University of Alberta

Toronto Metropolitan University

Queen's University

St Francis Xavier University

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Leader

Innovation Guelph

Industry Specialist/Mentor

Extensive experience working with businesses to help them achieve sustainable competitive advantage and with not-for-profit organizations to ensure that they excel in the competition for (and effective use of) scarce resources. Prior SME ownership (manufacturing, professional services & IT) and Angel Investor experience in the tech start-up space provide the ability to draw from different perspectives when analyzing and executing on business needs and opportunities.

Anne Toner Fung, Consulting

Principal Consultant

Providing strategic and operational leadership to Innovation Guelph, an organization committed to building prosperity and economic sustainability by providing mentorship, programs and services that help innovative enterprises start, grow and thrive. Leading a high-performance team of staff and mentors who develop and deliver exceptional business acceleration programs designed for high-potential start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises that are ready to scale.

GroYourBiz™ is an initiative that brings a tactical and proven approach to meeting the needs of women business owners to help them accelerate growth and overcome business challenges.

GroYourBiz LTD

Chair, MyBusinessMyBoard K/W

Provided Sales Essentials training to the Starter Company program participants

Waterloo Region Small Business Centre

Instructor

Providing consulting, coaching and advisory services to small and medium enterprise clients of the BDC in the areas of leadership, sales and marketing strategy development, financial management and general business operations.

Business Advisor

NetSuite TribeHR is a pioneer in social HR software. The NetSuite TribeHR blog offers information and insight for HR Professionals, Managers and Executives about things that matter in the workplace. Wrote over 300 articles for the NetSuite TribeHR blog under the pseudonym Stephanie Reyes.

PIVOT Magazine is Startup Canada’s online magazine that showcases the latest trends, innovations and approaches to building better businesses, more entrepreneurial communities and advancing economic development from coast to coast through entrepreneurship and innovation.

TribeHR Blog and Pivot Magazine

Contributing Writer

Working with business owners, executives and leaders to prioritise strategic initiatives and identify and implement government funding strategies to support them. Funding strategies supported business expansion, research and development activities, hiring and training, and capital/equipment purchases.

Mentor Works

Business Development Executive

Worked with the University on a variety of consulting projects including case study development, program development and delivery, market research studies and groundwork on an Incubator/Innovation Centre at StFX to be focused on increasing local business spin-offs from research-generated intellectual property; fostering social innovation; and supporting business and social enterprise development in the region.

St. Francis Xavier University

Consultant

Developed and delivered courses for the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program, an award-winning program offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. This groundbreaking program supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit women in building their capacity to be strong leaders and agents of change capable of strengthening and contributing to the development of their communities.

Coady International Institute, St. FX University

Worked with the Business Retention and Expansion team for the Region to identify, retain and develop local businesses in support of a vibrant and sustainable local economy.

Antigonish Regional Development Authority

Business Retention and Expansion

Delivering on StFX Enterprise Development Centre's (XEDC's) mandate: to enhance economic sustainability and growth by promoting enterprise development and supporting business start-up, growth and sustainability. Overseeing the administration of the Self-Employment benefit program for the region. Developed and delivered transition and capacity building programs for clients of the Antigonish Career Resource Centre and the Nova Scotia Workplace Initiatives program.

StFX Enterprise Development Centre

Director

Contracted to develop and launch a Social Enterprise business development initiative, targeting a new geographic market with fee-for-service addiction treatment services offering, to generate revenue in support of the Foundation's mandate. Developed and delivered ( across Atlantic Canada) workplace education programs on substance abuse and addiction.

Renascent Foundation

Regional Director

Worked with MBA candidates in the Leadership stream as a project/thesis advisor.

Royal Roads University

MBA Project Advisor

Served as parachute executive (CEO and VP Sales respectively) to two startup companies subsequently sold.  

Identified and secured consulting and training contracts with NFP and private sector clients (organizational development, strategic planning, marketing, business development, fund development)

Collaboratively developed and delivered a wide range of experiential learning programs on topics such as leadership, communications, problem solving and human dynamics.

Adao Institute

Principal

Contracted for one year to implement a turnaround strategy: Revised processes, developed the sales team, repaired customer relationships and increased gross profit by over 40% and total sales by 30%.

David Geller Associates Canada

Worked with businesses to create sustainable competitive advantage and increased market value through improved sales, customer service and channel management strategies. Collaboratively developed and delivered experiential learning programs on customer service, consultative sales and optimizing the distribution channel.

Baston, Barnett & Associates

Senior Associate

Managed a team of financial consultants with annual asset acquisition in excess of $100 million. Recruited, trained, developed and coached financial consultants, while serving a client base of 200+ high net worth clients. Attained Division Manager of the Year, Top Recruiter, and #1 in division growth.

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