Very early in my life I made a decision that has defined my life. Just before entering high school, I decided that I would be make a positive contribution towards to the improvement of society. Over the years, I have worked in management positions with large corporations looking for ways to make a positive difference in the world. “The Banker Who Saved His Soul”, (www.TheBankerWhoSavedHisSoul.com) published in eBook format in October, 2010, documents in a fictional style many of the challenges, opportunities, issues and situations I have encountered as an entrepreneur and community minded banker.
My journey has been a dance between corporate banking and consulting. As a management consultant my work has tended towards a venture capital focus, helping model, plan and grow business. In addition to securing investment capital for the acquisition, operation and growth of companies I assist with mergers and acquisition process. I very much enjoy helping companies find new growth and in many cases turning around failing ventures.
In 1997 I joined with five other business leaders to start a new type of Chamber Of Commerce with a humanitarian focus, dedicated to supporting business professionals in succeeding in all areas of their lives; business, career, relationships, health, spirituality & personal development, travel & recreation, money. That organization is called MetroActive Lifestyle Network (www.metroactive.org) and within a few years it grew to over 9,000 members.
Through university, association and community politics I have looked at ways to improve society’s mechanisms to foster better relationships. In an attempt to bring down the barriers to world peace I have led two United Nations affiliated peace conferences that have attracted over 400 leaders each from around the world. Further to this, I engineered and executed the Latin Canadian Leadership Forum to bring together and build relationships between traditional Canadian business leaders and Latin-Canadian business leaders.
On an more individual level, to assist leaders in their journey to success I have developed over 20 programs over the last few years that have collectively helped thousands of participants in different businesses and from different organizations.
Since 1999 I have been a senior strategy consultant providing guidance and assistance to organizations ranging from small businesses to large multi-nationals. Among my clients have been the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and HP. In addition, I have worked with start-ups and Venture Capital firms assisting with corporate structuring, growth, alliances, strategy and financial management. My work has involved alliances and partnering with organizations such as Vaxa Inc., HRWorks Inc., and CentreWorks.
In 2008, I joined Delta Uranium Inc. (publicly traded on the TSX as ‘DUR’) as the Vice President of Corporate Development. I used my experience, skills, network and business growth mindset to establish an international base of shareholders throughout the Americas, Europe, The Middle East, Asia and South Africa.
MY VALUES
The values that are important to me, that I strive to live in my everyday life (and since I’m not perfect – I sometimes fall short of my own intentions) are:
Communication
Contribution/Involvement with my community
Relationships
Giving my best effort in everything I do
Continuous Improvement
Common Sense
Awareness of the consequences of my decisions and actions
