Last Friday my team hosted the IBM Canada Lunar New Year Celebration and I was selected to host the show 🎤! With our team effort we brought out 100 attendees from all across North and South America for an hour long show of fun and education! Whenever I’m on brought on as an organizer, I always try innovate, by giving …
First published: May 2021 Your event is just around the corner and you have pulled together a great roster of speakers, and have begun to think – how do I prepare my Speaker Moderator to make sure the conversation is memorable for the audience? In 2021 I moderated six Speaker Panels, and here are some of the great tips I …
Ryan co-facilitated a 8 week coaching program which included 5 facilitated online sessions with just over 20 learners. Ryan was exceptional in his communication skills in facilitating learning conversations that kept the team engaged and curious. He was pro-active throughout the entire process, taking initiative to reach out, set the tone with the team and insure that the two of …
Are you interviewing for a tech sales role and not sure where you fit? In this article you will learn how a sales team is organized, that way if you are interviewing at a company, you will know exactly what role you fit into and you can ask way more educated questions to the interviewer. Salesforce.com is the company that …
Today I spoke on a panel hosted by Jenn Cutajar and Daniel Beliciu, M.Ed as part of the Palette Inc. SalesCamp, to share insights on getting a job in sales. One audience member asked a question that initially stumped me 🤔 “How do I get a job at IBM if I don’t have tech sales experience?” Normally I would say, …
I am speaking this Thursday 6pm to Ryerson Students. Sharing the stage with another TRSM Alumni Marco Baltazar 🔥🏆!! The purpose of this event is inspiration/motivation to lift the spirits of any student on their career journey, especially during these difficult times! Event is a brief 60 minutes long, and you will be able to ask questions. 👉 If you are a …
Today I hosted a LinkedIn webinar with Nick Nguyen and 60 live attendees. My first time doing a 100% online workshop like this. Here’s what surprised me: – MORE people engaged with me in the online version, than when I did it in-person. People are less shy to write in the text box or DM you, as opposed to putting up their …
The BBC recently featured a story about a call centre that was scamming people for technical support. What I found so alarming is the level of sophistication of these cybercrime mobsters…. – VMware to remote desktop into victims computer – Docusign to get them to sign heinous contracts – GoToMeeting to view their screens – RingBa to track call center …
My friend Abdullah Memon was very passionate about breaking into Product Management when he was set to graduate from his B.Comm Degree at Ryerson in 2018. He had focused on doing all of his internships in product roles at places like Canadian Tire Corporation, CIBC, and RBC. He had a clear goal and direction, similar to myself. He even made …