Experience

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  Wilfrid laurier university students' union

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  Residence council - vice president of finance

  Responsible for overseeing the budget funding for C.H. Little House Residence council as well as organizing residence-wide events with the council.

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  Wilfrid laurier university

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2012

  Bba student
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  Laurier accounting association

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2012

  Co-president

  We're all about success. Success for students looking to dive in to exciting careers and job opportunities, and success for top-notch accounting firms looking to recruit the cream of the crop of Canada's bright young business talent.

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  The institute of chartered accountants of ontario

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2010

  Board of ambassador

  Responsible for promoting the Chartered Accountant designation to students at Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy, as well representing the university at the Institute during Board of Ambassador meetings.

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  Terry fox foundation

  May 2010 - now

  Organizer and head marshall

  Every third Sunday of September is the Annual Terry Fox Run. This run is held in memory of Terry Fox's run across Canada for cancer research. Responsibilities include managing the operations of Toronto Island run site, marketing the run to potential participants and liaising with the Terry Fox Foundation.

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  Pwc

  May 2010 - Jun 2015

  Associate - emerging company services

  PwC's Emerging Company Services (ECS) practice focuses on companies at all stages, from startups to early stage to high growth companies, pre-revenue to $30M in revenue. PwC works with companies to help connect them to the ecosystem, assist them with tax and SR&ED and other tax credits, and provide audit/assurance/accounting/consulting assistance when needed.

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  Prismresources

  May 2012 - Dec 2012

  Vice president of finance

  Responsible for overseeing the accounting system at the company, preparing budgetary reports for the Board of Directors and managing accounting transactions.

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  Metcalfe hill

  Jul 2015 - Feb 2017

  Career development coach

  An organization that focuses on maximizing the engagement and development of young professionals. We work with our clients to identify their career potential by coaching the clients to answer:- Who am I?- What do I want?- How am I getting there?By developing their career development strategy through our program, an individual can understand their long term career aspirations and build goals to develop themselves to achieve high engagement and performance.In the new labour market a professional can’t afford to go with the flow to hope that someone will look after them. Now more than ever, a professional needs to take ownership of what they want out of a successful career and that starts with your career development. Show less

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  Xagenic inc.

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2017

  Finance consultant
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  Global leadership academy (gla)

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  Co director

  The Global Leadership Academy™ is a talent and career accelerator for Millennials. Our mission is to help students & young professionals:- Explore and discover their unique potential- Accelerate and elevate their career goalsThe GLA Discover Platform is a proprietary online platform that enables individuals to receive online and on-demand career development exercises that help them understand how they can contribute to their potential and get the most out of their experience with their employer. We help organizations with their young workforce seek the confidence and clarity needed in their careers. Show less

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  #paid | creator media

  May 2017 - Jun 2019

  Vp finance

  #paid is a Creator Media Platform that intelligently delivers content & media designed to optimize working spend. Top brands like Starbucks, Toyota, and H&M partner with #paid to achieve their most critical marketing objectives.Learn more about #paid’s Creator Media platform at www.hashtagpaid.com

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  Growth partners

  Oct 2019 - now

  Managing director & founder

  Over the last 10+ years of startup CFO experience, I’ve successfully secured equity funding for various startups from seed to post Series B stages. These include startups in FinTech, AI, AdTech, HealthTech, EdTech, Marketplace, PropTech, Consumables, and Robotics. I’ve helped Canadian and US startups raise $20M+ CAD in equity, and secure $10M+ CAD in debt funding, while streamlining finance functions and reducing admin overhead by 60%.Growth Partners understands that every startup is unique, and our approach reflects that. Keeping in mind your most pressing needs, and long term vision we create a tailored solution that brings in the right people, processes and technology to help you get there.Our full-stack team of startup CFOs and finance experts work with you to confidently get you from startup to scaleup. We act as a trusted advisor and partner for your startup, by providing you with: 📌 CFO Advisory📌 Accounting📌 Financial Reporting📌 Technology 📌 RevOps Show less