Experience

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  Alpha Canada

  • Canada
  • Non-profit Organization Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Advisor

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  The Culture Changers

  • Brampton, Ontario, Canada

  • Executive Director and Founder

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • Brampton, Ontario, Canada

    The Culture Changers is a non-profit organization equipping the Church to be a leading voice in culture to impact the world with the love of Jesus.

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  BCF Church

  • Brampton, Ontario, Canada

  • Associate Pastor

    • Dec 2016 - Aug 2022
    • Brampton, Ontario, Canada

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  Youth Unlimited - YFC Toronto

  • Brampton

  • Program Director (Brampton)

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2016
    • Brampton

    - Give oversight to the development of programs to engage youth in the community. - Form community partnerships with local organizations to maximize effectiveness. - Help facilitate community initiatives alongside like minded groups. - Plan strategic events, programs, and networks alongside Executive Directors, Corporate Partners and community organizations. - Interface with Municipal & Regional Community Development Managers & staff. - Market the organizations mission and create new corporate, private and local sponsorship funding. - Create funding streams to meet budgetary requirements for programs. - Manage budgets and oversee P&L. - Recruit staff and volunteers to help deliver programs within the organizations mission.

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  Self-Employed & Relationship Compass

  • Canada/US

  • Facilitator/Public Speaker

    • May 1995 - Dec 2016
    • Canada/US

    Facilitate workshops & assemblies in high schools, churches and community events. Various topics include: - Leadership - Team Building - Successful Living - Community Outreach - Networking - Fundraising - Relationships/Dating/Sexuality - Various other topics

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  Staples Canada

  • Canada
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Divisional Sales Manager

    • Feb 2009 - Dec 2011

    Provide leadership and direction to manage operational performance to maximize profitability. Achieve P&L objectives, analyze reports and control expenses. Reduce and control shrink. Prepare and conduct evaluations for supervisors and associates. Recruit, hire, train and develop staff. Maintain and support company values, code of ethics and maintain a risk-free environment. Provide ongoing training, coaching and development of associates. Develop and execute programs to maximize sales growth in departments and overall store performance. • Directly responsible for managing and giving oversight to 3.5 million dollars of the annual business. • Provide leadership and direction to 2 supervisors and a staff of 20 people.

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  Harvest Worship Centre

  • Assistant Pastor

    • May 2005 - Feb 2009

    Assisted the Senior Pastor in providing leadership to a church over 600 plus people and oversight of up to 100 leaders. Directly responsible for 40-60 small group and youth leaders. Ministry portfolio also included giving oversight to the Music Department, Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Membership Classes, New Believers, Discipleship, Special Events & Facility Management. • As Small Group Pastor, I worked with a team of 25 leaders to deliver discipleship training modules for 350+ people over a 4-year period. Responsible for weekly leadership training classes including building a volunteer base of teachers and support staff. • As Interim Music Pastor, led and developed a team of 25 singers, musicians and volunteers. • Other staff portfolios required building a volunteer base of over 100 for Pastoral Care events & Outreaches.

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  Gateway Newsstands

  • District Manager

    • Jan 2004 - May 2005

    Give oversight to the operational functions of 33 retail units totaling in excess of 30 million dollars. Develop and implement sales strategies to increase profitability and market share. Execute and develop merchandising programs and initiatives. Achieve P&L objectives for the district, analyze operational reports, audit retail stores and advise on corrective deficiencies. Conduct store visits to ensure company initiatives, procedures, standards and contractual obligations are adhered to. Open stores, oversee initial set-up and maintain contracts with distributors and vendors. Prepare and conduct evaluations. Provide leadership, training and coaching to franchisees and their staff. • Successfully turned around 15 underachieving stores in less than one year which resulted in an average sales increase of 8-12%.

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  The Bombay Company

  • District Trainer/Store Manager/Assistant Manager

    • Nov 2002 - Jan 2004

    Responsible to train Store & Assistant Managers within the district. Assist in opening new stores and training of all staff. Provide leadership and direction to manage store expense and operational performance to maximize profitability as a Store and Assistant Manager. Achieve P&L objectives, analyze reports and control expense. Reduce and control shrink. Prepare and conduct evaluations. Recruit, hire, train and develop staff. Maintain and support company values, code of ethics and maintain a risk-free environment. • As a Store Manager took an underachieving store and saw significant turnaround which resulted in positive comps (+11%) within 3 months. • Responsible for driving sales in a 2-million-dollar operating unit. • Provide leadership and direction to 2 managers and a staff of 10 people.

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  Walmart

  • Assistant Manager

    • Apr 2001 - Sep 2002

    Provide leadership and direction to manage operational performance to maximize profitability. Achieve P&L objectives, analyze reports and control expenses. Reduce and control shrink. Prepare and conduct evaluations for managers and associates. Recruit, hire, train and develop staff. Maintain and support company values, code of ethics and maintain a risk-free environment. Provide ongoing training, coaching and development of associates and managers. Develop and execute merchandising programs to maximize sales growth in departments and overall store performance. • Directly responsible for managing and giving oversight to 15 million dollars of the annual business. • Provide leadership and direction to 7 managers and a staff of 70 people. • Implemented merchandising programs and initiatives resulting in a 3% sales increase in respective areas.

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  Loeb/Your Independent Grocer

  • Manager

    • Mar 1991 - Feb 2001

    Oversee all sales and business development functions including strategies to increase the overall growth of the business. Responsible for ordering, invoicing, in-store marketing and merchandising. Recruit, hire, train and develop staff. Maintain and support company values, code of ethics and maintain a risk-free environment. Provide ongoing training, coaching and development of staff. • Directly responsible for managing and giving oversight to $500 thousand dollars of the annual business. • Provide leadership and direction to a staff of 6 people.