Josias (Si) Grobler
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Credentials
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Confined Space Entry & Rescue
Arresting You LtdJan, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
Standard First Aid - Level C CPR and AED
St. John AmbulanceOct, 2012- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Electric City Football Club
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Canada
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Company Owner
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Aug 2021 - Present
I am part of the ownership group that is building a professional soccer team for our community. I am part of the ownership group that is building a professional soccer team for our community.
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Laridae
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Apr 2021 - Oct 2022
During my time at Laridae, I was a part of their Training and Consulting Team's. ▪ Delivered and taught educational material virtually to groups of non-profit leaders (5 – 20 participants at a time) ▪ Facilitated virtual discussion between leaders regarding presented educational material utilizing a strength-based and coaching approach▪ Completed 1-on-1 coaching sessions with several non-profit leaders, which supported them in implementing the training concepts and their individual management and leadership challenges▪ Created and edited client facing material such as PowerPoints, Engagement Report and Strategic Plan▪ Conducted 1 – 3 sales calls per week, accurately entering their data into the CRM, and leading the potential client through the sales funnel ▪ Participated in business development through contacting potential clients and writing of proposals
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Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
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United Kingdom
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Member Relations
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Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
In my client-facing role, I am responsible for selling Chamber Memberships and fulfilling various deliverables. Internally, I am involved in strategic planning and strategic management, developing various Chamber programs and Membership initiatives as well as creating marketing content. As a team, we have been able to increase Memberships and Sponsorship revenue. ▪ Scheduled and conducted sales meetings with business owners and managers to sell Chamber Memberships ▪ Developed and implemented a monthly retention program to increase Membership after researching historical Membership trends▪ Utilized social media platforms to increase brand awareness, which led to an increase in Membership leads online ▪ Actively took part in strategic planning and strategic management sessions for the organization and for individual offerings▪ Worked collaboratively with Chamber staff to improve the Value Proposition for the Chamber of Commerce
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Trent University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Course Instructor
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Jan 2018 - Jan 2021
I taught a third year University course in the School of Business called Social Enterprise and Social Innovation for 4 semesters, to approximately 60 students per class. It is a great course, but of course I am biased. ▪ Designed and developed curriculum to meet course objectives as set out by the School of Business▪ Developed and utilized course syllabi, following established institutional guidelines▪ Presented and instructed course material to a large group of students (40 students) in a lecture setting▪ Interacted with other faculty and communicated with students outside of lecture▪ Worked with a variety of educational software such as Blackboard and Socrative▪ Evaluated student performance and informed them of their progress in a timely manner
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Community Futures Peterborough
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Canada
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator
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Dec 2017 - May 2018
Rewrote organizational policies and procedures as well as successfully obtained several Federal grants for operational growth. ▪ Secured $25,000 in start-up funding for the ‘Entrepreneurial Program for Displaced Workers’ program from FedDev by writing a business plan for this project▪ Wrote two grant applications for the Canada Summer Jobs program, which secured the full salaries of two full-time summer students▪ Created and updated Governance Policies after consultation with the Executive Director and Board of Directors▪ Scheduled appointments for the Executive Director to deliver an annual update presentation to 7 different municipal town councils
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GE Power & Water
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Mexico
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Electric Power Generation
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400 - 500 Employee
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Account Manager
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2016
▪ Provided customer service for water treatment in the power generation, chemical production, nitrogen extraction and medical service industries ▪ Managed the water treatment needs (pre-treatment, filtration, cooling, steam production) for several heavy industrial customers and a commercial building ▪ Used technical selling techniques in order to develop and initiated several projects including automation, water-recycle and chemical reduction which resulted in monetary savings ▪ Provided customers with written timely reports and chemical audits ▪ Facilitated meetings and presented material on a weekly or monthly basis
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Master of Science Graduate Student
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Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
▪ Evaluated environmental factors to monitor the health of aquatic species including snails, water fleas and several fish species ▪ Field data collection of round goby fish using nets to complete a research grant ▪ Helped to design research projects by studying relevant government legislation and incorporating findings ▪ Working knowledge of Ontario fish taxonomy and other aquatic species ▪ Measured oxygen consumption and nitrogen excretion of individual fish as well as collected blood and organ samples ▪ Presented and discussed findings with colleagues, professors and at conferences
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Teacher Assistant
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Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
▪ Presented and instructed lecture material to large groups of students (15 - 25 students)▪ Demonstrated proper laboratory techniques and disposing of chemicals ▪ Set out necessary materials, prepared and cleaned laboratories▪ Helped students with homework, reports and assignments ▪ Carefully graded laboratory reports, assignments and exams
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Instructional Assistant
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2010
▪ Presented and instructed lecture material to large groups of students (40-60 students)▪ Guided and facilitated students during small group projects to ensure effective discussion▪ Encouraged and communicated with students during seminars▪ Answered questions and monitored discussions through an online forum ▪ Carefully graded laboratory reports, assignments and exams
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Education
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2017 - 2018
Cape Breton University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
2009 - 2011
McMaster University
Master of Science, Biology, Physiology, Behaviour -
2006 - 2009
Dordt College
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
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