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David Pullara

David Pullara is a senior business leader with over 20 years of diverse experience in business management, brand strategy, integrated marketing communications, and product innovation. He’s spent 12 years of his career to date working with four world-renowned, consumer-centric, Fortune 500 organizations: Starbucks, Yum! Brands (Pizza Hut), Coca-Cola, and Google. In his most recent corporate role, David served as the Chief Marketing Officer for the Hill Street Beverage Company (TSXV: BEER), a publicly-traded producer of alcohol-free adult beverages. David earned his Honors BBA (marketing) and MBA (strategic management, international business) from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He’s also successfully completed multiple certificate courses, including “Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence” (Disney Institute), “Disruptive Strategy” (Harvard Business School Online), and “Insights for Innovation” (IDEO U).

David is recognized as a Chartered Marketer by the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) and serves as an Advisory Council member for the American Marketing Association’s Toronto Chapter.

David is currently consulting, advising, teaching and facilitating, speaking, and writing through his work as Principal of dp Ventures. He also serves as a part-time marketing instructor for the Schulich School of Business at York University, teaching undergraduate and MBA courses in Strategic Marketing Communications and Retail Marketing Strategies. David is a regular contributor to The Message, a trade publication for the Canadian marketing industry. He also shares his thinking regularly via his blog, which you can subscribe to at dpthoughts.ca.

Mentor Exchange graduation year: 2013
How long have you been a Career Accelerator mentor? As a long-serving member of the AMA Advisory Council, David helped develop the Career Accelerator program, so he’s been a Mentor since Day 1 and has taken on mentees every term since.
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Ioanna Wilde
Ioanna Wilde
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Global Roadway Maintenance Inc
Anooja Basole
Anooja Basole
Head of North America Marketing
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Jay Mytheen
Jay Mytheen
Senior Manager, Head of Public Sector Marketing for North America
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Rafael Tercarolli
Rafael Tercarolli
Principal, Social Marketing
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Lynn Lafortune
Lynn Lafortune
Marketing and Communications Assistant Vice President
CNA Canada
Santo Ligotti
Santo Ligotti
VP of Member Services and Marketing
Retail Council of Canada
Melissa Ahlstrand
Melissa Ahlstrand
Marketing Lead
Hayu
Cindy Ip
Cindy Ip
Product Marketing Manager
GE Grid Solutions
Christine Cruz-Clarke
Christine Cruz-Clarke
CEO
Balzac’s Coffee Roasters
Balaji Raghavan
Balaji Raghavan
Sr. Market Manager
TELUS
Ashley Bast
Ashley Bast
Principal
Badge Strategy and Marketing Consulting
Emily Malloy
Emily Malloy
President
Orion Worldwide
Barbara Boyd
Barbara Boyd
Marketing and Communications consultant
Boyd Communications and Marketing
Yana Guterman
Yana Guterman
Scotts MiracleGro
KC Shendelman
KC Shendelman
Longo's
Chris Gregory
Chris Gregory
Magna International
Taina Suomela
Taina Suomela
Owner and Principal Consultant
Leslieville Digital Consultancy
Kira LeBlanc
Kira LeBlanc
Global CMO
Hivestack
David Pullara
David Pullara
Principal
dp Ventures
Clarence Chong
Clarence Chong
Campus Living Centres
Jessica Zuckier
Jessica Zuckier
Director of Marketing
Cision Canada
Lara Martinez Kandt
Lara Martinez Kandt
Marketing Lead
KPMG
Ildiko Siklodi
Ildiko Siklodi
Product Marketing and Brand
American Express
Ariel Levinson
Ariel Levinson
Sr. Field Marketing Manager
Equinix
Sonia Varkey
Sonia Varkey
Marketing Director
Connected Vehicles
Jason Rumanek
Jason Rumanek
Director, Digital Marketing Programs
ADP
Ivy Cuervo
Ivy Cuervo
Director, Brand and Communications
Dejero
Dewi Roach
Dewi Roach
Senior Marketing Manager
American Express
Kelly Baum
Kelly Baumgartner
Category Marketing Manager
Goodfood
Kesi Olafimihan
Kesi Olafimihan
Vice President, Digital Marketing & Sales
Scotiabank
Katrina Rudy
Katrina Rudy
Marketing & Communications Manager
Sun Life