"As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances."Helping to shape the True North Fund - dedicated to helping Canadian founders own the podium in tech.Check out https://truenorthfund.ca/ or contact me at nick.harrison@communitech.ca to learn more!

Breakaway Growth Fund ("BGF") is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports bold founders helping them throughout the startup journey to global dominance. BGF’s leadership team has decades of experience leading and investing in capital-efficient growth startups that have created over $50 billion in shareholder value including investments in DocuSign, Juniper Networks, Pinterest, MongoDB, Turo, and VMWare.Contact me at nick@breakawaygrowth.us to learn more!

Leading fundraising and community outreach for Synapcity, an Ottawa not-for-profit organization.Synapcity is Ottawa’s premier organization dedicated to civic education, facilitation training and local democracy. Our marquee event is our annual Civics Boot Camp - a case-based program that trains citizens to become CityMakers. Incubated at the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, Synapcity has a decade of success under its belt and is only just getting started. Contact me at… Show more Leading fundraising and community outreach for Synapcity, an Ottawa not-for-profit organization.Synapcity is Ottawa’s premier organization dedicated to civic education, facilitation training and local democracy. Our marquee event is our annual Civics Boot Camp - a case-based program that trains citizens to become CityMakers. Incubated at the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, Synapcity has a decade of success under its belt and is only just getting started. Contact me at nick@synapcity.ca to learn more! Show less

Led a team of channel sales professionals and supporting a global network of partner organizations, selling WiFi-based marketing tools to brick-and-mortar venues.

Built a channel from infancy over 2 years to generating over $50K in monthly recurring revenue, including over $1M in all-time revenue.Sold in a variety of different environments, including: - managing a vibrant network of MSPs selling into SMB retailers across North America;- driving public-sector projects with telecommunications companies and government agencies;- and presenting at industry events, large-scale digital webinars and convention floors.

Managed over 150 MSP, ISP and digital marketing partners, building relationships in over 40 countries worldwide.Created program materials (webinars, sales collateral, benefits program) and provided strategic sales and technical support en route to growing fledgling program to over 25K in monthly recurring revenue.

Assisted the Managing Partners in the investment process, generating high-quality leads with superior efficiency.Provided a wide variety of research to the San Francisco office, delivering on-call service for time-sensitive projects.

Trivial Theatre is an independent theatre company started by Nicholas Harrison, Aravind Pillai and Kevin Liang, specializing in black box theatre. After two productions in London, ON, the company is seeking new opportunities to co-produce exciting art events in the San Francisco Bay area.The Monument, by Colleen Wagner - February 2014Miss Julie, by August Strindberg - February-March 2015

Provided strategic insights and change initiatives for the company in the area of operations and marketing.Developed onboarding documents and adjustments to the company's proprietary RMS software.Increased inbound leads to company blog through social media outreach and new content streams.

Managed search process for top-notch sales talent across multiple industries, including IT, logistics, retail and financial services.Was directly responsible for triggering over 30K in revenue in 3 month term, and assisted in triggering upwards of 75K in revenue.Designed and proposed restructuring of internal process, with system due to be implemented over the next few years.