Jeff Silverstein

Experience

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  The Globe and Mail

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Foreign Correspondent
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  The Independent

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Foreign Correspondent
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  Miami Herald Media Company

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  Foreign Correspondent
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  Financial Times

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  Reporter
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  CBC / The Nature of Things

  Jun 2000 - Jul 2001

  Producer

  Lead researcher and producer for Canada's most respected science programs. Took lead on international co-production with the BBC titled The Price of Salmon, a documentary that explored the salmon farming industry.

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  CTV News

  Sept 2001 - Aug 2011

  Producer/director at Canada's most watched current affairs program. Responsible for developing story ideas and building the brand of W5. Responsible for directing field production, research staff and managing crews to ensure that productions were on budget and on time.

  • National Bureau Manager

    Apr 2009 - Aug 2011

  • Producer

    Sept 2001 - Jun 2011
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  Global News

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  Senior Producer

  Responsible for setting the program's tone and ensuring that everything met the highest journalistic standards. Broke a number of stories and was awarded with the prestigious Dan McArthur Award for best in-depth investigative story of the year - Smoke and Mirrors - an hour long investigation into the abuses of Canada's medical marijuana laws.

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  Radius Communications

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2015

  Founder

  Jeff Silverstein is one of Canada’s leading communications experts. Before founding RADIUS Communications he worked for some of the world’s most distinguished publications and television programs. His experience spans the globe and his connections in the media run deep. For three years, he worked as a correspondent in London, England after graduating with a Masters in International Journalism from City University in London. He covered business and politics in Europe for The Miami Herald, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Globe and Mail. From Jerusalem, he covered the conflict in the Middle East for The Boston Globe and United Press International. In the early 90s, when markets were beginning to open up in Latin America, he was based out of Mexico City where he worked as a foreign correspondent for The Independent newspaper in London as well as The Globe and Mail. For three years he filed stories on the emerging North American Free Trade Agreement along with news, business and political analysis from the region.Back in Canada, he established himself as one of the best storytellers and investigative journalists to work in the broadcasting industry. In addition to managing the newsroom at CTV, his credentials include producing at CBC’s flagship program, The Nature of Things. Jeff also served for more than a decade with CTV’s leading investigative current affairs programs, W5, where he distinguished himself by helping the show win the Radio-Television News Directors Association best news information program. Show less

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  RepRisk AG

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

  North American Representative

  Country representative for RepRisk - a leading provider of business intel used by over 70 of the world's largest financial institutions to manage reputational, financial and compliance risks. The platform systematically collects and analyzes negative third party sentiment related to companies and projects worldwide. It does so on a daily basis and in 13 languages from thousands of public sources including international and local media, government sites, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), newsletters, social media and blogs. That information is used to screen any client relationship, transaction or investment portfolio for ESG risks and can be embedded into any existing risk management processes or sustainability framework as part of due diligence procedures in corporate lending, underwriting, advisory, project finance or export finance. Show less

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  Rob Ford for Mayor Campaign

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Director Of Communications / Spokesperson

  Managed Mayor Rob Ford's return to politics from rehab and his bid to get re-elected as Mayor of Toronto. Established the tone and direction of the campaign, managed all media and policy initiatives, wrote campaign speeches and acted as spokesman for all media interviews on television, print and radio.

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  YPO

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Media, Presentation & Spokesperson Training

  Lead media and communications trainer at YPO Global Edge, the world's premier leadership organization for chief executives, in Melbourne, Australia.

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  Sussex Strategy Group

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2018

  Senior Associate

  Established in 1998, Sussex Strategy Group is one of Canada’s leading government relations and strategic communications firms. Built out successful video production practice that played key role helping clients manage issues at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels of government, as well as in the media and within communities.

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  Ontario PC Party

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2019

  Managed and led a team of 35 people including a communications team, research team, public engagement and outreach team, human resources and finance staff, and a design and print department. Built out the NationBuilder website program for the entire PC caucus to allow them to better engage in two-way communication with their constituents and better position them for re-election in 2022.Became the first caucus service bureau in Canada to launch a dedicated website with a fully searchable database of ONN stories and links to the entire caucus and updated the caucus Intranet site, making it mobile friendly, secure and more useful for staff across the province to access the latest shareable social graphics, ONN stories, key talking points and backgrounders. Show less

  • Executive Director, PC Caucus Services

    Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Director Of Communications, PC Caucus Services

    Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Director of Communications, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition

    Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
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  Radius Communications

  Oct 2019 - now

  Founder

  Video production and tailored content that helps companies, organizations and c-suite executives break through the clutter of social media and help build brand, move public opinion and engage with stakeholders.

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  Kissed Foods

  Jan 2020 - now

  Co-Founder

  Our mission is simple: to build a unique, purpose driven company that makes fresh, bold food with no added sugar or preservatives, using fresh local ingredients that are vegan and non-GMO.

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  Innovation Health Group

  May 2021 - Nov 2021

  Chief Storyteller