Shabeer Ebrahim

Experience

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  Polo Ralph Lauren to Holt Renfrew

  Jan 1986 - Jan 2001

  Earlier retail experience

  Worked up from "Store Manager" to "Country-wide Troubleshooter," to "Trainer/Facilitator," and eventually to "Area Manager" with a diverse selection of retailers starting with Roots then Polo Ralph Lauren, Ports International, Alfred Sung, Club Monaco, Banana Republic, Bebe, and ending with Holt Renfrew.Professional contributions through these years:· Successful transition of US brands into Canada· Building business and brand differentiation through authenticity· Leadership development, communication & guidance· Developing and cultivating organizational culture & engagement· Engaging change management & organizational transformation· Effecting operational efficiencies & introducing best practices· Effecting employee recruiting, training, communication and team-building· Cultivating customer service excellence· Enhancing productivity & profitability through purpose· Driving sales through effective merchandising· Analysis & development of organizational systems· Planning, strategizing & goal setting Show less

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  Onbelay Collective

  Sept 2001 - now

  Co-Founder & Director

  Founded in 2001 (as Onbelay Group), Onbelay Collective is a consulting group and think tank focused on catalyzing powerful ideas to build and support intelligent, relevant, robust and sustainable brands, businesses and organizations. We assist in co-creating inspired and inspiring brand identities, working collaboratively with you and your teams to develop and cultivate the foundation necessary to support them.

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  SustBrands

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Consultant

  We operate in Australia, South Africa and Canada and our network of associates and consultants has experience globally. We bring senior-level skills sets and deal exclusively with business owners, senior executives, investors and key brand decision makers.We give personal attention to clients with the view to becoming trusted advisors for life. We are professional in everything we do and strive to add value beyond what is charged.We are creative, innovative and stay at the cutting edge of sustainability, business and branding thinking.We don’t deliver boiler plate consultant solutions or standardised reports. Instead we offer elegant, intelligent solutions that help build robust sustainable brands. Show less

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  Zee Spot Mini

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2020

  Co-Founder Operations, Sales & Customer Service

  Zee Spot Mini is one of the first companies globally to offer high quality, 100% GOTS certified organic and 100% FLO-CERT certified fair trade cotton blank apparel in a depth of beautiful colors, at a great price.A “designed in Canada, made in India” brand, Zee Spot Mini is zee spot to find stylish, organic and fair trade cotton blanks for baby and kids.Zee Spot Mini is a web-driven business, focused on the rapidly growing socially and environmentally conscious designer and retailer marketplaces. Zee Spot Mini serves customers from the US and Canada, the UK, Iceland, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.In addition to Zee Spot Mini’s values and great products, our customers really like zee company’s cheeky, irreverent culture.Zee Spot Mini’s distinction within this vast and diverse marketplace has been to be a company putting its ‘whys?’ first:why organic cotton?why great style, great quality and long lasting?why socially responsible?why deliver as green a product as possible?Turns out our 'whys?' really resonate with our customers, and with Zee Spot Mini they are discovering answers to these questions. Show less

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  SpeeZees

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2020

  Co-Founder, Sales and Marketing

  SpeeZees is all about bringing attention to species we love, one t-shirt at a time.A collection of designs to honour species-at-risk around the world, SpeeZees is an innovative new brand that speaks both to kids and adults about the current extinction crisis we are facing - and creating - as humanity. SpeeZees'​ printed baby onezees, kids and youth t-shirts are all made from 100% GOTS certified organic and fairly traded cotton.SpeeZees is about serving as a connection to the unique and beautiful animals being honoured through the tees and to the exemplary conservation organizations behind each specie’s recovery. Check out SpeeZees'​ $1 for One.® campaign:$1 for One.® With every SpeeZees beautiful 100% GOTS certified organic cotton kids tee you purchase, SpeeZees will donate $1 to support a conservation organization working to preserve and restore that t-shirt's species.The present collection - printed with eco-inks on 100% GOTS certified organic and FLO-CERT certified fair trade cotton - includes the following species (and their conservation organization):Northern Spotted Owl (The Wilderness Committee)Asian Elephant (The Asian Elephant Foundation)Polar Bear (Polar Bears International)Lehmann's Poison Frog (Amphibian Specialist Group) Cape Mountain Zebra (Cape Mountain Zebra Conservation) Western Bumble Bee (The Xerces Society) Mountain Gorilla (International Gorilla Conservation Programme) Greater Bamboo Lemur (Association Mitsinjo) Indochinese Tiger (Panthera) Amsterdam Albatross (Birdlife International) Show less

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  ICON Brands

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  COO
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  Betterwith Foods Inc.

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Sales Manger Betterwith Foods
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  Outlooks for Men

  May 2022 - Jun 2023

  Sales Manager/ Consultant
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  Motorize Electric Vehicles & Detail Studio

  Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  Sales Consultant
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  Circularity Boutique

  Jun 2023 - now

  Sales/Operations Manager

  Circularity Boutique is a visionary concept that redefines the way we approach lifestyle goods and fashion, emphasizing sustainability. We rescue, repair, and repurpose items, reducing landfill waste and promoting high-quality, eco-friendly products. We aim to shift buying habits toward secondhand reuse, reducing environmental impact. Beyond retail, we offer classes, events, and a sense of community to empower individuals to embrace sustainability. Join us in shaping a better world, one purchase at a time. Show less