MEET THE MENTORS

Client Savant

Someone who has spent most of their career as a client side marketer/business leader

GINA CONTE

Client Savant

Someone who has spent most of their career as a client side marketer/business leader

GINA CONTE

GM – AGT PRODUCTS INC.

Transformative leader with a successful track record of turning around businesses, championing world-class brands and driving significant results. Skilled in driving results through people leadership, strategic thinking and passion, drawing from tier 1 CPG as well as medium-sized entrepreneurial company experience, and deep functional expertise in Sales, Marketing and Operations with full P&L accountability.

Signature Competencies:
– P&L Management, Negotiation and Customer Management, Market and Business Strategy Development, People Leadership and Organization Redesign, Change Management, Pricing Strategy, Sales Force Management, M&A Strategy and Negotiations, New product development and Commercialization

What I’m known for:
– Repeated ability to turn around declining market share, profit, sales and in driving rapid share growth
– Ability to “See Around the Corner”
– Effectiveness in rallying teams around a vision
– Cost-cutting innovation
– New product development
– Active extra-curricular involvement serving on Boards and Mentorship

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ALL MENTOR PROFILES

TERRI TINELLA
TERRI TINELLA
Board Member
Dare Foods Limited
SARAH THOMPSON
SARAH THOMPSON
President
Dentsu’s media brands in Canada
TRINH THAM
TRINH THAM
Chief Marketing Officer
Harry Rosen
MANSI VAGT
MANSI VAGT
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
SUSAN IRVING
SUSAN IRVING
Chief Marketing Officer
Kruger Products
KARLA CONGSON
KARLA CONGSON
CEO
OpenGravity Consulting
MARIE-JOSEE VINET
MARIE-JOSEE VINET
Scotiabank
JASON BOYER
JASON BOYER
CMO
Deloitte Canada and Chile
Fatima Israel
Fatima Israel
CMO
EY
RAHUL RAJ
RAHUL RAJ
5&Vine
JOHN TORELLA
JOHN TORELLA
Global Retail Brands
DAVE THOMPSON
DAVE THOMPSON
CEO
MapleX Naturals
KAIWAN SUNTOK
KAIWAN SUNTOK
Global Marketing Leader
IBM Consulting Americas.
DEBBIE FORD (STOJANOVIC)
DEBBIE FORD (STOJANOVIC)
National Business Development Director
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
ALLISON ABRAHAM
ALLISON ABRAHAM
SVP, Managing Director
Valtech
PINA SCIARRA
PINA SCIARRA
Managing Director
PwC Consulting
PETER RODRIGUEZ
PETER RODRIGUEZ
CMO
Brand Igniterâ„¢ Inc
LISA RITCHIE
LISA RITCHIE
Global CMO
Sun Life Financial
MIKE NETHERCOTT
MIKE NETHERCOTT
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer
Deloitte Canada-Chile
ALAN C. MIDDLETON PhD
ALAN C. MIDDLETON PhD
Independent Author, Speaker, Teacher and Consultant with Sage Management Advice.
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)
PARMINDER MANN
PARMINDER MANN
DAVID KINCAID
DAVID KINCAID
Founder
Level5 Strategy
LISA KIMMEL
LISA KIMMEL
CEO
Edelman Canada
MATT KELLY
MATT KELLY
Managing Partner
LEVEL5 Strategy Group
SHALABH KAYASTHA
SHALABH KAYASTHA
FRHI Hotels & Resorts
LIBIER GOMEZ
LIBIER GOMEZ
Director
Sklar Wilton & Associates
KATHRYN FITZWILLIAM
KATHRYN FITZWILLIAM
Consulting
McCain Foods, CAMH, Loblaw
COLLEEN DALOS
COLLEEN DALOS
Head of Operations and Marketing
Tall Oaks Farm
GINA CONTE
GINA CONTE
General Manager
AGT Products Inc.
JAMES CONNELL
JAMES CONNELL
VP, Ecommerce & Marketing
Roots Canada Ltd.
CHRIS BROCKBANK
CHRIS BROCKBANK
Chief Commercial Officer
Firma Foreign Exchange
VIRGINIA BRAILEY
VIRGINIA BRAILEY
CEO
Xemoto Media Ltd.
DEBBIE BOLTON
DEBBIE BOLTON