
Hi there! I'm Rob. I've been an entrepreneur ever since I was a kid. I had an eBay account by the time I was 12 years old, and I sold Japanese professional wrestling VHS tapes and DVD's (yep!) to pay my way through university at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. It did so well, I was able to establish a mini student real estate empire. After graduation, I sold my properties and got into the ice cream business, opening 7 Marble Slab ice cream stores by the time I was 25. I had lots of tremendous high's and low's as a multi-unit franchisee, and learned a lot of lessons along the way. In 2012, I got offered a great scholarship to do my MBA at the #1 school in the world for entrepreneurship, Babson College. Since moving to Boston, I've met a co-founder, a wife, and immersed myself in the technology startup culture of the city. Over several years, I built and eventually sold HigherMe, an HR Tech solution for the restaurant industry. I also tried to solve the US student debt crisis with Reset Button / Lexria. I'm now focused on investing in real estate, startups, small businesses, and spending as much time as I can with my kids, Maisie (5) and Trevor (2). I'd love to tell you more about my journey - or maybe help out with yours. Reach out anytime.
higherme.com
uwo.ca
mobeeapp.com
Paris, Ontario, Canada
General Partner
Speaker Ventures
• www.linkedin.com/company/speaker-ventures
Feb 2024 - Present
Faculty
Ivey Business School at Western University
• www.linkedin.com/school/ivey-business-school
Sep 2022 - Present
Chairman
HigherMe
• www.linkedin.com/company/higherme
Aug 2019 - Mar 2025
Toronto, Canada Area
Founder & CEO
HigherMe
• www.linkedin.com/company/higherme
Mar 2014 - Aug 2019
Toronto, Canada Area
CEO & Co-Founder
Lexria
• www.linkedin.com/company/lexriainc
• Full-time
Sep 2019 - Dec 2021
Toronto, Canada Area
Adjunct Professor
Wentworth Institute of Technology
• www.linkedin.com/school/wentworth-institute-of-technology
Jun 2014 - May 2017
Owner / Operator
Golden Boy Tapes
Oct 1999 - Jun 2007
Simcoe, Ontario