Take a glimpse into the world of our coaches, see where they came from and how they can help you get to where you want to be!
Dar Schwanbeck, CMC
Northern Alberta Business Incubator
Dar Schwanbeck is the Managing Director of the Northern Alberta Business Incubator (NABI) located in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Dar is a Certified Management Consultant and a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants and the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta. Dar is a Partner with International Management Technologies (IMT) and specializes in customer satisfaction and performance improvement support, particularly helping clients understand client/customer expectations and positioning products and processes for market leadership. Over the last twenty-five years, Dar has held consulting and executive positions in manufacturing, post-secondary education, marketing management, research, retailing and software development.
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Deborah Barrie, MBA
Profit Cranker Corp.
Deborah Barrie is the President and creator of Profit Cranker Corp. Deb started her first business 26 years ago, with no business education or experience. Deborah is a continuous learner, has an MBA from Athabasca University and specializes in consulting to Small and Medium Size enterprises. Over the last 5 years Deb has worked full time "in the trenches" with owners and managers seeking to make improvements in their business. She has created many workbooks and self help guides, worksheets and tools.
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Keleigh Cormier, CMC
Paulson Cormier & Associates
Keleigh Cormier, president of Paulson Cormier & Associates has been consulting to management since 1988. She is a Certified Management Consultant and a member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants and the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta. Keleigh is also a member of the American Marketing Association, Edmonton Tourism, Canadian Parents for French and 4H. Through her consulting practice she has worked with over one hundred small and medium enterprises to help them with understanding markets for their products and services.
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Bob Stoyand,
City of St. Albert
With over 25 years experience in banking, Bob has worked with numerous start-up companies, those who were experiencing financing challenges due to exceptional growth, as well as those companies that were struggling and required a detailed examination of their business and restructuring of their finances. His specialty is preparing business cases to support financing. He has particular strengths in financial statement analysis and knowing the risk rating models that banks and other financing sources use when considering credit approval.
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Brian Thompson,
Management Consulting House
Brian Thompson is the President of Management Consulting House. After an extensive career working with international financial and telecommunications companies such as AT&T, Clearnet PCS, Ford Credit Global Operations and the Bangkok Bank, Brian now works with business owners to help them achieve growth through strategic planning and enhanced management practices. Through the use of benchmarking and establishing key performance indicators he assures the "talk is walked" from the desktop to the boardroom.
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Kathy Janzen, PChem
Northern Alberta Business Incubator
Kathy Janzen is the Program and Marketing Coordinator for NABI. Formally educated as a biochemist, Kathy's background is in forensic science. Her technical experience includes chemical consulting, quality assurance, patent documentation, web design and technical editing. Kathy has been involved in entrepreneurial enterprises for over 10 years. As a business owner and former NABI tenant, Kathy can relate to the challenges faced by NABI business owners and understands what it takes to commercialize technology.
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