Mark Reece
Founder & CEO at LCMGroup- Claim this Profile
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LCMGroup
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CEO
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Jan 2017 - Present
Toronto, Canada Area • Vision: • Within the next five years, LCM Group will be an inspiration to the tech startup world as an integral part of and recognized leader of the tech industry, by creating successful innovative real businesses that solve many of the world’s problems, and contributing to the creation of domestic and global economic growth, economic prosperity, economic wealth and social well being. • Mission: • LCM Group is committed to developing innovative Tech Startups domestically and globally… Show more • Vision: • Within the next five years, LCM Group will be an inspiration to the tech startup world as an integral part of and recognized leader of the tech industry, by creating successful innovative real businesses that solve many of the world’s problems, and contributing to the creation of domestic and global economic growth, economic prosperity, economic wealth and social well being. • Mission: • LCM Group is committed to developing innovative Tech Startups domestically and globally by helping them to grow, scale and become a successful, and profitable business that makes a positive difference in people's lives. • Working with 5 Startups/Entrepreneurs, Directing/Establishing Innovative leading edge Sales/ Marketing & Investment Capital Strategies. • Well versed in emerging technologies ex. AI/Blockchain/NFT's/Metaverse • Helping Tech Startups to go to market, grow, scale and raise funds. • Establishing Go To Market Strategy & formulating clear short and long term goals and objectives and provide tactics on everything from pipeline development to building a sales pitch to customer success. • Through passion, creativity, wisdom, networking, being innovative, hustling, resilience, boldness, gut-instincts, calculated risks, a no fear attitude; and a collaborative process for developing the right strategies to; determine the big pain, problem; provide the right innovative products, solutions that positively change lives and businesses in Canada and abroad; have a differentiator factor; build revenue growth; foster a team environment; solve and continually scale; expand consistent client revenue; establish the right company culture; establish a sales culture; add world-class client execution; provide a curated, targeted and direct connections to ideal customers and key strategic partners; working in and with incubators and accelerators; explore new national and international markets; access legal help to a network of best-in-class mentors; and access coaching. Show less
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Hire Train Retain
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Canada
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Business Advisor
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Nov 2021 - Present
Our Mission HTR prides itself on more than just providing skilled professionals. We get them engaged in programs that benefit your organization and local communities by giving back. In turn, this contributes to enriching your organization’s culture with a committed, motivated, driven, and stable workforce! You Can Hire Train Retain your workforce because United, We Can!
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Internship - Paralegal Student
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Jan 2016 - Nov 2016
Toronto, ON Successful Paralegal student with over 10 years of client services and relationship management experience as well as extensive research and analysis in various markets. Knowledge in Legal Communication, Legal Research, Litigation, Evidence, Small Claims Court, Criminal Code, POA, Immigration, Landlord and Tennant Law, and Employment law Familiar with court procedures and processes Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; awarded for Excellent Customer Service at Home Depot… Show more Successful Paralegal student with over 10 years of client services and relationship management experience as well as extensive research and analysis in various markets. Knowledge in Legal Communication, Legal Research, Litigation, Evidence, Small Claims Court, Criminal Code, POA, Immigration, Landlord and Tennant Law, and Employment law Familiar with court procedures and processes Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; awarded for Excellent Customer Service at Home Depot Strong attention to detail, administrative and organizational skill developed through various roles in sales, management and market research Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Excel and Word), practical experience with Quicklaw and E-commerce platforms, and Canlii. Show less
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President
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Jan 2008 - 2012
• Developed Canadian marketing plans and strategies for CEO and President of Porter Prescott Inc. which included a cross-marketing partnership with NASCAR that led to increased advertising, brand awareness, and associations with Wal-Mart, Zellers and Canadian Tire increasing product sales by approximately $3 - $5M CAD annually • Developed customer-focused marketing plans and strategies for clients, and managed customer relationships resulting in approximately 4% increase in new customers
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Product Manager, Parts Marketing
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2004 - 2007
Mississauga, Ontario • Developed and implemented marketing plan strategies which included customer product training and promotion programs to increase sales for 20 product lines, resulting in approximately 5% increased sales • Implemented a cross-business Vendor training program between Parts Marketing and Truck Sales/Service resulting in improved efficiency in customer service, and increased sales of approximately 2% • Communicated to senior management the needs of the customer for more product… Show more • Developed and implemented marketing plan strategies which included customer product training and promotion programs to increase sales for 20 product lines, resulting in approximately 5% increased sales • Implemented a cross-business Vendor training program between Parts Marketing and Truck Sales/Service resulting in improved efficiency in customer service, and increased sales of approximately 2% • Communicated to senior management the needs of the customer for more product training and timely information, which resulted in developing a customer webinar strategy to provide training and information, increasing customer satisfaction by 25% • Directed and implemented technology enhancement marketing strategy of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) interface through File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites and Virtual Area Network (VANs), to automate shipping notices, orders, delivery tracking, backorders, inventory availability with third party company and Vendors resulting in 2% reduction in errors, 96% fill rate, and cost savings of approximately 25% to meet customer needs of on time delivery of their orders Show less
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Marketing Specialist
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1997 - 2004
Etobicoke, Ontario • Managed and executed customer-focused marketing plan strategies from customer information, managing customer relationships, customer profitability analysis, customer segmentation, competition analysis, pricing analysis, product development, promotions, channel of distribution, and managing budgets meeting annual average business objective of 10% growth • Developed and managed reports from mainframe and Excel to provide measurements of all marketing programs to internal and external… Show more • Managed and executed customer-focused marketing plan strategies from customer information, managing customer relationships, customer profitability analysis, customer segmentation, competition analysis, pricing analysis, product development, promotions, channel of distribution, and managing budgets meeting annual average business objective of 10% growth • Developed and managed reports from mainframe and Excel to provide measurements of all marketing programs to internal and external partners and team members • Led Marketing Department for 6 months while short staffed, identifying and meeting customer needs, and growing sales 5% resulting in Quarter Division Leader Award Show less
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Market Research Manager/Product Manager,
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1991 - 1997
Uxbridge, Ontario • Developed marketing plan and strategies and recommended the development of new customer-focused products, to increase sales and market share resulting in approximately 4% market share gain • Established and chaired monthly Sales and Operations Planning meeting, to review quarterly forecasts, sales and business plan with 7 senior managers, resulting in; regular communications with President, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Sales, Operations, Purchasing and Customers; development of… Show more • Developed marketing plan and strategies and recommended the development of new customer-focused products, to increase sales and market share resulting in approximately 4% market share gain • Established and chaired monthly Sales and Operations Planning meeting, to review quarterly forecasts, sales and business plan with 7 senior managers, resulting in; regular communications with President, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service, Sales, Operations, Purchasing and Customers; development of measurements and reports to meet customer demands; business plan objectives; and 7% increase in profits and business management efficiency • Developed Market Research Report to analyze products, customer needs and market share for President, providing strategic recommendations, resulting in development of customer strategies, improved customer service, 3% increased customer retention, and a complement approval letter from the President • Led team of 4 colleagues to review forecasting procedure resulting in recommendation of computerized forecasting system, and promotion to Market Research Manager Show less
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Education
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Canadian Business College
Paralegal Diploma, Law -
Seneca College
International Business Management Diploma, International Business -
McMaster University
BA Economics, Economics