Sport and Business Share Common Ground when it comes to Performance.
On April 29, 2019, a unique event was held on the floor of the Mattamy National Cycling Centre (Velodrome) in Milton on Leadership Lessons In Sports (read about the event here). This event was held by the Town of Milton and the Milton Education Village Innovation Centre and produced by Silicon Halton. The presenters provided almost three hours of valuable leadership lessons.
We’ve captured the salient points below.
Keynote Presenter
Dr. Nicole W. Forrester Dr. Nicole Forrester is an Olympian, 8-Time Canadian Champion, Commonwealth Games Gold and Bronze medalist, and a Pan American Games Silver and Bronze medalist. She is an assistant professor at Ryerson University, specializing in sport psychology and high performance. She is also a registered consultant with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association. Lessons Learned:
[LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Web] [Optimal Zone Inc.]
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Educational Keynote
Dr. Simon Taggar, Professor of Management, Wilfrid Laurier University, BSc, MBA, PhD. Simon is Professor of Management in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Taggar researches leadership, creativity and strategic human resources management. In addition to his research, Simon’s experience includes working as a management consultant and as a commercial Banker. Lessons Learned:
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Industry Presenters
A series of short sprints from a cross-section of industry speakers, covering a unique aspect of their business or market, and a leadership and team techniques that works well in their company or market, or by them personally.
Ben Zimmer, Founder & CEO, Enable Education Enable Education helps local business onboard, upgrade, and engage their staff by creating custom training experiences at their innovative facilities in Milton, Ontario. Lessons Learned:
[LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Instagram] [Facebook] [Web]
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Michelle Stanford, Senior Vice President, Industry Services, Canadian Welding Bureau CWB Group is a non profit regulatory body overseeing the welding sector in Canada. They provide certification, education and consulting services to companies and ensure the quality and safety of welding in manufacturing and construction and has their head office in Milton. Lessons Learned:
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Jessica Buckley, President, Woodbine Mohawk Park Jessica has the good fortune to help grow and promote standardbred racing in Ontario while creating an entertainment destination for the region. Lessons Learned:
[Instagram] [Twitter – Woodbine] [Twitter – Jessica] [Web]
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Matt Cavalieri, MBA, P.Eng. Plant Manager, LVDA at Eaton Matt joined Eaton in 2010 as part of the Leadership Development Program (LDP) and has held a number of Operations & Engineering Leadership roles within the Milton Low-Voltage Distribution Assemblies (LVDA) operation. In June 2018 Matt officially became the youngest Plant Manager in LVDA history!
Lessons Learned:
[Web] [Twitter] [Matt LinkedIn] [Dixon LinkedIn]
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Lisa Macneil, Divisional President of Ontario, Gordon Food Service From the beginning, Lisa’s career has spanned across three major corporate acquisitions. Her diversified professional experience has taken her through many key positions within the organization, ultimately leading to her current role as the President of the Ontario. Within this role Lisa oversee’s all aspects of the Division from Operations to Sales, Marketing, HR & Finance. Lessons Learned:
[Web] [Twitter-GFS] [LinkedIn]
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Presentations
Primary Deck:
Keynote Dr. Nicole Forrester Presentation:
Academia Keynote Presentation: Dr. Simon Taggar, Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University:
Twitter Threads: Live During Event | Post Event