Champions of Change

Champions of Change creates profitable and impactful communities around individuals unique skills.
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Founder & Community Builder

Scotiabank

I am blessed to work on providing Secure Integrated Authentication to Scotiabank's infrastructure.

● Creates and facilitates Scrum events to improve productivity, team wellness and mature the organization and team's agility

● Manages the JIRA instance and applies techniques for effective workflow visualization and management

● Servant-Leader: Identifies, manages, and helps mitigate issues and risks, with the timely removal of impediments for the team and/or directing obstacles to appropriate owners for quick resolutions

● Coaches the development team and guides towards adopting an Agile mindset

Scrum Master | Authentication Technology

The Nature Mindset

The Nature Mindset uses Ecotherapy and coaching practices to benefit all facets of the human being and the natural world. 
Explore how this powerful knowledge can bring alignment and empowerment to live authentic purposeful lives in harmony with nature.

Founder & Coach

The Fast Forward Group

● Delivered end-to-end virtual programming to over 30 corporate clients such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Spotify, TikTok, Twitch, Visa and Ford, with client success leading to an increase in scope and account size.

● Analyzed and presented program feedback with focus towards measuring the client’s ROI and growing the client portfolio.

● Quantified measurable client improvements in core focus areas: Confidence, Relationships, Time management, Resilience, Well-being and Happiness.

● Programs managed were delivered with exceptional quality, with NPS scores of 70+, driving repeat business.

● Championed and implemented DEI programs for people of colour across North America and U.K.

● Researched, proposed and implemented new technologies for an upcoming Membership platform. Tracked project timelines, onboarded new members, developed and tested the platform.

● Created a membership community of conscious growth through the merging of technology and heart-centered coaching.

● Developed a Community Engagement strategy, aimed at driving meaningful engagement to grow the community to critical mass. 

● Collaborated with the facilitation team to create engagement deliverables to accommodate client specific needs.

Client Engagement

●  Produced over 100 hours of content with mid to C-level executives from 30+ Fortune 500 companies such as: Google, Meta, Amazon, TikTok, Spotify, Twitch, Visa, Volta Charging and Ford.

●  Expert on producing and facilitating on video-conferencing software including: Zoom, Google Meets, WebEx and MS Teams. 

● Supported the production and management of program assets (slide decks, worksheets, storyboards) along tight deadlines.

● Supported client stakeholders, facilitators and participants during live programming. Worked in a fast-paced environment effectively managing scripts, production material and timelines with ambiguity, change, and shifting priorities.

●  The Fast Forward Group provides leadership development programs and services that change mindsets, and behaviors which drives growth. Programs focus on leadership, EQ, change management and ambitious, action-oriented strategic planning.

Producer

StackPros Inc.

Scrum Master

Hudson's Bay Company

Portfolio Project Coordinator

Babylon VR

Babylon VR is a Virtual Reality company created to accelerate the adoption of Virtual Reality. 
Services included providing immersive virtual-reality experiences to allow designs and immersive learning to become a reality. 

Custom projects were developed for clients in the Real-Estate, Design, Automotive, Public Institutions and Retail industries. Projects included developing interactive experiences in the Real-estate and Design industries, allowing users to visualize and design spaces that haven't been built yet.

Company highlights:

● Developed experiences implemented in showrooms for Real-Estate developers in Toronto, changing how buyers bought and customized their new homes.

● Created the first Virtual Reality experience for the University of Waterloo’s Hyperloop team (Waterloop), which was the only Canadian team to compete at the SpaceX HQ in 2017.

● 1 of 5 companies in the 2016 Google for Entrepreneurs Incubation cohort.

● Part of Velocity, a tech incubator founded at The University of Waterloo, and housed in the Communitech Incubator Hub.

● Delivered projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban etc.) and intensive customer discovery data; gathering business requirements through prototyping, interviews and UX workshops.

● Pitched at the CNE Innovation Garage, winning first place ($5K) under the VR/AR Category.

Babylon VR - Create Without Constraint

Co-Founder / Business Operations

City of Oshawa

Swim Instructor | Lifeguard

Dagmar Ski Resort

Snowboard Instructor

My mission is to elevate 1M+ people to financial and time freedom by living their purpose and using their power as a force of good in the world.

🔶Ex-VR tech startup founder 
🔶Passionate and lifelong student of Human / Animal / Community Psychology
🔶My perspective of Business as a vehicle for Positive Change and Work/Life Balance
🔶Worked in Executive Coaching with Fortune 500 Executives to understand how to upgrade life
🔶On a lifelong quest for self-improvement and the uplifting of the collective human consciousness

I look forward to creating meaningful connections with you. 

Usman Aaron

Timothy Teen

Blue Ocean Capital Partners

Trusted Listener of the C-Suite. BOCP collaborates and actively partners with CEOs, owners, private equity investors, and Boards of B2B companies seeking to grow. We provide corporate development services including fractional CxO, access to capital, leadership development, market insight, actionable intelligence, management resources and relationships to help companies grow. We assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities, researching assumptions, validating a hypothesis, and executing the agreed-to solution.

Founding Partner, CEO

InSitech, Inc.

InSitech, Inc., supports the U.S. Department of Defense's engagement with suppliers throughout the innovation & technology development life-cycle. We identify, develop, and demonstrate enabling technologies that leverage small business innovation, private sector investment and academia research, managing efforts from requirements to research & development to testing through initial integrations.

Founding Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board

Next Defense Solutions, LLC

Develop innovative programs to broaden the Government's access to suppliers and deliver distinct offerings to accelerate research and development and the integration of manufacturing capabilities into the defense industrial base. Develop innovative programs to broaden the Government's access to suppliers and deliver distinct offerings to accelerate research and development and the integration of manufacturing capabilities into the defense industrial base.

Partner

Military Veterans of America

I'm proud to serve those who have served us.   

By 2028, MVoA will serve thousands of Veterans and partner with several like-minded organizations to support the future expansion and sustainable success of our programs. To accomplish our Vision, we will offer Health Care Advocacy and Academic Advising to Veterans and communities across the nation through education and outreach, legislative efforts, and benefit guidance for more effective and meaningful outcomes.

Member Board of Directors

Healthcare Solutions Provider

Rebuilt and led a team that successfully repositioned this healthcare administrator into a healthtech solutions provider. Grew revenue, EBITDA, customer base, and new products/solutions offered. Established strategic partnerships and profitable engagements and created a series of new offerings through internal resources and JV collaboration.

Achieved Inc. 5000 status as one of the fastest growing privately held companies but the greater accomplishment was being certified by the team as a Great Place To Work for the past 3 years.

President & Board Member

Chart Acquisition Corp.

Member of the Board of Directors that launched this $100MM SPAC, executing a transaction in August 2015.

Founding Board Member

Chart Venture Partners, L.P. (an InSitech Company)

Chart Venture Partners, L.P. (CVP) is a $100M private equity / venture capital fund that I established. We invest in highly differentiated opportunities where we add value through our industry experience, network of relationships and technology insight by working closely with portfolio companies through our hands on involvement and support.

Founding Partner

MindCo, Inc.

Subsidiary formed to manage a partnership between the DoD, DoE, Princeton University and InSitech to commercialize a software based technology focused on homeland security applications. Secured funding, planned and implemented channel partner business rollout. Responsible for business development origination with well established industry participants.

Founding CEO

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? Frustrated by not growing as you should? Concerned that profits are tight? Overwhelmed with how to support your team & perform? Let me help.
 
𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥:
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 & 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆! The owner/operator, C-Suite, Private Equity / Investor. I'm an extension of your team, collaborating on the creation & delivery of strategy and revenue.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢:
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔! By leading high-performance teams in the delivery of strategy, profitable & sustainable revenue, impactful go-to-market plans, improved operational processes, to increase enterprise value. 

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗠𝗘:
𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 $1.2𝑩 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆! I'm a 7X founder, accredited investor, & CEO experienced in multiple business models and lessons learned. I'm not theoretical, I use what has worked for me and my partners!

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥: 
I'm proud to have delivered many impressive results, as I will for you, and examples include:  

▶ Developed and implemented an engagement campaign that is leading our client's effort to scale in the enterprise market for advanced human capital assessments tools.

▶ Established a GTM and outreach program to service the filling of prescriptions at ~35% below the cost of conventional methods, redefining a sizeable aspect of the $4.5 Trillion healthcare industry.

▶ Created the onboarding, fulfillment, and distribution for a compelling financial product for retirees, and scaling the offering to individuals via their employee benefits.

▶ Facilitating monthly Board meetings for multiple groups, each comprised of 6-8 non-competing CEOs, who benefit from exchanges and peer reviews, using our Socratic approach to solving challenges.
 
▶ Other examples include increased revenue & EBITDA, built GTM strategies, created sales collateral, and coached teams to go from $0 to $1, and then scale to $35MM, $50MM, and even $75MM in ARR.

▶ Our $100 million fund utilized our expertise to help optimize portfolio company performance, and we enjoyed exits to acquirers that included Apple, Google, KKR, and Motorola. 

👉 Please complete the short form in the Featured Section of my Profile, I will schedule a NO-PRESSURE Scenario Analysis at your convenience, or you can use this link: https://www.blueoceancapitalpartners.com/contact-form

Trusted Listeners of the C-Suite. BOCP collaborates and actively partners with CEOs, owners/investors, and Boards of privately held B2B companies seeking to grow. We provide access to capital, market insight, actionable intelligence, management resources and relationships to help companies grow. We assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities, researching assumptions, validating a hypothesis, and executing the agreed-to solution.

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Usman Aaron

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