I am a serial entrepreneur with several successful exits launching innovative technologies in North America that served a global customer base. By defining ambitious goals and empowering teams to take on the challenges and accomplish them, I have founded or co-founded companies that currently employs over 400 people and have generated over $500 Million in salaries and other benefits to the economy since their inception. I am passionate about personal growth, challenging yourself and others to be held to a higher standard and scaling up businesses around world class products that solve real world problems. I always make time to help other emerging leaders and entrepreneurs, including by sharing my experiences in business on my blog at : www.mytakeonbusiness.com. I co-authored a book on Software project management & had 12 publications. Specialties: Leadership, SaaS, Mentoring, Scaling up and Strategic thinking Currently serving on the following boards: • Ontario Chamber of Commerce from 2016 • C-Com, a publicly traded company on the TSX-V from 2007 • Startup Canada from 2017 • Chair of the NRC Advisory Board on Digital Technology from 2018 • Member of the Advisory Council on AI for Canada in 2019 Previously served on: • Center for Innovation (CIC) in Waterloo from 2010 to 2012 • Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) From 2012 to 2017 • Ottawa Center for Research and Innovation (OCRI) from 1999 to 2007 • Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) from 2006 to 2012 • Ottawa Chamber of Commerce (OCC) from 2004 to 2009 • Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF) from 2008 to 2012 • Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (ASORC) from 2009 to 2014 • Conference Board of Canada Leader's Roundtable on Commercialization – Member 2004 to 2006 • Advisory Board for the Electronics department at Algonquin College – Chair 5 years circa 2000 • Advisory forums for Dean of School of Business at Ottawa U – 2005