Ross Gilker Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ross is the former owner and President of Gilker McRae Ltd. He now supports the company as Principal Consultant working with senior clients in the areas of career change, entrepreneurship and retirement planning.Ross has prior experience in business ownership in the career transition and franchising industry which he readily shares with those interested in pursuing entrepreneurship. With qualifications and certifications in several psychometric assessment tools he has assisted many individuals to find their passion and to identify their ideal work.

Calgary And Alberta

Frannet is a free consulting service that assists individuals to identify the best franchise for them that matches their skills, lifestyle, interests and exit strategy.Consulted with individuals who are seeking to find and purchase a franchise business.Developed in-depth business models using psychometric testing to identify entrepreneurial style of clients.Presentation of franchise education workshops at outplacement firms in Edmonton and Calgary, at Business Link, Haskayne School of Business and general public webinars.

Calgary

General Management of the career transition practice and member of the ownership group. Support all aspects of the day to day assignments of work to consultants, maintain and build customer relationships and provide career coaching to individuals of all levels and disciplines.Project Manager for several large downsizing projects, working closely with HR on logistics planning, manager training and “termination day” support.Set up and managed a career center to assist with the closing of a financial services office. This involved developing the Career Transition workshops and scheduling, setting up individual coaching for over 100 employees who left on a rotating basis over four months.Career coach to all levels of professionals and executives using a variety of psychometric career assessment tools and job search strategies.Developed and delivered several career related seminars including: Contracting Your Professional Services, Dealing with Call Reluctance, Teleprospecting, Resume Writing, Interviewing, Exploring Entrepreneurship.

Edmonton/Calgary, Canada Area

Bachelor Of Education (Bed), Special Education

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