Ian M. Email & Phone Number

My professional career is rooted in the idea of growing and moving forward while consistently keeping the customer at the center and my people motivated and engaged. “The best way to predict the future is to create it” (Abraham Lincoln) and so I’ve found success is always achieved by proactively providing consultative support and recommendations towards effectively achieving my customer’s vision. This is equally true wearing my ICON Consulting hat in business development ventures or my Legend Valley Landscaping hat creating optimal outdoor living spaces.I’m thankful for a very successful corporate business career of almost 20 years with Nielsen Marketing Research leading Sales, Marketing, Professional Services, IT, and BI divisions across Canada, the US, and internationally.In between my two Nielsen careers extensive experience was gained in the small and medium size business sectors as a Business Development executive running my ICON Consulting company. During those years I established the eCornell online executive education business with corporate clients all across Canada and also partnered to establish Clear Insight as a premiere IBM Business Partner and purveyor of Financial Planning and Business Analytics solutions to corporate clients across North America.Now, mixing my business development and sales leadership power with my passion for working outdoors, I restarted Legend Valley Landscaping, offering sustainable custom landscape design and construction to make people’s dream come true.Pursuing two passions, therefore two careers, side-by-side is an amazing opportunity. Through the winter months, I am available to new or established business ventures for interim management roles where I can drive results through the following:♦ Building cross-functional organizations♦ Improving employee engagement♦ Getting business done, closing the deal, and delivering customer service in a positive win-win manner through servant leadership and effective negotiations♦ Navigating change through business transformations♦ Spearheading business development across North America♦ Optimizing the go-to-market playbook♦ Transforming legacy business processes to give back time, control and confidence back to the office of finance and actionable insights to business leadersSpecialties: Sales Strategy & Execution | Consultative selling | Project Management | Operational Effectiveness | Global Team Management | Product Management | Business Transformation | Business Intelligence | Corporate Performance Management | Landscaping & Construction