Barzin Assadi is a risk consultant and broker at Aon Reed Stenhouse, the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage. He oversees the risk management of a variety of companies, both public and private, in varied industries and helps these companies alleviate risk with a variety of solutions from contract re-negotiations, to engineering solutions, to financial products, to insurance products. Barzin holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Anferny Chen
December 6, 2019 Written by
A serial entrepreneur and seasoned business development professional with experience executing innovative initiatives and partnership strategy for banks, tech startups, incubators, and universities in Canada and China.
Ananth Seshan
December 6, 2019 Written by
Managing Director, 5G Group of companies, research and innovation group that performs research, builds products and commercializes them. The group offers IOT solutions, energy intelligence, manufacturing software to user base in 13 countries, has an established commercial relationship with a Fortune 5 company and has licensed its products to several Fortune 500 manufacturing companies. The grouphas successfully introduced three solutions to the market:Enterprise Gateway–which drives real time Asset Performance Excellence in manufacturing, ec4–an adaptable real time energy intelligence solution for the industry and Empowered Worker TM-a synthesis of wearable and digital IoT technologies to deliver assistance to factory workers to perform production and assembly operations without errors and omissions. Dr. Seshan was involved in the idealization of these solutions.More specifically, the Enterprise Gateway software has a footprint in 13 countries and has been implemented by global majors in automotive, consumer product goods, process and utility industries such as power plants, water and oil and gas. This product has accumulated a field experience of more than 500,000 hours over the last 12 years.
Anand Inbasekaran
December 6, 2019 Written by
Anand is a creative technologist and an entrepreneur who has extensive knowledge and experience in software development, innovation strategies, solution architecture, project management and people leadership
He is also a design thinker who has right blend of creativity and analytics mindset, a curious explorer seeking new learning every day.
He is passionate about commercialization of technology, product strategy, consumer behavior and online engagement.
His expertise lies in: Enterprise Architecture, Business Design, Data analytics, Technology commercialization, Business strategy, Financial systems, Venture Capital due-diligence, Change management.
Amy Chong
December 6, 2019 Written by
Eight years ago, Amy started using the human-centered design method to solve problems for people, and she hasn’t looked back since. To this day, she is still excited to learn how people think, feel, and behave to create a better user experience for products and services. People are always at the center of her designs because she believes that\\\’s the most powerful way to have a truly positive impact.
Alana Frome
December 6, 2019 Written by
She is Co-founder and CTO at HiMama. We build software for the preschool space and we\’re all about improving outcomes for young children. Our products bring together early childhood educators, business owners and parents, and are used and loved by hundreds of thousands.
She is focused on improvements in education because of its vital role in shaping our world, and early childhood education in particular, as a currently undervalued part of this equation and I\’m so thankful to get to work on a product and in an industry that is truly making such a positive impact.
She has spent the last decade building products, but in past lives I’ve also worked as an English teacher in rural France, a danger zone manager in East Africa, a keyboardist in myriad garage bands, and currently volunteer to coach girls with interests in STEM.
Aamir Dada
December 6, 2019 Written by
After finishing my undergrad at Uoft in Accounting and Economics i started working at CIBC Mellon in the operations department. This made me get interested in Finance and started working towards my CFA designation. I always loved technology and got an opportunity to develop my business and technology skill which made me switched to then a small fintech company called Vena Solutions as software consultant. As a software consultant i built a lot of financial models for companies in various sectors to manage their business finances. At my time at Vena, I gained valuable experience in business strategy and product development for the growth of the company by improving the product and user experience. Currently, I am working at PortfolioAid helping them improve their current product offering.
Tonya Blackmore
July 12, 2019 Written by
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with demonstrated success building, launching and scaling aRegtech/InsurTech Saas based business. Skilled in Strategic Leadership, Business and Product Development,Scaling, Growth Management and Operational Effectiveness.
Tony Redpath
July 4, 2019 Written by
Paul Martin
July 4, 2019 Written by
Process development consultant, project manager, designer and constructor of modular pilot- and demonstration-scale plants for the chemical process industries. These are often the very first plants of their type ever constructed.
Broad project experience from microreactors to demonstration-scale semi-works plants. Extensive experience with hydrometallurgical, polymer and alternative fuels projects at phases from concept through to commercialization.
Program management responsibilities including operations, professional staff recruitment and training etc.
Process development and innovation experience including four granted US patents.
Elected director of a 12,000 member advocacy and member services organization.
Specialties: process tech development, project management, engineering recruiting, skills development and group management, manufacturing, alternative energy, alternative fuels, biofuels, hydrogen, polymers, petroleum refining, heavy oil upgrading, hydrometallurgy, water treatment, selection of materials for corrosion service, prototyping, research apparatus design, piping design, business operations, policy development.
Please note that I follow LinkedIn’s policy of only making connections with people I have corresponded or have done business with. Feel free to send me messages but I don’t accept connections with people I don’t know.
Tom Koor
July 4, 2019 Written by
Leaders hire me to help them think through and fix their critical company-wide issues. These have
included:
• Turning around enterprise-wide change projects;
• Turning around a business losing customers and losing money with poor customer service;
• Hiring new leaders;
• Determining the value proposition and business model for a large startup company;
• Merging three companies;
• Divesting line of business;
• Specifying decision-making among: the Board, the CEO and executives; and
• Describing the governance processes and principles to enable the preparation of the governance
material required for an IPO.
I have advised a broad range of leaders, from the largest organizations in the world to startup founders.
Currently advising the CEO/founder with her second startup.
My professional and volunteer affiliations include:
1) Institute of Corporate Directors: Member
2) Computer Aid Inc.(Private Company): Board director
3) Odette Cancer Centre: Patient Family Advisory Council, member
4) Rotman Business School: MBA student mentor
I have two purposes for my professional life:
1) Helping business leaders have a positive impact on society;
2) Helping business leaders (current and future) succeed.
Alexander Macintosh
July 4, 2019 Written by
Alex works as a Research Coordinator out of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, where he helps develops exercise interventions for kids with disabilities. He is also PhD candidate in a joint program in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto and Motor Control at University Paris-Saclay, in France. Currently, his research focuses on using biofeedback in exercise video games for hand and arm therapy. Previously, he completed a master's degree in Kinesiology at McMaster, where he focused on biomechanics and musculoskeletal modelling of the hand.
Pete Sprukulis
July 4, 2019 Written by
Pete has spent his half of his career building companies in the multinational technology sector from his
earliest experience with IBM, moving to senior leadership roles with companies like Oracle, Ontario
Power Generation, First Canadian Title and Bell Canada. The other half of his career has been focused
on early stage and start-up companies that seek to become the multinational. A Sales and Marketing
leader, Pete can help define the optimal go-to-market strategy and the execution plans to make the
plans a reality by digging deep into available data and customer mindset. Pete currently is an
Entrepreneur in Residence for Haltech (RIC) and works with both Communitech and MaRS as a Growth
Coach. Pete runs a consulting practice called Sprouticus which offers Training, Business Coaching and
Management Consulting. Pete is the Author of “The Scaling CEO’s Field Guide to Marketing “(2018) and
is a part time instructor at Sheridan College.
