Inspired Connections

Frederic Boulanger is a visionary leader with the capacity to develop innovative solutions to socio-economic and systemic issues. His passion for developing human potential is at the core of his vision and a common denominator that ties the programs and services he has been developing or improving in his functions. As a result, Frédéric has positioned Collège Boréal’s Windsor campus as a force for innovation in sectors such as immigration services, pushing for the implementation of new, efficient solutions to break down education and employment barriers leading to a successful socio-economic integration of newcomers.

How to reach Frederic:

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Tags: Business

Batzy Zaid is a hairstylist and make-up artist in Windsor, Ontario. She graduated from St. Clair College with an Ontario College Certificate in hair styling. Throughout her career she has worked on her fair share of photo shoots, voluntary events, and competitions. Batzy is also a skilled colorist that specializes in fashion colors.

How to reach Batzy:

Instagram

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Tags: Business

Chad Cossette is a highly motivated, results driven professional with a passion for helping others succeed through a proven, repeatable process. He has experience in corporate leadership and management training with a proven track record of success. Chad is University of Windsor Alumni, with a background in nutrition and sport.

How to reach Chad:

Facebook

Instagram

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Tags: Business

Rakesh Naidu is the CEO & President at WindsorEssex Regional Chamber of Commerce . In this role he oversees the activities of Regional Chamber of Commerce. He works closely with the leaders in the industry and different sector heads to identify and maximize the potential in each sector. He coordinates activities with all other Windsor Essex area government departments, municipal economic development personnel and key stake holders to ensure the broad level of support for new and existing companies.

Rakesh shares his wisdom, position and vision to help provide support during COVID-19 for the WindsorEssex business community.

He is a Chemical Engineer with a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. In the past he has worked in Environmental Engineering, Automotive and Management Consultancy firms. Bulk of his career has been in the Automotive Industry (OEM and Tier-1).

How to reach Rakesh:

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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Kyle Gregoire is a mechanical engineer, and has spent the majority of his career involved in automotive polymers and more recently, sustainable initiatives. He graduated from U of Windsor in 1994 and has worked for a number of global companies over the years before purchasing his existing business last year - Granulum Inc. Granulum used to be known as Windsor Rubber Processing but with the change in ownership and his shift in focus to volume production, new processing technologies, and just an overall change in operational planning, he felt a new name was in order.

Today, Kyle has about 15 employees and they are moving towards high-volume tire recycling and crumb production. They supply our products to a number of different manufacturing and construction-focused companies here in Ontario. Once they reach full capacity, they will be able to recycle 2 million passenger car and light truck tires every year.  Kyle is also introducing brand-new recycling technology through a partnership with an Italian company to recycle the largest tires in the world. It's an exciting project and he is really excited to bring real innovation to the industry here in North America. COVID has slowed the project down a bit but they are looking forward to having the new equipment here in Windsor in the coming months.

How to reach Kyle:

Granulum

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:

Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer

Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor

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April has always had a passion for inspiring people to achieve their full potential. She invests in her clients by helping them to discover their strengths, gain momentum and develop the courage to trust in those around them.

She believes that personal growth and professional development are more than just nice ideas to put down on a piece of paper. With the right coach and a positive outlook, those two things can enhance any business with exponential results. As her clients make strides towards achieving their goals, April draws from her own personal experiences to connect and engage with her clients authentically.

Given her academic success with St. Clair College and the Certified Coaches Federation, April has since had the privilege of working as a mentor, trainer, teacher, and coach through her role as a Hospitality Leader with Caesars and St. Clair College. For 25 years, April has devoted her time to developing her skills in team collaboration and communication. These experiences make her uniquely qualified to lead conversations that deepen the relationships between leaders, enhance customer experience and inspire professional development.

Her roles in hotel management, organizational development and executive leadership have allowed her to enhance the lives of 1,000 leaders across a vast number of industries with proven and repeatable processes.

As the founder of Leadwell Training and Coaching, she specializes in one-on-one and group coaching services designed to transform leaders into innovative thinkers who value and practice authenticity to achieve results. April leads each of her clients on a journey of self-reflection to reveal a path of personal development, opening them up to a life of intention and fulfillment.

How to reach April:

LinkedIn

Leadwell

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:
Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer
Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor
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Lorne Shantz is the founder and “Big Kahuna” of Windsor-Ontario based Web Geeks Marketing - a provider of technology and communication solutions for small and mid-sized organizations across North America. An industry veteran of 30+ years, Lorne’s optimism and creativity has served him well as he pioneered internet-enabled solutions to meet the needs of retailers, distributors, ministries, not-for-profit organizations, and many others. Beginning in 1990, he introduced computerized POS solutions for specialty retail utilizing the internet to connect multiple locations to a head office, implementing Open-to-Buy, CRM and handheld systems for inventory management. Lorne’s company was the first in Canada to provide Windows-based POS and the first to develop a web-hosted (SaaS) POS system. 

In response to Amazon’s disruption of the retail sector, Lorne developed e-Commerce websites for retail and distribution companies, automated catalog compilation for printed and digital catalogs, and large portal projects for aircraft leasing, printing, and pet food suppliers. Lorne’s company was also one of the first to provide specialized websites for churches and ministries and even developed a web-based solution for monitoring brain surgery across the United States. With the advent of digital marketing, Lorne was an early adopter of search engine optimization, email marketing and paid ad management.

As a strategist and advisor, Lorne has consulted with more than 30 Canadian and US-based companies interested in funding by transitioning from private to public companies. Additionally, he has worked with many startup organizations by developing business and marketing plans in support of their corporate development objectives. Lorne has worked with organizations in the retail, manufacturing, distribution, oil/energy, healthcare, printing & advertising, building, insurance, finance, automotive, and professional services sectors. A practical, concrete thinker who is at his best when reacting to and solving other people’s problems.

Lorne has wrapped his experience, processes and methodology into a system called Brand Machine that when applied to the sales & marketing challenges of his clients provides a 360 degree perspective on planning, platforms and promotional activities to generate brand awareness and engagement, customer acquisition and ongoing brand loyalty. Lorne has empathy and can share his customers’ dreams and the experience to provide strategic direction to make them come true. Lorne is married and father of 7 and lives in Windsor where he is active in the local business community.

How to reach Lorne:

Web Geeks

LinkedIn

How to reach Joe:

Joseph's Website

LinkedIn

CREDITS:
Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer
Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor
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With over 30 years of entrepreneurship experience creating, building, and operating six full service restaurants, a craft brewery and a micro bakery, Chris Ryan brings a wealth of knowledge from the private sector to compliment his time spent in the public sector working in Municipal/Regional tourism and post secondary education. A snapshot of his core strengths and achievements across a variety of industries ranging from: Brand creation/implementation to Team Building.

Chris has created brands to represent the services of companies through strong visual awareness, brand story association and target market connectivity. He has achieved this through the creation of hospitality venues ( Jose’s Noodle Factory, Howl at the Moon Saloon, Patrick O.Ryan’s Irish Pub ), Walkerville Brewery and currently alongside his daughter at Riverside Pie Cafe. Each project was distinctly different, concepts targeted specific demographics, and strong recognizable brands were established within the targeted market. He emphasizes strong focused messaging across a variety of advertising platforms, engagement in community, and superior guest experience.

Chris has also developed the concepts from theme, menu, culture, and customer experience in support of each of his brands. He created entire brand packaging for all restaurants/bakery/brewery as well as consumable packaging on initial product skus for Walkerville Brewery. Behind every successful venture is a strong team. Chris has single handedly cultivated a number of strong teams across a variety of industries. He believes leadership is established through recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of individuals, empowerment, balancing diversity, presenting opportunities for growth, and mutual respect for both the team member and the brand/goal that all are working towards.

LINKS:
Joseph's Website
LinkedIn

CREDITS:
Zack Berjawi - Producer/Audio Engineer
Mason Soleski - Producer/Editor
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