Richard Leblanc Email & Phone Number

Canada

Canada

Selective, exclusive work with the best and the brightest, the builders and the doers: the true aspirants doing the real, respecting their craft.

Ontario, Canada

Consulting, advisory and fractional C-suite experience across a variety of geographies and industries ranging from strategy development / planning / implementation / competitive analysis to digital transformation, analytics, innovation and change management. Engagements include research and data-driven recommendations as well as solution implementation. Practice priorities:• Strategy development, planning & implementation: market analysis and niche tactics, customer acquisition and retention, branding, behavioural science, growth and scaling. • Organizational transformation and change: coaching, mentoring, gamification, behavioural economics.• Performance improvement - CAC, LTV, churn reduction, customer experience and service.

Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area

I teach in the Strategic Global Business Management Program, which provides an internationally-focused body of knowledge and skills for individuals interested in extending their business understanding beyond the domestic environment.The curriculum emphasizes the skills and knowledge necessary to operate in different roles within international cultural, legal and political contexts. This broad-based program explores the field of management in theory and through practical applications considering different organizational lenses.Academic Foci:- Innovation- Entrepreneurship- Data Analytics- Business Research- Business Writing- Sustainability- ESG, Sustainability Planning, Reporting and Ethics- Entrepreneurial Behaviour- Behavioural Science- Sales and Client Relationship Management

Calgary, Canada Area

Deep advisory services in startup team coaching, 1:1 executive mentoring and multidisciplinary venture mentoring services. Practice areas across incubators, accelerators and academic institutions, including technology transfer advisory. Corporate, cultural and capital structuring, investor readiness, technology readiness, business strategy, execution and customer persona testing.• Instructed leadership, business model design and and new venture finance post-secondary courses across Alberta in universities, colleges and regional innovation networks, including business, engineering, medicine and science.• Designed, instructed, coached and judged scores of client pitch decks.

Calgary, Canada Area

Commercial resort developer in the Canadian Rockies of a $20MM distressed property through receivership. Developed 53,000 sf, including reassessment, redesign and construction of residence units, amenity building repurposing, and subdivision alterations under an accelerated schedule. First Nations theme, design professionals and trades used extensively.• Delivered viability, business, construction, safety and marketing plans.• Established project budget, facilitated ongoing development and updated design, engineering, risk, cost, procurement and building schedules.• Lead investors, managed strategic partners, negotiated, budgeted, planned and managed project increasing equity by $8.5MM in 18 months.• Interviewed, hired and managed consultants, engineers and staff of 38 FTE.• Negotiated and collaborated with civic, regulatory and professional organizations.

Calgary, Alberta

Founder and technical director of a 16-community club for children U10-U18. First program to integrate a futsal program into training and development in Calgary, later adopted by minor soccer. Supported and delivered partner community programs to 3,500 players and 200 coaches.• Managed all technical aspects of the club: coach, referee and player development.• Managed executive aspects of the club with volunteer board.• Recruited players, coaches and board members.• Managed indoor and outdoor facility and equipment assets.

Calgary, Canada Area

Founded software company in sport administration, learning and technical development. Designed product releases, implemented sales and marketing and delivered corporate strategy. Executed all global business development, project and product development, sales engineering, presentation and marketing functions.• Achieved global reach of Coachware including multi-year partner for Hockey Canada and Tier 1 sponsor support for Nike. • Grew median license value from $200 to $7,000.• Managed and coordinated projects across diverse cross functional teams (hardware, software, testing, beta and commercialization).

Calgary, Canada Area

Executive coach and mentor for software, hardware, oil & gas service and industrial companies. Contract CEO/COO for 4-18 month engagements in turnaround, transitional and M&A assignments. Provided tactical services for public and pre-public companies with 10-100 employees and $XXMM budgets.• Implemented and delivered client agile management practices expanding annual sales four-fold.• Tripled annual revenue for client in six months by redesigning licensing contracts.• Initiated and delivered continental capital and communication strategy increasing client’s market capitalization six-fold.

Calgary, Canada Area

Analyzed and recommended acquisition targets. Completed the acquisition of Fastway Exploration Inc. including equity finance as well as negotiated capital and operational credit facilities with Schedule 1 bank.• Restructured public company by acquiring $XMM seismic company and integrated subsidiary operations into parent with 72 FTE reporting• Delivered institutional / broad market / private investor communications.

Calgary, Canada Area

Extensive search, rescue and safety procedures. Specialist in airport firefighting. Safety training in WHMIS, HazMat, Confined Space, Search and Rescue, High Angle, Fire Suppression, Medical First Responder and specialized vehicle and equipment operation.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Multidisciplinary team member in health and wellness care and delivery for long-term care residents.Personal caseload of 168 male veterans responsible for clinical program design, delivery and evaluation with respect and courtesy across varying degrees of functionality and accessibility.Programs included on-site and community-based experiences for patients, their families and volunteers, with particular sensitivity to respect, empowerment, agency and safety.

Arts (With Distinction), Political Science And Government, 3.9

Recreation Studies, Sport And Recreation Administration/Management