotiated with suppliers and hedged metal commodity prices

- Start-up focused on media planning for advertisers- Created an innovative advertisement platform and offered rental of back-seats of intercity buses to media agencies