I am a three-time founder and CEO of enterprise SaaS companies. Each company was started from scratch, and all became leaders in their market. The first two companies, Vivonet and Autoprise were acquired, and the third, Instant Financial, is still operating and growing.Recently, I’ve been helping larger, established companies rediscover their start-up energy and innovation mojo. I’ve led major business transformations in restaurant and retail technology companies including the dramatic turnaround of PAR where we took the market capitalization from $280 million to over $1.8 billion in under two years. In the telecom retail technology space, I led the transformation of a flagging former industry leading software company, returning the business to profitability and repositioning the company as a market leader through a refreshed strategy and M&A. I bring intense passion and energy to everything I do and have distilled my approach to business transformation down to twelve distinct ‘rules’. My “Twelve Rules for Transformation” are: 1. First, tell your story 2. Set an inspiring destination 3. Simplify the business 4. Focus on what’s important 5. Keep your promises 6. Unleash a talent machine 7. Innovate to win 8. Be Product led 9. Supersize your goals 10. Weaponize speed 11. Drive execution with transparency 12. Remember, people are complex One principle that overrides them all, is that no matter what the undertaking, the problem, or the opportunity, you will not truly succeed without a great respect and appreciation for people. I am skilled and experienced in the following: Business Capitalization, M&A, Strategy, Transformation, Culture Development, Operations and Product Management. Companies under my Leadership have earned the following recognition: • BCTIA (BC Technology Industry Association) Emerging Company of the Year • 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada • BC Business Magazine 20 Most Innovate Companies • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Canada • Deloitte Technology Fast 500 North America • Business in BC Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies • Profit 200 Canada’s Fastest Growing CompaniesI was also a recipient of Business in Vancouver's "Top 40 under 40" award for 2008.I give a portion of my time every month to mentoring start-ups and make early-stage investments, particularly when I can help the founding team achieve their goals. Thanks for your interest and don’t hesitate to reach out to say hello!